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An Extraordinary Witness
November 11, 2010The following column was written when the seminarian was serving at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta this past summer. It is reprinted with permission from Catholic News Agency. This summer one of my regular duties is to visit the hospital down the street from the Cathedral of Christ the King. I have […]
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Atlantan Among 30 Ordained Deacons In Rome
November 11, 2010An Atlanta archdiocesan seminarian was among 30 men of the Pontifical North American College recently ordained to the transitional diaconate. Rev. Mr. Joshua T. Allen will continue his studies in Rome until next summer when he is scheduled to be ordained a priest. “What I am most thankful for is a spirit of recollection during […] Full Story
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Father Martin Kopchik, MSFS, Dies
November 11, 2010Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales Father Martin Kopchik, director of the Fransalians Spirituality Center, died Nov. 6. He was 61. The funeral vigil for Father Kopchik is to be on Thursday, Nov. 11, from 6-9 p.m. at St. Lawrence Church, 319 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville. Evening prayer and a rosary will be prayed for the […] Full Story
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Longtime Atlanta Deacon Gary Womack Dies
November 11, 2010Deacon Gary Womack was among the early pioneers to serve as a permanent deacon in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Ordained in 1987, he was among 51 men ordained in only the fourth class to serve the Catholics in North Georgia. “He just had a servant’s heart,” is how his fellow deacon and St. John Neumann Church […] Full Story
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Area Catholic Schools Run In State Competition
November 11, 2010In its first year of Class A, Georgia High School Association cross country competition, Pinecrest Academy team had a third-place finish in the region meet at Wesleyan High School, Norcross, before heading to state. Freshman Jessica Zalzman captured the region title 30 seconds ahead of the next runner. During the state meet in Carrollton, Pinecrest […] Full Story
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Marist, St. Pius Head To State Football Playoffs
November 11, 2010Blessed Trinity High School lost its Nov. 5 regional playoff game on the road to Greater Atlanta Christian 24-19. Sophomore quarterback Spencer McManes had 16 carries for 126 yards and 3 touchdowns. Merrik Metcalf led the defense with 21 tackles in the five-point loss. Blessed Trinity finishes the 2010 season at 6-4. Marist School, Atlanta, […]
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Two Cheerleading Squads Advance To State Finals
November 11, 2010St. Pius X High School captured first place in the Nov. 6 region cheerleading championship at Starr’s Mill High School. Describing St. Pius’ routine, head coach Alison Bruckert said, “Our routine has a high level of difficulty, incorporating group stunts, pyramids, one-man stunts, tumbling, and basket tosses.” The girls also included jumps, a cheer and […]
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Blessed Trinity Wins State Volleyball Title
November 11, 2010Blessed Trinity High School defeated Athens Academy 3-0 in the Class AA/A state volleyball championship match Oct. 30. In the best three-of-five match, Blessed Trinity won the first three games 25-22, 25-15 and 25-16. Senior Ali McAlvany led the team with 17 kills, a hitting efficiency of 0.556, and four aces. Senior Meghan Morillo added six […]
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Pope Requests Worldwide Prayer For Human Life
November 11, 2010Pope Benedict XVI will begin Advent by celebrating a solemn “Vigil for all nascent [newly developing] human life” at St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, Nov. 27. In what some are calling an unprecedented request, the Holy Father has asked that “all Diocesan Bishops (and their equivalent) of every particular church preside in analogous celebrations involving […]
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Devoted St. Brigid Couple Remembered At Funeral
November 11, 2010A Roswell couple, James (Jim) W. Judson Jr. and Elizabeth (Beth) A. Judson, active parishioners at St. Brigid Church and parents to Dean and Lauren, were lauded by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at a funeral Mass celebrated Monday, Nov. 1, at the church. The couple died on Tuesday, Oct. 26, in a private plane crash […]