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Catholic Day At Capitol Rescheduled For March 10
March 4, 2010The fourth annual Catholic Day at the Capitol has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 10, at the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta. Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah are invited to attend and exercise their baptismal call as advocates for public policy that protects those who are vulnerable and promotes […]
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Vatican Astronomer Discusses Elusive Truth Of Science
March 4, 2010Many people might be surprised to learn that the Catholic Church has experts in astronomy, cosmology and planetary science as well as one of the world’s oldest astronomical research facilities. For Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, curator of meteorites for the Vatican, it is a typical day at the office. Brother Consolmagno, a Detroit native and […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 3, 2010)
March 4, 2010Archbishop Timothy Dolan wrote to me at the beginning of Advent last year asking me to provide some high profile support and publicity for the tremendous work of Catholic Relief Services, which functions as the preeminent international outreach ministry of the Catholic Church in the United States to the needy and suffering in more than […]
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Watch Out For Lenten Landmines
March 4, 2010Lent can be fraught with spiritual landmines. True, some years I actually make it through the whole season without breaking down and gobbling down whatever it is I have given up. But there are some very real Lenten dangers orchestrated by the devil, who just hates it when we try to follow Christ. First, there […]
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At Summit, Leaders Urged To Fight Poverty Harder
March 4, 2010Advocates for the poor exchanged “big ideas” on how to cut poverty in half in the United States at a leadership summit. Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA and a member of the White House Council of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, said the economic downturn has produced a “new poor,” families in the […]
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Vatican Names Atlanta’s Sacred Heart As Basilica
March 4, 2010Sacred Heart Church in downtown Atlanta has been given the honor by the Vatican of being designated as a minor basilica. The honor was bestowed Feb. 22 by the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. A committee at the Peachtree Street parish, which is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, […]
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Conference Explores Being Catholic In The Workplace
March 4, 2010The second annual Atlanta Catholic Business Conference, held at St. Peter Chanel Church on Saturday, Feb. 20, brought together business leaders and professionals to discuss what it means to be Catholic in the workplace. Sponsored by the St. Peter Chanel Business Association, the Woodstock Business Conference Atlanta chapter and the Aquinas Center of Theology at […]
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Catholic Foundation To Manage Smith Family Fund
March 4, 2010The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia last year doubled to $18 million the funds under its management. The private family foundation of one of Atlanta’s most established Catholic families is among the new funds. The $2 million foundation started nearly 40 years ago by the late Alex Smith and his wife, Betty, is now managed […]
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Hunger Walk/Run To Benefit St. Vincent De Paul Society
March 4, 2010Thousands of people will again join together to combat hunger at the 2010 Hunger Walk/Run. The event, which is sponsored by the Atlanta Community Food Bank, will benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society, one of five community partners that receive a portion of the event’s proceeds. This year’s event is scheduled for Sunday, […]
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Young Adult Ministry Offers Lenten Speaker Series
March 4, 2010The Office of Young Adult Ministry of the Archdiocese of Atlanta has again begun its annual Lenten coffeehouse, Holy Grounds, which brings speakers and young adults together to reflect on appropriate Lenten topics. Holy Grounds takes place at different locations throughout the archdiocese on Wednesday nights during Lent, beginning with the Wednesday after Ash Wednesday. […]