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St. Mary’s Welcomes Montana’s ‘Fighting Saints’
January 6, 2011Students at St. Mary’s Catholic School were treated to a special visit the morning of Dec. 17, the last day before their Christmas break, when the Carroll College Fighting Saints football team stopped by. All roads led to Rome for the team from the small Catholic college in Helena, Mont. The next day they were […]
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New Director For Formation, Discipleship Named
January 6, 2011Amy Daniels was early in her days as an Air Force chaplain when two helicopters on a training mission collided in the Nevada desert, killing a dozen crewmembers. Teaming up with the unit commander, Daniels visited all the homes and loved ones of the crewmembers who died and ministered to the needs of their families, […]
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Hapeville Pregnancy Center Holds Fundraiser Dinner
January 6, 2011The Advice and Aid Pregnancy Center is marking its 26th anniversary of helping women who are pregnant. A fundraising dinner and fellowship at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21. The event begins with Mass at the Cathedral at 6 p.m., followed by 7 p.m. refreshments and dinner. […]
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Mass For Unborn, March For Life To Be Held Jan. 21
January 6, 2011Those who see abortion as the taking of a human life will observe in prayer and silence the 38th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortion in America, gathering for a Mass for the Unborn and a silent March for Life in downtown Atlanta. The events will be held on Friday, Jan. […]
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Vigil Honors Homeless Who Died In 2010
January 6, 2011The names of some 50 homeless men and women who died in 2010 were read aloud at the fifth annual National Homeless Persons Memorial Day Candlelight Vigil, held on Dec. 21 at the new Rawson Haverty campus of Saint Joseph’s Mercy Care at 424 Decatur St. The event was held in collaboration with the National […]
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Inspired Catholic Community Shares ‘Gift of Life’
January 6, 2011The season of giving took on a whole new meaning for Holy Cross Church when 190 of its members rolled up their sleeves and donated the gift of life—blood. On Saturday, Dec. 11, the parish hall was converted into a donation center, where some 60 parish volunteers and 30 American Red Cross workers from Athens, […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard for January 6, 2011
January 6, 2011Frequently, matters come to my attention through my unexpected contact with our folks that linger with me for a very long time. Recently one of those types of issues was presented to me in the form of a comment from a lady outside of our Cathedral, and it touched me deeply. She lamented the lack […]
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Frank Capra Films Endure, As He Found His Vocation
December 23, 2010If you haven’t already, you’ll watch it again this year, probably. There it will be on late night television, or on a cable marathon, or perhaps brought out again from its battered VHS clamshell box or DVD case. You’ll watch James Stewart as George Bailey contemplate suicide on Christmas Eve, and you’ll delight in seeing […]
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Wilton Gregory Sr., Archbishop’s Father, Dies
December 23, 2010Wilton Daniel Gregory Sr., father of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, died Dec. 8 after an extended hospital stay. He was 82. Archbishop Gregory will celebrate a memorial Mass for his father on Monday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. At the time of his death, Mr. Gregory was […]
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Prepare A Place To Receive The True Gift
December 23, 2010The angel said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord.” One of my childhood traditions is to decorate […]