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Annual Education Banquet Honors Employees
February 18, 2010On Saturday, Feb. 6, several hundred employees of Atlanta-area Catholic schools came together for a night of good company and great food, with a special focus on those who embody the ideals of a good Catholic school employee. Now in its third year, the Archbishop’s Banquet for Catholic Education was held at the Marriott Perimeter […]
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IHM Spanish Teacher Continues Teaching Tradition
February 18, 2010Marta Lane grew up in a home where learning was greatly valued. She describes it as a “Q and A home,” where family members were always sharing trivia or little nuggets of information. The excitement for learning that was nurtured at that young age has stuck with Lane over time and throughout her 34 years […]
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Teacher Inspired By His Own Teachers
February 18, 2010Jerry Beck politely admitted he was a “challenge” to one of his teachers growing up, which makes him sympathetic when his fifth-graders go off track. “A great sense of humor goes a long way,” said Beck, during a break before his students return to his fifth-grade classroom. “They are thinkers. They are eager to learn. […]
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2010 Catholic Schools Employees Of The Year
February 18, 2010Following are the teachers and staff honored as outstanding employees of the year on Feb. 6 at the annual banquet sponsored by the Office of Catholic Schools. Kate Aiello, Spanish teacher, St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville; Jerry Beck, fifth-grade teacher, Holy Redeemer School, Johns Creek; Lisa Cordell, middle school computer lab, Our Lady of […]
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Annual Catholic Day Offers Opportunity For Action
February 18, 2010The fourth annual Catholic Day at the Capitol will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Georgia 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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Professor Enlivens Lecture With Stories Of Flannery
February 18, 2010She died of lupus at age 39. During her lifetime she wrote 32 short stories and two novels, weaving Christ’s message of grace subtly through the actions of her often grotesque characters. Along the way she left an indelible mark on Catholic literature. Even more than 45 years after her death, Georgia native and devout […]
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Hibernians Sponsor St. Patrick’s Day Events
February 18, 2010The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta will hold a number of annual events to commemorate St. Patrick’s Day in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Events include a St. Patrick’s Day parade, a St. Patrick’s Day Mass, a memorial Mass for Father Thomas O’Reilly and the annual Hibernian Black Tie Ball. The HBSA expects the 2010 parade […]
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Area Catholics Sign To Play College Sports
February 18, 2010Like athletes around the country, local Catholic high school seniors made it official on National Signing Day, Feb. 3, as they signed binding national letters of intent to play collegiate sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic high school athletes who made commitments on National Signing Day […]
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Catholic Underground To Be Held At CTK
February 18, 2010Catholic Underground, an event sponsored by Go FISH Outreach, will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King on Saturday, March 6, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature adoration, live music and the chance to meet new friends. People of all ages and faiths are invited to participate in this evening of […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (February 18, 2010
February 18, 2010Like a lot of Catholics who spent their formative years in the first half of the last century, my maternal grandmother was never completely convinced that the Lenten practices that our Church implemented in the second half of that same century were really kosher! She often recalled the Lenten customs that she had to observe […]