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Pope Names 24 New Cardinals, Two From U.S.
October 28, 2010Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals, including two from the United States: Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, head of the Vatican’s highest tribunal, and Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington. The pope announced the names at the end of his weekly general audience Oct. 20 and said he would formally install the cardinals during a […]
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Theology Thursday A Draw At UGA Catholic Center
October 28, 2010Students grab slices of hot Papa John’s pizza from the dining room table, plop down on the comfortable couches, bar stools, folding chairs, getting ready to dissect, discuss and disagree. The nearly three dozen University of Georgia students cram the apartment above the Catholic Center for Thursday Night Theology when they put aside their assigned […]
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St. Jude Church Gathers Flock For 50th Anniversary
October 28, 2010The parish named for St. Jude has a dedication to its patron saint that has been a part of the community from the very beginning and continues today, on its 50th anniversary. The story is recounted in the latest parish bulletin anticipating the Oct. 28 feast of St. Jude. Land for the parish was donated […]
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Emory To Host National Death Penalty Conference
October 28, 2010Catholics, religious leaders and activists from across the country are meeting in November for the first national conference on religious opposition to the death penalty this century. The Kairos Conference: Discerning Justice and Taking Action on America’s Death Penalty, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 16-17, at the Emory Conference Center at Emory University, is […]
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BT, Marist Advance In State Volleyball Tourney
October 28, 2010Blessed Trinity advanced to the final four of the state A/AA volleyball tournament by defeating Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, 3-0. The final scores were 25-9, 25-12 and 25-15. Freshman Molly McAlvany and senior Eileen Hogan led the team with eight kills each. Senior Meghan Morillo had 19 assists and senior Ali McAlvany finished […]
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Blessed Trinity, Holy Spirit Prep Runners Compete
October 28, 2010In the Oct. 16 Nike-Fleet Feet Coach Wood Invitational at Gainesville College, Blessed Trinity sophomore Kate Beecham finished eighth on the cross country course and freshman Anna Gandolfo finished ninth with times of 20:00.60 and 20:01.80, respectively. Two other BT female runners cracked the top 20 as Bailey Willett finished 14th and Natalie Kile finished […]
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A day trip to two north Georgia parishes
October 28, 2010Last Thursday, Oct 21, I struck out on a photography assignment that would take me to two of Georgia’s most northern parishes. My first destination was Blue Ridge in Fannin County. I got a little lost finding St. Anthony Church once I arrived in Blue Ridge, but getting lost is not always so bad. Sometimes […]
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Grady Squeaks Past Pius In Defensive Battle
October 28, 2010When Grady High School’s football team showed up at St. Pius High School Oct. 22, the teams were pretty evenly matched going into the game. Pius and Grady had identical records of 6-1, and they were averaging 41.4 and 45.1 points per game with three shutouts, respectively. They both had good defenses, too—Grady had held […]
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Hitchcock’s Faith Deeper Subtext In His ‘Scary’ Films
October 28, 2010Last week many of my film students were discussing movies they intended to see for Halloween. Several of the students planned to watch Hitchcock films; nobody made as many great scary movies as Hitchcock. I said that I supposed Hitchcock was fine for a Halloween movie night, but that if the students really wanted to […]
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Charismatic Congress Draws On Unity In Diversity
October 28, 2010The Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Renewal (ACCR) community came together at St. Lawrence Church in August for its first congress. The event was called a “first of its kind” because it was the first time Catholics of various cultures came together to implore God for the grace of a new Pentecost of unity. The conference, entitled […]