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Remembering Hurricane Katrina
August 30, 2010While some homes had been demolished in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, nearly a year later others remained topsy-turvy by the force of the water. Yesterday, August 29, marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in New Orleans, La. It is an unforgettable natural disaster in the history of our country. Katrina’s […]
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A competition cheerleading convert
August 26, 2010Blessed Trinity defended its Region 6-AA title with a first place win during the Region Cheerleading Competition last November. As I worked on my schedule of fall sports coverage last week, I had to include a sport that was not on my list in previous years. When The Georgia Bulletin began its sports reporting in […]
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My time as a "Knight of the Altar’
August 19, 2010Altar servers have recently been in the Catholic news when for the first time girl servers outnumbered the boys at a celebration at the Vatican. That spurred some recollection of my own when I served as a ‘Knight of the Altar,’ as we were called. My first thought was: how cool a ministry name is […]
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Mass For Centenary Of Blessed Teresa Of Calcutta Aug. 26
August 19, 2010The Missionaries of Charity invite the public to a Mass in honor of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta on the centenary of her birth, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Atlanta. Msgr. Stephen Churchwell will celebrate the Mass. Sister M. Brunetta, superior in Atlanta, […]
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70 Years As A Sister Leave Her ‘Very, Very Blessed’
August 19, 2010Sister Loretta Costa carries on a quiet ministry among the seniors living at her retirement community. She prays for them. She prays with them. Tucked underneath her TV is a basket filled with handwritten prayers. As part of her day, Sister Loretta says her prayers and asks God’s blessings for those who have scribbled heartfelt […]
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Spiritual Director, Legislator To Speak At AACCW Convention
August 19, 2010“Women of Faith, Hope and Action” is the theme of the 54th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women that will be held Sept. 10 to 12 at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest Hotel. All women of the archdiocese are invited to the convention, which brings Catholic women together once a year from […]
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GRACE Program Makes Catholic School Reality
August 19, 2010As students gathered their school supplies, prepared their uniforms and anticipated their first day of school, many Catholic school students and their families from across the archdiocese were counting their blessings. Thanks to the GRACE Scholars program, almost 200 students across the state are attending a Catholic school for the first time this year. GRACE, […]
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Legal Community To Gather For Annual Red Mass
August 19, 2010Judges, lawyers and other members of the Atlanta legal community will mark the opening of the judicial year at the 2010 Red Mass. The traditional liturgy will be held on Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at 353 Peachtree Street, NE. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate the Mass, […]
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Seeing Christ In The World’s Rejects
August 19, 2010Sometimes a simple question can change your life forever. For my husband and me, the wheels were set in motion for a life-changing event on an ordinary Sunday at St. Thomas More Church in Decatur. That day in 1994, Father Pat Mulhern introduced four rather shy nuns to the congregation. After Mass, Jef and I […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (August 19, 2010)
August 19, 2010During the course of each year, the Archdiocese of Atlanta hosts several events to commemorate special anniversary occasions. We begin the year each February with the annual vespers and supper for those in consecrated life, when we recognize our religious men and women who have reached a significant milestone within their religious communities. Later in […]