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Signs Are Just One Way Church Shows Respect For Life
October 29, 2009As early as 22 days after conception, a fetus produces a beating heart. A few weeks later, its stomach, esophagus and kidneys, among many other organs, begin developing as well. It is the belief that these young fetuses are fully human that drives Catholics throughout Georgia to stand up and support the many activities of […]
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Cardiologist Gives Insights Into Regenerative Medicine
October 29, 2009It was billed as a town hall-style meeting on “The Future of Catholic Healthcare in America.” But instead of raucous debate, the more than 70 attendees who came to Holy Spirit Preparatory School the evening of Sept. 17 became the rapt audience for Dr. Nicolas Chronos, a medical doctor and president of Saint Joseph’s Translational […]
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UGA Musicians To Perform At Monastery
October 29, 2009Honoring composers George Frideric Handel and Joseph Haydn, the University of Georgia choruses and symphony orchestra will perform two choral masterpieces in the Monastery of the Holy Spirit’s historic Abbey Church. The concert will be held on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 3:30 p.m. Admission is a free-will offering. The groups will perform Handel’s “Dixit Dominus,” […]
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Dr. Peter Kreeft To Speak At Roswell Parish
October 29, 2009St. Peter Chanel Church will host the “Jesus Shock Conference” on Saturday, Nov. 14, in the parish’s McNamee Hall. Participants will meet and listen to Dr. Peter Kreeft, professor at Boston College, author and speaker, as he encourages attendees to passionately commit their lives to Jesus Christ. Kreeft, a professor of philosophy at Boston College […]
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Knights Of St. Peter Claver To Hold Centennial Mass
October 29, 2009To celebrate 100 years of Catholic action through Claverism, the Knights of Peter Claver, the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary and the Junior Knights and Junior Daughters of the Atlanta area are hosting a Founders Day Mass and a semi-formal celebration. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory is scheduled to be the principal celebrant at the […]
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St. Pius X Dominates Grady At The Dome
October 29, 2009St. Pius X High School defeated Grady High School 37-13 in the inaugural game of the Atlanta Public Schools’ Domecoming Football Classic at the Georgia Dome, Oct. 24, to capture the Region 5-AAA, Division B sub-region championship for the second year in a row. Both teams entered the game with perfect records, but St. Pius […]
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Family Keeps Faith Despite Losing Home, Van
October 29, 2009Dried mud still marks the bushes and trees where nearly six feet of water once stood. Chunks of drywall and broken appliances line the street. What was once the home and neighborhood of the Rodriguez family now looks more like the set of Hollywood’s latest disaster movie. To Maria and Jose Rodriguez it is all […]
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Catholic officials protest court ruling to teach about abortion rights
October 23, 2009BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) — Catholic officials are protesting a mid-October court decision requiring all schools to teach students about abortion rights. “We Catholic educators are not going to teach this; we’re going to teach respect for life,” said Auxiliary Bishop Juan Cordoba Villota of Bucaramanga, secretary-general of the Colombian bishops’ conference. “We emphatically reject this […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (October 15, 2009)
October 15, 2009Archbishop Gregory sent his column from Rome, Italy, where he is participating in the Synod of Bishops for Africa as a member chosen by Pope Benedict XVI. This is the third Synod of Bishops that I have attended, and I believe that I have begun to understand the typical dynamic of this collegial exercise of […]
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Language Muddles Abortion Debate
October 15, 2009Choices have become idols in our society. It is seen as greatly liberating when we walk into the supermarket and face a breathtaking array of toothpastes, paper towels and shampoos. Even so simple an action as buying dog food has become a big deal. One must scrutinize the labels because there are now so many […]