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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 […]
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Priest Assignments
August 19, 2010Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Archbishop Gregory has accepted the recommendation of Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath, Bishop of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago, and has confirmed the assignment of Father Abey Alex Vadakkekara as pastor of the Holy Family Syro-Malabar Knanaya Catholic Church, Loganville, effective […]
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Mary Magdalene: One Who Loved Much
August 19, 2010It is important to make as many connections as possible when trying to establish some credible currents between Scripture and our own times. Biblical texts are used for all kinds of things. For many people, they are a comfort in securing a belief in God that can sustain them through painful times. For others, the […]
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Hispanic Encuentro Spotlights Evangelizing Parish
August 19, 2010If the fruits of a thriving parish are a commitment to ministry volunteerism, booming Mass attendance, the capacity to execute wide-scale fundraisers, and a vast network of tightly knit small faith communities, then St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna is ripe for the picking. The Hispanic Ministries Encounter, held July 10 at St. Andrew […] Full Story
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St. Jude Students Send Forth Rosaries, Prayers
August 19, 2010One bead, one Hail Mary. Another bead, another Hail Mary. Making and praying the rosary is a simple act, but in the Catholic faith, the prayers of the rosary to the Blessed Mother are profound. At St. Jude the Apostle School, the simple act of making rosaries and sending them to people who need the […]
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Father Wilkinson Discovers Blessings In Priesthood
August 19, 2010In the priesthood, Father Bruce Wilkinson has found that Jesus is true to his word. “Living for God is one of the greatest challenges and one of the greatest rewards I’ve ever experienced,” Father Wilkinson said. “It fulfills the promise Jesus gave to his disciples. Peter said, ‘We’ve given up everything to follow You.’ Jesus […]