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Matt Sanchez Bikes To Help Shepherd Center
September 3, 2009Five years ago, Matthew Sanchez was told that he might never walk again after shattering his C-5 vertebra in a collision on the football field at Our Lady of Mercy High School. But this summer, Sanchez, along with a few close friends, completed a grueling cross-country bike ride to raise awareness of and money for […]
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St. Helena Dedicates New Church, Despite Fire
September 3, 2009For 10 years he shepherded St. Helena Church, but on Aug. 23 Bishop-elect Luis Zarama joined Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, visiting priests and the whole community to dedicate its new church building. St. Helena, a mission of St. Mark Church in Clarkesville, was doubly joyous to celebrate the dedication Mass because the original date […]
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Notable
September 3, 2009There may be something in the water at the Thompson home in Roswell, where father and son are celebrating joint book publications. William A. Thompson, 17, translated from Latin a new edition of a book by Napoleon Bonaparte. The 1820 book has a mouthful of a title: “Educating Children for Leadership: A System of Education […]
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Notable Youth
September 3, 2009Young homebuilders at Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell received a Campus Chapter of the Year Honorable Mention from Habitat for Humanity International. The high school’s chapter was recognized as one of Habitat’s most outstanding 2009 campus chapters. The school was chosen from among 490 other schools for the recognition. The club received a $5,000 […]
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St. Pius X Wins ‘Fish Bowl’ Rivalry Game At Marist
September 3, 2009The last time a St. Pius X High School varsity football team went over to Marist School and came back with a victory, Hank Aaron had hit his 715th home run to surpass Babe Ruth, People magazine debuted and the original “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” movie was released. The year was 1974. On Friday, Aug. […]
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Decatur parish joyfully celebrates golden jubilee
September 3, 2009It was a hand-clapping, stand-up-and-sway celebration as Sts. Peter and Paul Church marked its 50th birthday. The three-day festivities began on Thursday, Aug. 27, to kick off months of special events at this Decatur parish. Crowds filled the church for a special liturgy on Saturday, Aug. 29. “It is a small, hidden treasure in DeKalb […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (August 20, 2009)
August 20, 2009Newspapers of all sorts far and wide are facing significant financial trauma. Some of the oldest and most revered dailies are recognizing and attempting to respond to the universally changing horizon of the media. And many of them have grown leaner while others have ultimately ceased publication. Cities that once boasted two daily newspapers are […]
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Good Times In Hard Times
August 20, 2009These are hard times for a lot of people. Not a day goes by that there are not stories of stress and distress in the paper, stories about those who have lost their jobs, their homes, their sense of hope and well-being that are afforded by a steady income. For many people, a sense of […]
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Natural Wonders Give Glimpses Of Heaven
August 20, 2009I am walking down the brick path as the big clock starts chiming ten times. It is my morning break from my job at the theology library at Emory University, and I am all alone. The air is clear, there are huge trees surrounding the path, and the sky is a crisp shade of blue. […]
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JustFaith Founder Offers Intro To Program Aug. 29
August 20, 2009Jack Jezreel, founder of JustFaith, a program of intense reading, reflection, sharing and transformation in faith, will be presenting an introductory workshop on JustFaith on Saturday, Aug. 29, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church. Facilitated by the Parish and Social Justice Ministries Office of Catholic Charities Atlanta, the JustFaith workshop explores what Scripture, Catholic social […]