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Symposium To Address Liturgy Changes, Music
July 22, 2010Liturgical musicians will learn about the opportunities and challenges presented by the new translation of the Roman Missal at the 2010 Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium. In March, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments gave the final approval, or “recognitio,” of the revised English translation of the Roman Missal. Changes […]
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Catholic Foundation Announces Spring Grants
July 22, 2010The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia awarded $165,500 to help a variety of causes around the Archdiocese of Atlanta and also awarded its second round of parish enrichment grants for smaller projects. Agencies that combat child trafficking and homelessness were the top recipients, while programs at schools also benefited from grants. Catholic Charities received $20,000 […]
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Alliance Of Two Hearts To Sponsor Youth Conference
July 22, 2010The Adore Eucharistic Youth Conference will be held at St. Andrew Church in Roswell on Friday to Sunday, Aug. 20-22. Sponsored by the Georgia chapter of the Alliance of the Holy Family International, the conference will be led by Father Edgardo “Bing” Arellano and Father Jose Viola, Oblate Apostle of the Two Hearts, the spiritual […] Full Story
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NFL Player Returns To West End To Help Youth
July 22, 2010Anderson Park is tucked away in southwest Atlanta. On the edge of the unlined grass field, a white tent is the only shade, with a large fan providing a little relief in the sweltering heat. Young men in white T-shirts are running from the defensive linemen station to the wide receiver station at this football […]
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Steubenville Atlanta Encourages Teens In Their Faith
July 22, 2010The Steubenville Atlanta Youth Conference, a staple event for teens during their summer break from high school, was held July 16-18, filling the Arena at Gwinnett Center with energy, music and teens’ prayerful celebration of their Catholic faith. Listening to the teens talk about the weekend, the moments they spent in adoration before the Blessed […] Full Story
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Walking In The Morning
July 22, 2010I once went to the Outer Banks in North Carolina to spend a week with my family. We do not get together that often, since we live many miles apart from each other. So it was good to see them, good to catch up on many things. In the mornings I would sit on the […]
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Many Role Models Drew Parish ‘Son’ To Priesthood
July 22, 2010For Father Llane Briese, the road to priestly ministry started by being duped. Friends from his Life Teen group at St. John Neumann Church, Lilburn, planned to go to an event at Christ the King Cathedral and encouraged the then 15-year-old to come. What they neglected to tell him was the talk focused on priestly […]
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I write like … a literary giant.
July 15, 2010I’ve been writing for newspapers since 1993. When I tried out as a cub reporter for a six-day a week newspaper, my first story was about a small village in New York testing a new recycling truck and how residents should separate their trash. (Sadly, I didn’t keep copies of that engrossing story.) But from […]
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Bishops conference issues guidelines on social media
July 12, 2010Social media are the fastest growing form of communication in the United States, especially among youth and young adults. Our Church cannot ignore it, but at the same time we must engage social media in a manner that is safe, responsible, and civil. —Social Media Guidelines – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Church leaders […]
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Pope calls for less “Vatican-centric,” more socially conscious church
July 8, 2010VATICAN CITY (CNS)—In his latest wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis said that he aimed to make the Catholic Church less “Vatican-centric” and closer to the “people of God,” as well as more socially conscious and open to modern culture. He also revealed that he briefly considered turning down the papacy in the moments following his election […]