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Catholic schools honor top graduates
June 1, 2023The Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored their 2023 valedictorians and salutatorians at graduation ceremonies around the region in May.
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Parishes announces eucharistic processions for Feast of Corpus Christi
June 1, 2023Throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta, churches will launch the local celebration of the National Eucharistic Revival with eucharistic processions, adoration and Masses on the weekend of Sunday, June 11—the Feast of Corpus Christi.
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Believing the words of Jesus
May 31, 2023On a Sunday morning several years ago I was serving at Mass with a visiting priest in my parish. I cannot explain how or why but during the prayers of consecration I had the most profound sense of the sky opening and the altar being surrounded by a presence.
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Those with political power must be ‘servants’ to citizens, pope says
May 30, 2023The greatest way of life is serving others, and those in political power must see themselves as servants, too, Pope Francis said during a May 29 ceremony.
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Karl Rahner’s ‘Mary Mother of the Lord’
May 30, 2023I’ve always been fascinated by the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary possesses a mystery and allure that is particularly appealing to those undergoing the conversion process, and for Protestant converts, she retains an aura of secrecy.
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Marist School community honors injured student’s perseverance, strength
May 29, 2023Dressed in his graduation robe and linking arms with his older brothers, Devon Corbett made his way across the stage to receive his honorary diploma. Though he was unable to attend school for three years following a traumatic brain injury, Corbett was welcomed back with his class at the Marist School commencement ceremony May 20.
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Lifelong commitment to Christ: five ordained as deacons
May 25, 2023The men about to be ordained deacons walked into the crowded St. Peter Chanel Church May 20 arm in arm with those who raised them first in their faith, their moms and dads.
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Alligators, angels and sharks–oh, my!
May 25, 2023When I tell people that in my younger years I swam in a lake populated with alligators, I get some strange looks. When I add that, on one evening in West Palm Beach, I rushed into the sea at dusk—when sharks usually make their appearance—the expressions turn to total disbelief.
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Celebrating 50 years of Toni’s Camp
May 25, 2023This year, Toni’s Camp, which takes place each May at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The camp serves those with disabilities, giving their families needed respite. Both campers and volunteers grow in faith through the camp experience.
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Directing prayer to holy helpers
May 25, 2023Not too long ago, Bishop Shlesinger wrote in his column about Mother Mary Alphonsa, a founder of the Hawthorne Dominicans, the Sisters who oversee Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta. He mentioned that the process for making her a saint has begun and asked for prayers to that end.