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Adoption Lawyer Accused Of Forging Judge’s Name
September 2, 2010Leaders at Catholic Charities Atlanta are confident that the nonprofit’s internal controls are protecting clients after authorities arrested lawyer Lynn Swank after she allegedly forged a judge’s signature on adoption documents. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said the questionable documents were connected to cases she worked on for Catholic Charities Atlanta in 2009. The […]
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Book Offers Unheard Stories Of The Migrant Trail
September 2, 2010It seems that most of the public immigration debate these days takes place in some political forum, making the issue about paper and laws rather than people. The authors of “Crossing With the Virgin: Stories From the Migrant Trail,” a new book published by University of Arizona Press, seek to return a human face to […]
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Sacred Heart Elevated To Basilica In Joyous Mass
September 2, 2010The ringing of the new tintinnabulum marked the beginning of a joyous celebration of the Eucharist on Saturday, Aug. 21, honoring the elevation of Sacred Heart Church to the status of minor basilica, the only church in Georgia to hold the title. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory entered the packed sanctuary following an ornate procession of […]
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In the most unexpected of places
September 1, 2010Last Sunday, as my wife and I boarded a plane scheduled to leave from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport heading to Atlanta, we arrived at our seats to find an older woman in the row, her head buried in a stack of documents. We did not exchange hello’s as not to bother her and so […]
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina
August 30, 2010While some homes had been demolished in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, nearly a year later others remained topsy-turvy by the force of the water. Yesterday, August 29, marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in New Orleans, La. It is an unforgettable natural disaster in the history of our country. Katrina’s […]
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A competition cheerleading convert
August 26, 2010Blessed Trinity defended its Region 6-AA title with a first place win during the Region Cheerleading Competition last November. As I worked on my schedule of fall sports coverage last week, I had to include a sport that was not on my list in previous years. When The Georgia Bulletin began its sports reporting in […]
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My time as a "Knight of the Altar’
August 19, 2010Altar servers have recently been in the Catholic news when for the first time girl servers outnumbered the boys at a celebration at the Vatican. That spurred some recollection of my own when I served as a ‘Knight of the Altar,’ as we were called. My first thought was: how cool a ministry name is […]
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Mass For Centenary Of Blessed Teresa Of Calcutta Aug. 26
August 19, 2010The Missionaries of Charity invite the public to a Mass in honor of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta on the centenary of her birth, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Atlanta. Msgr. Stephen Churchwell will celebrate the Mass. Sister M. Brunetta, superior in Atlanta, […]
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70 Years As A Sister Leave Her ‘Very, Very Blessed’
August 19, 2010Sister Loretta Costa carries on a quiet ministry among the seniors living at her retirement community. She prays for them. She prays with them. Tucked underneath her TV is a basket filled with handwritten prayers. As part of her day, Sister Loretta says her prayers and asks God’s blessings for those who have scribbled heartfelt […]
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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 […]