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What I Have Seen And Heard (April 1, 2010)
April 1, 2010This week in great metropolitan communities, in remote tropical locations, and in little rural villages throughout the world, Catholics will recall the events that mark our salvation. We will listen to the words of Sacred Scripture and follow the ritual traditions that are now almost two thousand years old that recall and renew the Mystery […]
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No Gold Stars On My Lenten Report Card
April 1, 2010It’s time to fill out your Lenten report card. How did you do this year? Do you get an A, a B—or a big fat F? I’m afraid I really overdid it as far as Lenten promises go. You see, I vowed to stop doling out unasked-for advice, but that didn’t seem like enough. So […]
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Holy Week: A Week To Remember
April 1, 2010Each Holy Week is always the same as far as its structure and order. Despite its regularity, my experience of Holy Week is never the same. As we relive (live again) and remember the events of Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection, they affect us differently and they reveal to us new insights every year. Christ […]
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Carrying The Flame Of Christ To Others
April 1, 2010Celebrating the Holy Week liturgies is a special joy for me. I had the advantage of attending the secondary school attached to the primer center for liturgical training in Ireland, Glenstal Abbey. There all Catholic liturgical rites are observed to perfection. Each year I have tried to pass on that learning and celebrate the paschal […]
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Marist hosts Egyptian delegation
April 1, 2010Marist School hosted five Egyptian educators for an interfaith dialogue on Islam and Christianity, sponsored jointly by the U.S. Department of State, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the Office of International Visitors. The delegation consisted of five professors of Islamic law and religion from Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, one of the world’s oldest […]
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Childhood Memories Of An Easter Pilgrimage
April 1, 2010What the Triduum brings about each year for me is a flood of memories from my childhood and adolescence. I fell in love with the Liturgy as a child and its crown was Triduum. In many ways, these sacred days were foundational for my vocation as a priest. I’d like to share some of those […]
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Marietta Knights helping Moore, Okla., recover
April 1, 2010Since a devastating tornado hit Moore, Okla., in May, the Knights of Columbus Council 8376 at St. Ann Church, Marietta, responded to calls for help from fellow Knights for people in the tornado-ravaged community. The Knights in Marietta initially approved a $300 donation, but an urgent request came back for everyday goods. Council Treasurer Bob […] Full Story
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Priest Assignments
April 1, 2010Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Scott Reilly, territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ, and has assigned Father Guillermo Serra, LC, as assistant for apostolate in the territory. Father Serra will serve as superior at the Alpharetta location for the […]
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Becoming Catholic—Reflections Of A Former United Methodist Clergywoman
April 1, 2010On Pentecost Sunday last year, I officially became a Catholic. My former parishioners, Protestant friends and colleagues, even family who know me so well, would ask, “Why?” Interested and curious, they listened in earnest attention as I repeated the simple version: My becoming Catholic is a natural result of my spiritual and intellectual journey. How could […]
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First Georgia Scout receives Year of Faith badge
April 1, 2010Laura Rebello of Girl Scout Troop 11987, in Hoschton, received the Year of Faith scouting badge. Laura is the only Scout, including both Girl and Boy Scouts, as of Aug. 29, to earn the Year of Faith badge in Georgia, according to a letter from the Scouting Committee of the Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas. […] Full Story