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Catholic Charities To Host Regional Seminars in March
March 4, 2010Catholic Charities Atlanta is offering free seminars in Gwinnett and Clayton counties in March. In Gwinnett County, parenting seminars will be offered at Our Lady of the Americas Mission, 4603 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn. A parenting class in Spanish will be offered in two parts on two consecutive Sundays, March 14 and 21, from 1-4 p.m. […]
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Outstanding Women, Youth Recognized At Annual Mass
March 4, 2010The women and senior high school youth of the Archdiocese of Atlanta were honored for their ministry and service to the church and their communities at the 33rd annual Recognition Day, sponsored by the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. The ceremony, consisting of a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, assisted by priests […]
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Poetry Book Honors Beloved Pastor’s Memory
March 4, 2010In the book titled “Who’s Calling?” Father William Maestri’s poetry holds a mirror to the reader to answer the question: Where is my place in the world? He wrote this, his first book of poetry, based on Scripture of Jesus’ life by putting it in a contemporary “concreteness of life.” “Faith is a response to […]
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Historic Number Of 2,062 Prepare To Enter Church
March 4, 2010Sanx Srinuanchan was a toddler when her family escaped from Laos as refugees in 1980 and arrived in New York sponsored by a Presbyterian Church organization. The family, which practices Buddhism, attended different Christian churches as she grew up, but never put down roots in any of them. It was a conversation with her boyfriend—now […]
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Catholic Charities To Hold Leadership Summit
February 18, 2010A regional Centennial Leadership Summit sponsored by Catholic Charities USA will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Loudermilk Center in downtown Atlanta. The daylong event is one of eight across the country leading up to the organization’s centennial gathering in Washington, D.C., in September. All policy-makers, community leaders and interested persons are invited […]
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Lenten Resolution: Stop Trying To Control People
February 18, 2010When it comes to Lent, my knee-jerk reaction is giving up goodies. I’ll say no to desserts or coffee or snacks, and I’ll be good to go! There’s nothing wrong with such sacrifices, of course, but this year I’m looking at something else to change in my life—my relationships with other people. The thing about […]
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There But For The Grace Of God…
February 18, 2010Even on a good day, to venture into Haiti is to embrace stillborn dreams, aborted development, and the hardscrabble face of a crucified Christ. To venture into Haiti after this most recent earthquake was to walk a spell toward Golgotha like Simon of Cyrene, following a road that leads toward death and ongoing tremors of […]
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Annual Education Banquet Honors Employees
February 18, 2010On Saturday, Feb. 6, several hundred employees of Atlanta-area Catholic schools came together for a night of good company and great food, with a special focus on those who embody the ideals of a good Catholic school employee. Now in its third year, the Archbishop’s Banquet for Catholic Education was held at the Marriott Perimeter […]
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IHM Spanish Teacher Continues Teaching Tradition
February 18, 2010Marta Lane grew up in a home where learning was greatly valued. She describes it as a “Q and A home,” where family members were always sharing trivia or little nuggets of information. The excitement for learning that was nurtured at that young age has stuck with Lane over time and throughout her 34 years […]
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Teacher Inspired By His Own Teachers
February 18, 2010Jerry Beck politely admitted he was a “challenge” to one of his teachers growing up, which makes him sympathetic when his fifth-graders go off track. “A great sense of humor goes a long way,” said Beck, during a break before his students return to his fifth-grade classroom. “They are thinkers. They are eager to learn. […] Full Story