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Science, Beta Activities Stretch Imaginations At OLV
January 29, 2009Books and faith come alive at Our Lady of Victory School. Science has flown off the pages for eighth-grade student Steven Johnston and his Science Olympiad “Scrambler” teammates who use scientific methods to build vehicles carrying uncooked eggs. Their mission: to deliver the eggs safely for a determined distance and then stop (fingers crossed) before […]
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Benefit Concert To Feature Musician Enrique Chia
January 29, 2009Emmy award winner and renowned musician Enrique Chia and his orchestra and dancers are performing a benefit concert for the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta to fund programs that help people get high school equivalency degrees and other educational projects. Called the “Piano of the Americas” concert, the event will feature Chia performing stirring […]
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Catholic Student Leaders Meet In Atlanta
January 29, 2009More than 80 Catholic college students gathered in Atlanta to ring in the New Year with the 25th National Catholic Student Coalition Leadership Conference. Under the theme “Our Catholic Faith, Our Nation in Need,” the students listened to keynote speakers and participated in workshops Dec. 31 through Jan. 4, while meeting their peers from around […]
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Signs Express Unflagging Call: All Life Is Sacred
January 29, 2009Men and women of all ages, races and beliefs formed one voice affirming the sanctity of life during the Together for Life memorial walk in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 22. Thousands took silently to the streets, questioning by their presence the system that has made unrestricted abortion legal in the United States for 36 […]
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Holocaust Film Inspires With Arduous Tale Of Survival
January 22, 2009Courage and compassion are the primary forces at work in “Defiance,” the new film by director Edward Zwick. This movie shows the best and the worst of humanity and is inspirational in its story of survival during the Holocaust. Based on the book “Defiance: The Bielski Partisans,” by Nechama Tec, the film is inspired by […]
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Catholic Attorneys To Debate Illegal Immigration
January 22, 2009‘Responses to Those in Our Midst: A Debate on Illegal Immigration’ Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, Room 252 Two leading Catholic attorneys will debate at Emory University the volatile issue of immigration and illegal workers. Michael A. Scaperlanda, professor of law at Oklahoma University, and William W. Chip, a […]
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Healthcare Providers Invited To ‘White Mass,’ Dinner
January 22, 2009The Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association is sponsoring its annual program on Saturday, Feb. 7, at Mary Our Queen Church, 6260 The Corners Parkway, Norcross. The annual “White Mass,” so named because physicians wear white coats, will be celebrated by Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue and concelebrated by Father David Dye and Legionary of […]
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Mercy Boys Fall Short In Comeback
January 22, 2009The Our Lady of Mercy High School varsity boys team came to the Jan. 17 home game against Kennesaw’s North Cobb Christian School with a 10-game winning streak and an overall record of 12-2. Mercy was also undefeated in its gymnasium, but one of its two road losses was a 10-point defeat at the hands […]
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Marist Teams Win Both Games At Pius
January 22, 2009Dressed in their home white uniforms, the St. Pius X High School varsity girls team took the court Jan. 13 against Marist School in its road blue uniforms. Two minutes and 21 seconds elapsed before Marist senior shooting guard Dana Middleton scored the game’s first basket. St. Pius senior forward Morgan Taylor-Burns tied the game […]
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Marist Retains Wrestling Championship
January 22, 2009Marist School held onto its title as reigning Catholic Duals wrestling champion during the seventh annual tournament on its home mats Jan. 7. Teams from Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, and St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, faced off against each other and Marist. In a triple round […]