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What I Have Seen and Heard (January 8, 2009)
January 8, 2009After four years, I think that I have identified one of the more important characteristics of ecclesial life in the Archdiocese of Atlanta—we are a community that welcomes diverse cultural traditions, usually with only minor difficulty! Atlanta has become a mecca for variety, bringing cultural religious traditions from around the world into easy contact with […]
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The Incarnation’s Realism And Our Present Time
January 8, 2009The Gospel reading for the vigil Mass of Christmas Eve is the genealogy of Jesus according to Matthew: a terror to priests and deacons with poor Hebrew pronunciation and a bore to most congregants. Once, it was a string of “begats;” now, it’s a catalogue of strange names with which most Catholics are unfamiliar. Why […]
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Resolving To Give Back? Let Catholic Foundation Help
January 8, 2009It is early in 2009. The glow of the year ahead hasn’t dimmed. Those resolutions still seem possible. And if getting your financial house in order is one of them, the rejuvenated Catholic Foundation of North Georgia may be able to help you. (And even if that didn’t make your New Year’s resolutions, it cannot […]
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Memorial Pro-Life Mass, Walk Scheduled for Jan. 22
January 8, 2009To mark the 36th anniversary of the legalization of abortion, a national day of prayer and penance for life will be observed on Thursday, Jan. 22, with a rosary and Mass. Later during the day, there will be a silent anti-abortion march through the streets of Atlanta. All are invited to participate. On Jan. 22, […]
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Dr. King To Be Remembered At Annual Mass, Celebration
January 8, 2009Days before the first African-American is sworn in as president, Catholics in the Atlanta Archdiocese will gather to remember the life and service of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Jan. 17 weekend. All are invited to attend. The theme of this year’s anniversary celebration is “Serve One Another Through Love,” a line written […]
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Book Affirms Healing Power Of Catholic Faith
January 8, 2009“REDEEMED : A Spiritual Misfit Stumbles Toward God, Marginal Sanity, and the Peace That Passes All Understanding” by Heather King. Viking (New York, 2008). 238 pp., $24.95. “Redeemed” is a stunning tale. After 20 years of what she labels “acute alcoholism,” author Heather King became sober, got married, passed the bar exam and began practicing […]
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Pinecrest Academy Hosts Christmas Tournament
January 8, 2009The Pinecrest Academy girls basketball team reached the finals of the first Pinecrest Christmas Classic with a 55-20 win over Monsignor Donovan High School, Athens. Pinecrest senior forward Danielle Anderson scored the team’s first five points and finished the night with 14 points. Sophomore guard Margaret Cassandra also poured in 20 points. In the Dec. […]
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Helping Adult Catholics Grow In Faith Is Top Priority
January 8, 2009Glaciers have become an appropriate metaphor for the trek now underway by the staff of the Office of Religious Education, particularly for its director, Dennis Johnson Jr. He equates a glacier’s movement with how ORE must be poised to respond effectively to the church’s social climate while retaining essential principles when forming area Catholics in […]
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NBA Gives Turkeys In Time For Christmas Dinners
January 1, 2009Thousands of families in National Basketball Association cities throughout the country enjoyed the holidays a little bit more this year as The National Basketball Players Association, Catholic Charities USA and Feed the Children delivered meals to 30,000 families. Catholic Charities in Atlanta helped distribute the food, which included 500 turkeys, for hundreds of families here. […]
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Movie Underscores Theme Of Appreciating Life
January 1, 2009“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a beautiful fairy tale of a film. Although it moves slowly in spots, it never loses track of its central theme of living life to its fullest. Directed by David Fincher and with a screenplay by Eric Roth, “Benjamin Button” is very loosely based on a short story […]