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February 4, 2010Brandon and Cody Huggins had a vision to improve the campus of their former school and parish with outdoor seating. Now, the vision is a reality. The 15-year-old twins recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout as Boy Scouts with the completion of their community projects. The Huggins attended St. Joseph School in Marietta for […]
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Vatican Astronomer To Speak At Emory, Agnes Scott
February 4, 2010The Aquinas Center of Theology has announced that Society of Jesus Brother Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory, will be speaking at Emory University on Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. and Agnes Scott College on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Brother Consolmagno, a world-class astronomer and physicist, received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees […]
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Annual Catholic Business Conference Set For Feb. 20
February 4, 2010The second annual Atlanta Catholic Business Conference will be held at St. Peter Chanel Church on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference is for all Christians, especially the Catholic business and professional community, who want to understand the role of faith in the workplace. Entitled “How to be Catholic in […]
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Upcoming Conference For Separated, Divorced Catholics
February 4, 2010Journey of Hope 2010, a conference for separated and divorced Catholics, will be held on Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 27-28, at the Marriott North Hotel, located at 200 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta. Speakers and workshops will address the issues of healing, faith and life after divorce. The hosts for the event are Lisa Duffy and Vince Frese, […]
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Archbishop Calls Pro-Life Movement ‘Persistent Answer To Violence Of Abortion’
February 4, 2010Several Blessed Trinity High School students reverently entered the school gymnasium, each holding a candle, before their annual Mass for the Unborn began. Each candle represented 1 million infants aborted since Roe v. Wade, a 1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion. Nearly 50 candles stood aglow on a table throughout the Mass. The Roswell […]
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Noted Speaker To Lead Day Of Reflection
January 21, 2010Well-known author and speaker Father Richard Fragomeni will give several keynote talks on liturgy Saturday, Jan. 23, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Father Fragomeni will appear as part of the parish’s annual day of reflection for all liturgical ministers. His topics will address liturgical space, collaborative ministry in liturgy and how to live out our […] Full Story
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Catholic Councilwoman Recalls Civil Rights History
January 21, 2010A convert to Catholicism, Carolyn Long Banks carried her faith with her during the days when she organized sit-ins as a college student during the civil rights movement and the years she served her hometown as the first black councilwoman on the Atlanta City Council. Today the active mother and grandmother, a parishioner at St. […]
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Award Honors ‘A Gentle Soul’ Who Cares For Others
January 21, 2010Eva Romick learned the lessons of racial justice from the “good sisters” who taught her at her Ohio parochial school. Those lessons rippled through her life, from rooming with two black college students and service as a Peace Corps volunteer to promoting ecumenical efforts in her adopted community of Douglasville. Her grade school teachers, who […]
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Haiti Suffering Remembered At Annual King Mass
January 21, 2010The tragedy unfolding in Haiti was on people’s minds as the Atlanta Archdiocese remembered the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. The devastating earthquake on the island country and the deaths of an estimated 100,000 or more were spotlighted as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, assisted by some 13 priests and five deacons […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard for January 21, 2010
January 21, 2010Last Thursday evening as I was leaving Los Angeles, after celebrating the funeral Mass for Father Gerard P. Weber, the priest who had baptized me and then continued to serve as a mentor, friend and model for my priestly service, I approached the Delta ticket agent, silently hoping that the current increased security protocols would […]