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Revealing Secrets Of The Heart
January 21, 2010We all have secrets. We all harbor memories of embarrassing moments or shameful events that we would rather forget. Maybe we share these secrets with very close friends, but we tend to keep them hidden when it comes to, say, the people at work, or the neighbors down the street. When I wrote “Confessions of […]
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Trappist Monks Invite Public To Help Renewal Campaign
January 21, 2010For over 65 years the Monastery of the Holy Spirit has contributed in a unique way to the tapestry of Catholicism in North Georgia. It has been a center of ecumenism, a place of refuge and solace for hundreds of thousands of people from all backgrounds and all walks of life, and a Catholic retreat […]
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Haitian Community Draws Together For Mass, Comfort
January 21, 2010The people came into the church quietly. There were greetings and hugs—hugs of condolence and hugs of comfort. It had been two days since the 7.0 earthquake leveled Port-au-Prince and devastated the island nation of Haiti. The Haitian community of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur, other members of the parish, and the Archdiocese […]
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Advice And Aid Pregnancy Center Celebrates 25 Years
January 21, 2010Many women will tell you that having a baby can be a scary thing. What is even scarier is when the pregnancy comes at a young age or when it is unexpected. For 25 years, women and families in the metro Atlanta area have turned to the Advice and Aid Pregnancy Problem Center for help […]
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Priest To Speak At Magnificat Of Mary’s Role In Vocation
January 21, 2010Father Timothy Gallagher says that Mary, the Mother of God, has been vital in his spiritual life, bringing him back to the Catholic Church when he wandered away and then helping him to hear and embrace his vocation to the priesthood. “If it weren’t for Mary, I would have never been able to embrace the […]
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New Web Site To Inform Catholics On State Politics
January 21, 2010The Georgia Catholic Conference unveiled a new Web site just as the state lawmakers begin their work in crafting laws and dealing with red ink in state spending. The Web site allows people interested in state politics to sign up for alerts about key legislation and other important events at the Georgia Statehouse. The Georgia […]
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Basketball Rivals Team Up For Haiti Relief
January 21, 2010Our Lady of Mercy High School will play its local rival Landmark Christian School, Fairburn, in basketball (junior varsity boys at 4:30 p.m., varsity girls at 6 p.m. and varsity boys at 7:30 p.m.) on Friday, Jan. 29. On that night Our Lady of Mercy will not charge an entrance fee at the gate. Instead […]
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Poetry Recital Will Honor Priests, Priest-Poets
January 21, 2010In honor of the Year for Priests, St. Pius X Church will be having a Poetry Recital with selections written by priest poets or about the priesthood. The recital with wine and cheese refreshments will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6. The public is invited. Poems will be recited by members of the parish […]
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Notable
January 21, 2010St. Pius X High School sophomore John-Jordan “Shockley” Nunnery participated in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta on the King national holiday, Monday, Jan. 18. Ten high school students, including Nunnery, served as readers of the Litany of Commemoration at the annual service. The litany […]
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Divine Mercy Conference Seeks To Reach Inactive Catholics
January 21, 2010St. Philip Benizi Church will serve as the host site for the Atlanta Conference of Divine Mercy on Monday, Feb. 15. Sponsored by the Apostles of Divine Mercy, organizers of the conference hope to highlight the true meaning of the Divine Mercy feast day and also bring inactive Catholics back into the Church. All […]