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Advent Renewal Set At St. Pius X Church
November 26, 2009“Preparing Hearts for Christmas” is the theme for a five-evening parish renewal beginning on Sunday, Dec. 13, at St. Pius X Church. Services in English and Spanish will begin at 7 p.m. each evening through Thursday, Dec.17, at the parish church, 2621 Ga. Highway 20. A morning service will be at 8:30 a.m. Refreshments and […] Full Story
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Monastery To Host Traditional Christmas Drama
November 26, 2009The Camerata Theatre will present an Atlanta Christmas tradition, “The Play of Herod,” a 12th-century music drama at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. The evening performance will take place in the Abbey Church. The audience is invited to join the cast after the show in the reception […] Full Story
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Greek Orthodox, Catholic Churches To Celebrate Advent
November 26, 2009The Greek Orthodox and Catholic communities are invited to join in an Advent Vesper service on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation. Both Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Archbishop Alexios will officiate. The Cathedral is located at 2500 Clairmont Road, NE, Atlanta.
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Family Finds Hospice A Comfort In Time Of Need
November 26, 2009Every night Dr. Anton Reel Jr. pushes a second hospital bed next to his wife’s and holds her hand as she falls asleep. It is a tradition to which he has held true throughout 64 years of marriage. He continues to speak encouragingly to his wife, who is now under home hospice care from Hospice […]
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Habitat Home-Building Still Impels 25-Year Volunteer
November 26, 2009Gene Stelten opens the first page of a weathered scrapbook. It isn’t pictures of his wife, Jeannie, their five children or their grandchildren, but it’s obviously family in his heart. It starts in 1984. A colleague writes him about a new thing in Atlanta called Habitat for Humanity and says, “It’s right down your alley.” […]
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Burmese Catholics Find Support In Parish, Deacon
November 26, 2009As metro Atlanta continues to grow and expand culturally, the face of the Catholic Church in the local archdiocese is changing as well. The Catholic Burmese population throughout North Georgia is rising at a rapid rate, and Deacon Peter Swan of St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, has been there every step of the way to […]
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Art Collection Illustrates Bible As History
November 26, 2009An art exhibit at Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum examines how the Bible became a weapon in a propaganda war as political and religious changes swept through 16th-century Europe. The Protestants with their new faith challenged the authority of the Catholic Church, and each claimed authority with biblical tracts. The exhibit “Scripture for the […]
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After 54 Years, Priesthood’s ‘A Wonderful Life’
November 26, 2009Father Richard Morrow is one of the longest serving priests in the Atlanta Archdiocese, ministering here since 1955. Father Morrow is a walking history book, from his memories of being a Catholic priest in the Bible belt and sitting beside Ethel Kennedy as her husband, Robert, worked a room in west Georgia, to the changes […]
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Heartwarming Film Offers More Than Football
November 26, 2009Filled with humor, sentiment and heart, “The Blind Side” is a film that will appeal to a wide audience. Just in time for Thanksgiving, “The Blind Side” will make you thankful for your blessings and want to open your heart to a wider definition of family. Directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the […]
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Sister Briege To Speak At CTK
November 26, 2009The Cathedral of Christ the King and the Atlanta chapter of Legatus will host a special presentation, “Miracles Do Happen, God in Action,” by Sister Briege McKenna, OSC. The event will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend. Sister Briege was born in Ireland and entered the Sisters […]