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Rites Comfort Those Who Are Ill Or Dying
November 6, 2008The Catholic faith accompanies the faithful throughout life and brings comfort and strength to those facing serious illness or death through its sacraments and rites. Anointing Of The Sick What many older Catholics grew up knowing as extreme unction is now called the sacrament of anointing. “The reason for the different name is because (extreme […]
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For Catholics, Cremation Allowed With Appropriate Respect
November 6, 2008While the Catholic Church places great favor on the burial of the body of the deceased, cremation has become an accepted practice when “serious reasons” present a need for it and when one’s attitude maintains respect for the sacredness of the body and belief in the resurrection of the dead. While the practice was forbidden […]
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Old Cemeteries Form Intriguing Part Of State’s Past
November 6, 2008A group of volunteers will work to reclaim one of the rural historic Catholic cemeteries in Georgia, with a goal to restore stone markers to unmarked graves and return the burial ground to its original appearance. “It’s an obligation. As Catholics, one of our corporal works of mercy is to bury our dead and remember […]
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Arlington Cemetery Mass Commemorates All Souls’ Day
November 6, 2008Shaded beneath old Georgia pines amid the joyful songs of countless birds, nearly 75 people assembled in a secluded spot of Arlington Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 3, to remember the souls of all the bishops, priests, deacons and lay people of the archdiocese who have died and are buried there. With an altar set up […]
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Priest Assignments
November 6, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Rafael Carballo has been assigned as administrator of St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Cumming, effective Oct. 21. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Marist Father Ted Keating, provincial of the Society of Mary, and appointed Father John M. Walls, SM, as […]
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Msgr. Thomas Kenny Dies
November 6, 2008The Archdiocese of Atlanta and its Cathedral parish of Christ the King lost a beloved priest Oct. 30 when Msgr. Thomas A. Kenny died in his home at the age of 69. A native of County Sligo, Ireland, who studied at All Hallows College seminary in Dublin, Msgr. Kenny had served in the archdiocese for […]
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New Cemetery Offers Eco-Friendly Option
November 6, 2008Jack Jameson was the kind of guy who when a bum knee hobbled him took to lying down in the dirt to work in his beloved flower garden. When the 81-year-old father of five died in his sleep, his family buried him where butterflies dance from flower to flower and the hum of crickets fills […]
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Anniversary Mass Celebrates Enduring Marriages
November 6, 2008Grasping each other’s hands and looking into the eyes they have known for so long, more than 120 jubilee couples renewed their wedding vows during a Mass at St. Brigid Church on Saturday, Oct. 25. Sponsored by the archdiocesan Family Life Office, the annual anniversary Mass brings together families and friends to witness something that […]
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Shared Stories Paint Portrait Of Couple’s Long Marriage
November 6, 2008They met in grade school in small town Connecticut and started to date after World War II. After John popped the question, he wanted to move the wedding date up, despite his mother’s concerns. Marion was 20 and he was two days shy of 21 when they married. They survived the 1958 flood that swept […]
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Affecting Movie Depicts Holocaust Through Child’s Eyes
November 6, 2008Thought-provoking and moving, “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” tells the tragic tale of two boys swept up in forces they do not understand during World War II. The film explores the easy spread of hatred and racism and the horrifying consequences for the innocent victims of war. Although the film is based upon a […]