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Saints Are Focus Of Parish Life Nights
October 2, 2008Instead of the usual vacation Bible school programs, for the past two summers St. Mark Church has held parish life nights for people of all ages, with a special focus on the saints. This past summer, parishioners experienced an evening in June with the Blessed Mother and in July with Sts. Anne and Joachim. The […]
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LaSalette Father Hurley, Formerly Of Atlanta, Dies
October 2, 2008Father Jim Hurley, a former parochial vicar at two parishes in the Atlanta Archdiocese, died Sept. 15. A LaSalette priest for more than 60 years, Father Hurley served in Connecticut, Florida and in Georgia. He was 90 when he died. Father Hurley came to the Archdiocese of Atlanta in February 1991 and worked at Our […]
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Marist Father Primeaux, Teacher, Author, Dies
October 2, 2008Marist Father Patrick Dwayne Primeaux, 61, died Aug. 25 at the Marist community residence at Marist School. He had been struggling with cancer for a year. As his strength deteriorated over this past summer, he made the decision to leave his residence near St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., where he had been teaching, and […]
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Our Lady Of Mercy Suffers First Shutout Of Season
October 2, 2008An undermanned Our Lady of Mercy High School football team played with a lot of determination and heart despite a 28-0 loss to Eagles Landing Christian Academy (ELCA) of McDonough Sept. 26. Mercy managed to hold ELCA scoreless until the last two minutes of the second quarter when ELCA running back Van Jakes took it […]
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Teens Swim For Those In Need
October 2, 2008Teens and youngsters raised more than $2,500 at a swim-a-thon to help people in need. Two dozen swimmers completed nearly 1,400 laps at the Splash for Cash fundraiser, organized by Taylor Baudry, a senior at Blessed Trinity High School and member of St. Ann Church Life Teen program. The idea was born after Taylor heard […]
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Catholic School Sees Small Rise In Clayton Students
October 2, 2008The loss of SACS accreditation by the Clayton County school system has not led to a significant change in enrollment at neighboring Catholic schools. At Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fairburn, a few additional students from Clayton County entered this fall. Typically 20 to 25 percent of students at OLM are Clayton County […]
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Film Adapts World War II Novel On ‘Buffalo Soldiers’
October 2, 2008In “Miracle at St. Anna,” director Spike Lee creates a moving, if flawed, portrait of the horrors of war. Based on a novel by James McBride, the film presents the action on the Italian front during World War II through a variety of perspectives, but stays true to its own moral code. The film tells […]
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Catholics Seek Support For Probe Of Fort Benning School
October 2, 2008Ten years after a Catholic archbishop in Guatemala was beaten to death for his work on human rights, four Atlanta priests, two sisters, and seven local members of the Catholic peace group Pax Christi are calling on Congress to deepen its investigation of the controversial Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation which one of his […]
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Foundation Awards Grants To Five Organizations
October 2, 2008Five organizations across Georgia have received grants totaling $173,000 from the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia. The funds, which are one-time grants, have been awarded to support various programs and missions, from underserved students to the homeless. The Catholic Foundation provides these modest, competitive grants for programs in accordance with donors’ wishes. In announcing the grants, […]
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Judicial Year Opens With Prayer At Red Mass
October 2, 2008Priests in red vestments and judges wearing black gowns and scarlet scarves strode into Sacred Heart Church to mark the beginning of the judicial year. Scores of lawyers, elected officials and legal administrators filled the wooden pews of the Peachtree Street landmark Sept. 25 in the celebration of the Red Mass, a centuries-old tradition. Archbishop […]