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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 25, 2008)
September 25, 2008An important, universal and unavoidable dimension of adolescence is hero admiration. As youngsters, we all have had our heroes and heroines—those folks that we admired and perhaps secretly longed to try to be like. Maybe it was a sports star or a movie actress or military hero or even an astronaut, but as teenagers we […]
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Blessed Trinity Remains Undefeated
September 25, 2008Blessed Trinity senior running back Sam Burkhalter had 24 carries for 137 yards and three touchdowns as the BT team defeated Washington-Wilkes High School 33-7, Sept. 19. Quarterback Kohl Hegetschweiler threw two interceptions but still completed 57 percent of his passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Blessed Trinity defensive backs Mitchell Smith and Jack […]
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Candidates’ Stands On Life Cover More Than Abortion
September 25, 2008On few topics do presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain diverge as sharply as on abortion. But on other life issues—embryonic stem-cell research, assisted suicide and the death penalty—the differences are not always easy to ferret out. On abortion, McCain’s campaign Web site said the Republican candidate “believes Roe v. Wade is […]
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Catholic Relief Responds To Ethiopian Food Crisis
September 25, 2008The U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services has been working with aid agencies to respond to the Ethiopian food crisis brought on by drought. Lane Bunkers, CRS country representative in Ethiopia, told Catholic News Service in an e-mail Sept. 16 that CRS signed a $53.4 million agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide […]
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Clean Water Means Life Itself In Ethiopia
September 25, 2008Groggy from 24 hours of travel, I step outside into cool twilight in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. My nostrils fill with the pungent scent of what I learn are hundreds of small eucalyptus-fed cooking fires; my eyes fill with a crowd of people jamming the pedestrian entrance to the airport parking lot, praying, […]
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Deacon Assignments
September 25, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in deacon assignment. Deacon Hector M. Vargas has resumed active ministry and has been assigned to serve at Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City, effective July 24.
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Priest Assignments
September 25, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He confirmed the recommendation of Father Scott Reilly, territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ, and has assigned Father David Daly as superior of the Legionaries of Christ, effective Sept. 19. For canonical status, Father Daly has been appointed as a parochial vicar […]
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Pro-Life Message Will Be Held High Oct. 5
September 25, 2008On the first Sunday of October, which has been declared Respect Life Sunday by the U.S. Catholic bishops, a number of Life Chains will be held around North Georgia. Life Chain is a one-hour, peaceful, prayerful and silent expression of support for unborn babies and their mothers. Those who participate are given prepared signs with […]
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Archbishop To Speak On Death Penalty At Emory
September 25, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will give the Decalogue Lecture on “The Catholic Church and the Death Penalty,” as part of a lecture series entitled “When Law and Religion Meet,” presented by The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He will address the Catholic Church’s hard stance on capital punishment and […]
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Event Provides Seminars For Women Of Archdiocese
September 25, 2008Women from all over the Atlanta Archdiocese convened for a weekend of prayer, workshops and fellowship at the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women convention. Held the weekend of Sept. 5-7 at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest, the 52nd annual convention drew over 180 attendees. AACCW president Joan Brown was pleased with the success of the […]