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Family Keeps Faith Despite Losing Home, Van
October 29, 2009Dried mud still marks the bushes and trees where nearly six feet of water once stood. Chunks of drywall and broken appliances line the street. What was once the home and neighborhood of the Rodriguez family now looks more like the set of Hollywood’s latest disaster movie. To Maria and Jose Rodriguez it is all […]
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Catholic officials protest court ruling to teach about abortion rights
October 23, 2009BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) — Catholic officials are protesting a mid-October court decision requiring all schools to teach students about abortion rights. “We Catholic educators are not going to teach this; we’re going to teach respect for life,” said Auxiliary Bishop Juan Cordoba Villota of Bucaramanga, secretary-general of the Colombian bishops’ conference. “We emphatically reject this […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (October 15, 2009)
October 15, 2009Archbishop Gregory sent his column from Rome, Italy, where he is participating in the Synod of Bishops for Africa as a member chosen by Pope Benedict XVI. This is the third Synod of Bishops that I have attended, and I believe that I have begun to understand the typical dynamic of this collegial exercise of […]
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Language Muddles Abortion Debate
October 15, 2009Choices have become idols in our society. It is seen as greatly liberating when we walk into the supermarket and face a breathtaking array of toothpastes, paper towels and shampoos. Even so simple an action as buying dog food has become a big deal. One must scrutinize the labels because there are now so many […]
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Green Beret Shawn McCloskey Honored At Funeral
October 15, 2009Cars, trucks, delivery vans came to a standstill on Joel Cowen Parkway as the funeral procession of Sgt.1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey drove past. Women, children, men, families stood outside their cars, some with hands over their hearts, as police with ramrod straight salutes paid their respects to the soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. […]
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Colleges Feed Adults’ Hunger For Catholic Theology
October 15, 2009By day, Maureen Alexander eyes numbers as an accountant, keeping track of IRS forms and watching the financial books for small businesses. By night, Alexander wrestled with the meaning of the Trinity, defended the incarnation of Jesus and studied the finer points of church ritual. This summer, after a two-year effort, she earned a Certificate […]
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‘Go Roman’ At Georgia Tech Catholic Center
October 15, 2009Between fall rush and football, where does faith fit in? On campuses around Georgia, chaplains have to be creative and undaunted by challenges as they provide a Catholic niche for students and faculty, using whatever resources they have at their disposal. At Georgia Tech, Father Tim Hepburn estimates there are about 3,800 Catholics in the […]
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Catholic Charities Atlanta Offers Flood Aid
October 15, 2009While floodwaters have receded and many people have gotten back to life as usual, other metro Atlantans are dealing with massive amounts of property damage and loss due to the floods of 2009. Catholic Charities Atlanta is stepping up to the plate, hoping to provide aid and support in some of the hard-hit areas. “Catholic […]
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Pastor Known For Marriage Encounter Work Dies
October 15, 2009Hundreds gathered inside St. Thomas the Apostle Church on Friday, Sept. 18, to remember and honor the life of Father Leo B. Cummings, a Missionary of Our Lady of LaSalette, who died at 70 in Tranquility Hospice in Austell on Sept. 14. It was a time of both mourning and celebration as parishioners and friends […]
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St. Thomas Parish Celebrates Life Of ‘Father Pancho’
October 15, 2009The community at St. Thomas the Apostle Church came together on Monday, Oct. 12, for a memorial Mass to celebrate the life of Father Francisco Negri, a Missionary of Our Lady of LaSalette, who died on Sept. 28 at the age of 50. “We gather together this evening as a community and as a family […]