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Simple Acts Put Water, Food In Needy Hands
July 16, 2009It wasn’t the typical 40th birthday celebration as Todd Coppinger and his two sons set up an assembly line to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. “We live in a society that consumes. I just want to give back,” said Coppinger as his youngsters, William and Ben, slathered the ingredients on the bread. The parishioner […]
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Jubilee Mass Celebrates All Priests
July 16, 2009Seven priests were honored June 4 at the annual Jubilee Mass where those with diamond, golden or silver anniversaries of ordination are singled out. But Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said it was appropriate for all of the more than 50 priests who came to the Mass to recall God’s faithfulness to them. “Some of us […]
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Athens Students Help Through Gardening
July 16, 2009Two years ago, biology students at Monsignor Donovan High School created a garden behind their classroom. Now they garden to help others. After finding some success in growing vegetables, the students established the Farmer’s Market Club at the school as a means of dealing with the surplus of food. After establishing good connections with the […] Full Story
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Villa Near Dahlonega Offered To Aid Solidarity School
July 16, 2009Catholic businesses and organizations throughout the country continue to feel the brunt of the current economic situation, and the Solidarity School in Sandy Springs is no exception. The independent school features a Catholic-driven program designed to prepare 3-, 4- and 5-year-old Hispanic children with the English language skills to enter the public or private school […]
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New Social Encyclical Called Groundbreaking
July 16, 2009Pope Benedict XVI’s new encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”), breaks new ground on such topics as microfinancing, intellectual property rights, globalization and the concept of putting one’s wealth at the service of the poor, according to Catholic scholars and church leaders. In interviews with Catholic News Service and in statements about the encyclical […]
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Image And Eucharist
July 2, 2009Henri Cartier-Bresson was a famous photographer. He died in 2004, leaving behind thousands of images that he took in places all over the world. Some are portraits of famous people. But the heart of his work involved taking pictures of ordinary scenes, scenes we see every day—city streets, people walking, talking, eating, playing, dancing, mourning, […]
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Priests Bring Light of Christ Into Our Hearts
July 2, 2009It is so easy to criticize priests. This one delivers dull sermons. That one is always asking for money. The other one sings off-key. And of course many lay people think they know the perfect cure for whatever ails any particular priest. “Oh, if the Church would just let them get married,” they say, “everything […]
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Paul’s Gospel Message Still Reaches Us
July 2, 2009Paul had a bold take on the Gospel. He proclaimed that all peoples of the world were invited into a saving covenant relationship with the God of his Jewish ancestors through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He put it quite simply to the Corinthians: “God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, […]
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Priest Assignment
July 2, 2009Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Eric Flood, North American District Superior of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, and has granted faculties of the archdiocese to Father Thomas M. Fritschen, FSSP, to serve as a parochial vicar at St. Francis […]
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Deacon Assignments
July 2, 2009Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in deacon assignments. Deacon Jose G. Espinosa has been reassigned from Our Lady of the Americas Mission, Lilburn, to Transfiguration Church, Marietta, effective June 10. Deacon Ronald S. Carr has been restored to active ministry as a deacon and has been assigned to serve at St. […]