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Catholic Attorneys Debate Illegal Immigration
February 12, 2009Two prominent Catholic attorneys squared off on how to handle illegal immigrants living in the country. Michael Scaperlanda, a professor of law at Oklahoma University, and William Chip, a senior partner with a prominent Washington, D.C., law firm, wrestled with how to apply church principles to the thorny issue. “I hope you see the human […]
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Local Schools Wrestle In Prep School Slam
February 12, 2009Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, and Atlanta schools Marist and St. Pius X competed among 29 other schools from five Southeastern states in two gymnasiums, with three mats each, during the first Southeastern Prep School Slam. The Jan. 30-31 wrestling tournament, hosted by Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, drew teams from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina […]
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Downtown Churches Join For Black History Event
February 12, 2009The sixth annual Black Catholic History Celebration will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, at Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta. All are welcome to attend. Sponsored by the Multi-Parish Black History Committee of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Anthony of Padua Church, the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Sacred Heart, the celebration will begin […]
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Holy Trinity Parishioners Shower Hapeville Center
February 12, 2009For the past nine months, members of Holy Trinity Church had “spiritually” adopted a baby in danger of abortion. To celebrate this special month, a baby shower was held in the parish hall on Jan. 24-25 to benefit the Advice & Aid Pregnancy Problem Center in Hapeville, a Christ-resource that assists women in unplanned pregnancies. […]
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Atlanta Links Into Dayton U’s Online Faith Courses
February 12, 2009The Archdiocese of Atlanta is offering adults a way to learn about their faith in the midst of life’s hurried schedules. The archdiocese’s Office of Religious Education, along with 40 other dioceses, has teamed up with the Catholic University of Dayton’s online faith formation program. “It is a great opportunity to meet many new people […]
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Pius Players To Perform Acclaimed ‘Les Miserables’
February 12, 2009The Pius Players of St. Pius X High School will present the musical drama “Les Miserables” March 11-15. Directing the epic story of adversity set in 19th-century France is Bonnie Spark, with musical director Paul Tate. Performance times are March 11-14 at 7 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. in the Monsignor Terry W. […]
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Archbishop Donoghue Scholarship To Be Awarded
February 12, 2009Qualified high school seniors are invited to apply for the second annual Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue Scholarship from the Georgia Federal Credit Union (GFCU). Applications will be accepted until the March 1 deadline, and the winner of the $2,500 scholarship will be announced April 1. GFCU was established in 1958 as a teachers’ credit union. […]
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Students Spell Success In Annual Bee
February 12, 2009Every year in January, Catholic schools across the nation celebrate the successes of their students and the contributions of their communities, and recognize their achievements as institutions of quality academics and faith-filled instruction. The annual Archdiocesan Spelling Bee is one of the many diverse events held during Catholic Schools Week in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. […]
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North Georgia Legionaries, Pinecrest Parents Informed
February 12, 2009Hundreds of members of Regnum Christi, the predominantly lay arm of the Legionaries of Christ religious order, live in the Atlanta Archdiocese. About a dozen of the order’s priests work here, along with five seminarians and a number of consecrated women. The most visible presence for the religious order is Pinecrest Academy, a 900-student independent […]
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IHM Dedicates New Church On 50th Anniversary
February 12, 2009Linking the old and new, members of the congregation at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church began their procession into a new church by starting inside the one where they have worshipped for 50 years. The crowd that gathered in the older church on Jan. 24 showed why the parish needed a new one. The pews, […]