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Priest Assignments
January 29, 2009Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Msgr. William G. Hoffman has been assigned as administrator of St. Joseph Church, Dalton, effective Jan. 12. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Gerard J. Sheehan, regional priest servant of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, and […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (January 29, 2009)
January 29, 2009I’m going to school this week! Actually I will be going to three different schools and a Catholic Schools Mass and banquet at the end of the week. This is Catholic Schools Week, and my calendar is filled with events to mark this special time of year. As most of you know, the time that […]
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Curtain Rises On Tenth Anniversary At Holy Redeemer
January 29, 2009Just a few days before opening night, the Holy Redeemer School gymnasium was busy with activity as middle school students belted out the songs they had been practicing for months and made the final adjustments on their costumes. Parents, teachers and staff also were busy as they directed students and polished the sets that would […]
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Queen Of Angels Celebrates A Decade
January 29, 2009A lot can happen in a decade. Just ask Kathy Wood. Ten years ago, she was starting her first fall as dean of students at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta. Miles away in Roswell, the Archdiocese of Atlanta was opening Queen of Angels School, one of three new regional K-8 schools built to […]
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Science, Beta Activities Stretch Imaginations At OLV
January 29, 2009Books and faith come alive at Our Lady of Victory School. Science has flown off the pages for eighth-grade student Steven Johnston and his Science Olympiad “Scrambler” teammates who use scientific methods to build vehicles carrying uncooked eggs. Their mission: to deliver the eggs safely for a determined distance and then stop (fingers crossed) before […]
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Benefit Concert To Feature Musician Enrique Chia
January 29, 2009Emmy award winner and renowned musician Enrique Chia and his orchestra and dancers are performing a benefit concert for the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta to fund programs that help people get high school equivalency degrees and other educational projects. Called the “Piano of the Americas” concert, the event will feature Chia performing stirring […]
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Catholic Student Leaders Meet In Atlanta
January 29, 2009More than 80 Catholic college students gathered in Atlanta to ring in the New Year with the 25th National Catholic Student Coalition Leadership Conference. Under the theme “Our Catholic Faith, Our Nation in Need,” the students listened to keynote speakers and participated in workshops Dec. 31 through Jan. 4, while meeting their peers from around […]
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Signs Express Unflagging Call: All Life Is Sacred
January 29, 2009Men and women of all ages, races and beliefs formed one voice affirming the sanctity of life during the Together for Life memorial walk in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 22. Thousands took silently to the streets, questioning by their presence the system that has made unrestricted abortion legal in the United States for 36 […]
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Holocaust Film Inspires With Arduous Tale Of Survival
January 22, 2009Courage and compassion are the primary forces at work in “Defiance,” the new film by director Edward Zwick. This movie shows the best and the worst of humanity and is inspirational in its story of survival during the Holocaust. Based on the book “Defiance: The Bielski Partisans,” by Nechama Tec, the film is inspired by […]
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Catholic Attorneys To Debate Illegal Immigration
January 22, 2009‘Responses to Those in Our Midst: A Debate on Illegal Immigration’ Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, Room 252 Two leading Catholic attorneys will debate at Emory University the volatile issue of immigration and illegal workers. Michael A. Scaperlanda, professor of law at Oklahoma University, and William W. Chip, a […]