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Listening Is New Hospital Chaplain’s First Priority
April 3, 2008“God please help,” is a prayer Msgr. Frank Giusta whispers from his lips to God’s ears. “First of all, you pray fast. More than anything else, I listen,” said Msgr. Giusta, who is nearly three months into his new position at Emory University Healthcare System. He is learning that patients can inspire faith and listening […]
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Magnificat Speaker Serves In Retreat, Marriage Ministry
April 3, 2008Jan Tate, a native of New Orleans who serves with her husband, Lloyd, preparing couples for marriage and is a gifted spiritual director and retreat leader, will speak at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, May 3. The quarterly breakfast for Catholic women will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Killian […]
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St. Brigid’s To Host Speaker, Author For Three-Part Series
April 3, 2008Matthew Kelly, a New York Times bestselling author and speaker, will be featured in a series of talks at 7 p.m. on three consecutive evenings, Sunday, April 20, to Tuesday, April 22, at St. Brigid Church. During the talks, entitled “Becoming the-Best-Version-of-Yourself,” attendees will hear the message that many seek: “What does God want for […]
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Adore Worship 2097 Tour To Feature Matt Maher
April 3, 2008On Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m., the Cathedral of Christ the King will host an evening of praise and worship, as part of the Adore Worship 2097 Tour, with leaders and musicians Matt Maher, Kelly Pease and Josh Blakesley, along with speaker Paul George. This bilingual event will be held in the gym at […]
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Holy Cross Stages ‘Beauty And The Beast’ For Charity
April 3, 2008An enchanted castle filled with talking, singing and dancing knives, forks, napkins and feather dusters—play enthusiasts will find that and a bossy but caring teapot (and her youngster, Chip), a French candelabra (Lumiere) with an eye for the ladies, a manic mantle clock (Cogsworth) that’s been wound just a little too tight, a time-sensitive rose, […]
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Georgia State Students Attend U.N. Conference
April 3, 2008With the blessing of Father Stephen Lyness, chaplain at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Rudy Schlosser, the campus minister at the college, chaperoned six Catholic students for the United Nations “The Role of Women in Peace Building” conference, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City during spring break from March 4-9. The […]
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With NFP, Couples Discover Deeper Partnership
April 3, 2008Chris Borgerding expected that when he got married someday, his wife would use artificial contraception. But when he met Carrie and became engaged, friends put them on the path to using Natural Family Planning instead, and there’s been no looking back. Bryan Sell and Matt Mills are husbands with similar stories, and the three men, […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 27, 2008)
March 27, 2008Almost 35 people joined the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil at our Cathedral this weekend. A couple of thousand more people also did so in the other parishes and communities throughout North Georgia. It was a powerful and joyful moment for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. I myself entered the Catholic Church 49 Easters earlier […]
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Daughter, 8, Leads Family To Easter Sacraments
March 27, 2008Sisters Marissa and Reese Hall, ages 8 and 5, stepped forward together to the threshold of St. Joseph Church’s baptismal pool and were baptized during the Easter Vigil Mass. Surrounded by friends, godparents and their families, as well as the whole team that guided their initiation process, the two girls, along with their parents, Denise […]
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At Chrism Mass, New Oils Blessed For Life Of Church
March 27, 2008By linking the oils of the church, waiting to be blessed, with living as followers of Christ, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory encouraged and challenged a gathering of more than 170 priests and hundreds of lay people at the Chrism Mass held March 18 at the Cathedral of Christ the King. During this Holy Week Mass, […]