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Archbishop ‘Recovering Well’
November 8, 2007Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory is recovering well from surgery on Monday, Nov. 5, for early stage prostate cancer. He is walking for exercise and receiving excellent medical care. From the hospital he said, “I am grateful for the loving prayers offered on my behalf and ask for your continued prayers for healing during the next […]
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First Fall In Many Years Finds Mrs. Msezane At Home
November 8, 2007Upon her retirement after years in the classroom and as St. Thomas More’s principal, Gail Msezane is enjoying more time to play bridge and to knit while also jumping into her newest role of grandmother to her 1-year-old grandson, Jacob. “The first sweater I knitted him was three times too big,” she said with a […]
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Pro-Life Advocate Finds Spiritual Community
November 8, 2007Linda Powell was a “good, faithful Catholic” in Ohio when the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion. “I wasn’t paying much attention to what it meant,” she said. “Abortion was not on my radar screen—I was raising children, and I couldn’t fathom what it would turn into. I thought that everybody was […]
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Immigration Debate Calls For ‘Prophetic Courage’
November 8, 2007In the spring of last year, Georgia lawmakers cracked down on illegal immigrants. This summer, the Cobb Country Sheriff’s Office trained its officers with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement to combat unauthorized foreign workers. Federal legislation, backed by President Bush, to overhaul the country’s immigration laws went down in defeat. But, last week, Atlanta’s Catholic […]
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Fall Revive Set To Enliven Young Adults
November 1, 2007A retired cop who patrolled the streets of Los Angeles. A martial arts instructor turned priest who hosts a cooking show. These are the nationally known speakers talking at the 2007 Revive conference, touching issues important to young adults questioning their faith to those rooted in the church. With the theme of “Be Transformed,” the […]
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On All Souls’ Day, Remembering Flannery O’Connor
November 1, 2007For the past six months, I have been immersed in the world of a woman who died in 1964. When I was in college, I read this woman’s short stories and had little notion at the time that she was Catholic because my professors dealt with her faith as if it were some odd embarrassment. […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (November 1, 2007)
November 1, 2007I usually begin to write my weekly column over the weekend. It is the time when I am most often with you at some parish ceremony or an Archdiocesan event. The weekend is a time when I can reflect upon what has transpired or is happening in this local Church. This week I am starting […]
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Gala Emphasizes Spiritual Aspect Of Charity
November 1, 2007The first “Evening for Hope” began as so many endeavors of the St. Vincent de Paul Society do: with prayer. The Atlanta conference commenced its first gala event at the end of September at the Cobb Galleria Centre with a prayerful, spirit-filled celebration of the Mass, followed by dinner and a program attended by some […]
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Caedmon’s Call Headlines Amigos For Christ Festival
November 1, 2007Suwanee Town Center Park was the site of this year’s Amigos for Christ Music Festival, an annual family-friendly event to support and raise awareness of those in Nicaragua. Throughout the day, the sound of music flowed through the open space as families, youth, and adults played in the sun, supported local vendors, and raised money […]
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ServeHAITI Hosts Artisans’ Market, Silent Auction
November 1, 2007ServeHAITI will host a celebration of Haitian art and culture on Friday, Nov. 9, from 7-10 p.m., at The Peachtree Club. The event will include a Haitian artisans’ market showcasing one-of-a-kind, handcrafted pieces for sale, along with a silent auction and a 15-minute preview of the documentary film, “Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, The Pillars of […]