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Catholic Lobbyists Backing New Vouchers Bill
March 13, 2008Lobbyists for the Georgia Catholic Conference are getting behind a proposal that would allow students in failing schools to use state education vouchers to transfer to other schools, including parochial schools. The measure, SB 458, passed the Georgia Senate Wednesday, March 5, and now moves over to the House of Representatives. Frank Mulcahy, the executive […]
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A Championship Deferred: Tale Of The BT Titans
March 13, 2008The Blessed Trinity High School varsity boys basketball team won 22 consecutive games during their 2007-2008 season before they lost their first game. It’s the basketball program’s longest winning streak and the second longest in school history behind softball. In the photos that follow, The Georgia Bulletin chronicles the team in its final month of […]
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Lilburn School Receives $2K Technology Award
March 13, 2008St. John Neumann Regional School announced that the school has received a $2,000 Teach Award from Best Buy Co., Inc. for integrating interactive technology into its curriculum. Computer instructor Allisan Mintz received the award for integrating interactive technology with the virtue of responsibility and designing lesson plans in several disciplines across the curriculum. The lesson […]
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Philanthropist To Speak At Holy Spirit Prep Lecture
March 13, 2008Holy Spirit Preparatory will feature Frank Hanna III, chief executive officer of HBR Capital, Ltd., as part of the school’s ongoing lecture series on Thursday, March 27. Hanna will discuss “Preserving our Christian Heritage: The Acquisition and Preservation of the Bodmer Papyrus.” The lecture begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. in the liberal arts building on […]
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St. Pius X Dance Presents ‘Glimpses’ In Spring Concert
March 13, 2008St. Pius X High School will hold its spring dance concert, “Glimpses: Past, Present and Future,” on Friday to Sunday, March 28-30. Audiences will take a musical journey through the past decades and see the school’s dancers perform to songs from other eras, such as “Dust in the Wind,” “Sunglasses at Night” and “Mambo Italiano.” […]
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Irish Roots In Atlanta Are Deep, Historic
March 13, 2008Back in 1893, James Murphy was laid to rest. His granite tombstone leans toward the west; the etching at the foot of the stone is difficult to make out. His is one of a dozen markers in this grassy plot in Oakland Cemetery. It is a special place, reserved for the Irish in gratitude for […]
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Queen Of Angels Team Receives National Honors
March 6, 2008Three seventh-grade students at Queen of Angels School recently brought national attention to their school as they placed fifth in the final round of the 2008 National Engineers Week Future City Competition. Joel Anderson, Elliott Brewer and Reed Scott represented the Roswell school and comprised one of 37 teams throughout the country that made it […]
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Clergy, Couples Talk About Living Their Sacraments
March 6, 2008On the surface, the sacraments of holy orders, the bond of a priest to the church and its people, and of matrimony, the bond of a man and woman to each other, may seem very different. But as a packed audience at Transfiguration Church found, these sacraments share an affinity for each other. Understanding these […]
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Father Brannen Urges Transformation During Lent
March 6, 2008Father Brett Brannen, a Georgia native who currently serves as vice rector at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., spoke at two events the week of Feb. 10 to encourage Catholics in Atlanta to use Lent as a means of transformation. During this liturgical season, Father Brannen felt it appropriate for Catholics to understand […]
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Good Friday Pilgrimage To Visit 14 Urban Sites
March 6, 2008The 28th annual Good Friday Interfaith Pilgrimage will be held Friday, March 21, beginning at 9 a.m. at the State Capitol and ending at approximately 1 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial. People of all faiths are invited to participate in this yearly pilgrimage, to reflect upon the social justice issues as they […]