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Tyrone School Qualifies For State Science Competition
March 6, 2008Our Lady of Victory School’s Science Olympiad team recently placed fifth in the overall division B (grades 6-9) competition held at Gordon College in Barnesville. The OLV students qualified for the state tournament to be held at Augusta State University on March 29. Science Olympiad is a nationally recognized program that offers students an opportunity […]
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Porcine ‘Penelope’ Squeals With Genuine Appeal
March 6, 2008Believe in yourself—appreciate people for who they are—look beyond the obvious … all of these are valuable lessons offered up by the film “Penelope,” a charming new fairy tale with a heart of gold. “Penelope” starts with an explanation of a curse that has afflicted the youngest member of the wealthy Wilhern family. Because an […]
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Catholic Schools Fare Well In GISA Bee
March 6, 2008Several students from schools located in the Archdiocese of Atlanta participated in the Georgia Independent School Association Spelling Bee in February. The first round of competition was held Feb. 7 at various locations around Georgia. Round one was a written competition devised of 110 words in which students were required to write in ink without […]
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French Priest Documents Killing Of Ukrainian Jews
March 6, 2008Fields of sunflowers and rural pastures in Ukraine hide a gruesome truth that a French Catholic priest is uncovering. Under the postcard scenery, in unmarked mass graves lie the remains of Jews massacred by the Nazis’ killing machine. “God wants his people to be buried. They are his people,” said Father Patrick Desbois in his […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 6, 2008)
March 6, 2008Last week at the formal ceremony of the reception of the credentials of the new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Mary Ann Glendon, the Holy Father remarked that American Catholics should engage in advocating for the formation of public policy based upon our moral values. By sheer coincidence last week was also the occasion for […]
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Discovering The Secret Of Lenten Joy
March 6, 2008Years ago, when I was an atheist, I became involved in a Red Cross charity drive at work. People were encouraged to bring in supplies to help folks who had been through a natural disaster, and I found myself at the grocery store, eagerly buying things for people I had never met. Someone was needed […]
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Stewardship Conference To Be Checkered Flag Event
March 6, 2008Stewardship devotees should “start their engines” for the 2008 Regional Stewardship Conference, to be held in Concord, N.C., home of Lowe’s Motor Speedway, on April 19 at the Embassy Suites Hotel/Concord Convention Center. The conference will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and end with Mass at 4 p.m. The event will be hosted by […]
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Suitcases Roll Faith Lessons Into Students’ Lives
March 6, 2008Representatives of three of the world’s largest religions gathered in February to participate in a gesture of interfaith peace and open dialogue. No, they were not clerics or government officials, but eighth-graders from Georgia. Students from The Epstein School, an independent Jewish school in Sandy Springs, Sister Clara Muhammad School, a private Islamic school in […]
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Speakers Encourage Catholic Social Ministry Workers
March 6, 2008Catholic social ministry is often frustrating, but a handful of speakers made a point of acknowledging the value of the work and thanking participants in an annual gathering of church workers in Washington. “The church owes you a debt of gratitude,” said Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of Orlando, Fla., at a Feb. 27 Mass closing […]
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Behind-The-Scenes People Have Day In Spotlight
February 28, 2008More than 30 archdiocesan and religious priests, including celebrant Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, gathered at the altar at the Cathedral of Christ the King Saturday, Feb. 16, to recognize women and youth from parishes throughout North Georgia. While friends and family members packed the cathedral, armed with smiles and cameras, 56 women and 47 young […]