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Catholics Seek Support For Probe Of Fort Benning School
October 2, 2008Ten years after a Catholic archbishop in Guatemala was beaten to death for his work on human rights, four Atlanta priests, two sisters, and seven local members of the Catholic peace group Pax Christi are calling on Congress to deepen its investigation of the controversial Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation which one of his […]
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Foundation Awards Grants To Five Organizations
October 2, 2008Five organizations across Georgia have received grants totaling $173,000 from the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia. The funds, which are one-time grants, have been awarded to support various programs and missions, from underserved students to the homeless. The Catholic Foundation provides these modest, competitive grants for programs in accordance with donors’ wishes. In announcing the grants, […]
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Judicial Year Opens With Prayer At Red Mass
October 2, 2008Priests in red vestments and judges wearing black gowns and scarlet scarves strode into Sacred Heart Church to mark the beginning of the judicial year. Scores of lawyers, elected officials and legal administrators filled the wooden pews of the Peachtree Street landmark Sept. 25 in the celebration of the Red Mass, a centuries-old tradition. Archbishop […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 25, 2008)
September 25, 2008An important, universal and unavoidable dimension of adolescence is hero admiration. As youngsters, we all have had our heroes and heroines—those folks that we admired and perhaps secretly longed to try to be like. Maybe it was a sports star or a movie actress or military hero or even an astronaut, but as teenagers we […]
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Blessed Trinity Remains Undefeated
September 25, 2008Blessed Trinity senior running back Sam Burkhalter had 24 carries for 137 yards and three touchdowns as the BT team defeated Washington-Wilkes High School 33-7, Sept. 19. Quarterback Kohl Hegetschweiler threw two interceptions but still completed 57 percent of his passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Blessed Trinity defensive backs Mitchell Smith and Jack […]
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Candidates’ Stands On Life Cover More Than Abortion
September 25, 2008On few topics do presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain diverge as sharply as on abortion. But on other life issues—embryonic stem-cell research, assisted suicide and the death penalty—the differences are not always easy to ferret out. On abortion, McCain’s campaign Web site said the Republican candidate “believes Roe v. Wade is […]
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Catholic Relief Responds To Ethiopian Food Crisis
September 25, 2008The U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services has been working with aid agencies to respond to the Ethiopian food crisis brought on by drought. Lane Bunkers, CRS country representative in Ethiopia, told Catholic News Service in an e-mail Sept. 16 that CRS signed a $53.4 million agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide […] Full Story
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Clean Water Means Life Itself In Ethiopia
September 25, 2008Groggy from 24 hours of travel, I step outside into cool twilight in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. My nostrils fill with the pungent scent of what I learn are hundreds of small eucalyptus-fed cooking fires; my eyes fill with a crowd of people jamming the pedestrian entrance to the airport parking lot, praying, […] Full Story
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Deacon Assignments
September 25, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in deacon assignment. Deacon Hector M. Vargas has resumed active ministry and has been assigned to serve at Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City, effective July 24.
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Priest Assignments
September 25, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He confirmed the recommendation of Father Scott Reilly, territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ, and has assigned Father David Daly as superior of the Legionaries of Christ, effective Sept. 19. For canonical status, Father Daly has been appointed as a parochial vicar […]