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Former District Attorney To Speak At All Saints
September 11, 2008J. Tom Morgan, former DeKalb County district attorney, will come to All Saints Church on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. to talk about his latest book, “Ignorance Is No Defense,” which explains Georgia laws to teenagers in easy-to-understand language. Morgan is a nationally recognized expert on the prosecution of crimes against children and served […] Full Story
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Catholic Charities To Sponsor Adoption Workshop
September 11, 2008The Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoption Program of Catholic Charities Atlanta is sponsoring “Open and Hospitable Adoption: Creating Relationships That Work,” a one-day conference Nov. 7 focusing on the Catholic response to the issue of open adoption. Held at The Mansour Center in Marietta, the gathering will feature keynote speaker Jim Gritter, who has worked in […] Full Story
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‘First And 13’ With Mercy’s New Head Football Coach
September 11, 2008Chad Flatt is the new head football coach at Our Lady of Mercy High School, after serving at the Fairburn school as an assistant coach for the team. He inherited a Mercy football program that went 4-6 during the 2007 season, and the team hopes for improvement this year. OLM athletic director Bill Schmitz believes […]
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Commerce Mission Digs In For New Church
September 11, 2008The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time was no ordinary day for the parishioners of St. Catherine Laboure Church. The Catholic community attended Mass Aug. 31 with celebrant Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and then a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of a new church. The community of St. Catherine Laboure had its beginnings nearly 20 years […] Full Story
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Marietta Teens Find Heart In Mission Work
September 10, 2008Early on the morning of June 15, 85 teens and 20 adults from Transfiguration Church gathered in the church parking lot, carrying air mattresses, sleeping bags, tools and suitcases. Traveling to Bluffton, S.C., they served on a one-week mission trip with 250 other Catholic teens and chaperones at Catholic HeartWork Camp. The group’s mission was […] Full Story
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 4, 2008)
September 4, 2008Father Ronald Knott’s final presentation to the Assembly of Bishops and Priests from the Province of Atlanta last Wednesday was probably the finest summation of the challenges that we bishops and priests face together in the contemporary ecclesial world today that I have ever heard. Both Bishop Boland and I commented on our way driving […]
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The Hidden Life Of St. Rosalia
September 4, 2008I have a rather dangerous hermit streak. I often get so annoyed with people that I long to escape to some huge farm in the country, where the only residents would be squirrels and birds. But this is a selfish reason for living apart from people. The holy hermit leaves the world not out of […]
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Preaching The Cross, Paul Evangelized Two Continents
September 4, 2008How did you receive the Catholic faith? Perhaps it was from a faith-filled parent or grandparent; perhaps it was a treasure that was shared with you in adulthood, or perhaps many figures in your life helped you to deepen the gift of faith. In any case, the gift of faith was something received. Each one […]
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Knights Slide High At Smyrna Parish’s Summer Fest
September 4, 2008St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna, held its annual Summerfest and Kermesse (church fundraising festival) at Jim Miller Park on Sunday, Aug. 3. As part of the festivities, the Knights of Columbus Council 12386 set up, organized and ran a giant inflatable slide, which was a popular part of the day. American Family Day of […] Full Story
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Catholic Charities, St. Vincent De Paul Help Evacuees Of Hurricane Gustav
September 4, 2008Catholic Charities Atlanta and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, working together, have begun initial relief efforts to help evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arriving in the Atlanta area. Existing funds for services are severely limited at both agencies. Based on funding, Catholic Charities expects to provide professional case management and assist with transportation expenses, […]