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Eppersons Remember Jeff Through Race For Research
August 21, 2008Steps for Epp, a fundraising team started by Lisa Epperson, Eastern regional director for Life Teen, came together for the fourth year recently, honoring her beloved brother, Jeff, who died in 2001 at the age of 26 of a brain tumor. Formed by friends and family members, the team finished in first place for the […]
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Southeastern Catholic AIDS Ministers Convene
August 21, 2008Connie swallows 52 medications a day to live. Connie, who is 52, and Javier, a 30-year-old construction worker, put a face on AIDS statistics to a roomful of Catholic AIDS counselors, teachers and students. Shedding tears, each told a story of exclusion from community and church. They used only first names. Javier said he told […] Full Story
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What I Have Seen and Heard (August 7, 2008)
August 7, 2008The media has already focused their attention on the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, that will take place during the next several weeks. These events will remind all of us of the significance and the almost universal enjoyment that people find in the world of sports. The 29th Olympiad represents the ongoing tradition that […]
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Secrets Of A Happy Catholic Marriage
August 7, 2008“Twenty six years married!” the student exclaimed. “What is your secret?” I had to reflect. Clearly, it would take more than a few seconds to explain how I have managed to remain married—to the same man, mind you—for 26 years. Most seasoned spouses will agree that it sure helps to have a sense of humor. […]
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Priest Assignments
August 7, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignment. Marist Father Patrick Scully has been assigned as chaplain at the Atlanta Medical Center for a one-year period beginning Aug. 21 through Sept. 21, 2009. He will reside at Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta.
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New Catholic Foundation Executive Director Named
August 7, 2008A nonprofit leader responsible for the major growth of several leading charities in Atlanta has been named the executive director of The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, serving the metropolitan and rural counties that comprise the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The announcement was made Aug. 7 by Clarence H. Smith, chairman of the Catholic Foundation board […]
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Olympian Kathleen Hersey Has Marist Cheering
August 7, 2008The video camera is on in Marist swim coach Terry Blish’s office, and all during the day teachers, friends and teammates have stopped by to record words of encouragement and good luck to alumna Kathleen Hersey. “All her teachers have been coming over, even the ones who hate athletics,” said Blish with a laugh. “Kathleen […]
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Social Action Directors Meet To Revitalize Ministry
August 7, 2008Catholic social justice leaders spent a week at Oglethorpe University studying coalition building with people of other faiths, digging into the church’s moral teachings and examining racism. Father Bryan Massingale, a theology professor at Jesuit-run Marquette University in Milwaukee, said the Catholic Church has not been a beacon of racial justice in the United States, […]
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Speakers Probe Deepening Catholic Service By Youth
August 7, 2008Although Catholic youth are used to doing service work, they need to find a way to connect their volunteering with their faith, according to speakers at a social action conference in Atlanta. Service activities have become commonplace in Catholic high schools and for those preparing for sacraments like confirmation, but the volunteer work almost has […]
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New Wheels For Refugee Program Bring Blessings
August 7, 2008The white, shiny Chevy passenger van has a proud new owner—Catholic Charities’ Refugee Resettlement program—and staff members celebrated the delivery of the nearly new vehicle at the Catholic Center on July 22. Staff and management gathered to participate in a special “blessing of the van” by Msgr. Luis R. Zarama, vicar general of the archdiocese. […]