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Charleston Bishop Assigned To Birmingham Diocese
August 16, 2007Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Robert J. Baker to head the Diocese of Birmingham, Ala. The appointment was announced in Washington, D.C., Aug. 14 by Msgr. Martin Krebs, charge d’affaires of the Vatican nunciature. Bishop Baker, 63, succeeds Bishop David E. Foley, who has been head of that diocese since 1994. Pope Benedict XVI […]
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Lawrenceville Parish Breaks Ground for Expansion
August 16, 2007St. Lawrence Church broke ground for a church expansion and office renovation on Monday, July 16. The celebration began in the present church building with Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours, after which the assembly processed outdoors near the place where construction will soon begin. After prayers of blessing for the building project […]
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‘Garden Party’ To Benefit The Sullivan Center
August 16, 2007Dick Williams, newspaper columnist and host of The Georgia Gang on FOX 5 will emcee “A Garden Party” fundraiser for The Sullivan Center Inc., directed by Sister Marie Sullivan, OP, which provides help with dignity to individuals and families in crisis in the Atlanta area. The gala on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 7:30 to 10:30 […]
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OLM Cheerleaders Find Spirit In Competition
August 16, 2007The competition included teams from Canton, Carrollton and Jacksonville, Fla. As champions, the OLM squad was invited to perform at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., later this year.The cheerleading squad for Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, was named 2007 Universal Cheerleaders Association Champions after “spirited” competition at Emory University June 17. The […]
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Weeklong Institute Fashions Teen Leaders
August 16, 2007Gregg Morgan isn’t just on fire—he’s melting. And he has a pretty daunting task ahead of him. “I feel like I’m standing in the Sistine Chapel and I’m that painter guy—what’s his name? Oh right! Michelangelo!” he said with an enthusiastic laugh. Gregg and some 75 other Catholic teenagers have just completed a week of […]
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Coming To Life
August 2, 2007Fifty-one concrete panels that will make up the exterior of the new St. Peter Chanel Church were lifted into place in July. The parish, which started as a mission in 1998, has been exceeding its projections for growth every year. The new church will seat approximately 1,300 people. The existing church, which will be converted […]
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Superior Speaks Of Christ’s Call To Love Others
August 2, 2007PThe highest official in the Legionaries of Christ urged members of the religious congregation and its lay members to follow the Gospel message, to love in word and action. “We are called to love. We are called to love in deeds, and not just in words. We are called to love our enemies, and not […]
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Thousands Feel ‘Grace Flowing’ At National Encounter
August 2, 2007Joanna Brunson of Columbus had attended many religious conferences but joked she had never seen so many “people with children and strollers in (her) life.” Brunson was among the approximately 4,000 people who attended the 11th Youth and Family Encounter, organized by priests of the Legionaries of Christ and members of Regnum Christi, an apostolic […]
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Mexican Actor Shares Conversion Story, ‘Bella’ Movie
August 2, 2007A video shown at the 11th Youth and Family Encounter of Eduardo Veràstegui shows girls, young and old, crying over him, blowing him kisses, screaming and rushing to get near him as he greets his adoring fans. But the video changes from the frenetic pace of fandom when the Mexican actor begins to speak of […]
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Atlantan Encourages New Black Catholic Worship Music
August 2, 2007Kevin Johnson had one hand on a piano keyboard as the other guided a room full of participants through seamless key changes from one gospel song to another. “I could go on and on playing just song after song,” said Johnson, associate professor of music and chairman of the music department at Spelman College in […]