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Transfiguration Parish Saluted For Blood Drives
September 4, 2008Parishioners at Transfiguration Church have rolled up their sleeves to donate more than 10,000 units of blood. That means as many as 30,000 people in need of medical care benefited from their efforts. Members of the Marietta church were recognized by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers for their generosity in helping to save lives. Transfiguration has […]
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St. Pius Opens Season With Win Over Marist
September 4, 2008This year it was the first game of the season on a warm August evening instead of the last game of the regular season on a cold November night, but the excitement and intensity surrounding the annual football encounter of archrivals Marist School and St. Pius X High School was still present. On the first […]
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Deacons’ Ministry Is At World’s Busiest Airport
September 4, 2008More than a quarter of a million people daily fly out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. And 60,000 airline, concessionaire, airport and security employees work there. Deacons Don Kelsey and Mike Landaiche care for the souls of all of them. The two men in their Roman collars stroll the baggage claim area. They say a […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (August 21, 2008)
August 21, 2008I spent a recent weekend talking about and thinking about faith—not an unusual preoccupation for the Archbishop! I began the morning with 300 charming ladies (and a few lucky guys) from the Archdiocese of Atlanta who are members of Magnificat, an international women’s ministry that enjoys a respectable presence here in North Georgia. They invited […]
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Giving One’s Heart To Life
August 21, 2008Scientists recently claim to have measured the largest eye ever found. The eye belonged to a colossal squid and is as large as a dinner plate. The lens is the size of an orange. The squid lived in the dark ocean depths, and the size of the lens enabled it to capture enough light in […]
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Memories Of Betsey Fox-Genovese, A Lady Of Grace
August 21, 2008I met Elizabeth Fox-Genovese—or “Betsey” as she was called—for lunch at Panera Bread a few years before her death. We had much in common, according to our mutual friend, Father Richard Lopez. We both had been devoted to the feminist movement, we were both academics and writers, and we were both working at Emory University. […]
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Minority Communities Have Many New HIV Cases
August 21, 2008Black and Latino communities face an HIV/AIDS crisis in numbers that mirror the early years of the disease. “It’s like the second wave of the pandemic,” said Irene Miranda, the director of the Atlanta Archdiocese’s HIV/AIDS ministry. Troubling statistics of the disease show it is reaching deeper into minority communities and people living in rural […]
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AIDS Speakers Offer Ways For Youth To Minister
August 21, 2008With no official medical education or experience, Ainhoa Tollinche was admittedly a little nervous about how she would fit in as a speaker for the first Southeastern Conference of Catholic AIDS Ministers gathering held last week at the Simpsonwood retreat center. But the subject of AIDS education, especially regarding youth in Catholic schools, turned out […]
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Sister Mary-beth Beres, Teacher, Consultant, Dies
August 21, 2008Sister Mary Elizabeth Beres, OP, 66, died on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at her residence in Clarkston. She was in the 47th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican congregation. Born in Birmingham, Ala., to John and Ethel (Elenyesi) Beres, she graduated from St. Mary High School in Jackson, Mich. Sister Mary-beth earned a […]
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Local Couple To Record Daily Show For Sirius Radio
August 21, 2008Greg and Jennifer Willits are moving out of their “cloffice” and into the homes of hundreds of thousands of potential listeners. Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Willitses, founders of the Conyers-based Rosary Army, will officially kick off “The Catholics Next Door With Greg and Jennifer Willits,” which will air from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday […]