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Area Track And Field Athletes Excel At State Meet
May 22, 2008Catholic school girls track and field athletes participated in the state meet at Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany, May 1-3, while the boys competed at Jefferson High School, Jefferson, May 8-10. Listed below are the results from some of the schools. Boys Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, finished in third place as a team. […]
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Roswell Rotary Raised Funds For ‘Honor’
May 22, 2008Although many cities have their own memorials to their World War II veterans, it wasn’t until 2004 that the national World War II Memorial was completed. By that time, many World War II veterans had died or were in their late 70s and 80s and many couldn’t make the trip to see the memorial in […]
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Two Atlanta Priests Prepare For Army Service
May 22, 2008Fred Wendel got drafted into the Army as the Vietnam War raged. One thing led to another, and he became a chaplain’s assistant in Germany where he served for two years and got out. He may have left the Army, but the Army never left him. Close to 40 years later, he is one of […]
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Governor Signs Tax-Credit Bill, Vetoes Car Impounding
May 22, 2008Gov. Sonny Perdue recently authorized an education tax-credit law that could help parents pay for Catholic schools and vetoed a measure that required police officers to impound a vehicle when a driver does not have a driver’s license. The steps were wins for the Georgia Catholic Conference. Frank Mulcahy, the executive director for the public […]
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Jubilarian Mass Honors Decades Of Priestly Service
May 22, 2008More than 200 years of priestly service were celebrated at the Jubilarian Mass held Wednesday, May 7, at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Diocesan and consecrated religious priests alike processed into a quiet sanctuary Wednesday morning for the opportunity to be honored by the archbishop, their fellow priests and a few lay friends as […]
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Catholic New Media Event To Follow Congress
May 22, 2008Every year, tens of thousands of Catholics flock to the Georgia International Convention Center for the Eucharistic Congress, a diverse gathering that reaches out to people of many nations, cultures and races. This year, on the day following the Congress, those working in a new brand of ministry will be gathering at the GICC. The […]
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St. John Neumann Student ‘Doodles 4 Google’
May 22, 2008Jake Henderson, a sixth-grade student at St. John Neumann Regional School was recently named a state finalist in the Doodle 4 Google Contest sponsored by the popular Internet search engine. The competition to reinvent Google’s homepage logo was open to students in grades kindergarten to 12, with students competing in school level brackets. Two doodles […]
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New Narnia Movie Renews Message Of Courage, Faith
May 22, 2008Filmgoers looking for an entertaining blend of fantasy and adventure need look no further than the “Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.” The new movie offers a story of bravery and faith told with sumptuous detail and stunning effects. Based on the second book in the Narnia series by C.S. Lewis, “Prince Caspian” begins in the […]
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Aging Veterans Flown To See Their Memorial
May 22, 2008Lt. Col. Gerald “Bud” Might flew missions out of England with the Army Air Corps in B-17s, a B-26 and a C-54, taking to the air just months after his younger brother, Robert, was killed in a plane crash near Cologne, Germany. Shot at countless times over more than 75 missions, Might hung up his wings […]
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Blessed Trinity Girls Three-Peat In Soccer
May 18, 2008Blessed Trinity High School junior forward Christina Kyker scored the game’s only goal on an assist from senior midfielder Brittany Gordon with 14:00 left in the match to lead Blessed Trinity to its third consecutive state championship over Spalding High School of Griffin. Blessed Trinity head coach Gilbert Jean-Baptiste said the Spalding goalkeeper did an […]