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OLM Boys Place Third In Track
May 17, 2007The Our Lady of Mercy High School boys track team came in third in Class A at the state meet held May 12 while some on the team won individual events. OLM’s Matt Lethbridge came in first in the 3,200-meter run, while his teammate Thomas Raville came in fourth. Jake Lethbridge came in first in […]
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Diverse Growth Will Have Significant Impact On Future Of Atlanta Archdiocese, Study Suggests
May 17, 2007In the next 10 years the growth of the Catholic population in North Georgia is expected to increase by 30 to 40 percent, continuing a strong pattern of growth in the region. This increase is just one of the findings announced today by the Archdiocesan Planning Committee, which recently completed a demographic study as part […]
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Catholic Social Services Honored By Atlanta Mayor
May 11, 2007Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin recently selected Catholic Social Services, Inc., to receive the Phoenix Award for its relief efforts and services to Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Franklin invited all service organizations to the “Tribute of Triumph” event at the Trolley Barn on April 25. Catholic Social Services was honored along with 30 other agencies. CSS began […]
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Mercy Baseball Team Looks To Bounce Back Next Year
May 10, 2007The Our Lady of Mercy Bobcats went winless in varsity play this year, but with only three seniors on a team of 17 players, the potential for improvement exists. Sophomore Daniel Boccella led the team in runs batted in, while senior Brett Thomas led the team with hits and a batting average of over .400. […]
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Emory To Unveil New Flannery O’Connor Letters
May 10, 2007Author Flannery O’Connor and Elizabeth “Betty” Hester first began corresponding in 1955, when Hester wrote a letter to O’Connor commenting on her work. Having read O’Connor’s collection of short stories, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” Hester told O’Connor in a letter that she thought the stories were about God. O’Connor quickly responded to […]
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Focolare, Focused On Gospel Living, Has Local Center
May 10, 2007Sid Hayden, a former banker who is now parish administrator at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna, embraces the international Focolare ecclesial movement building spiritual unity across economic, racial and religious lines as a “ticket to sanctity” in practicing his faith. Hayden became involved in this spiritual lifestyle back in the 1970s when his […]
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Celebrating The Spiritual Face Of Motherhood
May 10, 2007“Be careful,” I said to my aunt, as she stood admiring the grapevines in front of our house. “There’s a car coming.” My aunt is 85 years old and knows enough to watch out for approaching cars. But when the warning came automatically out of my mouth, my cousin Julie knew exactly what was going […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (May 10, 2007)
May 10, 2007Mary Our Queen Parish began the month of May with a ceremony of crowning the Blessed Virgin Mary last Sunday. We began Mass by honoring her as the Mother of the Church, the Mother of Believers and the Mother of God. During the next few weeks, many parishes and schools throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta […]
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Duluth Parish Inspired By Ministry In Ghana
May 10, 2007For many people of the West African country of Ghana, everything is in a name, and it’s all about their faith. In the small town of Bibiani, storefront signs such as “God Is Able Salon” and “Trust in the Lord Welding and Machine Shop” become just one more opportunity to praise God for these sub-Saharan […]
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‘Baby Shower For Moms’ Proves Rousing Success
May 10, 2007The last scene of the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” involves all of George Bailey’s neighbors and friends from Bedford Falls donating their dollars and circling around George after a desperate call for help from his wife Mary. No matter how many times I see this movie, I’m always touched by it because it reminds […]