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Atlanta’s Annual LifeChain Begins Respect Life Month
October 4, 2007The Cathedral Pro-Life Committee and the Atlanta Pro-Life Office will sponsor the annual LifeChain to begin observance of October as Respect Life Month on Sunday, Oct. 7, in front of the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. LifeChain is a one-hour silent prayer to end abortion, in solidarity with thousands across […]
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‘December Boys’ Captures Life-Changing Holiday
October 4, 2007“December Boys” is a heartwarming story that captures a defining moment in the lives of four young men. The film has no villains and contains no action scenes; instead, it is populated by decent people who do their best to live positive lives. Based on a young adult novel by Michael Noonan, “December Boys” is […]
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Archdiocesan Musician To Sing At Firefighters Memorial
October 4, 2007Rick Reed, director of music and liturgy at Good Shepherd Church, Cumming, has been invited to perform one of his compositions at the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s annual Memorial Weekend, being held Oct. 5-7 in Emmitsburg, Md. The annual event honors firefighters from all over the United States who have been killed in the line […]
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Football Season Reaches Halfway Point
October 4, 2007Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, suffered its first loss of the season after going down in defeat at home to Chamblee High School 30-7. For the first time this season, running back Sam Burkhalter was held to under 100 yards rushing. Burkhalter finished the game with 70 yards on 17 carries and one touchdown. Blessed […]
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Winder Catholics Have ‘Beautiful’ New Church
October 4, 2007Water always flows in the large baptismal font that dominates the main entrance to the new St. Matthew’s Church. Worshippers dip their hands into the holy water and then step around the font into the spacious church, where the large clear windows look out onto lush greenery. The handcrafted structure with its gold-tiled Jerusalem cross […]
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New Trenton Mission Extends A Feeling Of Family
September 27, 2007Mary Striker drives her station wagon on to the grass lot beside the small red brick church on New England Road. It is 45 minutes before Sunday Mass starts. She’s got a handful of luscious green ferns and a pot of mums filling the back seat. Striker carries the plants to decorate the altar entering […]
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Angelic Trio Still Vital In Our Lives Today
September 27, 2007On greeting cards, angels often have fuzzy wings, dimpled faces and gently glowing halos. But this same industry also depicts devils as cute little fellows with pitchforks. Something clearly is amiss. In truth, angels in Scripture are far from cuddly. They often are quoted as reassuring people with the words, “Do not be afraid,” which […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 27, 2007)
September 27, 2007“Did you receive the letter that I sent you?” More than a few people have asked me that question both here in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and in the Diocese of Belleville, and I have often had to respond with that “deer in the headlights unknowing glance.” I receive lots of letters each day—some days […]
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Jubilarian Sister Maria Jesus Called To New Work
September 27, 2007Sister Maria Jesus Sagaseta likes to tell children that she wears her Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus gold ring, with a little cross etched in it, because it reminds her that she’s married to God and lives for him. That unconditional love of God and obedience to her order has now led her […]
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St. Peter Chanel’s Missionary Spirit Fueled By Adoration
September 27, 2007Every August for the last three years, St. Peter Chanel Church’s classroom 212 has become the “strategic operations theater” for the parish’s annual Haiti food drive. With an almost military-like precision, the 15-member committee has mobilized and delivered over 40,000 pounds of food and supplies to the Missionaries of the Poor’s (MOP) centers in Cap-Haitien, […]