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Vocations Director Sees Priesthood As ‘Great Adventure’
April 10, 2008Father Luke Ballman, director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, views the Catholic priesthood as a “great adventure” and has answered God’s call to help others discern if they are ready to accept the task. As someone who has been through the difficulty of discernment, Father Ballman knows about the process of becoming a […]
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To Care, To Love, To Serve: Three Sisters’ Lives
April 10, 2008As a high school student Sister Edwin Sheil was taught by nuns in her native Cleveland. She had no desire to follow her teachers, but she was interested in life as a sister. “I couldn’t see myself doing that. Correcting papers all night long was not for me,” said Sister Edwin, a member of the […]
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Men To Be Ordained Say Other Priests Inspired Them
April 10, 2008This May the archdiocese will witness the ordinations on successive weekends of eight new priests and seven transitional deacons, the largest groups of candidates in about five years. The new priests will be ordained on Saturday, May 31. The previous Saturday, May 24, the new deacons will be ordained and begin their last year of […]
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Immigration Lawyers To Sponsor Citizenship Day
April 10, 2008On April 19, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), in partnership with Catholic Charities and other organizations, will sponsor the second annual Citizenship Day, a single-day workshop with sites around the country providing assistance to lawful permanent residents eligible for naturalization. Chapter attorneys and trained volunteers will provide assistance at no cost at sites in […]
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Archdiocesan Festival Choir Presents Spring Concert
April 10, 2008The Archdiocesan Festival Choir of Atlanta celebrates its sixth season with a wildly diverse program “Alleluia—Songs of Devotion and Praise” on Saturday, April 26, at 8 p.m. at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, NW. The program will feature several traditional Marian chants as well as motets by Bruckner, Biebl, Aichniger, Dupre and Thompson, and […]
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Movie Celebrates Bravery, Facing One’s Fears
April 10, 2008“Be the hero of your own life story.” That’s the advice that leads both of the heroines into danger and the motto that gives them courage to face their fears in the new Walt Disney film, “Nim’s Island.” Based on the book by Wendy Orr and directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, “Nim’s Island” […]
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Marist Extends Win Streak In Lacrosse Rivalry
April 10, 2008In their first and only meeting of the 2008 regular season, the Lady Golden Lions of St. Pius X High School visited Hughes Spalding Stadium to face the Lady War Eagles of Marist School for a balmy spring evening of varsity lacrosse. In the aftermath of the April 2 clash between the two schools, Marist […]
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Pinecrest Achieves Back-To-Back Wins
April 10, 2008The varsity boys of Pinecrest Academy are a perfect 2-0 for the month of April after defeating Westminster Christian Academy on the road 3-2, April 1 and North Cobb Christian School at home 2-1, April 3. Against a Westminster Christian team with an aggressive offense, the Pinecrest defense stepped up to the task and freshman […]
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2008 Congress Will Nourish With ‘Living Bread’
April 10, 2008Each year, the Eucharistic Congress provides an opportunity for Catholics to gather in an enormous display of faith, with thousands coming together to publicly affirm a fundamental faith in the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This year, as before, Catholics of the archdiocese are invited to partake of this annual spiritual revival […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (April 3, 2008)
April 3, 2008The first Archbishop of Atlanta, Paul J. Hallinan, died 40 years ago this past Thursday, March 27. I personally never met the man, but I certainly heard much about his wisdom and goodness on many occasions before I arrived here as the sixth Archbishop of Atlanta. Cardinal Bernardin often spoke about his mentor and friend, […]