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Coming To Life
August 2, 2007Fifty-one concrete panels that will make up the exterior of the new St. Peter Chanel Church were lifted into place in July. The parish, which started as a mission in 1998, has been exceeding its projections for growth every year. The new church will seat approximately 1,300 people. The existing church, which will be converted […]
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Superior Speaks Of Christ’s Call To Love Others
August 2, 2007PThe highest official in the Legionaries of Christ urged members of the religious congregation and its lay members to follow the Gospel message, to love in word and action. “We are called to love. We are called to love in deeds, and not just in words. We are called to love our enemies, and not […]
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Thousands Feel ‘Grace Flowing’ At National Encounter
August 2, 2007Joanna Brunson of Columbus had attended many religious conferences but joked she had never seen so many “people with children and strollers in (her) life.” Brunson was among the approximately 4,000 people who attended the 11th Youth and Family Encounter, organized by priests of the Legionaries of Christ and members of Regnum Christi, an apostolic […]
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Mexican Actor Shares Conversion Story, ‘Bella’ Movie
August 2, 2007A video shown at the 11th Youth and Family Encounter of Eduardo Veràstegui shows girls, young and old, crying over him, blowing him kisses, screaming and rushing to get near him as he greets his adoring fans. But the video changes from the frenetic pace of fandom when the Mexican actor begins to speak of […]
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Atlantan Encourages New Black Catholic Worship Music
August 2, 2007Kevin Johnson had one hand on a piano keyboard as the other guided a room full of participants through seamless key changes from one gospel song to another. “I could go on and on playing just song after song,” said Johnson, associate professor of music and chairman of the music department at Spelman College in […]
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‘Dear Lord, Let Me Not Burn This Veil!’
August 2, 2007It is just a few hours before my youngest niece’s wedding. I am in my sister’s house in Oklahoma City, where chaos is spreading like insistent wildfire, as last-minute preparations are underway. There are too few shower stalls for the people who need them, and not enough mirrors. The bride and matron-of-honor are huddled in […]
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‘We Walk By Faith’ Taken Literally By Pilgrims
August 2, 2007Delores Kovacik looked like one of the millions of tourists that visit Atlanta. But after paying the $1.75 MARTA fare to travel from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to the city center, Kovacik and her three traveling companions promptly gave their few remaining dollars away to start their sojourn here. Kovacik was a modern pilgrim with […]
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Prayer Service, Programs Offered For Abuse Victims
August 2, 2007Catholics and people of faith can express sympathy with victims of abuse, their families and the hurting community at a prayer service of consolation on Monday, Aug. 13. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will lead the evening service, which begins at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King, located at […]
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Initiative To Give Young Adults Place To Share Journeys
August 2, 2007Small group programs have been wildly successful in non-denominational churches throughout the metro-Atlanta area—so successful, in fact, that many young adults have left the Catholic Church because of them. David Kosko knows about this firsthand. When a friend of his invited him to a local non-denominational small group program, Kosko felt immediately welcomed. It was […]
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Emory Exhibit Shows Emergence Of Christianity
August 2, 2007Visitors to the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University can travel back to the earliest days of Christianity as they stroll through the exhibit “Cradle of Christianity.” The exhibit uses important biblical artifacts to depict emerging Christian life concurring with Jewish tradition at that time. “The exhibit concretely and dramatically illustrates the gradual evolution […]