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With NFP, Couples Discover Deeper Partnership
April 3, 2008Chris Borgerding expected that when he got married someday, his wife would use artificial contraception. But when he met Carrie and became engaged, friends put them on the path to using Natural Family Planning instead, and there’s been no looking back. Bryan Sell and Matt Mills are husbands with similar stories, and the three men, […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 27, 2008)
March 27, 2008Almost 35 people joined the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil at our Cathedral this weekend. A couple of thousand more people also did so in the other parishes and communities throughout North Georgia. It was a powerful and joyful moment for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. I myself entered the Catholic Church 49 Easters earlier […]
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Daughter, 8, Leads Family To Easter Sacraments
March 27, 2008Sisters Marissa and Reese Hall, ages 8 and 5, stepped forward together to the threshold of St. Joseph Church’s baptismal pool and were baptized during the Easter Vigil Mass. Surrounded by friends, godparents and their families, as well as the whole team that guided their initiation process, the two girls, along with their parents, Denise […]
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At Chrism Mass, New Oils Blessed For Life Of Church
March 27, 2008By linking the oils of the church, waiting to be blessed, with living as followers of Christ, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory encouraged and challenged a gathering of more than 170 priests and hundreds of lay people at the Chrism Mass held March 18 at the Cathedral of Christ the King. During this Holy Week Mass, […]
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Teen Models Change Fashion One Outfit At A Time
March 27, 2008On Sunday, April 20, the Pure Fashion Show, an annual faith-based event, will hit the runways again in style, as it has in Atlanta for the past nine years. This year, guests will enjoy a show at the Georgia World Congress Center sure to cause a positive stir in the fashion industry. With an emphasis […]
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All Saints Parishioners, Pastor Honored For SVDP Work
March 27, 2008The All Saints Church conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Atlanta, was honored at the end of 2007 for its work serving those in need in the community. SVDP executive director John Berry presented a plaque to Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan at Mass on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, as an expression of gratitude […]
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Notre Dame Academy Holds ‘Empty Bowls’ Dinner
March 27, 2008Notre Dame Academy, an independent Catholic school in Duluth, held its first “Empty Bowls Dinner” on Sunday, Feb. 24, raising more than $1,000 to help the Duluth Co-Op. Empty Bowls, a worldwide service learning project that incorporates the creation of art to fight the hunger crisis in America, boasts a simple but profound concept, as […]
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In Flowery Branch, Student Drama Enlivens Lent
March 27, 2008During Lent, the Prince of Peace Church religious education department staged a Passion play using the students in the parish’s religious school. Under the direction and guidance of Caroline Colonna, a volunteer drama director, the youngsters dramatized the story of John the Baptist, the entrance into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the washing of feet and […]
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Spirituality In Aging Seminar To Be Held In April
March 27, 2008Catholic Charities of Atlanta, Inc. is co-sponsoring the second annual “Spirituality In Aging Partnership Series” on Tuesday, April 22. The seminar, which is titled “Why Spiritual Care Matters,” will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atlanta. This seminar is designed to help participants define the meaning […]
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St. Pius Boys, Girls Tennis Teams Earn Number 1 Seeds
March 27, 2008On Tuesday, March 18, the St. Pius X Golden Lions girls varsity tennis team (9-2) faced region and cross-town rival Marist School (6-2). The number two doubles team of senior Kate Papania and junior Michelle Lingner captured the team’s first victory in two straight sets. The next victory came from freshman Alexis Antista who also […]