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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 […]
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15-Year Journey Led Allen Hunt To Become Catholic
March 27, 2008year ago, Allen Hunt was standing in front of the congregation of Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church where he’d been pastor for eight years, leading the 7,000-member church in its worship, with a full orchestra and choir. Today, Hunt stands in front of a soundboard, microphone and five-line telephone board taking calls from across the […]
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Good Friday Pilgrimage Ties Christ’s Suffering To Poor
March 27, 2008More than 200 pilgrims walked under a sun-kissed sky on Good Friday to follow Christ’s footsteps through the streets of downtown Atlanta. Starting in the shadow of the Georgia Statehouse, the walkers stepped off on the twisting route to pray and sing at shelters for the homeless, city parks and tornado-damaged buildings, ending at the […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 20, 2008)
March 20, 2008The Bishop’s Chair in our Cathedral provides me with a unique perspective on the life of this local Church. As I gaze out on the assembly at the Cathedral of Christ the King on any given day, I can see the individual faces of faith, but I also catch a glimpse of family life here […]
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The First Easter: Through The Eyes Of Mary Magdalene
March 20, 2008I awoke early that day. My eyes were swollen from weeping, and for a moment I couldn’t remember why I had cried. Then it all came back to me in a sickening rush and my stomach lurched. My beloved teacher was dead! I had witnessed such horrors the previous Friday. The bloodthirsty cruelty of the […]
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‘Principal’ Goes Green at OLA School
March 20, 2008At the recent Our Lady of the Assumption school gala, Courtney Hale, the parent of three OLA students, won the “Principal for the Day” prize. Cashing in her award on Monday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, she made an early decree that it would be an out-of-uniform day and requested that all students, faculty and […]