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French Priest Documents Killing Of Ukrainian Jews
March 6, 2008Fields of sunflowers and rural pastures in Ukraine hide a gruesome truth that a French Catholic priest is uncovering. Under the postcard scenery, in unmarked mass graves lie the remains of Jews massacred by the Nazis’ killing machine. “God wants his people to be buried. They are his people,” said Father Patrick Desbois in his […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 6, 2008)
March 6, 2008Last week at the formal ceremony of the reception of the credentials of the new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Mary Ann Glendon, the Holy Father remarked that American Catholics should engage in advocating for the formation of public policy based upon our moral values. By sheer coincidence last week was also the occasion for […]
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Discovering The Secret Of Lenten Joy
March 6, 2008Years ago, when I was an atheist, I became involved in a Red Cross charity drive at work. People were encouraged to bring in supplies to help folks who had been through a natural disaster, and I found myself at the grocery store, eagerly buying things for people I had never met. Someone was needed […]
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Stewardship Conference To Be Checkered Flag Event
March 6, 2008Stewardship devotees should “start their engines” for the 2008 Regional Stewardship Conference, to be held in Concord, N.C., home of Lowe’s Motor Speedway, on April 19 at the Embassy Suites Hotel/Concord Convention Center. The conference will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and end with Mass at 4 p.m. The event will be hosted by […]
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Suitcases Roll Faith Lessons Into Students’ Lives
March 6, 2008Representatives of three of the world’s largest religions gathered in February to participate in a gesture of interfaith peace and open dialogue. No, they were not clerics or government officials, but eighth-graders from Georgia. Students from The Epstein School, an independent Jewish school in Sandy Springs, Sister Clara Muhammad School, a private Islamic school in […]
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Speakers Encourage Catholic Social Ministry Workers
March 6, 2008Catholic social ministry is often frustrating, but a handful of speakers made a point of acknowledging the value of the work and thanking participants in an annual gathering of church workers in Washington. “The church owes you a debt of gratitude,” said Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of Orlando, Fla., at a Feb. 27 Mass closing […]
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Behind-The-Scenes People Have Day In Spotlight
February 28, 2008More than 30 archdiocesan and religious priests, including celebrant Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, gathered at the altar at the Cathedral of Christ the King Saturday, Feb. 16, to recognize women and youth from parishes throughout North Georgia. While friends and family members packed the cathedral, armed with smiles and cameras, 56 women and 47 young […]
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Catholic High School Wrestlers Compete In Area, State Tournaments
February 28, 2008Catholic school wrestlers competed in their area tournaments Feb. 16, and many qualified to go on and compete in the state tournament at the Gwinnett Center Arena, Duluth, Feb. 21-23. Listed below are the area and state results. AREA TOURNAMENT Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, 1-A Area Runner-Up: Clint Ford, 112 lbs. weight […]
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Women of 2008
February 28, 2008Debbie Beazley, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceville; Margaret Bohn, St. Monica, Duluth; Marielos Bond, St. Brendan the Navigator, Cumming; Penny Bradley, St. Thomas the Apostle, Smyrna; Beth Brenner, St. Peter the Rock, The Rock; Peggy Brownlee, St. Catherine Laboure Mission, Commerce; Rosemary Bussure, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hartwell; Mireya Cadogan, Christ Our Hope, Lithonia; Susan Craig, Sacred […]
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Youth of 2008
February 28, 2008Samantha Arthur, Queen of Angels, Thomson; Gail Barge, Holy Cross, Atlanta; Helen Elizabeth Bennett, St. John Vianney, Lithia Springs; Michael Beno, St. Joseph, Marietta; Eugene Boullain, St. Ann, Marietta; Andrew Bowman, Our Lady of the Assumption, Atlanta; Rachel Bradley, St. Thomas the Apostle, Smyrna; Jessica Brown, St. Francis of Assisi, Cartersville; Charlotte Byram, St. Joseph, […]