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Athens 5K To Benefit Local Community
February 7, 2008In 1978, Vince Dooley was still two years away from leading the Georgia Bulldogs to a football national championship, there was a peanut farmer in the White House, and bellbottom jeans were in style. It was also the year the University of Georgia’s Catholic Center held its first Human Race. The annual fundraising event helps […]
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Literate Students Spell ‘Success’ In Annual Bee
February 7, 2008Spell “impressive.” That was certainly what the competition was on Tuesday, Jan. 29, as 19 students, each representing one of the Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese, competed in the annual archdiocesan spelling bee. The contest is held each year during Catholic Schools Week at the site of the previous year’s champion. This year St. […]
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Banquet Honors Catholic School Teachers
February 7, 2008Catholic Schools Week traditionally gives a lot of attention to students, but the celebration would not be complete without honoring the educators who help them on their way. On Feb. 2, the weeklong celebration in the archdiocese appropriately concluded with the first Archbishop’s Banquet for Catholic Education, a ceremony recognizing the teachers, faculty and staff […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (January 31, 2008)
January 31, 2008The Holy Father issued his annual message to those who work in the media last week. He challenged them to abide by a code of ethics that allows the great and seemingly limitless potential of communications to serve the unity and the development of the human family rather than merely to respond only to the […]
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35-Year Abortion Debate Has Crossed Generations
January 31, 2008They have been coming to the memorial service and silent march for the unborn since they were toddlers, standing at the Georgia Capitol steps every Jan. 22 to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, then walking silently for blocks with their parents, as abortion advocates lined the streets and yelled epithets at them. When […]
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Lenten Regulations
January 31, 2008In Matthew 9:15, Our Lord said, “The days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.” In response, Christians have always embraced fasting and self-denial as an important part of the spiritual life, especially in commemoration of the Lord’s passion and death. Most of the decisions on how […]
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Two Mission Churches Elevated To Parishes
January 31, 2008DECREE Elevating The Status of The Mission Church of Good Samaritan In The Municipality of Ellijay, Georgia, To The Status Of A Parish Whereas the People of God of Ellijay, Georgia, have been served by the Mission of Good Samaritan since June 13, 1986, and whereas the Catholic population of the area has increased, has […]
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Roman Army Reenactment Enlivens Ancient History
January 31, 2008Students studying Latin at St. Pius X High School received a living history lesson Jan. 11 from first-century Roman soldiers brought to life by Legio XI, a Georgia-based reenactment group. Three soldiers, dressed as a centurion, a legionary and an auxiliary infantryman, took the stage in the Monsignor Terry W. Young Center to explain their […]
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A Plea For God’s Help Changed Her Life
January 31, 2008Her parents are both elders at Peachtree Christian Church in Atlanta and her sister recently entered the seminary to become a Protestant minister. So, for Tiffany Lambert, director of religious education at All Saints Catholic Parish in Manassas, Va., it “creates a funny situation,” she said with a mischievous grin. Service to the church, however, […]
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Jewish Film Shines Light On Israel’s Golda Meir
January 31, 2008“Golda’s Balcony” offers an interesting portrait of a fascinating woman, former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. The film is a one-woman show, based on a play by William Gibson, with Valerie Harper (best-known as television’s “Rhoda”) playing Meir and the men and women who played a part in her life. The film held its Southeast […]