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‘Water Horse’ Depicts Magical Story With Charm
January 3, 2008“The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep” is the rare movie that is truly entertaining for the entire family. At times it seems like two separate movies, as it couples a complex family drama with a whimsical slapstick comedy. Director Jay Russell manages to blend the two, however, to create a charming film that presents […]
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The Real Truth About ‘The Little Flower’
January 1, 2008Female saints sometimes don’t seem human. You see them depicted on holy cards with demure, pious expressions and rosary beads laced in their fingers. It would be easy to believe they spent their entire day murmuring prayers. It is hard to imagine them grumbling during rush-hour traffic or fuming about a co-worker’s vexing habits. And […]
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Tajci Concert Rings In True Meaning Of Christmas
December 20, 2007A lone keyboard produced ambient chords as the lights dimmed and Catholic musician Tajci proceeded down the center aisle to take her place at the front of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. The calm yet powerful atmosphere was the setting for “Emmanuel – The Story of Christmas,” a performance given every year during Advent […]
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Hard-Working Santa Jack Believes In Giving Back
December 20, 2007I told my kids I interviewed Santa today. “Was he the real one?” asked my kindergartener, having determined that the man dressed in a red suit at our church’s breakfast with Santa yesterday was just one of Santa’s helpers. “Did he get our letters?” my 11-year-old daughter asked in all earnestness. My third-grade son checked […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oído (20 Deciembre 2007)
December 20, 2007Atlanta es un centro importante para el transporte del país y rápidamente se está convirtiendo en un centro clave para todo el mundo. Nuestro aeropuerto es uno de los lugares más ocupados que conozco. El pasado viernes, mientras trataba de regresar a casa luego de visitar a mis padres en Chicago, esperé seis horas en […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (December 13, 2007)
December 13, 2007I was so happy to see our priests last Monday as they gathered for an Advent Day of Reflection at Lyke House. It was my first time being with them as a group since my surgery, and when I entered the chapel and saw the group of them listening to the retreat director, I was […]
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En La Luz Del Amor
December 13, 2007Como personas de fe con un fuerte respeto por la dignidad humana – sin importar la raza, el idioma o el lugar de nacimiento – estamos preocupados por la cruel e infame perspectiva de muchas de las voces más enérgicas que últimamente se escuchan opinando sobre temas de inmigración. Nuestra preocupación incluye la referencia constante […]
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BT Boys Remain Undefeated; Girls Win, Too
December 13, 2007The Blessed Trinity High School boys are on an eight-game winning streak after two more victories. On Dec. 7 they defeated region adversary North Atlanta High School 64-51. Tyler Cerone (19 points) and Jordan Callahan (15 points) led the team in scoring. The two senior guards combined for seven 3-pointers and were a combined five-for-five […]
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IHM Youth Create AIDS Quilt For Jamaican Children
December 6, 2007Children from Jamaica were remembered last week at a Worlds AIDS Day commemoration by young people at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Girls from the Briarcliff Road parish worked for months quilting a panel for the internationally known AIDS Memorial Quilt. They dedicated the colorful panel to young people at the Mustard Seed Community in […]
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At AIDS Mass, Catholics Asked To Help, Pray
December 6, 2007Catholics from across the Atlanta region gathered in dance, prayer and song to commemorate World AIDS Day as the skirl of bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace” filled the sanctuary of St. Philip Benizi Church. Some 200 people attended the Saturday Mass Dec. 1 filled with signs of remembrance of victims of HIV/AIDS, from a shrine of […]