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Faith Sustains New Commander Of Georgia Guard
December 6, 2007Aren’t generals supposed to talk with voices that bark? Stare and intimidate? Brig. Gen. Maria Britt won’t do any of that after taking command Dec. 1 of the 10,500 soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard. It will be the first time in the Georgia Guard’s 273-year history that a female general will lead it. […]
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Choirs Welcome Nativity With ‘Ceremony Of Carols’
November 29, 2007On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16, at 4 p.m., as the sun begins to set on the Advent season and the liturgical world turns toward the final preparations for the birth of the Savior, Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” will be presented by choirs from the Cathedral of Christ the King. Women from the Schola […]
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Monastic Life Offers Community Of Prayer, Work
November 29, 2007Cistercian Brother Michael Lautieri remembers well his first visit to the monastery. He was 52, beyond the age when men are accepted as possible candidates. But after a career as a teacher and a travel agent, he had heard again the call he first sensed as a younger man. “When the call came again at […]
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Confounding Compasses And Malignant Myths
November 29, 2007Published: November 29, 2007 I was in second grade when I first explored the marvelous world of Narnia. And, partly as a result of C. S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” I came to love the fictional tales that we now call fantasy, but which Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien referred to as mythopoeic. Mythopoeic […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (November 29, 2007)
November 29, 2007I have never had more ample time in which to compose my weekly column, and yet I have never found it more grueling to do so as I have during these past several weeks. After more than 12 years of writing a weekly column for my diocesan newspaper, I have realized that the energy and […]
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Haitian Catholics Mark Milestone As Community
November 29, 2007Like many Haitians, Alberta Therlonge could easily slip into a pew at any Catholic parish around Atlanta for worship. But instead, Therlonge drives 40 minutes across the city from her Cobb County home passing half a dozen other Catholic churches to pray and sing in her first language, Creole. “When I sing, it means much […]
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Love of God, Country Sounded At Ecumenical Service
November 29, 2007It was a full house at the Temple Kol Emeth as worshippers from across the Metro Atlanta area gathered on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 20, for the third annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service. Welcomed by a troop of enthusiastic ushers and surrounded by the temple’s beautiful stained glass, attendees found the experience to be an […]
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St. Pius Falls To Rome In Second Round Of Playoffs
November 29, 2007The 2007 season ended for St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, when Rome High School edged them out 14-10, Nov. 23, eliminating the last remaining Archdiocese of Atlanta Catholic school from state playoff contention. In his second start for the injured Dylan Knight, junior quarterback P.J. Standard had 43 rushing yards and 100 passing yards. […]
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Philanthropist’s Zeal For Catholic Schools Earns Prize
November 29, 2007Catholic education is the best vehicle for reinvigorating American culture, according to Frank Hanna, an Atlanta businessman whose formula for effective charitable giving recently earned him the 2007 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. “One of the most important things is to raise (children) well,” said Hanna, who has focused his resources on K-12 […]
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Multicultural Christmas CD Released, Concert Set
November 29, 2007Choirs representing cultures from around the world have come together on one compilation to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Office for Black Catholic Ministry presents “Joyfully United 2007,” a multicultural CD featuring Christmas music performed by Atlanta-area singing groups. “All of them praise God in their native language and with […]