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The Lord’s Day Is A Gift Overlooked
March 15, 2007In America, we like to complain about how busy we are. We trade stories about our respective obligations, about how little free time we have, about the demands of our schedule. Sometimes, though, the complaints may bear an undertone of pride: See how important I am, how much I am in demand, how full and […]
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St. Joseph Was A Man Of Mystery—Like My Dad
March 15, 2007Each year, on March 19, St. Joseph’s feast day, I have the same thought: He was such a man of mystery. The Gospels tell us he was a carpenter by trade, and he heeded the messages of angels that came to him in dreams. He also was described as a righteous man. But because he […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (March 15, 2007)
March 15, 2007Sickness is a recurring theme in each of the four Gospels. The Lord Jesus encountered all types of people with illnesses—Jewish people, Roman and Greek people, people who had sick children, people with sicknesses that had defied all of the skills of the doctors and physicians of the age. Sickness in the Gospels is a […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (March 8, 2007)
March 8, 2007The Georgia State Legislature last Wednesday bestowed an honor on all Catholics in Georgia that I do not believe had ever previously been afforded. Last Wednesday was Catholic Day at the Georgia Legislature. I was able to thank the entire legislative body in both chambers for the gracious honor imparted, not only to Bishop Boland […]
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Catholic Charities Employee Named ‘Unsung Hero’
March 8, 2007The Emory School of Law Public Interest Committee (EPIC) gave its 2007 “Unsung Hero” Inspiration Award to Susan H. Colussy, program director for immigration services for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Inc. The award was presented Feb. 13, during the group’s annual award celebration. EPIC, a student-led group at Emory School of Law, […]
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New Committee Focuses On Archdiocese’s Future
March 8, 2007A diverse, cohesive group of Catholics from around the archdiocese has been convened as the Archdiocesan Planning Committee, forming in September 2006 at the request of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Its mission is to study the needs, issues and growth of the Catholic Church in North Georgia and to provide sound advice for those leading […]
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New Archdiocesan Chief Financial Officer Named
March 8, 2007The chief financial officer of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Gary Meader, plans to retire at the end of the fiscal year, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced March 2. The archbishop also announced that following an extensive search process, Bradley J. Wilson, the chief financial officer and treasurer for Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Sales & Services Co. in […]
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Gift Places Historic Gospel Text In Heart Of Church
March 8, 2007The evening of Jan. 20 Frank Hanna III, his wife Sally, and daughter Elizabeth descended into the vault holding the rarest documents of the Vatican Apostolic Library to view the Bodmer Papyrus XIV-XV, the oldest manuscript in existence of the Gospel of St. Luke and one of the two oldest of St. John’s Gospel. They […]
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Blessed Trinity High School Responds To Emergency
March 8, 2007Blessed Trinity High School officials acted swiftly to ensure the safety of the students and the facility on Monday, March 5, when students in a science classroom exhibited apparent signs of a skin rash. A few students also experienced throat irritation. The students were transferred to the school’s clinic for treatment, while the Roswell police […]
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‘Ultimate Gift’ Depicts Truth Of Well-Lived Life
March 8, 2007Uplifting and positive, though sometimes predictable, “The Ultimate Gift” is the story of how one young man learns to live his life in a valuable, unselfish way. The film opens at the funeral of Red Stevens, an entrepreneur who made a vast fortune in the oil business. At the funeral and the reading of the […]