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Respect Life Month Begins With Annual LifeChain
September 21, 2006The Cathedral Pro-Life Committee and the Atlanta Pro-Life Office will sponsor the annual LifeChain to begin observance of October as Respect Life Month on Sunday, Oct. 1, in front of the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. LifeChain is a one-hour silent prayer to end abortion, in solidarity with thousands across […]
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OLM Hosts Middle School Volleyball Tournament
September 21, 2006Our Lady of Mercy High School hosted an enthusiastic group of young athletes with its first middle school volleyball tournament on Saturday, Sept. 16. Participating schools included St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, St. Peter Claver Regional School, Decatur, and Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone. The tournament, which is named “The Archbishop’s Cup,” was […]
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Rainbows Offered For Children Coping With Grief, Loss
September 21, 2006Those who have received a child’s drawing or collage know that children enjoy expressing themselves artistically and not always through words in the best of times. So one can imagine how frustrating it is for them to be asked to articulate their feelings about their parents’ divorce or about a parent who is incarcerated or […]
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Event To Focus On Building, Renovating Catholic Worship Spaces
September 21, 2006The Archdiocese of Atlanta Liturgical Commission will present a one-day workshop, “Building or Renovating Space for Catholic Worship,” on Friday, Oct. 13, at Our Lady of the Assumption Church from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The workshop, which is presented in cooperation with the Georgetown Center for Liturgy, will begin with registration from 8:30 to […]
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Community Leaders Highlight Unique Marist Class
September 21, 2006Usually, the school principal doesn’t teach many classes, but this semester is different for Father Joel Konzen, SM, principal of Marist School. Father Konzen, with the help of a number of well-known leaders in the Atlanta community, is teaching a leadership seminar to sophomore, junior and senior students that explores the meaning and content of […]
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Southern Catholic College Founder Honored
September 21, 2006Tom Clements, founder of Southern Catholic College, was presented with a proclamation commending him for his contributions to the opening of Georgia’s first residential Catholic college from Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the governor’s office. The school also announced Sept. 19 that Clements will receive the prestigious St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award […]
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Annual Run Helps Catholic Charities Help Children
September 21, 2006Damijal, a 17-year-old Croatian refugee, underwent a kidney transplant, and Catholic Charities Immigration Services helped his parents file for citizenship so that he will automatically become a citizen before he becomes 18, which will allow him to receive life-saving anti-rejection medication. And Kayla is a 16-year-old from Jamaica whose mother died and father molested her […]
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Atlanta Catholics, Muslims Urged To Understanding
September 21, 2006Five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, many Catholic leaders engaged in interfaith dialogue feel it is more urgent than ever that American Muslims and Catholics come together to build peace and foster dialogue, witnessing to the world common values of charity and social justice. In the Atlanta Archdiocese, Emory’s Aquinas Center of Theology took […]
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Looking For The Light At The End Of The Train
September 14, 2006There were train tracks not far from where I lived when I was a kid. We used to go and sit and watch the trains. There were commuter trains, heading into Hoboken, and long freight trains. We never knew where the freight trains were heading. I liked the freight trains. They passed slowly before us, […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 14, 2006)
September 14, 2006From the earliest days of the Church, we have distinguished ourselves as a community with differing needs and very diverse populations. From those first Greek-speaking and Hebrew-speaking widows who needed individual attention, to the countless language and cultural groups who have become members of the household of Faith, we are a Church with many various […]