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Bearing Witness Program Stirs Powerful Emotions
August 16, 2007Powerful, amazing and troubling: that’s the overall response of the 35 Catholic educators from the Archdiocese of Atlanta and dioceses of Savannah and Louisville, Ky., who participated in the first “Bearing Witness” ™ program in the Southeast held at St. Pius X High School. Created in 1996 by the Anti-Defamation League in Washington, D.C., as […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (August 16, 2007)
August 16, 2007Seminarians were very much on the minds and in the hearts of those in the Archdiocese of Atlanta within the past couple of weeks. Recently I had the pleasure of installing Father Luke Ballman as our new Vocations Director at a Mass at Ignatius House, where most of our seminarians were on retreat. A number […]
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Steubenville Atlanta Brings Teens Together In Faith
August 16, 2007As in years past, the Steubenville Atlanta youth conference provided an atmosphere for teens—and adults—to give praise and worship to God in the way they feel called. The event, organized and sponsored by Life Teen, offered upbeat music, inspirational speakers and the ability to experience Jesus in the most holy Eucharist, and urged the attendees […]
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Charleston Bishop Assigned To Birmingham Diocese
August 16, 2007Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Robert J. Baker to head the Diocese of Birmingham, Ala. The appointment was announced in Washington, D.C., Aug. 14 by Msgr. Martin Krebs, charge d’affaires of the Vatican nunciature. Bishop Baker, 63, succeeds Bishop David E. Foley, who has been head of that diocese since 1994. Pope Benedict XVI […]
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Lawrenceville Parish Breaks Ground for Expansion
August 16, 2007St. Lawrence Church broke ground for a church expansion and office renovation on Monday, July 16. The celebration began in the present church building with Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours, after which the assembly processed outdoors near the place where construction will soon begin. After prayers of blessing for the building project […]
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‘Garden Party’ To Benefit The Sullivan Center
August 16, 2007Dick Williams, newspaper columnist and host of The Georgia Gang on FOX 5 will emcee “A Garden Party” fundraiser for The Sullivan Center Inc., directed by Sister Marie Sullivan, OP, which provides help with dignity to individuals and families in crisis in the Atlanta area. The gala on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 7:30 to 10:30 […]
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OLM Cheerleaders Find Spirit In Competition
August 16, 2007The competition included teams from Canton, Carrollton and Jacksonville, Fla. As champions, the OLM squad was invited to perform at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., later this year.The cheerleading squad for Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, was named 2007 Universal Cheerleaders Association Champions after “spirited” competition at Emory University June 17. The […]
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Weeklong Institute Fashions Teen Leaders
August 16, 2007Gregg Morgan isn’t just on fire—he’s melting. And he has a pretty daunting task ahead of him. “I feel like I’m standing in the Sistine Chapel and I’m that painter guy—what’s his name? Oh right! Michelangelo!” he said with an enthusiastic laugh. Gregg and some 75 other Catholic teenagers have just completed a week of […]
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Coming To Life
August 2, 2007Fifty-one concrete panels that will make up the exterior of the new St. Peter Chanel Church were lifted into place in July. The parish, which started as a mission in 1998, has been exceeding its projections for growth every year. The new church will seat approximately 1,300 people. The existing church, which will be converted […]
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Superior Speaks Of Christ’s Call To Love Others
August 2, 2007PThe highest official in the Legionaries of Christ urged members of the religious congregation and its lay members to follow the Gospel message, to love in word and action. “We are called to love. We are called to love in deeds, and not just in words. We are called to love our enemies, and not […]