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Holy Spirit Lecture Series Continues On Jan. 18
January 4, 2007Dr. Donald S. Prudlo, assistant professor of ancient and medieval history at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala., will present “The Inquisition: Separating Fact from Fiction” on Thursday, Jan. 18, at Holy Spirit Preparatory School as part of the Holy Spirit College’s ongoing lecture series. The lecture begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. in the college […]
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Archbishop Featured In Newsweek ‘Boomer’ Poll
January 4, 2007In a recent Newsweek poll, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was listed among such elite individuals as Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan and Bill Gates. “The Baby Boomer Hall of Fame” offered nominees in nine different categories such as Television and Film, Art, Culture and Books, Sports, Medicine and Science, Business and Technology, and Politics. […]
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Roswell Students Bring Story Of Christmas To Life
January 4, 2007The entire student body of Queen of Angels School gathered on Thursday, Dec. 21, to present the Christmas story in Scripture and song. The program kicked off with the middle school band performing a collection of Christmas carols. The 30-minute presentation of the Christmas story began with the liturgical choir and audience members singing “O […]
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Blessed Trinity Wins State Sportsmanship Award
January 4, 2007Blessed Trinity High School has been named the winner of the Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award. The award, a partnership between the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) and Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives, is presented to a GHSA member high school that “exhibits exemplary sportsmanship—particularly fairness, honesty, respect and responsibility.” “We often refer to the four pillars […]
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Pinecrest Academy Boys Win Holiday Tournament
January 4, 2007The Pinecrest Academy Paladins varsity basketball team traveled to Columbus Dec. 15-16 for the Calvary Christmas Tournament, where they were crowned tournament champions. Pinecrest was victorious over Calvary Christian School by a score of 51-38. Sophomore Michael Metz had a “double double” with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Franco Garcia and Brian Guhde added nine […]
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BT Boys Enter Christmas Break On Winning Note
January 4, 2007Blessed Trinity High School boys ended the 2006 portion of their basketball season with a school best 8-3 record. Their last game, Dec. 16, was a come-from-behind 52-51 road victory over Pace Academy, Atlanta. Junior Jordan Callahan led the team with 13 points. Junior Tyler Cerone also added 11 points, while sophomore Ryan LeGates and […]
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Pro-Life Masses, Speakers, Teen Lock-In Planned
January 4, 2007The Atlanta Archdiocese will sponsor a variety of pro-life events in January, culminating with the Mass for the Unborn on Monday, Jan. 22, at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and priests of the archdiocese will concelebrate the Mass at 10 a.m. on the 34th anniversary of the legalization of abortion […]
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Woodstock Parish Hosts Christmas Lunch For Seniors
December 21, 2006The parish of St. Michael the Archangel hosted its seventh annual Christmas luncheon for seniors. Nearly 250 seniors, who included family members of parishioners and guests from area assisted living and nursing homes, were the honored guests. Set with china and professionally decorated, each table had a different Christmas theme. Father Larry Niese, pastor, welcomed […]
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Karen Vogtner Chosen NCEA ‘Distinguished Principal’
December 21, 2006As she watched her students perform in their annual Christmas program, St. John the Evangelist principal Karen Vogtner had no idea a surprise awaited her. But the superintendent of Catholic schools, Diane Starkovich, had been keeping the secret for over a week and was “about to burst” before she announced the news Dec. 15. The […]
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Men, Women Religious Crucial In Establishing Church
December 21, 2006To better appreciate the vibrancy of the Atlanta Archdiocese today one must go back in history to times such as 1820 when the sparse Catholic population in both Georgia and the Carolinas numbered only 1,000. The church regarded Georgia and the surrounding states as mission country well into the middle of the 1900s. Religious communities […]