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Social Justice Workshop To Be Held In Atlanta
August 2, 2007JustFaith Ministries will conduct a workshop to generate and strengthen the desire to connect the Catholic faith with social justice issues present in the world on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. JustFaith is a justice formation program that provides Catholics with a lively and […]
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Book Views Harry Potter Through Moral Lenses
August 2, 2007THE MYSTERY OF HARRY POTTER: A Catholic Family Guide; by Nancy Carpentier Brown; Our Sunday Visitor, 2007; 175 pp; paperback, $12.95. Are the Harry Potter books safe for kids? This question has been bandied about for years, with some parents insisting the books encourage young children to see witchcraft and magic as ordinary parts of […]
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Black Catholic Congress Brings Challenges Home
August 2, 2007The 10th National Black Catholic Congress came to a close July 15, after more than 2,000 black Catholics spent four days praying, celebrating and learning more about the eight principles that pose challenges to African-American communities and how those challenges relate to the seven sacraments. The theme of the July 12-15 gathering was “Christ Is […]
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Former Gov. Jeb Bush Says Faith Sustains Service
August 2, 2007Jeb Bush prayed as much of the nation watched the 2000 presidential election results roll in. His older brother, Republican candidate George W. Bush, relied on him as his campaign chairman to deliver Florida, an important state needed to win the national election. But the initial reports showed the state favoring his opponent. In that […]
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Film Eloquently Depicts Country’s First ‘Shock Jock’
July 19, 2007“Talk to Me,” the new film directed by Kasi Lemmons, is often funny, touching and thought provoking, and it always seems real. This genuineness is a tribute to the man who inspired the story, Washington, D.C., radio personality Petey Greene, whose trademark style was to speak his mind candidly, even on topics others did not […]
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Eight Catholic Schools Join New Voucher Program
July 19, 2007Eight Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are among the 114 schools participating in the new Georgia scholarship program for students with disabilities. The Georgia Board of Education approved the school list July 12 in time for parents to register students for the upcoming school year. Faith-based educational programs, including Christian, Jewish and Islamic […]
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Love Of Teaching Motivates Associate Superintendent
July 19, 2007Technically Tom Campbell has always lived south of the Mason-Dixon Line, but said he has never received Southern hospitality like the welcome he has gotten during his two weeks in Georgia. Campbell, a native of Maryland, has begun a new position for the Archdiocese of Atlanta as the associate superintendent of Catholic schools under Diane […]
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Celebrating A Simple Life
July 19, 2007It’s a blisteringly hot day when we head over to Andalusia, the farm where Flannery O’Connor lived with her mother, from 1951 until her death at age 39 on August 3, 1964. We leave the downtown area of Milledgeville and drive pass the tacky strip of fast-food restaurants and stores, which in Flannery’s day would […]
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Sarah And Clara—A Touch Of God
July 19, 2007I went to St. Anna’s Parish in Monroe last year to preach at the Masses and ask for financial help for the monastery. I have gone to several parishes over the last year or so and enjoy meeting people. Many memories come back to me of my years in parish life. When I gaze at […]
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Troy Davis Receives 90-Day Reprieve
July 19, 2007The execution of Troy Davis has been postponed for 90 days to give the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles more time to hear his case. The decision was made July 16, less than 24 hours before his scheduled execution. Davis, who was convicted in 1991 of shooting a Savannah police officer working an off-duty […]