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[ In Church/Civic ]
Lord Nelson Mass by Joseph Haydn Set for Late Spring
This highly dramatic masterpiece, presented by Voices of North Georgia, will be heightened through brief narratives and visuals...
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[ In Local TV ]
EWTN to Cover March for Life in San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Former Planned Parenthood Director Abby Johnson will share a personal testimony this weekend on EWTN Radio. Her story, “A Change of Heart,” can be heard at 9 a.m. , Sat., Jan. 23, or 5 p.m., Sun., Jan. 24...
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Southern Catholic Students to Travel to Washington for March for Life
While a small group of students at the local college will head to Washington, D.C. this week, the majority of the student body will stay closer to home and participate in the March for Life and Mass for the Unborn in downtown Atlanta...
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[ In Faith & Values ]
EWTN To Air 2010 March for Life/Walk for Life
With Congress now meeting to resolve differences between the Senate and House versions of the health care bill -- which includes the Senate version’s massive funding of abortion -- the 2010 March for Life has become one of the most important in history...
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'Catholics Returning Home' Offered at St. Brigid in January
Whether you have been away from the Church for a short while, a few years, or even decades, Saint Brigid's is here to help you take another look at the Catholic Church...
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[ In Schools ]
'K4J' Instills Virtuous Lifestyles in Local Students
Kids 4 Jesus, or K4J, involves students, teachers and parents in fun and interactive virtue formation.  The program has been utilized at Forsyth County's Pinecrest Academy as part of the school's curriculum for more than eight years...
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[ In Announcements ]
Father Shawn Aaron, L.C. Installed as President of Southern Catholic College
Father Aaron joined the Legion in 1991, and was ordained to the priesthood in Rome in 2002.  He has degrees in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, Rome.  He has served on the boards of several Legion-affiliated schools, worked as a retreat director and leader of national evangelization efforts and played a major role in development efforts for the Legion in North America...
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National Religious Leaders Release Historic Declaration on Christian Conscience
A recent Washington, D.C., press conference unveiled a 4,700-word statement signed by some 150 Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical leaders.  The statement is called the Manhattan Declaration...
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Marriage and Annulments Seminar to be Hosted on December 2
A representative from the metropolitan Tribunal will be present at the program, held at St. Brigid in Alpharetta, to explain the Church's teaching on marriage and annulments.  No registration is needed... 
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[ In Faith & Values ]
Advent Study: My Soul Magnifies the Lord - A Scriptural Journey with Mary
Take a step away with St. Brigid Catholic Church from the material preparations of the season and join us as we rejoice at the advent of our Savior!  In our Advent study, we will accompany Mary thorough the events of her life as she accompanies us on our own pilgrimage of faith...
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[ In Faith & Values ]
EWTN To Be Made Available in HD
“EWTN is the only Catholic television network available in this format,” said EWTN President and CEO Michael P. Warsaw. “We chose to launch HD in December so we could bring our viewers all the beautiful images of the Christmas season using the most advanced technology"...
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Curious About the Catholic Faith?
Staff members, Todd Coury, a revert who returned to the Catholic Church in 2002, and Robin Kirk, a recent and passionate convert to the faith, will present this informative program and answer any questions you might have regarding the Catholic faith...

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[ In Opinion ]
Major Newspapers Blast Catholicism, Says Catholic League President
On Sunday, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd recalled that when she was in grade school, "Nuns were second-class citizens then and 40 years after feminism utterly changed America, they still are." She called Pope Benedict XVI the "uber-conservative pope," a.k.a. "God's Rottweiler," who was once "a conscripted member of the Hitler Youth"...
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Girl's Challenge Club Serves the Elderly in Forsyth County
On Wednesday, October 21, groups of 7th and 8th grade girls went out into the Forsyth community to assist the elderly in cleaning up their yards. They arrived with rakes, gardening gloves, gardening tools and great attitudes, ready to help...
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French Priest Traveling in U.S.A. With St. Mary Magdalene’s Relic
Mary Magdalene is recorded in the Gospels as the first witness of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ...
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