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At first glance, collecting canned food may seem like an odd way for a church to help stop human trafficking. But Greg Chevalier, the chairman of outreach ministry for Brookhaven…
February 23, 2013 / / Read More
Several local Catholic parishioners said recently they hoped their church’s next worldwide leader would be energetic and ready to address new challenges. “I don’t want to say ‘a younger man,’…
February 23, 2013 / / Read More
From left, Rabbi Mario Karpuj, Rabbi Anilia Bortz, building committee head Fred Wachter and Congregation Or Hadash President Betsy Edelman smile after carrying Torah scrolls from The Weber School to…
February 23, 2013 / / Read More
The Bible is filled with stories of passion. Some of its stories portray bravery and treachery; others depict loyalty and love. In honor of Valentine’s Day – a day for…
February 13, 2013 / / Read More
Bobby Ezor remembers why he joined the Ahavath Achim Synagogue 34 years ago. “They offered us a free membership if we married there,” the Buckhead lawyer recalled. “We’ve been members…
January 12, 2013 / / Read More
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me … you know how the song goes. But more than just lyrics about turtledoves and partridges, the 12…
December 29, 2012 / / Read More
A dispute about a developer’s plans to demolish an old church on Mitchell Road ended in a way that controversial zoning cases rarely do: a compromise that mostly satisfied everyone.…
December 20, 2012 / / Read More
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church has scheduled a prayer vigil at 5 p.m. today, Dec. 16, for the children killed in the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The vigil will…
December 16, 2012 / / Read More
The church with its giant white columns and pointed steeple looks pleasantly ordinary to drivers caught in the constant flow of traffic along Roswell Road. It’s easy to miss, tucked…
December 16, 2012 / / Read More
It would be an understatement to say Sister Valentina Sheridan is a people person. Known to most as Sister Val, Sheridan can almost always be found walking the halls at…
December 2, 2012 / / Read More