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Archdiocesan Events Gather Hispanic Young Adults
January 12, 2006Peru native Connie Francia always told herself that she was too busy to attend church activities outside of Mass with being a full time pre-med student and having a hospital job, but then she signed up along with her boyfriend for a Juventud con Cristo retreat that enlightened her path. The Spanish retreat, sponsored last […]
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Event Supports Proliferation Of Pro-Life Message
January 12, 2006Keynote speaker Pia de Solenni, Ph.D., affirmed at the annual Catholic fundraiser for the Georgia Right to Life media campaign that one of the most effective actions people can take is to support these television ads, which reach women where they are, with a nonjudgmental pro-life message, in the comfort of their living room. And […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard
January 12, 2006January is an important month for remembering the past and for looking forward to tomorrow. The entire nation pauses to recall the priceless legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the struggle for civil rights that he led with such integrity and dedication. Soon thereafter, we must also remember the sad bequest of the […]
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The Light Of Revelation In A Small Mississippi Town
January 12, 2006I once drove from Louisiana to Chicago and made stops at our monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky on the way. Feeling hungry, I pulled off Interstate 59 and drove into a small town called Ellisville, Mississippi. It looked to be a very small and old town, with one main street that had a row of […]
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Victor Marulanda, Deacon Candidate, Dies
January 12, 2006A Colombian widower who was about a month away from ordination to the permanent diaconate in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Victor A. Marulanda, died Jan. 2. He was 52 years old and had been involved in ministry to the Hispanic community in several parishes, most recently at St. Lawrence Church in Lawrenceville. Deacon Loris Sinanian, […]
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Masses, Activities To Promote Pro-Life Position
January 12, 2006To commemorate the 1973 landmark abortion decision of Roe v. Wade, the archdiocesan Pro-Life Office will sponsor the annual Mass for the Unborn Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. In addition, a number of other events are planned to mark the historic date and provide an opportunity for Catholics […]
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Prince Of Peace Dedicates New Church … In New Place
January 12, 2006Gathered in their new home, a little over 10 miles from their former one, parishioners of Prince of Peace celebrated as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory dedicated their newly built church Jan. 7. Parishioners assembled in the expansive narthex, bathed in the January sunlight that streamed through the many windows as building committee chairman Joe Meredith […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard
January 12, 2006In two different locations, separated by only a few miles, two groups of young Catholics from the Archdiocese of Atlanta rejoiced in the Faith that unites us all this past Saturday. In spite of a difference in language, they were almost identical in the energy and the happiness they engendered. The Hispanic youth festival that […]
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Archdiocese To Honor Dr. King With Series Of Events
January 5, 2006The Office for Black Catholic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta will sponsor the 22nd annual eucharistic service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 14 at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception from 2 to 4 p.m. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant and homilist for the Mass and will […]
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Former Atlanta Serran, Father Philip Grant Dies
January 5, 2006Father Philip Grant of the Diocese of Charleston, S.C., who was active in the Serra Clubs of metro Atlanta in the 1990s as a lay businessman and a member of St. Patrick’s Church in Norcross, died Dec. 30, 2005. He was 65. Father Grant, who had had a successful career in business, fulfilled a lifelong […]