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‘Into Great Silence’ Reveals Power Of Contemplation
April 26, 2007At times fascinating, at other times frustrating, “Into Great Silence” offers an intimate look at monastic life. It is not always an easy film to watch, but, ultimately, it is rewarding, and its images will stay with you long after you leave the theater. In 1984, filmmaker Philip Gröning first approached the General Prior of […]
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Student Athletes Sign With Colleges
April 26, 2007Kate Willingham, a senior at Marist School, signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer for Sewanee University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. Willingham, who is captain of the soccer team, has received a President’s Scholarship to Sewanee and is a member of both the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society. Marist […]
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Brother Professes Final Vows Of Monastic Life
April 26, 2007A picture of Brother Callistus Crichlow, OCSO, looking out over the lake at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit is one of several photographs in the monastery’s 2007 calendar. When Brother Callistus’ niece, Destiny, was asked who was pictured in the photograph, she had a simple answer. “That’s the pray-er,” she told her mother. “He’s […]
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BT Enters Regional Play With Victory
April 19, 2007Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, defeated Region 6-AAAA opponent, Marist School, as they squared off in their final match of the regular reason. The Region 5-AAA school won four out of the five matches on the Marist courts. In number one singles, freshman Elizabeth Sims defeated her opponent 6-4, 6-2. Sims has been playing the […] Full Story
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Volunteers Make Things Happen At Annual Congress
April 19, 2007The Archdiocese of Atlanta is looking for a few good men … and women. Volunteers are needed to help at the annual Eucharistic Congress, which will be held June 9 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. Consistently, over the past several years, more than 20,000 people have attended the Congress, and volunteers […] Full Story
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Marist Father Andrew McCormack Dies
April 19, 2007Father Andrew George McCormack, SM, died Sunday, April 15, at the age of 76 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta. He was admitted to the home for those terminally ill with cancer more than a week ago, suffering with lung cancer and a resulting pneumonia. He had been living in retirement with […] Full Story
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Our Defeats Become Victories When We ‘Offer It Up’
April 19, 2007“Just offer it up,” said Sister Laurence Therese. She stood before the third-grade class, a larger-than-life figure in her black habit with the crisp white wimple that I associated with the soul. I can’t remember what prompted her remark that day, but “offer it up” was often the advice given to someone who had stubbed […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (April 19, 2007)
April 19, 2007Any number of parents are exploring college options at this time of year with their soon-to-be-graduating sons and daughters. I have had several conversations with some of those parents over the past couple of months, and it is fascinating to hear about the issues that parents are considering when helping their youngsters select a college. […]
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Shooting Tragedy ‘Tremendously Sad,’ Bishop Says
April 19, 2007The April 16 shooting spree at Virginia Tech that left at least 33 people dead is “tremendously sad,” said Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond. In a phone interview just hours after the shootings, Teresa Volante, Catholic campus minister at Virginia Tech, said she had sent out an electronic notice that the Newman Center chapel […]
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Notre Dame Academy Runs For Reading
April 19, 2007They gathered over $54,000 in pledges. They trained for weeks in their daily physical education classes. And on March 28, 394 Notre Dame Academy students ran to raise money for a new school-wide literary program. The event, titled “Run for Reading,” got started about 9 a.m. with an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader leading the school in […]