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Via Crucis Exposes Humanity In Christ’s Passion
April 13, 2006The day before Nancy Osborne turned 50, Hurricane Katrina roared through, wreaking havoc and nearly destroying her family’s Hattiesburg, Miss., home. Three days later, while out searching for supplies, Osborne’s husband was shot to death, the victim of an apparent attempted carjacking. Left without a husband and father, Osborne and her six children were devastated […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (April 6, 2006)
April 6, 2006On July 2, 1956, Pope Pius XII issued the apostolic decree that created the independent Diocese of Atlanta, separating us from the Diocese of Savannah. During the rest of this year, we will celebrate our 50th anniversary with a series of events intended to allow this happy occasion to touch as many people as possible. […]
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Making A Pilgrimage Of Peace To Taizé
April 6, 2006In looking back at the 20th century, we remember a century of much bloodshed: not one but two world wars, not to mention the countless conflicts throughout the world. In looking to the future, our beloved Holy Father Pope John Paul the Great made an earnest plea to humanity, “No more war!” We have now […]
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Track Meet Honors Archbishop, Fosters Service
April 6, 2006Students from four local Catholic high schools gathered at Blessed Trinity High School for the first Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Invitational Track Meet March 14. Proceeds from the event, which drew almost 300 athletes from Blessed Trinity, Roswell, Marist School and St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, and Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, […]
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Georgia Bishops Disappointed By Passage Of SB 529
April 6, 2006In a statement April 3, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Bishop J. Kevin Boland of Savannah expressed their disappointment that the Georgia General Assembly adopted the immigration-related provisions of Senate Bill 529. The legislation was sent to Gov. Sonny Perdue at the conclusion of the 2006 Georgia legislative session. The two Georgia bishops previously […]
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Sister Leaves Legacy Of Education In Social Justice
April 6, 2006Sister Joyce Ann Hertzig, OP, believes that in her former job as principal for a low-income, racially mixed elementary school that was 3 percent Catholic in rural Alabama, God was preparing her for her work in social justice. In 2003 she became the coordinator of parish social ministry in Atlanta. Since taking her position with […]
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Easter Collection To Benefit Seminarians
April 6, 2006My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Each of us looks to the Church for so many things: access to the sacraments, comfort and assistance in times of need, direction on knowing God’s will for our lives, a source of guidance in living our lives with dignity and integrity and meaning, a vehicle for sustaining […]
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Vocations Fair Aids Those Considering Religious Life
April 6, 2006At the annual vocations fair participants had an opportunity to explore the various ways to live out the calling that God has for them. Held March 11 at the Cathedral of Christ the King, the fair began with a Mass celebrated by Father Tim Hepburn, assistant archdiocesan vocations director and chaplain at the Catholic Center […]
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Local Efforts Increase To Help Those Discerning
April 6, 2006The Vocations Office in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and its director, Father Brian Higgins, are working harder than ever to help those considering a vocation to the priesthood and religious life. Father Higgins is excited about several new and revived programs that will help to further vocations in the archdiocese. Nazareth House, located on the […]
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Holy Week Brings Door-To-Door Witness Of Faith
April 6, 2006Pedal forth Mormons, keep watch Jehovah’s Witnesses, and prepare the way Protestants. Wearing T-shirts reading “be not afraid” and wooden cross necklaces, and armed with canvas bags holding parish bulletins, rosaries and Catholic literature, Catholics are again setting forth during this year’s Holy Week, along with Catholics across the United States and Mexico and in […]