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Discovering Her Faith Leads To Serving Fellow Chinese
November 30, 2006Sabrina Mao was born into a loving Buddhist Chinese family that moved to Taiwan from China in 1948 right before the communist takeover of her homeland. In college at the National Taiwan University she was inspired by her Jesuit sociology professor and Catholic missionaries, never forgetting their loving witness. She recalls the priest and nun […]
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Actor Brings Joseph To Life In ‘Nativity’ Movie
November 30, 2006On the over 100-mile journey to Bethlehem from Nazareth, Joseph leads a donkey carrying a pregnant Mary across narrow paths along steep, rocky mountains and desert terrain, with little more than bread and water to eat. Actor Oscar Isaac, who plays Joseph in “The Nativity Story” movie opening in theatres worldwide Dec. 1, told of […]
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Young Adults Celebrate Decade Of Ministry
November 30, 2006Dressed in their finest and ready to have fun, young adults from across the archdiocese gathered at St. Ann Church in Marietta on Saturday, Nov. 4, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the archdiocesan Young Adult Ministry (YAM) program with a dinner dance and awards presentation. The event gave YAM leaders and participants the chance […]
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Advent Mission Planned At St. Mark, Clarkesville
November 30, 2006St. Mark Church will hold an Advent parish mission entitled “Life is Christ: A Journey to Conversion” Dec. 9 to 15. The mission is open to the public and Catholics who have been away from the practice of their faith are especially invited. The presenter will be Doug Gonzales, director of faith formation and youth […] Full Story
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Christmas Concert To Offer Music From Many Cultures
November 30, 2006The Archbishop James P. Lyke Memorial Mass Choir will sponsor an archdiocesan Christmas concert, “Joyfully United by Our Faith,” on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. at the Sisters Chapel of Spelman College. The event, which is also co-sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholic Ministry and the Office for Hispanic Ministry, will feature […]
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Homecoming Set For Alums Of 4 Catholic Schools
November 30, 2006St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School will hold an alumni homecoming celebration on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 12 noon until 5 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Graduates of St. Peter Claver and of the foundation schools—Our Lady of Lourdes School, Atlanta, St. Anthony of Padua School, Atlanta, and Sts. Peter and Paul School, Decatur—will be […]
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Celtic Christmas Concert Features Grammy Winners
November 30, 2006Moya Brennan and Alison Brown, two Grammy Award winning stars of the international world of Celtic music, are featured in the 14th annual Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert along with a host of well-known regional musicians, dancers, singers and storytellers. The concert takes place at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. […]
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Marist, Pius Advance In Class AAAA Football Playoffs
November 30, 2006Marist School, Atlanta, was held scoreless for three quarters by Dacula High School, but two fourth-quarter touchdowns were just enough to pull out a 14-7 second-round playoff game. With 9:31 left in the final quarter, senior fullback Preston Lyons ran 55 yards for the first score. Lyons finished the game with 141 yards rushing on […]
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Archbishop To Celebrate Athens Guadalupe Mass; 58 Parishes Will Hold Feast Day Liturgies
November 30, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate a bilingual Mass on Tuesday, Dec. 12, for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Athens. The Mass in Spanish and English will be followed by representations of the apparitions of the Virgin to Mexican Indian […]
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Hartwell Parish To Hold Christmas Concert
November 30, 2006Sacred Heart of Jesus Church will hold a Christmas musical celebration at the parish on Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. The hour-long program, based on the theme “One Small Child,” will feature music from Sacred Heart’s Vietnamese choir and the church’s main choir, directed by Nancy Emhart. To commemorate the Gospel reading for Dec. 17, […] Full Story