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Catholics Urged To Contact Legislators This Week
March 23, 2006The leaders of the Justice for Immigrants Campaign, sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, are sending a message urging Catholics to contact their U.S. senators this week in support of legislation most closely matching the provisions of the McCain-Kennedy Bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to meet the morning of […]
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Missionaries Join Hands With Nicaragua’s Poor
March 23, 2006Published: March 23, 2006 ATLANTA—The trash truck rumbled into the city dump in Managua, Nicaragua, and men and boys living in surrounding metal shacks ran up to it to scavenge frantically for food to sell, eat or use, as dirt softly rose and enveloped them in a cloud of dust. Daphne Nordone observed the putrid […]
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Several Groups Plan Trips To Mustard Seed Sites
March 23, 2006Various churches and schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are participating in Mustard Seed Communities mission trips in the Caribbean and Nicaragua to serve at their orphanages for children with disabilities who were abandoned and others in great need. On their spring breaks, Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, students will return to Kingston, Jamaica, and […]
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Experienced HR Executive Lands In ‘New Place’
March 23, 2006Charles J. Thibaudeau, former senior vice president for human resources and corporate support at Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., has been named the new director of human resources for the Archdiocese of Atlanta effective March 20. His career in human resources includes 20 years at Trans World Airlines, Inc., and the last eight years at ASA, […]
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Transfiguration Ministry Helps Those In Job Transition
March 23, 2006The CareerCare Ministry at Transfiguration Church, 1815 Blackwell Road, meets Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings to provide spiritual support and practical help and networking contacts for those who are seeking a new job or are in a time of job transition. The schedule over the coming weeks includes the following: Monday, March 27: Focus/Self-Assessment—a job […]
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Cathedral Choir To Present Stations In Sight, Sound
March 23, 2006For centuries the Stations of the Cross has been one of the most popular Lenten Catholic devotions, and for centuries artists, both visual and musical, have responded to the power of the Stations through magnificent paintings and song. On Friday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. the Cathedral Choir of Christ the King will offer a […]
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Regional Stewardship Conference Set For April 29
March 23, 2006Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Dioceses of Charlotte, Charleston, Raleigh, and Savannah, the fifth Regional Stewardship Day Conference will be held on April 29 at the Embassy Suites in Cary, N.C. The United States Bishops’ Pastoral Letter, “Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response,” is the document that defines stewardship, inspires Catholics, and challenges them […]
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Annual Congress To Connect Eucharist, Outreach
March 23, 2006“Until He Comes” is the theme of this year’s Eucharistic Congress, and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory invites all Catholics from the Archdiocese of Atlanta and beyond to come together for this popular worship and teaching experience. During the daylong event, various speakers and spiritual leaders will explore the meaning of the Eucharist, particularly as a […]
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Let Go Of Fears, Live Life In Faith
March 16, 2006My mom lives in an assisted living facility called Christwood, in Covington, Louisiana. It is a beautiful place, and I know that she is well cared for there by her friends and a wonderful staff. Christwood has a strong connection with the local Episcopalian church. It was founded by that church, and I remember when […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (March 16, 2006)
March 16, 2006This is one of the most challenging columns that I have ever composed since there were so many diverse and wonderful things that I saw and heard last week in Colombia, South America. I was fortunate to visit the home dioceses of many of our priests, to pray with and meet many of the families […]