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Deacon Jack Jansen Left Legacy In Family, Parish
February 2, 2006After Deacon Jack Jansen raised his own family of nine, he was encouraged by his spiritual director to turn some of his exuberant attention to his parish family. Taking the advice of Father Tom Francis, OCSO, he entered formation to become a permanent deacon serving his parish of St. Pius X in Conyers. He was […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Essay Contest Open To High School Students
February 2, 2006St. Patrick’s Day is the only American ethnic celebration that has become a national holiday. Held in honor of Ireland’s national saint, St. Patrick’s Day honors the cultural traditions of the Irish but also the historic American commitment to embrace the multifaceted traditions of all immigrant peoples who have come to America’s shores. In the […]
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Catholic Charities Seeks Furniture For Evacuees
February 2, 2006Catholic Charities of the Atlanta Archdiocese is continuing to collect used furniture in good condition for Hurricane Katrina evacuees moving out of hotels and into apartments, many of whom have no household items and are in desperate need. Secretary for Catholic Charities Joe Krygiel said that about 3,000 households are still in hotels with a […]
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Permanent Deacons To Be Ordained
February 2, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will ordain 15 men to the permanent diaconate Saturday, Feb. 4, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. The men represent 14 different parishes and include two Hispanic candidates and one Vietnamese candidate. The new deacons will join the over 140 ordained deacons who are in active ministry […]
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Serrans Hold Poster, Essay Contest For Vocations
February 2, 2006The Serra Club of Northwest Atlanta will again sponsor its annual poster and essay contest in conjunction with the archdiocesan Vocations Fair, which will be held March 11 at the Cathedral of Christ the King. The theme for this year’s contest is “We Are The Lord’s,” which is Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s motto. Poster submissions […]
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Jewish Museum Hosts Catholic Holocaust Survivor
February 2, 2006Dr. Mathew ‘Maciej’ Sikorski, a Holocaust survivor from Poland and author of “Innocence and Reality: A Miraculous Journey of Faith and Family During WWII,” will speak about his memoir at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5, at The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. The talk is free and open to the public. A discussion and […]
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Annual Hunger Walk To Be Held March 12
February 2, 2006The 2006 Hunger Walk/Run will be held Sunday, March 12, at Turner Field and will benefit several Atlanta hunger relief organizations, including the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Registration begins at noon, and the 10K run begins at 1 p.m. The 5K Walk/Fun Run will follow at 2:30 p.m. Participants can also enjoy old-fashioned carnival […]
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To End Abortion Christians Must Raise Voices, Pray
February 2, 2006As rain clouds amassed outside of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, inside Bishop-emeritus William G. Curlin of Charlotte, N.C., challenged Catholics attending the Mass for the Unborn on Jan. 23 to pray and strive without ceasing to live in Christ’s love, with concern and advocacy not only for the rights of the unborn but […]
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Pro-Life Mass, March Call For Justice For Unborn
January 27, 2006Spirits were high and momentum was on the side of some 2,000 Catholic and other pro-life faithful who gathered under a blue sky on Jan. 21 for a Mass and memorial near the Georgia Capitol to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortion and to mourn the deaths of […]
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On Father Luke, Years Add Only Warmth, Wisdom
January 26, 2006Was it Freud who gave us the notion that we project on a person an expectation that may have little or nothing to do with the person in question? I think it was. Over the years I have heard it is a bad thing to do because then we do not deal with reality. I […]