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Office Focuses On Building Up Ministry To Deaf
November 16, 2006Richard Skiba travels an hour from his home parish to attend Mass in a language he more intimately understands—sign language. Skiba, a Catholic who is deaf, joins others in the deaf community who rely on trained interpreters within the Archdiocese of Atlanta to translate the Mass as well as learn more about the Bible and […] Full Story
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Health Ministers Invited To Ecumenical Advent Day
November 16, 2006The health ministries of All Saints Church, Dunwoody, and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church are sponsoring an ecumenical gathering on “Renewing Hope: An Advent Gathering for Health Ministry” on Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program, featuring speakers working in health ministry and social services, will be held at St. Luke’s, located […]
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Archdiocesan CCHD Appeal Receives Award
November 16, 2006The Archdiocese of Atlanta was recently recognized by the national Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) for its strong support of the Campaign’s anti-poverty mission and for increasing last year’s annual CCHD parish appeal by 22 percent. The award honored Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as well as the previous CCHD archdiocesan director, Sister Joyce Ann […]
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Two Catholic Schools Win State Volleyball Titles
November 16, 2006Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, and Marist School, Atlanta, exorcised the second-place “demons” in this year’s state volleyball playoffs at Marietta High School’s gymnasium to win state championships in Class AAA and Class AAAA, respectively. Blessed Trinity captured its first state volleyball title after losing to Westminster School, Atlanta, in the 2004 and 2005 state […]
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Rivals Rumble In Final Games Of Regular Season
November 16, 2006Excitement and anticipation filled George B. Maloof Stadium when Atlanta’s St. Pius X High School and Marist School collided for their annual game, on a Nov. 10 night that saw temperatures in the low 60s at kickoff. The two teams came into the game with identical records at 8-1. Through nine games St. Pius X […]
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First Archdiocesan Pastoral Council To Convene
November 16, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the formation of the first Archdiocesan Pastoral Council in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, with the discernment process for council members beginning in November and the first meeting planned for April 2007. In a letter to pastors, Archbishop Gregory said, “Since coming to the Archdiocese of Atlanta I have desired […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (November 9, 2006)
November 9, 2006When Atlanta became a diocese in 1956, Saint Joseph’s Hospital was already more than 75 years old. This institution was already a respected and an important presence for the people of the then-new See City. The Mercy Sisters had already established themselves as generous, dedicated, and kindhearted caregivers in the medical profession. There were relatively […]
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Tinker And Augustine
November 9, 2006There is a window in this room where I write, and it offers a generous view of the sky. Last week I was here and paused for a moment and looked at the sky. It was beautiful. The sun, which I could not see, was setting in the west, and the sky was a brilliant […]
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So Others May Live Eternally
November 9, 2006With the movie “The Guardian” recently showing in local theatres, I was reminded of my time in Class 8707 of the United States Navy Rescue Swimmer School in Pensacola, Fla. Training was more than intense as the instructors sought one answer, “If we jump you out of an aircraft on a cold moonless night in […]
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Jubilee Pilgrimage Links Old, New For Catholics
November 9, 2006A two-day pilgrimage recently retraced early Catholic history in Georgia, linking the past to the present as Catholics of the new millennium remembered and prayed for those who brought the faith to this region over 200 years ago. Pastors in each location welcomed the pilgrims, who traveled by bus to Locust Grove, Sharon, Washington, Milledgeville, […]