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Historical Jubilee Pilgrimage Set For Oct. 17-18
September 14, 2006Catholic history lovers will have a unique opportunity to celebrate the jubilee of the Diocese of Atlanta with a pilgrimage to some of the archdiocese’s most historically important sites. The jubilee pilgrimage, part of the celebration commemorating Atlanta’s elevation to a diocese in 1956, is a two-day, overnight trip, set for Oct. 17-18. Led by […]
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St. Anthony Triduum Planned
September 14, 2006A St. Anthony of Padua Triduum will be held at St. John Vianney Church in Lithia Springs from Sept. 24-27, which will include a relic of St. Anthony. Father Jude Winkler, a Conventual Franciscan Friar and priest from the St. Anthony of Padua Province, will conduct the sessions. Father Winkler will conduct all Masses at […] Full Story
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Annual Rosary Rally To Be Held At OLA
September 14, 2006The 35th annual archdiocesan Rosary Rally will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7, beginning at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue will be the principal celebrant. This year’s rally will be offered for the living and deceased priests and deacons of the archdiocese, in keeping with the theme […]
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St. Pius Players To Present Famed Charlie Brown Musical
September 14, 2006The Pius Players of St. Pius X High School, under the direction of Bonnie E. Spark and producer, principal Steve Spellman, will present “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” Oct. 9-13 and Oct. 16-20 in the Monsignor Terry W. Young Center for the Performing Arts at St. Pius. Featuring the characters of Charlie Brown, Linus, […]
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Football Season Begins For Catholic High Schools
September 14, 2006Marist School hosted Region 6-AAAA rival Tucker High School in their home opener Sept. 8. Marist fell behind 21-3 with less than six minutes to go in the second quarter. A touchdown run by senior fullback Preston Lyons before halftime cut the deficit by 11. In the third quarter Marist scored two more touchdowns and […]
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New Orleans Parish Finds ‘Our Faith In Misery’
September 14, 2006Steven Madere drives 30 miles daily from the house he bought following Hurricane Katrina to Resurrection of Our Lord Church and School to assist Father Michael Joseph Vinh Nguyen as a volunteer in cleaning up, painting, landscaping and coordinating volunteers from across the nation as they help to rebuild nine parish buildings. Madere had had […]
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Our Lady Of Sorrows, Pray For Us!
September 7, 2006When I think of Mary, I picture a joyful young girl, running to her cousin, Elizabeth, to share the news of her pregnancy. I see the twosome, sitting beneath a tree and trying to ponder the mysteries unfolding for them. But the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is Sept. 15 and reminds us that […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 7, 2006)
September 7, 2006A promise made is a promise kept! Earlier this year during a meeting in my office, I made a promise to the leadership of our Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women that I would devote one of my columns to their organizations and to the upcoming AACCW Convention. I am honored to fulfill that promise […]
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Immigration Field Hearings Elicit Strong Response
September 7, 2006Georgia now has the seventh largest population of undocumented immigrants in the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Gwinnett County, where I have lived for more than 10 years, has been dubbed “Georgia’s largest immigrant hub.” My neighbors are from Bosnia, China, India, Korea, Mexico and Vietnam (not to mention Ohio, Indiana, […]
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‘Red Mass’ Offers Chance To Pray For Peace, Justice
September 7, 2006Imagine the scene: a grand choir chanting the Veni Creator Spiritus and a great procession, including numerous dignitaries, magistrate judges, public officials—all garbed in their academic robes, with flowing red garments. The clergy, together with the archbishop, all dressed in scarlet red vestments. Together, they enter into the church to pray. It is a grand […]