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Corpus Christi Choir Hosts ‘Gospel Extravaganza’
January 26, 2006A “Gospel Extravaganza” featuring the Corpus Christi Gospel Choir and other choirs will be held at the church Sunday, Feb. 12, to help fund a mission trip by the choir to Grenada. One of a small number of Catholic churches with a gospel choir, the Corpus Christi Gospel Choir came together in July 1999 under […]
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Annual Shepherd’s Night Dinner Set For Feb. 7
January 26, 2006Archdiocesan Catholics are invited to support Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and the priests of the Archdiocese of Atlanta by attending the annual “Shepherd’s Night” dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at St. Brigid Church. Sponsored by the Serra Clubs of Atlanta, the event will honor the work and ministry of the archdiocesan and religious order priests […]
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Credit Union Expands Its Services For Catholics
January 26, 2006As the staff of the Georgia Federal Credit Union looks forward to celebrating the one-year anniversary of its affiliation with the Archdiocese of Atlanta in February, a number of announcements enhancing the organization’s relationship with Catholics of the archdiocese have been announced. The Catholic division of GCFU is “dedicated to the ongoing support of the […]
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Mass To Give Special Focus To Those Who Are Ill
January 26, 2006A special archdiocesan-wide Mass including the Anointing of the Sick will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, at noon at Holy Spirit Church. The liturgy is sponsored by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, whose primary mission is to assist the sick and the less fortunate. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recently wrote a letter to the […]
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Writer Explores 10 Disciplines Of Christian Life
January 26, 2006AUTHENTIC FAITH: The Power of a Fire-Tested Life; by Gary L. Thomas; Zondervan, 2002; 256 pp; paperback; $12.99. What does it mean to follow Jesus? Is going to church regularly and keeping the commandments enough? Not really, according to best-selling author Gary Thomas, who in “Authentic Faith” examines 10 disciplines that he believes God uses to […]
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New Chapel Will Be ‘Heart’ Of St. George Village
January 26, 2006The community at St. George Village now has the opportunity to come to Mass there and to pray before the Blessed Sacrament following the dedication of the Sts. Joachim and Anne Chapel on Dec. 21, 2005 by Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue. Participating in the Mass of Dedication were residents of the new Catholic continuing care […]
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Retired Cop Finds ‘Beautiful’ World At Lourdes
January 26, 2006Pete Marsala journeyed as a volunteer last year to the Catholic pilgrimage site in the Pyrenees of Lourdes, France, where he met an Italian man who had been cured of bone cancer after visiting there in 1963. That pilgrim was the 63rd healing out of 67 at Lourdes to have been certified miraculous by the […]
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Archbishop Offers Mass At Start Of Pro-Life Events
January 26, 2006At a Mass marking the beginning of a series of events mourning the 33rd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory decried societal complacency about accepting the lowered, changeable standards of morality in this nation that are in direct conflict with God’s perfect, timeless standard of respect for the […]
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Movie Programs Provide Eye-Opening Look At Life
January 19, 2006It’s been two years since we at St. Thomas the Apostle parish in Smyrna began our film series, “Holy Hollywood.” I believe some thought that the movies in the series would be explicitly about “religious” subjects—stories dealing with biblical events or personages, saints or holy people or films with “Catholic” issues or settings like the Vatican, popes […]
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MLK’s Flame Of Hope Shines Beyond America
January 19, 2006Published: January 19, 2006 I had heard of and read about, in a limited way, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but had not stopped for a moment to reflect what he signifies in my personal life, until this past weekend as America celebrated Martin Luther King day. This was my first time to celebrate this […]