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Celebrating The Ongoing Gifts Of God
May 4, 2006Guerric professed his solemn vows here on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation. It was a happy day here. Solemn professions move us all deeply—the life of a good and loving man becomes a part of us. Guerric has been here six years. The sharing of his life with ours did not begin on […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (May 4, 2006)
May 4, 2006Georgetown University is the oldest Catholic college in the United States. When it was founded by the first U.S. bishop—Archbishop John Carroll—in 1789, its student body boasted a staggering 12 students—all males! Those modest beginnings have produced a world-class institution that would hardly have been envisioned more than 217 years ago. In those opening moments […]
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CTK Brownies Go To The State Capitol
May 4, 2006On Monday March 6, members of Brownie Girl Scout Troop 317 from Christ the King School delivered 800 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to the Georgia State Capitol and surrounding legislative offices. Brownie Sydney Bloeme sold 800 boxes to Reece and Associates, a public affairs law firm. Wayne Reece requested that each member of the […]
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Father Damian Turk, 48 Years A Trappist Monk, Dies
May 4, 2006Father Damian Turk, OCSO, a monk priest at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, died just before midnight on Tuesday, April 25. He was 80 years old. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 15, 1925, he was born the eighth of nine children and baptized Lawrence Christ Turk at the Church of St. Lawrence in […]
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New Principal Chosen For Holy Redeemer School
May 4, 2006Holy Redeemer School in Alpharetta, a flourishing regional Catholic elementary school that opened in 1999, will receive a new principal July 1, Dr. Eric E. Westley. Succeeding the school’s founding principal Mary Reiling, Westley has been serving in administration at St. Bernard Academy in Nashville, Tenn., for the past two years. He has over 25 […]
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Jubilee Celebration For Sisters Inspires Gratefulness
May 4, 2006It was a day of celebration, reunion and farewells for the women Religious of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, who gathered together for their annual luncheon in early April at St. Peter Chanel Church. The Atlanta Conference of Sisters, led by Sister Mary-beth Beres, OP, joined together in prayer and fellowship April 1 for a luncheon […]
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‘Walk By Faith’ To Send Help To Haiti
May 4, 2006Our Lady of Lourdes Church is hosting the first “Walk by Faith” 3K Walkathon on May 20. The walkathon is being held to promote healthy lifestyles in the community and to raise funds for educating 150 children in the Atlanta church’s sister parish, Our Lady of Fatima, in Lafossett, Haiti. Haiti is arguably the poorest […]
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Marist Paper Wins Press Awards
May 4, 2006Marist School’s newspaper, The Blue and Gold, and literary magazine, The Rapier, both won the Silver Crown Award at the Columbia Scholastic Press Awards Conference held in March. Publications are judged on their excellence as shown by their design, photography, concept, coverage and writing. This was the first nomination and win for The Rapier. Crown […]
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Conversion Explored From Feminine Perspective
May 4, 2006“THE CATHOLIC MYSTIQUE: Fourteen Women Find Fulfillment in the Catholic Church,” by Jennifer Ferrara and Patricia Sodano Ireland. Our Sunday Visitor (Huntington, Ind., 2004); 299 pp.; paperback; $14.95. Jennifer Ferrara had a dilemma. An ordained Lutheran minister, she was upset over her religion’s refusal to take a definite position on the sanctity of life. Ferrara […]
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‘Crazy Crawfish’ To Help New Orleans Church
May 4, 2006Inspired to help a New Orleans church and school devastated by Hurricane Katrina, a group of Atlanta young adults will host the inaugural “Crazy Crawfish Boil Benefit” on Saturday, May 20, at 983 Canter Road, a private home near Lenox Mall, from 4-11 p.m. The event is described as a “great big New Orleans-style party […]