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Masses, Activities To Promote Pro-Life Position
January 12, 2006To commemorate the 1973 landmark abortion decision of Roe v. Wade, the archdiocesan Pro-Life Office will sponsor the annual Mass for the Unborn Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. In addition, a number of other events are planned to mark the historic date and provide an opportunity for Catholics […]
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Prince Of Peace Dedicates New Church … In New Place
January 12, 2006Gathered in their new home, a little over 10 miles from their former one, parishioners of Prince of Peace celebrated as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory dedicated their newly built church Jan. 7. Parishioners assembled in the expansive narthex, bathed in the January sunlight that streamed through the many windows as building committee chairman Joe Meredith […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard
January 12, 2006In two different locations, separated by only a few miles, two groups of young Catholics from the Archdiocese of Atlanta rejoiced in the Faith that unites us all this past Saturday. In spite of a difference in language, they were almost identical in the energy and the happiness they engendered. The Hispanic youth festival that […]
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Archdiocese To Honor Dr. King With Series Of Events
January 5, 2006The Office for Black Catholic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta will sponsor the 22nd annual eucharistic service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 14 at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception from 2 to 4 p.m. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant and homilist for the Mass and will […]
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Former Atlanta Serran, Father Philip Grant Dies
January 5, 2006Father Philip Grant of the Diocese of Charleston, S.C., who was active in the Serra Clubs of metro Atlanta in the 1990s as a lay businessman and a member of St. Patrick’s Church in Norcross, died Dec. 30, 2005. He was 65. Father Grant, who had had a successful career in business, fulfilled a lifelong […]
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One-Man Show Speaks With C.S. Lewis’ Words
January 5, 2006In May 1977 actor Tom Key had just seen his first one-person theatrical production when he was asked by Stamford University in Birmingham, Ala., to read poetry by C.S. Lewis, an author whose works he had devoured in graduate school. Instead he conceived and wrote a one-man production on the life of the acclaimed writer. […]
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Drawing Closer To Christ’s Light In The New Year
January 5, 2006Published: January 5, 2006 The party hats are back in the closet, the tree has seen better days, and the scale indicates that yours truly had one eggnog latte too many during her Christmas break. Welcome to January, the month of dreaded resolutions. Over the years, my resolutions have tended to be fairly me-centered. I […]
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Get Support
January 5, 2006Every Tuesday a group of men and women gathers in a small classroom at Transfiguration Church. As the members greet each other, the small talk quickly centers around the children in their lives. “Where’s your lovely wife, Joe?” one asks another. “She’s at home,” he replies. “We’ve got two sick little ones.” “Tell me about […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (January 5, 2006)
January 5, 2006During the course of the past year, I heard many of the stories of the Faith legacy of our Archdiocese. In various situations, people have shared with me some of the rich history of this local Church. A lovely lady from the Cathedral parish gave me a book several months ago about Archbishop Hallinan. Our […]
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New Education Building Blessed At Kennesaw Parish
January 5, 2006Parents, students, faculty and a parish community celebrated as the new school and parish educational facility at St. Catherine of Siena Church was dedicated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Dec. 20, 2005. The dedication came three months after it was originally scheduled, after Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue canceled school to conserve fuel in late […]