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A Cold Priest Considers Why Winter’s Come South
February 3, 2005Well, here I am stuck in my home in an ice storm on the last Sunday of January, with no electricity. I’m unable to get out to Mass due to shut down roadways. I’m able to heat chicken noodle soup on the wood-burning stove, so thank God for little favors. Upset and frustrated, I’m trying […]
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Cathedral To Present Lenten Music Series On Fridays
February 3, 2005Throughout the ages, the Fridays of Lent have been a special time of fasting and reflection. And throughout the ages musicians have created some of the most extraordinary music ever written for the various celebrations of Lent. This year, on the five Fridays of Lent, the Cathedral of Christ the King will present a new […]
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Pope John Paul II Hospitalized After Falling Ill
February 3, 2005Pope John Paul II was taken to a Rome hospital late Feb. 1 with severe breathing problems caused by an inflammation in his throat, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls told reporters in a statement issued at midnight. The pope, 84, came down with the flu Jan. 30. About 10:50 p.m. Feb. 1 he was rushed to […]
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Archbishop Affirms Deacons’ Many Roles
February 3, 2005They are an essential part of the ministry of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and at a special Mass and reception in their honor, hundreds of permanent deacons were affirmed by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory for their many contributions. On Jan. 27, deacons who serve in the Archdiocese of Atlanta gathered at […]
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Letter from Archbishop Gregory on the National Black and Indian Mission Collection
February 3, 2005Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The annual National Black and Indian Mission Collection will be gathered in the Archdiocese of Atlanta on the weekend of February 12-13, 2005. For over a hundred years there has been a strong program of the Church for evangelization programs. Bishops sending priests and sisters to minister with the […]
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Lenten Regulations
February 3, 2005The Archbishop’s Office has issued the following Lenten regulations: Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and is a day of universal fasting and abstinence. The following fasting and abstinence regulations are observed throughout Lent: Abstinence from meat is observed on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 9), Good Friday (March 25), and all the Fridays of Lent […]
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Pope’s Lent Message Speaks Of Needs Of Elderly
February 3, 2005This is the Vatican text of Pope John Paul II’s Lenten statement, released Jan. 27. Lent begins next Wednesday, Feb. 9, which is Ash Wednesday. Dear brothers and sisters: Each year, the Lenten season is set before us as a good opportunity for the intensification of prayer and penance, opening hearts to the docile welcoming […]
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Faith-Based Groups Rally Around Proposed Amendment
February 3, 2005Less than a month into his role as the new shepherd of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory stood shoulder to shoulder at the state Capitol with Gov. Sonny Perdue and other advocates of an amendment that would allow faith-based organizations to apply for state funds. January 28 was a chilly day as […]
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Ignatius House Offers Lenten Prayer Exercises
February 3, 2005The Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center is offering a weekly program of direction for daily prayer at home and individual consultation during the season of Lent to anyone interested in a special spiritual way to spend the Lenten season. The weeks of prayer will cover phases of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola along […]
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Mini-Series On Mass Part Of St. Anthony’s Parish Renewal
February 3, 2005In 2003 and 2004, St. Anthony of Padua Church in the historic West End of Atlanta underwent a strategic planning process. Numerous meetings were held with community members, staff and parishioners to discern parish concerns. In part because of this undertaking, and in recognition of the Year of the Eucharist declared by Pope John Paul […]