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All Saints Class Fosters Good Posture, Vitality
March 10, 2005Beth Scupham begins her weekly yoga class at All Saints Church, with everyone standing erect in a quiet “mountain posture” and being mindful of their breath and focusing on what they’re doing in the moment. They then do some different postures standing and later do some on the floor. Following a short rest they have […]
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Bill Corrigan, Peace And Justice Advocate, Dies
March 10, 2005—At the memorial Mass for Bill Corrigan the Gospel was the Beatitudes. For those who knew him, his life had already been a vivid witness to this Scripture. Unbowed by age, Mr. Corrigan remained a stalwart Christian activist for peace and social justice, until illness incapacitated him. He died Feb. 25 at the age of […]
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Classic Story Transformed With ‘Bollywood’ Flair
March 10, 2005“Bride and Prejudice” takes a traditional story and turns it into an exuberant, unabashedly romantic, singing and dancing extravaganza. Based on Jane Austen’s novel “Pride and Prejudice,” the plot of the film is familiar. A scheming mother is anxious to get her many daughters married. The younger daughters are silly and boy-crazy, but the oldest […]
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Urban Stations Of The Cross To Be Held Good Friday
March 10, 2005Catholic Social Services invites all people of faith to participate in its 25th annual Good Friday Pilgrimage through downtown Atlanta on March 25. Participants in the Urban Stations of the Cross will walk to 14 sites in the city of Atlanta and reflect upon contemporary social issues like rights of workers, homelessness, pro-life issues, immigration […]
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High School Track Meet Honors New Archbishop
March 10, 2005The track and field teams of four Catholic high schools have joined forces to launch the first Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Invitational Track Meet, in honor of the new archbishop of Atlanta. Intended as an annual event, the meet is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, and will be hosted by St. Pius X High School […]
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AACCW Honors Women, Youth Of The Year
March 10, 2005When she was serving as president of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women in 1977, Genevieve Jones-Gesing initiated the first Recognition Day. “I did not feel I knew the women of the archdiocese, but I knew they were out there, serving their church and their community,” she said. “We found that many Catholic women […]
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Mass At Sacred Heart Celebrates Black Catholic History
March 4, 2005Sacred Heart Church will host a Mass to honor the contributions of black Catholics in the history of the Catholic Church on Friday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. This is the second annual “Celebrating Contributions to the Catholic Church in the United States by Black Americans” event sponsored by Sacred Heart Church. Archbishop Wilton D. […]
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‘Chicken Offertory’ Deepens Meaning Of Giving
March 3, 2005The procession began at the far entrance. Slowly a group of six swayed and turned in rhythm with the escalating music. Gift bearers and congregation all happy in song to elongate and dwell on the sacred act of presenting at the Lord’s table. This liturgical moment defined who these people are and expressed the earthy […]
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Priests Mark Anniversaries Of God’s Call To Obedience
March 3, 2005As Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory praised this year’s jubilarians, he encouraged the priests to modestly give thanks for allowing God to “have His way” with them, according to His own plan. On June 1 Archbishop Gregory, along with over 40 priests of the archdiocese, gathered at the Cathedral of Christ the King to celebrate the […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard
March 3, 2005Many of you who have met me during the past five months have mentioned that you first saw me on television during my tenure as President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops before I became your Archbishop. Your comments in those situations have been very kind and heart-warming. Let me now tell you about […]