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The Good News Of Redemption
March 11, 2004When I was a child, grocery stores doled out stamps with purchases, and it was fun running home and pasting the stamps into little booklets, then looking through the catalog to see what you could get. In college, when money was tight, I recall trading stamps for a lovely set of blue and white dishes, […]
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Retreat, Masses In Polish Planned For Lent, Easter
March 11, 2004A Lenten Retreat in Polish will be held on Saturday-Thursday, March 13-18, at St. Marguerite d’Youville Church in Lawrenceville. The retreat will be led by Father Marian Zalecki, SCh, from the Paulin Fathers, Koylestown, Pa., and the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. It will be held during Mass on Saturday, March 13, at […] Full Story
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Catechumens, Candidates Presented To Archbishop
March 11, 2004Touched by the loving Christian witness of Catholics at the Dominican high school he attended in Taiwan, Chi-Bin Yang, whose family is Buddhist, always retained an attraction to Catholicism and a desire for God. After his mother, a devout Buddhist, passed away, Yang began exploring Christianity. While running a restaurant in Alabama with his wife, […]
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Women, Youth Recognized For Outstanding Service
March 11, 2004“I give thanks to God for the blessings he has bestowed upon me,” Iretha Allen, a parishioner at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur, said, “for the works I have done have not been for recognition but to add any small tribute I can to assist in building up the kingdom of God.” Allen […]
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Monastery Marks Anniversary With Mass, Concert
March 11, 2004The Monastery of the Holy Spirit will mark the 60th anniversary of its founding on Sunday, March 21, with an 11 a.m. Mass concelebrated by Archbishop John F. Donoghue and the priests of the archdiocese and a 3 p.m. concert by organist Richard Morris, one in a series of concerts sponsored by the monastery to […]
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‘Hidalgo’: The Little Horse That Could
March 11, 2004A mixture of old-fashioned cowboy story and Arabian Nights tale, “Hidalgo,” the new movie directed by Joe Johnston from Touchstone Pictures, is an interesting, but not overly compelling, tale of a cowboy facing his demons during a long-distance horse race. Set in 1890, “Hidalgo” is the real-life story of Frank T. Hopkins, an army courier who, […]
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Filipino-American Catholics Form Group
March 11, 2004Filipino-American Catholics have been living in the Archdiocese of Atlanta for a very long time now. According to rough estimates, there may be 17,000 to 25,000 of this Asian ethnic group who call the state of Georgia their adopted and permanent home. Out of this number numerous social, cultural and religious organizations have been started […]
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Filipino Catholics Gather For ‘Santo Niño’ Feast
March 11, 2004About 500 Filipino-American Catholics joyously celebrated the feast of the Little Infant Jesus (Señor Santo Niño) on Jan. 17 at Corpus Christi Church. The spirit was festive as Filipinos came from throughout Georgia to be spiritually renewed in their devotion to the Child Jesus, and to seek the Lord’s blessing for themselves and their families […]
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Local Charities To Benefit From 5K Race At UGA Catholic Center
March 11, 2004The Catholic Center at the University of Georgia is sponsoring its 26th annual 5K Human Run and Walk to benefit local charities on Saturday, March 20. The race starts at 9 a.m. at the Catholic Center, and the course runs through Bloomfield Historic District. Long sleeve T-shirts with a new logo will be provided to […]
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St. Catherine Of Siena Hosts Event For Fathers and Sons
March 11, 2004St. Catherine of Siena Church will host its first Father and Son Mass and Breakfast on Sunday, March 28, at 9 a.m. The event is open to all fathers and sons in the archdiocese. During the Mass, participating fathers and sons will have a designated seating area and will receive a special blessing. Breakfast will […]