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Passionist Father Will Speak At Holy Cross
February 26, 2004Holy Cross Church in Atlanta will hold a parish mission with the theme “Called to Discipleship” on Sunday through Wednesday, March 7-10 with Father Richard Parks, CP. The sessions will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night and will run around 35 minutes. On Sunday evening, Father Parks will speak on “Love and Commitment.” The topic […]
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Two Douglas County Parishes Come Together For Lenten Mission
February 26, 2004Three priests with the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) will lead members of Douglas County’s two Catholic congregations in a five-day Lenten season mission. Members of St. John Vianney Parish in Lithia Springs will join those of Douglasville’s St. Theresa’s Parish for the mission to be hosted by St. Theresa’s, located at 4401 […] Full Story
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Lay Ministers To Present Mission At Holy Trinity
February 26, 2004“John 17 Mission: Building Parish Community,” an experience of lay spirituality presented by New York-based lay ministers John and Kathleen Colligan, will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City from March 7-10. The purpose of the mission is to build a stronger sense of parish community and to develop a renewed awareness of […]
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Marist Holds Annual Model Arab League
February 26, 2004The 13th annual Model Arab League convened at Marist School on Thursday, Jan. 29 and Friday, Jan. 30. More than 240 students representing 20 schools in the Atlanta area attended the simulated conference of Arab countries to discuss international issues facing these nations. Each school represents one or more Arab nations, and students conduct diplomatic […]
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Christ Our Hope Church Will Hold Lenten Revival
February 26, 2004Pastor Father Jack Durkin and parishioners of Christ Our Hope Church in Lithonia invite all to the Lenten Revival series “I Will Arise and Return to My Father” beginning on Sunday, March 7 and ending on Tuesday, March 9. The event for the family will be held at 7 p.m. nightly. Ursula Bleasdell, better known […] Full Story
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Archdiocese Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary Of Perpetual Adoration By Hosting Eucharistic Congress
February 26, 2004Ten years since Archbishop John F. Donoghue instituted perpetual adoration, the Archdiocese of Atlanta is preparing to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi by hosting its ninth annual Eucharistic Congress on June 12 at the Georgia International Convention Center. “I have been in this archdiocese for 55 years, and this is the most spectacular religious […]
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It’s Time To Amend The Blaine Amendment – Commentary
February 19, 2004The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States declares, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of […]
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Ash Wednesday Prayer Evokes Nuns’ Humility
February 19, 2004Ash Wednesday is a humbling day. We walk to the altar and hear the rather dismal words, “Thou art dust, and to dust thou shall return” while the priest makes a smudgy black cross on our foreheads. We sit down and hear the words repeated hundreds of times, until everyone in church has a smudge. […]
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Shooting Arrows At Cupid
February 19, 2004Valentine’s Day is a day that just doesn’t seem to go away. It keeps returning year after year, only to put holes in the wallets of great men everywhere. Contrary to popular belief, February 14 is not a day of love. It is a day of sorrow. Consider the following. Every year on Valentine’s Day, […]
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March Novena Dedicated To Themes Of Hope
February 19, 2004St. Michael the Archangel Church will offer a Nine-Day Novena of Hope March 1-9. The program will feature various themes dedicated to causes for social justice. Father Paul Flood, pastor of St. Michael, said that he wanted to offer “something special for our Lenten season.” “It has been a big undertaking,” he said. “It promises […]