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At the center of a movement against gun violence in schools is a desire for peace
March 22, 2018On March 14, the day of the National School Walkout, students and faculty across the country left their classrooms to protest gun violence at schools and remember the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, one month earlier. I went to Marist School, Atlanta, that day. Fourteen students and […]
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Archdiocese opposes Georgia HB 605 as unfair, catastrophic to the church’s mission
March 22, 2018ATLANTA—In a March 9 statement, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced opposition to Georgia House Bill 605—a proposal to waive statutes of limitations on civil lawsuits claiming sexual abuse of young people against nonprofits and businesses, but not government agencies or public schools. He said, “I write to inform you of an extraordinarily unfair bill currently […]
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Catholic students mark Parkland tragedy with prayers, activism
March 22, 2018FAYETTEVILLE—Like their peers across the country, students at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored the 17 victims of the Parkland, Florida high school shootings. “(Students) have decided this is a problem. This is to bring adults’ attention to this issue, especially politicians and legislators,” said Celia Browning, a junior and organizer of a […]
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Holy Spirit Preparatory boys successfully defend state basketball title
March 22, 2018ATLANTA—For the second consecutive year Holy Spirit Preparatory School boys’ basketball team can stake a claim as the 2018 Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state basketball champions. On March 3 at Mercer University, Macon, Holy Spirit Prep defeated The Heritage School, Newnan, in the Class AAA state finals by a score of 57-51. It was […]
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St. Pius X faces a familiar foe, for the second year in a row
March 22, 2018ATLANTA—The year’s Class AAAA state basketball championship game was practically a duplication of the 2017 contest. The game took place on the same day, March 10, at the same location, Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion. The championship was between the same two teams, St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, and Upson-Lee High School, Thomaston. The ultimate […]
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Fishers of Men encourages friendships for men based on faith
March 22, 2018ATLANTA—About 400 men gathered at Holy Spirit Church for the inaugural Men’s Morning of Spirituality on Saturday, March 10. Fishers of Men, a ministry from Memphis, Tennessee, sponsored the event to build small faith groups of men in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Planning for the day took some 18 months. The effort encourages friendships between men […]
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Irish born priest remembered for healing, prayer ministries
March 22, 2018ATLANTA—The Mass of Christian Burial for Father Denis Dullea, a longtime priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, was held at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, on March 8. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was the principal celebrant with Msgr. Francis G. McNamee, rector for the Cathedral, and several other priests of the archdiocese concelebrating. […]
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Epiphany Byzantine Church announces Holy Week schedule
March 22, 2018ROSWELL—The Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Church invites all to join a spiritual journey to Golgotha and the empty tomb of Easter this Holy Week. The church is located at 2030 Old Alabama Road, Roswell. The Holy Week schedule is as follows: Palm Sunday and the Feast of the Annunciation; Sunday, March 25, at 10 […]
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High schools to host Catholic College Fair at Holy Spirit Prep
March 22, 2018ATLANTA—Seven Atlanta-area high schools are joining forces to host a Catholic College Fair on Monday, March 26, from 6-8 p.m. at Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Atlanta. This is the third year for the event, sponsored by Blessed Trinity High School, Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, Holy Spirit Prep, Marist School, Notre Dame Academy, […]
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Father Charles Okeke, scientist and priest, dies at 61
March 22, 2018ATLANTA—Father Charles Nwora Okeke, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Monday, March 5. He was 61. The son of the late Christopher Okeke and Florence Okeke, he was born in Abatete, Anambra state, Nigeria, on April 11, 1956. He attended Government Secondary School, a boys’ high school located in Afikpo, Abia state, Nigeria. […]