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Archdiocese receives gift of nun doll collection
March 8, 2018ATLANTA—To Margaret Alsup of Cumming, her nun dolls were like friends. And in looking for a permanent home for her beloved dolls, in December 2017 she donated her 75 carefully and meticulously created nun dolls to the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Office of Archives and Records. Educated by the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, Alsup […]
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Technology requires positive choices, says media-savvy sister
March 8, 2018ATLANTA—The Internet. Social media. Smart phones. Technology can be used for good as well as evil—but it takes the commitment and faith of a discerning Christian to make healthy, positive choices when it comes to media use in this ever-changing technological world. Sister Helena Burns, FSP, a media literacy and Theology of the Body expert, […]
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Talent of St. Pius X art students on display
March 8, 2018ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School is hosting the 14th annual juried visual arts show exhibit through Friday, March 16, at the school. An opening reception was held Feb. 23 in the Young Center auditorium, followed by a reception. Artwork in a variety of media will be on display. Categories for judging included drawing, painting, sculpture, […]
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Aquinas Center kicks off series on roles and legacy of Pope Francis
March 8, 2018ATLANTA—Pope Francis’ ministry leading the church for the past five years has focused on “justice in the world, mercy in the church,” according to a speaker at the Aquinas Center of Theology. Desiring a church supporting people on the margins of society, Pope Francis wants to “shape a community of faith which has the capacity […]
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Deacon N. Michel “Mike” Landaiche Jr. dies Jan. 26
March 8, 2018PEACHTREE CITY—Deacon N. Michel (Mike) Landaiche Jr. died Friday, Jan. 26. He was 83. He was born on Feb. 25, 1934, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the only son of N. M. Landaiche Sr. (Bob) and Leonie Gremillion Landaiche. He was preceded in death by his sister, Judith Ann Landaiche, in 2015. He grew […]
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Father Denis Dullea, an Atlanta priest for almost 57 years, dies
March 8, 2018ATLANTA—Father Denis F. Dullea, a longtime priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Sunday, Feb. 25. Born Jan. 28, 1935, in Cork City, Ireland, he was 83 at the time of his death and resided at St. George Village in Roswell. The son of Denis and Nora O’Sullivan Dullea, he attended St. Finbarr’s Seminary, Farranferris, […]
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CRSA to host New Americans Celebration
March 8, 2018ATLANTA—The Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA) will have the 2018 New Americans Celebration at the Georgia State Capitol with events on Tuesday, March 13, and Thursday, March 15. The celebration brings together more than 300 new Americans and community supporters in order to engage with Georgia’s lawmakers and show support for refugees and immigrants. […]
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Hospital’s culture formed by charism of sisters
March 8, 2018ATLANTA—A nurse for 50 years, Sister Peggy Fannon, RSM, has lived out her vocation at the bedside of patients facing severe burns, cancer and other critical conditions. And as National Catholic Sisters Week celebrates religious women, the Sister of Mercy feels privileged to have attended nursing school and served 45 years at Emory Saint Joseph’s […]
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Almost 2,000 on journey to join church at Easter
March 8, 2018ATLANTA—Victoria Minino, of Alpharetta, didn’t have a faith tradition in her life growing up. Instead her parents told her to explore and make choices on her own. Her decision came as a young adult. At 22, she is preparing to be baptized and to receive the sacraments of the Catholic Church. She attended Mass growing […]
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UGA graduate inspired to help Tanzanian people
March 8, 2018ATLANTA—University of Georgia graduate Maria Harding is spending a gap year before graduate school in Moshi, Tanzania, teaching university classes and volunteering at an orphanage. Harding made her first trip to the Eastern African nation in the summer of 2016 with UGA’s annual Serving Learning Study Abroad program. “That’s when the children at the Upendo […]