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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. […]
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Georgia HB 605
March 14, 2018ATLANTA—The following frequently asked questions about Georgia House Bill 605 were provided by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to supplement his March 9 letter to the Catholic community. How does the Archdiocese help survivors of sexual abuse? The Archdiocese of Atlanta offers its services to those who have experienced abuse as a minor by church personnel, […]
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The Oblate Sisters of Providence: An American story
March 12, 2018In observing Black History Month in February 2018, examining the early history of the Oblate Sisters of Providence can teach us several important lessons. The sisters proved exceptional in 19th-century America: They were black and free in a slave society that privileged only whiteness, female in a male-dominated society, Roman Catholic in a Protestant society, […]
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Archbishop announces opposition to Georgia HB 605
March 9, 2018ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has released the following letter in response to HB 605, a bill that is under consideration in the current session of the Georgia General Assembly. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, When I am called to stand before our Heavenly Father to make a full and final accounting of my […]