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Bishops OK liturgy items, endorse sainthood cause, hold elections
November 13, 2014BALTIMORE (CNS)—Though there were no actions on the U.S. bishops’ agenda in Baltimore dealing with immigration, poverty and other public policy issues, the president of their conference said Nov. 11 that he hopes to meet with President Barack Obama and House and Senate leaders soon on several topics. In a brief comment during the annual […]
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The Kingdom of Heaven
November 13, 2014There is a DVD down at our monastery welcome center that we had made for our visitors. It gives a thumbnail sketch of our life here. It is not very long—20 minutes, give or take a few. But it does a good job of touching most of what we are about here. There is one […]
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Grateful acknowledgment of work well done
November 13, 2014For more than eight years, hers was the voice that answered the Archbishop’s phone. She was kind, generous, witty and incredibly insightful. She grew into the job, bringing her vast professional skills into dialogue with her sincere Catholic faith. She probably learned more about the structure and functioning of the Catholic Church during those eight […]
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Then & Now: Former BT basketball player reaching for new heights
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—I saw Tim Cleary for the first time at center court, going up for the opening tip of a Nov. 20, 2004 home game between his Blessed Trinity Titans and the Alpharetta Raiders. It was my inaugural coverage of basketball and that image has always stayed with me. Cleary is soaring high to out jump […]
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Blessed Trinity, Marist win state volleyball championships
November 13, 2014MARIETTA—Defeating Westminster in the Class AAA state volleyball finals in three straight sets (25-17, 25-22, 25-13), Nov. 1, the Lady Titans of Blessed Trinity High School captured their third state volleyball championship in five years. Junior Annie Dempsey and senior Maggie Rick led the team with 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Sophomore Morgan Stalcup was […]
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Cristo Rey competes in first cross country meet
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—Donning uniforms sponsored by the Atlanta Track Club, Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School’s cross country team participated in its first meet, the Golden Eagle Invitational, at the Nash Farm Battlefield, in Hampton, Oct. 25. The team is comprised of 30 student athletes with no prior cross country experience. Members came together for an initial […]
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High exhibits Renaissance masterwork from Florence
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—Three marble panels from a famed organ loft created for the Florence Cathedral in Italy are on display at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta through Jan. 11. The exhibit is titled “Make a Joyful Noise”: Renaissance Art and Music at Florence Cathedral. Italian sculptor Luca della Robbia (1400-1482) created 10 exquisitely detailed panels […]
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Franciscan, Dominican art exhibited in Nashville
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—An exhibit of Renaissance art associated with the Franciscan and Dominican orders is on display in the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, through Jan. 25. The exhibition, titled “Sanctity Pictured,” includes more than 60 works of art from paintings and manuscript illuminations to bronze medals and printed books made between 1250 […]
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Holy Spirit girls place in state cross country competition
November 13, 2014ATLANTA–After an undefeated regular season and a regional tournament win, Holy Spirit Prep School’s girls varsity cross country team competed in the Georgia Independent Schools Association state meet at Darton State College, in Albany, Oct. 25. Holy Spirit raced against 13 other schools and some 100 athletes. The team from the Atlanta independent Catholic school […]
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Marist honors Frank, Cathy Belatti
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—Frank and Cathy Belatti were honored with the 2013-2014 St. Peter Chanel Award, the highest honor Marist School bestows. The award is given annually in recognition of individuals whose support and leadership have advanced the mission of Marist School. The award was given at a recognition dinner in late October at the Cherokee Town and […]