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Honoring the women and work of the AACCW
April 11, 2013One of the local customs that I have come to treasure since moving to Atlanta is that ladies here still do often choose to wear hats—and they seem to delight in that tradition! Springtime is often hat time for many of our Atlanta ladies. Obviously ladies elsewhere also do wear hats, but there is an […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido
April 11, 2013¡Una de las costumbres locales que he llegado a apreciar desde mi llegada a Atlanta, es que con frecuencia, las señoras aquí, todavía suelen usar sombreros y parecen disfrutar de esta tradición! La primavera es una temporada de sombreros para muchas de nuestras señoras en Atlanta. Obviamente, las señoras en otros lugares también utilizan sombreros, […]
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El Paso Project Gave Push To Be Welcoming Church
April 11, 2013ATLANTA—They are pastors now, but 12 years ago, they were seminarians, accepted as candidates for the Atlanta priesthood by Father David P. Talley, vocations director, and schooled during the summer in a Spanish language and cultural immersion program on the Texas-Mexican border he fostered. Father John Matejek, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw, […]
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Pope Francis Doesn’t Sing Or Chant …Tone-Deaf?
April 11, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—After a musically proficient and polyglot Pope Benedict XVI, it came as a surprise to many that Pope Francis doesn’t sing or chant at Mass or speak foreign languages in public. From his first Mass as pope—his liturgy with the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel March 14—the pope has not chanted […]
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Untying The Knots That Paralyze Us
April 11, 2013When I first saw Pope Francis step onto the balcony, shortly after he had been elected pope, I noticed how calm and joyful he seemed. Here he was, a man who had gone from being a humble cardinal in Buenos Aires to becoming shepherd for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics—and yet he didn’t seem ruffled […]
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From A Life Of Service, New Bishop Finds New Role
April 11, 2013ATLANTA—David Talley had accepted he was never going to be a priest. He had entered the seminary but left after three semesters. A few years later, he spent a year at a Jesuit novitiate, but also left. He found a career, instead, in social work, serving poor families living in Atlanta’s often violent housing projects. […]
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Georgia Native Ordained Atlanta Auxiliary Bishop
April 11, 2013ATLANTA—Ordaining a native son as a bishop for Georgia, the Archdiocese of Atlanta on April 2 received Bishop David P. Talley, as a second auxiliary bishop to assist the archbishop. Reflecting the ongoing growth of the Catholic population of the South, it’s the first time the archdiocese will have three bishops to guide it, and, […]
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Parishioners Not Surprised Pastor Selected As Bishop
April 11, 2013JOHNS CREEK—It was bittersweet for parishioners of St. Brigid Church when they learned that their pastor would be ordained as an auxiliary bishop of the Atlanta Archdiocese. While the loss of him as pastor is difficult, his selection did not surprise them. His respectful and humble nature had touched many parishioners, who say those qualities […]
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He’s Cheerleader-In-Chief At Toni’s Camp
April 11, 2013ATLANTA—When Toni Miralles first approached him about getting involved with the disabilities ministry at St. Jude Church, Atlanta, Father David Talley did not realize the central impact it would have on his life and ministry. For the new parochial vicar, the zeal of Miralles, who started the ministry to assist her own daughter, Felicia, led […]
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The Coat Of Arms Of Bishop David P. Talley, M.S.W., J.C.D.
April 11, 2013The episcopal heraldic achievement, or bishop’s coat of arms, is composed of a shield, which is the central and most important part of the design, a scroll with a motto and the external ornamentation. The design is described (blazoned) as if the description was being given by the bearer (from behind) with the shield being […]