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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido
August 30, 2013Published: August 30, 2012 “¿El hacerse un tatuaje es considerado un pecado?” Esa fue una de las preguntas que tuve que responder el martes pasado en la tarde, en Milledgeville, cuando hice mi visita anual al ministerio católico de Georgia College. Puedo asegurarles que el joven que se hizo un tatuaje, no ha cometido ningún […]
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Dinner, Retreat Help With Discerning God’s Call
August 30, 2013Late night noise isn’t unusual when several dozen teens get together. But how about solving the problem? Praying the rosary together is unusual. That’s one way that Joseph Ndoum, 15, who attends St. Francis of Assisi Church, Cartersville, knew a weekend retreat hosted by the Atlanta Archdiocese’s Vocations Office was a unique experience. “It may […]
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Artist Georges Rouault’s Celebration Of Life
August 30, 2013It has been a long, hot summer, a summer marked by extremes in both the environment and human nature, and as a new academic year begins, many of us will look again to the solace of the arts. For most of my life, I have turned to art in times of trouble, and though much […]
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Our Lady Of Charity To Be Honored Sept. 8
August 30, 2013The 400th anniversary of the feast of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, Cuba (Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobreis) will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. The procession for the celebration is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., and Mass begins at 7 p.m. […]
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OLA Offers Monthly Masses For Addiction
August 30, 2013Our Lady of the Assumption Church is beginning a new ministry for anyone who is impacted by any kind of addiction. On the second Saturday of each month, a Mass will be celebrated for those struggling with alcoholism, other drug addictions, eating disorders, nicotine addiction, gambling addiction, prescription addiction, sexual addiction or any other difficulty … Continue reading OLA Offers Monthly Masses For Addiction
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Nigerian Priest Is New Pastor Of Christ Our Hope
August 30, 2013Father John Paul Ezeonyido has answered Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s call in June to serve as pastor of Christ Our Hope Church, a position to which he is still adjusting. “I have always understood being a pastor as being a shepherd, helping to bring people closer to Christ,” said Father Ezeonyido. “And I understand that […]
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Gambian community connects through Sang Marie
August 30, 2013ATLANTA—Hundreds of Gambian believers crowded into the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Saturday, Aug. 17, to celebrate “Sang Marie.” Led by the 30-member choir, the immigrants sang and prayed in their native language as Bishop Robert P. Ellison, of the Diocese of Banjul in Gambia, was the homilist at the Mass, which gathered the local faith community of […]
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Western church leaders warn against intervention in Syria
August 30, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—As speculation mounted about Western air strikes on Syria, a committee of U.S. bishops called for a political solution, and Catholic leaders in Europe warned military intervention could lead to an escalation of hostilities. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the chairman of the bishops’ Committee on International Justice and […]
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New stewardship director here to use his ‘gifts and talents’
August 30, 2013ATLANTA—David R. “Dave” Spotanski started work at the Chancery on Monday, Aug. 26, as the director of stewardship for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In his new role, his office will encourage and support the stewardship of time, talent and treasure for Catholics in north and middle Georgia, as well as assisting parishes, agencies and ministries […]
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Pope denounces ‘multiplication of massacres,’ atrocities in Syria
August 29, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis called again for an end to the fighting in Syria, denouncing the “multiplication of massacres and atrocious acts,” including the suspected chemical weapons attack that left hundreds dead. As U.N. weapons inspectors received permission from the Syrian government Aug. 25 to visit the site of the alleged attack, Pope Francis said […]