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30th Anniversary MLK Remembrance Includes Mass, Food Drive
January 3, 2013ATLANTA—With the blessings and participation of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, the Office for Black Catholic Ministry’s 30th anniversary remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will begin with Mass on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. The Mass is part of the annual weekend celebration sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholic Ministry. This […]
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Mass For Unborn Marks 40 Years Since Roe V. Wade
January 3, 2013The Archdiocese of Atlanta will observe the 40 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortions in this country. On Jan. 22, 1973, the court issued its rulings in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. In Atlanta, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, there is scheduled a Mass for the Unborn and the Together […]
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Krygiel Retires As Catholic Charities CEO
January 3, 2013When Archbishop John F. Donoghue asked Joe Krygiel to become the chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Atlanta in 2004, Krygiel prayed for clarity. While driving home, he passed a church with the words “God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called” posted outside. It was literally the sign for which Krygiel had […]
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Charities Weather Economic Stress With Merger, Gifts
January 3, 2013ATLANTA—For Catholic charitable work in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2012 was a significant year. Among the major announcements was the merger of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia and The Sullivan Center, bringing together two nonprofit organizations with Catholic roots and similar missions of helping people achieve self-sufficiency by providing financial, material and […]
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New St. Joseph, Athens, Campus In 2012 School News
January 3, 2013Turning the last page on the 2012 calendar is an opportunity to highlight accomplishments for Catholic schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Here are a few of the stories that unfolded in the past year. In Athens, the Catholic community cheered the opening of classrooms and a gym at a new site for St. Joseph School […]
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Mary, The Mother Of God, Example Of Faith
January 3, 2013On Jan. 1 the Roman Catholic Church honors Mary as the Mother of God. The pastor of St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church in Atlanta reflects on this title of Mary as part of an ongoing series on Mary and the Year of Faith in The Georgia Bulletin. In this Year of Faith, proclaimed by […]
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Reflections At Christmas Day Mass 2012
January 3, 2013History can be understood as having been written by two authors. It is either written by God or written by man. There are those who say you cannot have it both ways. History then flows from either divine or human origin, not both. We, as Christians, gathered on Christmas morning to rejoice in the mystery […]
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Another Sunday In The Land Of Memories
January 3, 2013Childhood memories beckon on Jan. 3, the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. In my mind’s eye I see the church in Coral Gables—The Little Flower—where my family went to Mass each Sunday. I see us pulling into the parking lot, my father at the helm of the big Oldsmobile with fancy fins […]
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Emory To Sponsor Special Showing Of ‘Restless Heart’
January 3, 2013The Aquinas Center and the Catholic Student Union at Emory University will sponsor a special showing of the new movie, “Restless Heart,” on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. The movie will be shown in White Hall, room 208, at Emory. “The Restless Heart” explores the dramatic life of St. Augustine, one of the pillars […]
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Save Feb. 16 For 28th Annual Marriage Day Ball
January 3, 2013For the 28th year in Atlanta, married couples who want to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day in a joyous atmosphere with other couples are invited to attend the World Marriage Day Ball. Held at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia, the event on Saturday, Feb. 16, is planned by the Atlanta Area Worldwide Marriage Encounter […]