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What I Have Seen And Heard (November 24, 2011)
November 24, 2011Most priests of my generation who were trained during the early 1960s or in the generation before might well recall as seminarians of having been referred to a passage from Blessed John Cardinal Newman’s collected essays in “The Idea of a University” that described the essential qualities of a true Christian gentleman. I suspect that […]
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Thousands Of Students Gather To ‘Add To The Chain’
November 24, 2011Thousands of feet of paper chains were hoisted towards the ceiling of the Georgia Dome on November 11, with each link representing an act of kindness performed by a student in the Atlanta area. Eight thousand of those students were on hand for the Add To The Chain event, sponsored by 11Alive News. Add To […]
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Notable
November 24, 2011The junior class football players at Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, came up with a unique strategy to contribute to a food drive. The head football coach, Tim McFarlin, challenged each grade level of players to bring in canned food throughout the week, which was donated to the food pantry at North Fulton Community Charities. […]
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Celebrations To Honor Our Lady Of Guadalupe
November 24, 2011Following is a list of celebrations scheduled at parishes around the archdiocese to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast day is Dec. 12. For churches not listed, contact the parish office for more information. Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta Friday, Dec. 9, Feast of St. Juan Diego – Chattahoochee Central Mobile Village. 6 […]
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Agnes Driskell, AACCW Founder, Dies At 93
November 24, 2011Agnes McKniff Driskell, a longtime parishioner of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur and one of the founders of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, died Oct. 22 at the age of 93 from complications due to late stage Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Driskell came to Atlanta from England in November 1946 to marry […]
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Holy Spirit captures football championship
November 24, 2011ATLANTA–Holy Spirit Preparatory School supporters and students witnessed the varsity football team win its first championship in the school’s 15-year history, as they defeated the Christian Heritage Lions of Dalton 28-21 Nov. 11. With 6:08 remaining in the first quarter, Christian Heritage struck first when quarterback Trevor Brown threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight […]
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Priest Assignments
November 24, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. Father Thomas J. Meehan, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Basilica, Atlanta, has also been appointed to serve for a three-year term on the Archdiocesan Priests’ Retirement Committee, effective Nov. 11. Father Steven Yander, chaplain at Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, has also been appointed to […]
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Focus On Eucharist Brings Gifts For Local Church
November 24, 2011As Archbishop John F. Donoghue began his episcopacy in the Atlanta Archdiocese, from the very beginning he stated that his focus would be on Eucharistic Renewal. And this focus on devotion to the Blessed Sacrament brought about some of his greatest legacies to the church in North and Middle Georgia: perpetual adoration, the Eucharistic Congress […]
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A Good Shepherd, Good Priest, Good Friend
November 24, 2011Archbishop John F. Donoghue was a Good Shepherd, a good priest, a gentle man, and a good friend to my wife, Jill, and me. I have many wonderful memories of working for Archbishop Donoghue, as a volunteer and as an employee, as a layman and as a deacon. The archbishop’s 1993 pastoral letter, “Rejoice in […]
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Archbishop Donoghue on Eucharistic renewal
November 24, 2011ATLANTA–In 2008, Archbishop John F. Donoghue answered questions in writing, explaining why he placed such emphasis on perpetual adoration and the Eucharist when he came to the Atlanta Archdiocese in 1993 and his thoughts about the importance of the Eucharistic Congress. Suzanne Haugh asked the questions for The Georgia Bulletin. The questions and the archbishop’s […]