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Prayers Of The People Fill Vigil Hours At Basilica
November 24, 2011Six lighted white candles surround the open, wooden casket of retired Atlanta Archbishop John F. Donoghue. A kneeler for people to pay their respects is at the foot of the casket. A 24-hour honor guard from the Knights of Columbus and the Knights of Peter Claver stand in their regalia of plumed hats and drawn […]
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Archbishop Saw Catholic Schools As Key To Future
November 24, 2011A crowning achievement in the Atlanta Archdiocese by retired Archbishop John F. Donoghue started as a 100-acre cow pasture. The land in Roswell where Blessed Trinity High School, Queen of Angels School, St. Peter Chanel Church and St. George Village retirement community sit was farmland when it was purchased. Father Frank McNamee was the administrator […]
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Tributes
November 24, 2011From Sabrina Mao Of The Chinese Catholic Community Twenty years ago there were only a few multicultural Catholic communities in Atlanta. Besides the Spanish communities, I can only recall one Vietnamese community. The Chinese Catholic community was just beginning to form in the fall of 1990. At the beginning, we were only gathering for fellowship, […]
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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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‘Through My Most Grievous Fault’: New Mass Prayers
November 24, 2011In the prayer known as the Confiteor (which begins, “I confess to almighty God …”), the new translation of the Mass helps us cultivate a more humble, sorrowful attitude toward God as we confess our sins and accept responsibility for our wrong actions. Instead of simply saying that I have sinned “through my own fault,” […]
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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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New Book Espouses Weaving Faith Into Workplace
November 24, 2011Published: November 24, 2011 “THE CATHOLIC BRIEFCASE: TOOLS FOR INTEGRATING FAITH AND WORK” by Randy Hain; Liguori Publications (Liguori, Mo., 2011). 160 pp., $16.99. “Why Do We Leave Our Faith at the Door?” That is the question that opens the new book by Randy Hain, “The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Faith and Work.” In […]
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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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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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Friends Tell Tales Of His Humor, Kindness
November 24, 2011Archbishop John F. Donoghue is being remembered for his fidelity to the Catholic faith and for the initiatives he fostered so more people could fall in love with the faith he loved. But some people not only called him “Archbishop,” they also called him a friend. They remember the archbishop who preferred to drive himself […]