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2012 St. Patrick’s Day Festivities Planned
March 1, 2012Mass, live music and the 130th annual parade headline the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day festivities in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, sponsored by Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Inc. Events begin on Saturday, March 10, with the Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta Black Tie Ball, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta. […]
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Catholic Foundation Announces Latest Grants
March 1, 2012According to Michael J. Keough, board chairman, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia approved 37 grants totaling $100,000 for their Fall 2011 cycle. These grants will support a variety of causes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The following 27 grants came from the general grants program, which is funded by the foundation’s general, Goizueta, and […]
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Young Adult Lent Series ‘Holy Grounds’ Underway
March 1, 2012The Office of Formation and Discipleship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta is sponsoring its annual Holy Grounds Lenten coffeehouse at different locations throughout the archdiocese on Wednesday nights during Lent. The series for single and married persons in their 20s and 30s begins each week with Mass, followed by a light Lenten dinner and a […]
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Notable
March 1, 2012Knights of Columbus Council 7923 of St. John Neumann Church in Lilburn recently celebrated the council’s 30th anniversary. Nearly 80 council members and their wives gathered at Killian Hall for an evening of fellowship and sharing memories. There are about 300 knights in the council. Three of the original signers of the council charter, Ed […]
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Serrans Honor Clergy At Annual Event
March 1, 2012(L-r) Joseph Krygiel, chief executive officer for Catholic Charities Atlanta, Linda Spencer of Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, and Linda Harrison of St. Anthony Church, Atlanta, chat with each other during the reception at Shepherd’s Night Feb. 1. Father Dan Stack, left, the pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Cartersville, and Father Henry Atem, parochial […]
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Author’s Visit A Highlight Of Black History Month
March 1, 2012St. Thomas More School, Decatur, celebrated Black History Month during the month of February. This year’s theme was “STM—Embracing Diversity.” Some of the events that took place during the celebratory month included a dance presentation by the DeKalb School of the Arts, a performance by the Amazing Grace Liturgical Dancers from Our Lady of Lourdes […]
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Men Invited To Reflect On Their ‘Yes’ And ‘No’
March 1, 2012A time for men to step back for a few hours and reflect on their faith: that’s what the men envision who are planning the 2012 Blessed Trinity and Marist Morning of Reflection for Dads/Men. The event, Saturday, March 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is offered for fathers, grandfathers, alumni and friends of […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido March 1, 2012
March 1, 2012Las estadísticas más recientes de afiliaciones religiosas en los Estados Unidos indican que existen aproximadamente 69 millones de personas quienes dicen ser católicos. Muchas veces pienso, que sucedería si todos decidiéramos asistir a misa simultáneamente. Obviamente no habría cupo para que todos se pudieran sentar. Aun si nuestras iglesias ofrecieran el doble o el triple […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard
March 1, 2012The most recent statistics on religious affiliation in the U.S. indicate that there are approximately 69 million of us who currently claim to be Catholic. I often think about what would happen if all of us simultaneously decided to come to church on any given Sunday. We obviously would not have the seating capacity to […]
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Meeting Jesus In Unexpected Places
March 1, 2012My husband and I are polar opposites when it comes to temperament. We can literally look at the exact same situation, and I’ll go totally bonkers and scream, “We’re doomed!” while he calmly gets out his tool kit and tries to fix things. Take the time our boat sank. First, let me explain that it […]