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This Is A Great Time To Be A Priest
June 23, 2011This May 24, I celebrated my 25th anniversary as a priest. This past quarter century—just shy of half my life—has been joyful indeed, and I have never once regretted my decision to become a priest. The priesthood has taken me all over the world and deep into the hearts of people I’ve been privileged to […]
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Meet our New Priests
June 23, 2011Father Joshua Allen Date of Birth: July 14, 1977 Hometown: Atlanta Parents: Larry and Ann Allen, both deceased. Siblings: One brother, Jason. Education: Bachelor of science in management, Georgia Tech, Atlanta; baccalaureate in sacred theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy. Currently pursuing a licentiate (graduate degree) in sacred theology specializing in Patristic Theology at the […]
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Father Dhabliwala Begins First Pastorate
June 23, 2011Father Neil Dhabliwala said his experience as a parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Christ the King was good training for his new role as a first time pastor of St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Dahlonega. He started in the post in March. “I am looking forward to working with all the different communities and […]
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LaSalette Father James D. Caffery Dies
June 23, 2011LaSalette Father James D. Caffery died on Friday, June 17, after a brief illness. He was 78 years old. The priest, who was in his 51st year of ordination, died at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, Conn., where he was hospitalized for pneumonia on June 15. Known to people as “Fr. Caff,” he was the former […]
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Marist Baseball Team Successfully Defends Title
June 23, 2011Marist School took both games of a May 28 doubleheader from Whitewater High School of Fayetteville to repeat as Class AAAA state baseball champions. In the first game, Marist fell behind 3-0, but in the fourth inning they were able to pull within one run after RBIs by seniors Chesny Young and Daniel Spingola. In […]
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Pius Boys Soccer Team Named National Champs
June 23, 2011The St. Pius X High School boys soccer team has been named the Powerade Fab 50 national champions. Pius became the first team in Georgia to complete the season atop the Powerade Fab 50, which is compiled by ESPN Rise for High Schools. St. Pius X completed the season with a record of 20-0-1. They also […]
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Merton’s Classic Still Speaks To Disengaged Youth
June 23, 2011Early in 1941, as the Second World War engulfed Europe and U.S. involvement seemed imminent, the young Thomas Merton, a recent convert to Catholicism and a doctoral student in English at Columbia University, sat in his New York City apartment and wrote a letter to his local draft board explaining why he wished to be […]
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Notable
June 23, 2011Scouts in Girl Scout Junior Troop 3982 at St. Jude the Apostle School in Atlanta did some community service to help youngsters who are sick. Rose Clipson and Ashlee Durthaler visited patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite on Friday, June 10, to deliver 19 tote bags. The Girl Scouts had earned $400 […]
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Father Arellano To Celebrate Sacred Heart Mass
June 23, 2011A Tridentine Latin Mass is to be celebrated Friday, July 1, at the Cathedral of Christ the King by Father Edgardo “Bing” Arellano. The Mass for the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be celebrated at 9 p.m. by Father Arellano, the international spiritual director of the Alliance of the Holy Family, International. […]
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St. Peter Chanel To Host Catholic Bible Conference
June 23, 2011St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell will host the 2011 National Catholic Bible Conference on July 22 and 23. The annual conference has been designed to equip Catholics with the knowledge and skills needed to read, understand and proclaim Sacred Scripture. This year’s conference draws its theme and inspiration from Pope Benedict XVI. In his […]