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Panel Considers Immigrants Through Gospel Lens
October 27, 2011Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama joined an ecumenical panel of Christian leaders Oct. 11 to bring a faith perspective to the debate surrounding immigration reform. Laws passed in Georgia and other states are affecting the dignity of the human person and destroying families, said Bishop Zarama. Georgia and Alabama recently implemented laws that crack down […]
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Holy Spirit To Host Special All Soul’s Mass
October 27, 2011The Feast of All Souls will be celebrated at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta with a special choral performance. The church’s traditional choir will sing Faure’s “Requiem,” which was composed by the French composer in the late 19th century. The choir will sing at the 7:30 p.m. Mass on Nov. 2. The choir is under […]
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SOLT Father George Carlin Dies
October 27, 2011Father George Patrick Carlin, who served as a military officer, worked as a journalist and then a priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity (SOLT), died on Oct. 18. Father Carlin was born in New York on March 17, 1925, the son of George A. Carlin and Mary Carr-Carlin. Father Carlin […] Full Story
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Cathedral To Sing Duruflé’s ‘Requiem’
October 27, 2011The Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta will offer a choral masterwork for the Feast of All Souls in a special liturgy. On Wed., Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m., an All Souls’ Day Mass will be celebrated featuring music from Maurice Duruflé’s “Requiem.” All are invited to attend. Mass will be celebrated by Father […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (October 27, 2011)
October 27, 2011The Diocese of Savannah is 161 years old this year, and it has now witnessed the arrival of 14 bishops over those many years. For 106 of those years, the bishop of Savannah was also the bishop of the territory that would eventually become the Archdiocese of Atlanta and, in fact, the entire state of […]
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A Broken Watch, A Hungry Soul—And A Wake-Up Call
October 27, 2011Many people have houses crammed with heirlooms, but not me. Sadly, I have very few items from my parents, who died when I was in my 20s. There are rings and earrings from my mom, but the only physical link with my father is a gold wind-up watch, circa 1945. I wore the watch for […]
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Deacon Assignments
October 27, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in deacon assignments. Deacon David L. Briselden has been assigned to serve at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, effective Oct. 6. Deacon Paul S. Root has been assigned to serve at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, effective Oct. 6.
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Priest Assignment
October 27, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He has confirmed the recommendation of Father Joseph G. Bachand, provincial superior of the Missionaries of LaSalette, and assigned Father Andrews Kollannoor, MS, as parochial vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna, effective Oct. 19.
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Notable
October 27, 2011Becki Bennett, who has been the Respect Life coordinator at St. Anna Church, Monroe, for about four years, reported on the activities at her parish on Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 2. The parish Respect Life group met with children in grades six to nine to pray the glorious mysteries of the rosary for life. A […]
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ServeHAITI’s 10-Year Anniversary A Time To Jump In
October 27, 2011Set in Grand-Bois, Haiti, where green mountains and lush valleys are dotted with huts, the St. Vincent de Paul Health Center established by ServeHAITI shook for weeks from tremors following the 2010 earthquake. But with its quakeproof design, the region’s primary clinic withstood the stress and still treats some 1,000 people a month, while also […]