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Bishop-Designate Hartmayer Named For Savannah
July 21, 2011Conventual Franciscan Father Gregory John Hartmayer has been appointed the 14th bishop of the Diocese of Savannah. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Father Hartmayer July 19 to head the diocese in south and middle Georgia, taking him from his role as the pastor of the parish of St. John Vianney, Lithia Springs, in the Atlanta Archdiocese. […]
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Trip to Dalton
July 20, 2011Shrine on the campus of St. Joseph Church, Dalton I drove to Dalton to meet with Father Paul Williams on Friday, July 15. He is the pastor of St. Joseph Church, a parish that is about 90 percent Hispanic. The story focused on the STATE immigration law, HB 87. That evening hundreds of Hispanics gathered […]
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Austrian priests call for reforms; cardinal plans dialogue with group
July 12, 2011VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Austrian bishops have criticized an effort by a group of priests calling for reforms in church practice, including opening the priesthood to women and married men, but the bishops have not taken or threatened disciplinary action. Michael Pruller, spokesman for Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, said the cardinal plans to meet […]
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EXCITE! Youth Track Big Draw For St. Mary’s Teens
July 7, 2011Two buses full of more than 80 parishioners from St. Mary Church took to the road just after 7 a.m. on Saturday morning, June 25, heading toward the Georgia International Convention Center for the 2011 Eucharistic Congress. With a large group of teens tagging along, the EXCITE! youth track was on the top of the […]
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Young Adults Called Church’s Gifted ‘People Of Today’
July 7, 2011Former fashion model Mario St. Francis encouraged a crowded room of more than 400 young adults to listen to the quiet voice speaking to their hearts. God speaks at unexpected times and in unexpected places, he said, but always has the best outcome. “It’s like a voice. It’s like a thought. It’s like an inspiration,” […]
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Priest Urges Vietnamese To Grow In Faith In New Land
July 7, 2011With voices strong, the Vietnamese Catholic community sang a traditional hymn in praise of the Eucharist. Urged on by Archbishop Pierre Nguyen Van Tot, the tight-knit community from across the Atlanta region joined together in prayer and celebration. “It’s an opportunity to reconnect,” said Susan Duong, a member of the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, Norcross. […]
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Expanded Spanish Track Draws Thousands
July 7, 2011Organizers at this year’s Eucharistic Congress allotted a much larger space to this year’s Spanish track, based on overflowing attendance in this track over the past few years. Following the procession and morning Benediction, attendees flowed into the newly expanded space in even greater numbers, filling it with a multitude of enthusiastic Catholics. Jairo Martinez, […]
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Speakers’ Stories Reveal Faith Grows Against All Odds
July 7, 2011A former Protestant pastor who felt haunted by the hidden God in the presence of the Eucharist. A tiny Iraqi nun whose Catholic faith life grew living among the homeless amidst the devastation of war, even though she wasn’t Catholic. A priest who encouraged others to seek freedom from life’s material attachments—and let grace flow through […]
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Priest Assignments
July 7, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. At the recommendation of Father Augustine Tharappel, regional superior of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, USA Region, Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the assignment of Father Joseph Pottemmel, MSFS, as bursar of the USA Region of the order, effective June 20. He […]
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Really, Truly, Substantially Present
July 7, 2011Last week, I gave an address at the annual Atlanta Eucharistic Congress, which is one of the most impressive gatherings in the American Catholic Church. Roughly 30,000 people came together, on the eve of the feast of Corpus Christ, to celebrate the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The Congress opened with a spectacular […]