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Catholic Charities, Legislators Honoring Msgr. Kiernan
March 3, 2011Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan poked his head into the doorway to check on the kindergarteners as they practiced the rosary. This unexpected visitor asked if they were well behaved. The class of youngsters became quiet as he gently taught them to make the sign of the cross. Touch your forehead. Belly button. Left shoulder. Right […] Full Story
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Priest Who Started Airport Ministry Loved Travel
March 3, 2011Father Jack Druding spent more time than most on airplanes. He’d seen 49 states. (He skipped South Dakota because he couldn’t see the point after a visit to North Dakota.) He visited more than a dozen countries in his travels. So it was no surprise a 2010 trip to Seattle included a stop at the […]
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Combined Collection To Benefit Mission Work
March 3, 2011The Archdiocese of Atlanta has combined several second collections into one collection, which will be taken up in all parishes on the weekend of March 12-13. This combined collection will benefit Black and Indian Missions, Catholic Home Missions, and Mission Cooperative. The National Collection for Black and Indian Missions began in 1884 and supports evangelization […]
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Notre Dame Glee Club To Perform March 16
March 3, 2011Our Lady of the Assumption Church will host the Notre Dame University Glee Club for a special concert on Wednesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Atlanta church. Four Georgia Catholics will be singing with the group during their spring tour of the Southeast, including Trigg Ferrano of Holy Family Church, Marietta, Brian and […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations Begin March 10
March 3, 2011The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta, which started many of Atlanta’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, will sponsor its annual events in honor of Ireland’s patron saint. The festivities kick off with the annual ceremony to honor Father Thomas O’Reilly, a founder of HBSA and the man who was instrumental in saving Atlanta churches and city […]
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Radio Show Host To Speak At Holy Spirit Church
March 3, 2011Holy Spirit Church will host Allen Hunt, a Catholic convert and host of “The Allen Hunt Show,” a syndicated talk radio show on WSB radio, on Wednesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. A former Methodist mega-church pastor, Hunt will reflect on his popular book, “Confessions of a Mega-Church Pastor: How I Found the Hidden Treasures […]
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Vietnamese Church Resolves Waste Transfer Dispute
March 3, 2011As many Asian communities throughout the area observed the lunar New Year in February, members of Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church doubly celebrated as their battle against Gwinnett County commissioners and a proposed waste transfer station next to their church finally came to an end. After two years of town hall meetings, consistently calling and writing […]
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Regional Stewardship Conference To Be Held In N.C.
March 3, 2011Whether your parish is just starting to promote stewardship as a way of life or has been actively involved for years, the tenth Regional Stewardship Conference will feature something for you. The conference, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Dioceses of Charlotte, Charleston, Raleigh and Savannah, will be held on Saturday, April 9, […] Full Story
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Reflections On A Gathering Of Consecrated Religious
March 3, 2011February 2 was the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The celebrations began beautifully. We welcomed the morning with a candlelight procession through our cloister and on into the church. We moved slowly, chanting an ancient Latin hymn as we walked. People from the area joined us in the procession. The small candles flickered, […]
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Catholic Health Care In The United States
March 3, 2011The journey began some 2,000 years ago when an itinerant preacher told a parable about a man who was beaten and left for dead at the side of the road. Three people came upon the man. Two left without offering assistance. The third, a Samaritan, not only aided the man but even took him to […]