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Two Earn Archbishop Donoghue Scholarships
May 13, 2010The Georgia Federal Credit Union (GFCU) has announced the winners of their 2010 Archbishop John F. Donoghue scholarships, created in honor of the now retired archbishop who petitioned to add credit union benefits to members of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. This is the third year GFCU has awarded scholarships to Catholic high school students. Selection […]
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St. Vincent De Paul Opens West End Support Center
May 13, 2010The overcast skies and surprisingly chilly weather did not dampen the enthusiasm at the dedication and blessing of the West End Family Support Center, a new St. Vincent de Paul Society facility located on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard in West Atlanta, on Tuesday, April 27. The center, which is to be operated as a collaborative […]
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Notable
May 13, 2010Lilburn’s St. John Neumann Regional School was honored on April 29 as the first place winner of the 2010 Kroger Atlanta Division’s Earning Plus Learning Grant. Kroger’s theme, “Active! Mind. Body. Community,” required schools “to creatively catalog how the school stays active academically, physically and within the community.” St. John Neumann’s entry, a DVD newscast […]
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Pinecrest Girls Named Region Tennis Champions
April 29, 2010After going undefeated (7-0) and putting together the best record in their eight-team region for the 2010 season, the Pinecrest Academy girls were named Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) Region 1AAA tennis champions. Sophomores Sarah Rocko and Irene Garcia, the number two and number three singles players, respectively, also went undefeated this season. The team’s […]
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Archbishop Addresses Crisis, Expresses Faith In Pope
April 29, 2010Questions about the clergy sexual abuse crisis dominated a 30-minute press conference held by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory prior to the Cardinals Mass on Friday, April 23. Archbishop Gregory spoke prior to the 21st American Cardinals Dinner, held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta to raise money for scholarships at The Catholic University of America. The […]
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Future Of Legion Role At Southern Catholic Unclear
April 29, 2010The Legion of Christ priests serving on the board of trustees of Southern Catholic College submitted their resignations the week of March 15, a month before it became public knowledge that the Dawsonville college was in such financial trouble that it couldn’t meet its payroll. However, Edward L. Schroeder, chairman of the board, said that […]
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Father James Hartnett, Retired Marist Principal, Dies
April 29, 2010Marist Father James Hartnett helped transform Marist School from what was an all-boys military academy to the coed, college-prep institution it is today. His vision reshaped the campus on the edge of Atlanta’s northeast suburbs with a building boom. But people who knew Father Hartnett, 83, said one of his biggest legacies is how he […]
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The Dream Of Pontius Pilate’s Wife
April 29, 2010“And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, ‘Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much over him today in a dream.’” (Mt 27:19) I struggled all night to break free of that terrible dream. I could see the ravaged prisoner shivering there, […]
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Priest Assignments
April 29, 2010Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Edward B. Branch, chaplain of Lyke House at Atlanta University Center, has been incardinated into the Archdiocese of Atlanta, effective March 30. Father F. David McGuinness, pastor of St. Joseph Church, Athens, has been incardinated into the Archdiocese of Atlanta, effective March […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (April 29, 2010)
April 29, 2010I owe a personal apology to three young people at Queen of Angels Parish in Thomson for not being able to visit the parish for their confirmation because of the weather system that settled into our area on Saturday afternoon. Some flooding in low-lying areas suggested that it would be wise for me to designate […]