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Thanking St. Joseph With Pasta, Pastries And Prayers
March 18, 2010My husband and I were shivering on the streets of New Orleans many years ago, watching spellbound as huge, deliciously decorated floats drifted by. Upon them stood burly, olive-skinned men shouting to the crowd and throwing beads to the women. We were not practicing Catholics at the time, but we quickly learned we were participating […]
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Chrism Mass To Be Held March 30
March 18, 2010On Tuesday, March 30, at 5 p.m., the Cathedral of Christ the King will host the priests of the Archdiocese of Atlanta for the traditional Chrism Mass, when Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blesses the chrism, the mixture of olive oil and balsam, to be used throughout the coming liturgical year for the sacraments of baptism, […]
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Archbishop Kicks Off Baltimore Lecture Series
March 18, 2010Noting that American society places a high importance on relationships, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory kicked off the John Carroll Lecture Series with a talk on the connections between bishops and their priests. “(W)hen bishops and priests are in right relationships, the People of God are better attended and more faithfully served by a clergy that […]
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Annual Good Friday Pilgrimage Set For April 2
March 18, 2010People of all faiths will once again turn the landmarks and streets of downtown Atlanta into a pilgrimage, recreating Jesus’ final steps before his crucifixion. Hundreds of people are expected to come out for the annual Good Friday Pilgrimage, as it marks it 30th anniversary this year. The event is on April 2, and all […]
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All Saints’ Knights Serve Up Fish, Fun, Blessings
March 18, 2010A small army of Knights of Columbus members is responsible for the traditional Lent fish fry dinner at All Saints Church. In a three-hour window, close to 1,000 meals are sold, which averages to be about one meal every 10 seconds. What does it take to pull together this noisy, carnival atmosphere on the eight […]
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Hibernians Mix Up Charity Cookbook
March 18, 2010The St. Patrick’s Day tradition of serving homemade scones and soda breads after the saint’s day Mass on March 17 has now birthed a cookbook. “Tasty Traditions,” a 350-recipe compilation of favorites of Atlanta-area Hibernians, has been produced in time for this year’s feast day. The $15 book is entirely a fundraiser for the Ronald […]
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Cardinal Brings Vivid Lesson To Catholic Studies Class
March 18, 2010Peering over the podium at a roomful of some 30 university students, Cardinal Walter Kasper fielded a range of questions from Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics and reform in the church to reaching out to other faiths. The cardinal, one of the leading theologians in the church, told the students at Emory University […]
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Ecumenist Sees New Moment To Proclaim God Of Love
March 18, 2010A sell-out crowd came to listen when Cardinal Walter Kasper spoke at Emory University’s Glenn Memorial Chapel. On Tuesday, March 2, the German cardinal spoke for more than an hour at the lecture titled “The Timeliness of Speaking of God” and took audience questions. When the church “speaks in a new and fresh way of […]
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Holy Spirit Girls, Boys Win Jr. High Championship
March 18, 2010The junior high boys and girls of Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, won the Metro Atlanta Athletic Conference (MAAC) basketball championship Feb. 4. The boys team, coached by Brian Moscona, defeated Arbor Montessori 56-44. Jonah Raus was the leading scorer with 25 points, followed by Christian Jerrum with 20. Brendan McKiernan coaches the girls team, which […]
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Tech Grad Successfully Revives Father’s Board Game
March 18, 2010Jeff Burns remembers playing Tri-Cross with his family when he was a student at Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Over a decade later, Burns returned to his old classroom to teach students a new, revamped version of the strategy game, originally created by his father, Glenn, in the 1980s. Sixteen IHM middle school students participated […]