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Faithful Woman Finds ‘Home’ In Catholic Church
December 9, 2010It is easy to see after spending just a few minutes with Tiara Chivers that her faith is very dear to her. She clearly remembers her experiences as a child and has kept a scrapbook of significant mementos from her adult faith life also. One of her earliest memories is attending a Protestant church with […]
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Lawyer Finds Answers, Guidance At Church
December 9, 2010From all appearances, Chris Kellner had it all. A degree from a prestigious law school. A job with one of Atlanta’s silk-stocking law firms. Good times with friends. But he carried around an “emptiness” that dulled his sense of success. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Kellner grew up in Tampa, Fla. His parents divorced when he […]
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IHM Strides High In AIDS Walk Fundraiser
December 9, 2010In October, a team of walkers from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish completed the annual 5K AIDS Walk, led by parochial vicar Father Juan Anzora and Nancy Koughan, the team captain. Each year for the past 10 years the parish AIDS ministry at IHM has organized a walk team and raised an impressive amount of […]
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Mass Recognizes Parishes Active In AIDS Ministry
December 9, 2010Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory shared encouraging words with parishioners from around the archdiocese during a Mass to commemorate World AIDS Day and the continuing efforts of Catholics working with those suffering from the disease. “Without a great deal of attention, thousands of people are serving Christ present in those who suffer from a ‘plague’ of […]
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Annual Celtic Concert To Make Spirits Bright
December 9, 2010Celtic and Appalachian traditions, high spirits and mystical song, again share a Christmas stage as the 18th annual Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert takes place Dec. 18 and 19 at the Emory University Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Featured performers include renowned Irish folk singer Moya Brennan and her ensemble; American banjoist and Grammy-Award winner Alison […]
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Catholic-Orthodox Gathering Focuses On Saints
December 9, 2010The celebration of the saints, following the Solemnity of All Saints Day, was the theme of the recent Catholic-Orthodox ecumenical gathering that took place Nov. 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta. This gathering was the fourth occasion on which Catholic and Orthodox clergy and laypeople have joined together in common prayer. In welcoming […]
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Archbishop Dedicates Christ The King Green Space
December 9, 2010On Sunday, Nov. 21, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated noon Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Immediately following Mass, the archbishop led a procession of more than one hundred parishioners down Peachtree Way to the new Green Space and Meditation Area for a dedication ceremony of the newly enlarged Cathedral campus. This new […]
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Local Author Continues Church Mystery Series
December 9, 2010“DEATH OF A LITURGIST” by Lorraine V. Murray. Saint Benedict Press (Charlotte, N.C., 2010). 224 pp., $11.95. “Death of a Liturgist,” the most recent novel by Georgia Bulletin columnist Lorraine V. Murray, is an entertaining mystery that mixes death and mayhem with the politics of a typical suburban Georgia parish. The novel takes up where […]
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Notable
December 9, 2010A crayon drawing of a dove with its open wings hovering over people of many colors was the first-place winner in the fourth annual Chancery’s Choice Poster Contest in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Workers in the archdiocesan downtown office, the Catholic Center, judged the entries. The theme for this year’s January celebration […]
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Catholic Center Basement Hosts Spanish ‘Radio-Thon’
December 9, 2010In a small room in the basement of the Catholic Center, the energy of a pledge drive, the fire of a revival, and the joy of a faith community seem to be simultaneously ignited. Although the space is small, every square inch is full and in action. In the center, Father Guillermo Cordoba and Father […]