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Our Lady of Vietnam To Host Rosary Rally
October 15, 2009The 38th annual archdiocesan Rosary Rally will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m. at Our Lady of Vietnam Church, Riverdale. All Catholics in the archdiocese are invited to attend. Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue will be the principal celebrant and homilist. The fourth-degree members of the Knights of Columbus will provide an honor guard. […]
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Sister Sullivan To Be Honored For 50 Years’ Service
October 15, 2009The Sullivan Center will hold a special event to honor Sister Marie Sullivan’s 50 years of service on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Georgia State University Arena. Admission to the public recognition ceremony, which will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., is free. Individual tickets for a private reception following will be $20. […]
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Annual Appeal Calls For ‘Discipleship, Commitment’
October 15, 2009In a recently released video message, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory urged Catholics in North Georgia to support the 2010 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, emphasizing the need to “nourish and encourage one another in discipleship.” “All members of the church are responsible for carrying out the work of Christ in the world today,” he said in the […]
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Two Transitional Deacons Ordained In Rome
October 9, 2009Two Atlanta seminarians were among 30 Americans ordained as transitional deacons Oct. 8 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Llane Briese, 23, and Michael Silloway, 26, are studying at pontifical universities in Rome while living and receiving formation at the Pontifical North American College there. The two young men are expected to be ordained as […]
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Shower Of Love Celebrates Greatest Gift Of All
October 1, 2009A shimmering punch bowl and a white cake hold court on one table, while another is laden with an array of festively wrapped gifts. Nearby a cluster of ladies is chatting, awaiting the guests of honor. Before long, in they come, a young couple looking a bit flustered because they got lost on their way […]
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Teach, Govern And Sanctify The Lord’s People
October 1, 2009Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory gives a homily on the office of bishop at the ordination Mass Sept. 29 for Bishop Luis Zarama. This is an excerpt from it. My brother, a bishop is called to exercise a three-fold office within the Church as you obviously are well aware. He must teach, govern and sanctify the […]
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A Pastor At Heart, He Accepts New Ways To Serve
October 1, 2009It was a Friday evening in September when then Msgr. Luis Zarama drove more than 100 miles to keep his commitment to the young people of Clayton. In this community near South Carolina, the line of women and men waiting for him for confession was so long, Msgr. Zarama cut it off to get ready […]
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Cathedral hosts historic day with aplomb
October 1, 2009When you’re 70 years old, can you experience something momentous that you’ve never experienced before? Yes, if you’re the Cathedral of Christ the King. September 29, 2009, was a day of uncommon history for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, unfolding in the 1939 church. For the first time, the Cathedral hosted a bishop’s ordination Mass, as […]
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AIB Carries Mass Live With Priest Commentator
October 1, 2009Tucked away in a confessional where conversations are never broadcast, Father Paul Berny, pastor of Prince of Peace Church in Flowery Branch, provided live commentary for the episcopal ordination. Sitting with Angela Rice, director of production for Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, which provided a live feed of the event for attendees seated in Christ the King […]
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Overflow At Baptist Church A Unique Venue For Mass
October 1, 2009Crowds began to fill the sanctuary of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church two hours before the first ordination of a bishop in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Anne Tighe, 83, a former teacher, sat nearly alone in the airy sanctuary saying her prayers, as sunlight streamed through the windows. “Everybody is coming. I’m so pleased we […]