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Alter Christus Uses Posters To Support Seminarians
March 19, 2009Alter Christus, an organization founded by Diana Shertenlieb and former vocations director Father Brian Higgins, has found a visual image to emphasize the importance of supporting young men pursuing the priesthood. Created to provide prayer support for archdiocesan seminarians, Alter Christus (“Other Christ”) has created a poster with photos and biographies of them. The poster […]
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Father Tom O’Donnell, Marist Priest, Teacher, Dies
March 19, 2009Marist Father Thomas O’Donnell passed away on Thursday, March 12, after an illness of several years. He was 92. Known as Father Tom, the priest’s ministry spanned 64 years with more than half of his time in the Atlanta area. After the premature deaths of his parents, he spent part of his youth in an […]
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Catholic Charities Gala To Feature National Leader
March 19, 2009Catholic Charities Atlanta is celebrating its second annual gala by honoring a local attorney who gave voice to the voiceless in the court system. Charles Lester Jr., an attorney and partner at the Sutherland Asbill & Brennan law firm, is to be given the social service agency’s most prestigious recognition, the Archbishop Donoghue Award, for […]
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Morehouse, Emory Students Find Professor Is Priest
March 13, 2009Professor Tom Flynn once led a seminar of Emory University seniors through the sticky ethical questions surrounding euthanasia. As usual, he let students grapple with the knotty issue. When Flynn, a respected scholar who has penned four books, was prompted to give his own thoughts, a student dismissed his point. “You would say that. You […]
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On Prayer And Trusting In God’s Presence
March 13, 2009The place of contact between God and the human heart is prayer. It is a living place, a place one can find anywhere and at any time. But all too often it is a place that seems to elude us. We may not look for it all that much, thinking that it is a place […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 13, 2009)
March 13, 2009Last Tuesday evening St. John Neumann Parish celebrated a very happy moment in its history with the groundbreaking ceremony for its new church. The weather cooperated and the outdoor prayer service brought together a huge number of parishioners, clergy, staff personnel, youngsters and former parishioners to rejoice that this new church building was moving from […]
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Paul Welcomes All Into Life With Christ
March 13, 2009Paul probably never thought of himself as being a convert to Christianity. Paul’s own words tell us he never swerved in his zeal to serve the God of his Jewish forbears. “(God), who from my mother’s womb had set me apart and called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, […]
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The Women Of The Year
March 13, 2009Published: March 13, 2009 Peggy Ashe, St. Philip Benizi, Jonesboro; Katie Asip, St. Jude the Apostle, Atlanta; Denise Ballard, St. Brigid, Johns Creek; Victoria Basilio, Sacred Heart, Milledgeville; Cindy Blank, St. Luke the Evangelist, Dahlonega; Monique Borum, Most Blessed Sacrament, Atlanta; Mildred Broussard, St. Mary, Toccoa; Marilyn Brown, Christ Our Hope, Lithonia; Eleanor Camarata, Church […]
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The Youth Of The Year
March 13, 2009Kayleigh Adair, St. Oliver Plukett, Snellville; Barrett Ahlers, St. Peter Chanel, Roswell; Joshua A. Baird, St. John Vianney, Lithia Springs; Robert Basilio, Sacred Heart, Milledgeville; Taylor Baudry, Catholic Church of St. Ann, Marietta; Benjamin Belden, Our Lady of the Assumption, Atlanta; Victoria Bonutti, St. Michael the Archangel, Woodstock; Alex Bunda, St. Thomas the Apostle, Smyrna; […]
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Decatur Parish To Hold 10th Annual Mary Day
March 13, 2009A day of prayer and reflection on our Lady of Lourdes will be the theme for the 10th anniversary of Mary Day at Sts. Peter and Paul Church on Saturday, March 21, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All are welcome to attend. The program will begin with Mass, celebrated by Father Eric Hill, pastor […]