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Catholic Charities Seminars Offered During April In Cobb, Clayton
April 1, 2010Catholic Charities Atlanta is offering free seminars in Cobb and Clayton counties in April. In Cobb County, a home preservation and financial survival skills seminar will be offered at Transfiguration Church, 1815 Blackwell Road, Marietta, on Tuesday, April 20, from 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. The seminar, in both English and Spanish, covers Georgia law on […]
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“Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia” to be reprinted
April 1, 2010“Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia” is coming out in October in a new edition from the University of Georgia Press. It’s one of eight books the Athens press is reprinting to commemorate its 75th anniversary. “Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia” is one of the first to be reprinted. According to the Athens Banner-Herald, author/photographer Barbara McKenzie met O’Connor in […] Full Story
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Priests Asked To Give ‘Unassailable Witness’ To World
April 1, 2010As Holy Week began with the Catholic Church worldwide assailed by reports of clergy sex abuse allegations and both criticism and defense of the response by Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory urged priests here “to provide a witness that is unassailable.” The archbishop spoke at the Chrism Mass on March 30 at Christ […]
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The Endless Opportunities Of The Empty Tomb
April 1, 2010Something happened to Jesus. Something happened to his disciples, too. After the crucifixion of Jesus, the disciples went into hiding. The evangelist John describes some of the events that occurred “early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark.” Mary Magdalene first came to the tomb to anoint the dead body […]
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St. Peter Claver Defends Catholic League Title
March 18, 2010The St. Peter Claver team defeated the St. Brigid parish team 55-28 to capture the Catholic Metro League of Atlanta (CMLA) basketball championship Feb. 18. The regional Catholic school team finished the season with a perfect 14-0 record. Head coach Al Lockett said, “These students have always worked hard and played hard, and they truly […]
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Seminarian Travels To Ethiopia As CRS Global Fellow
March 18, 2010Desmond Drummer, a seminarian for the Atlanta Archdiocese, recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia. He answered a few questions about the trip. What prompted your trip to Ethiopia? The Pre-Theology Program at Mundelein Seminary has a partnership with Catholic Relief Services — the international relief and development arm of the Catholic Church in the […] Full Story
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 18, 2010)
March 18, 2010Anyone who has ever sought membership in a professional society or at a prestigious athletic club knows that the process usually involves having a sponsor. The application procedure includes not only the customary factual information about your background, but also the witness of someone who is already a member and who can attest that you […]
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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 […]