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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 […]
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In Mexico, Priest Learns About His Own Parishioners
March 18, 2010Father Daniel Stack has spent the fall and winter learning to navigate life in Mexico, figuring out baffling traffic laws, timing when his residence has hot water and reveling in the hospitality. Like finding himself in a home of strangers in a custom called “cradling the Christ Child” where they put a doll of the […]
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Monastery Hosts Sacred Music Concert On Palm Sunday
March 18, 2010The Monastery of the Holy Spirit will present the University of Georgia Collegium Musicum and Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Mitos Andaya, in “A Lenten Meditation for Passion Sunday,” a choral concert of sacred classical music in the Abbey Church, on Sunday, March 28, at 4 p.m. The public is invited. The groups will perform […]
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Students Create Art With A View
March 18, 2010St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, held its 10th annual Windows Art Exhibit at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel, March 5. The “real-world art experience” was coordinated by the school’s art teacher, Angela Bush. Bush instructed the students to incorporate a cultural connection in their projects. The connection could include animals, architecture, landscapes, seascapes, […]