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Priest Assignments
February 12, 2009Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Joseph Jones, provincial of the Congregation of the Passionists, and has granted the faculties of the archdiocese to Father Jerome McKenna, CP, to serve as pastor of St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, effective […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (February 12, 2009)
February 12, 2009Last Monday, the women and men religious serving in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were invited to celebrate Vespers and enjoy supper in observance of the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which is the feast that Pope John Paul II set aside to recognize and honor those in Consecrated Life within the Catholic Church. […]
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Operation Rice Bowl 2009 – Pray, Fast, Learn And Give
February 12, 2009Dear Brothers and Sisters: The season of Lent is a special time in our Church. Beginning with Ash Wednesday we take 40 days to prepare ourselves spiritually for our great celebration of Easter. We practice justice towards God through our prayer, justice towards ourselves through our fasting, and justice to our neighbors through our almsgiving. […]
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American Jewish Committee And Archdiocese of Atlanta Joint Statement
February 12, 2009At a meeting with Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, leadership of the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) Atlanta Chapter applauded the February 4, 2009 statement from the Vatican demanding that Bishop Richard Williamson “absolutely, unequivocally and publicly distance himself” from his advocacy of Holocaust denial. The positions of Bishop Williamson on the Holocaust […]
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SSPX Bishop Told To Disavow Holocaust Statements
February 12, 2009The Vatican said a traditionalist bishop who has minimized the full extent of the Holocaust must disavow his positions before he will be accepted into full communion with the church. A Vatican statement Feb. 4 said Pope Benedict XVI did not know about the controversial statements by British-born Bishop Richard Williamson when he lifted the […]
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The Word And The Church
February 12, 2009Although it was one of the signature innovations of the Second Vatican Council, the Synod of Bishops rarely receives the rapt attention of the people of the Church. Yet Synods have been the occasions for some of the most important decisions and documents of recent Catholic history. The 1985 Extraordinary Synod, which marked Vatican II’s […]
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Catholic Attorneys Debate Illegal Immigration
February 12, 2009Two prominent Catholic attorneys squared off on how to handle illegal immigrants living in the country. Michael Scaperlanda, a professor of law at Oklahoma University, and William Chip, a senior partner with a prominent Washington, D.C., law firm, wrestled with how to apply church principles to the thorny issue. “I hope you see the human […]
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Local Schools Wrestle In Prep School Slam
February 12, 2009Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, and Atlanta schools Marist and St. Pius X competed among 29 other schools from five Southeastern states in two gymnasiums, with three mats each, during the first Southeastern Prep School Slam. The Jan. 30-31 wrestling tournament, hosted by Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, drew teams from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina […]
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Downtown Churches Join For Black History Event
February 12, 2009The sixth annual Black Catholic History Celebration will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, at Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta. All are welcome to attend. Sponsored by the Multi-Parish Black History Committee of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Anthony of Padua Church, the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Sacred Heart, the celebration will begin […]
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Holy Trinity Parishioners Shower Hapeville Center
February 12, 2009For the past nine months, members of Holy Trinity Church had “spiritually” adopted a baby in danger of abortion. To celebrate this special month, a baby shower was held in the parish hall on Jan. 24-25 to benefit the Advice & Aid Pregnancy Problem Center in Hapeville, a Christ-resource that assists women in unplanned pregnancies. […]