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St. Pius To Host 10th Annual Christmas Tournament
December 10, 2009St. Pius X High School will host the tenth annual “Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament,” at its gymnasium Dec. 26, 28-30. The St. Pius X Christmas Classic is designed to bring together Catholic high school basketball teams from across the country for tournament competition. This year 16 boys and girls teams from nine different states will […]
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AACCW Names New Officers
December 10, 2009Four local Catholics were named as the new officers of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women for 2009-11 at its annual convention in September. Shirley Towle and Colette St. Cyr were elected as the president and vice president, respectively, at the Wyndham Peachtree City Hotel and Conference Center during the 53rd annual convention. Danalee […] Full Story
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December 10, 2009All Saints Church, Dunwoody, recently celebrated the Year for Priests with balloons, a party and an outpouring of affection. Msgr. Donald Kiernan and Fathers Daniel McCormick and Brian Higgins, along with Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue, were the honored guests at the festivities on Sunday, Nov. 22. At the celebration, parishioners could fill out postcards in […]
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Local Visitation nuns honor 400-year anniversary
December 10, 2009Following in the pattern created by St. Jane Frances de Chantal, nuns who belong to the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary are preparing to celebrate their 400th jubilee.
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SVdP Atlanta Working Harder, Seeking Help
December 9, 2009In a year marked by economic distress, the Atlanta Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society saw an increase in contributions—an estimated $1 million more this year than last year. The published amount of public support and contributions for the Society in 2008 was $5,183,525—in 2009 that number increased to an estimated $6,250,269. Coinciding […]
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You Can Find Her At The Russell Student Union
December 9, 2009Helen Almeter is the Catholic campus minister at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro and the diocesan director of campus ministry for the Savannah Diocese. After graduating from Christendom College in Front Royal, Va., she spent three years as a missionary with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) at the Catholic Center of the University […] Full Story
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What I Have Seen and Heard (November 26, 2009)
November 26, 2009“Please pray for me!” I have received requests like this almost every day of my life as a priest. Sometimes the prayer request is for a child who may have gone astray, or for a sick spouse, or to find a job, or simply to continue living the good fortune that has come into someone’s […]
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‘Lord, Help Me! Here Comes The Christmas Train!’
November 26, 2009The train is roaring by on Coventry Road and the blaring whistle is inspiring a symphony of howls, some soprano, some baritone, from the dogs that live in Chelsea Heights. I have always loved trains, having traveled on one from Atlanta to New Orleans many years ago with Jef. We ambled about meeting various people […]
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Liturgies To Remember Those Affected By HIV/AIDS
November 26, 2009Parishes in the Atlanta Archdiocese are observing World AIDS Day. A candlelight procession at Sacred Heart Church on Peachtree Street starts a Mass for people touched by HIV/AIDS. Organizers at the downtown church want to highlight the connection between the sufferings of Jesus and the suffering by people with the disease. Also, St. Philip Benizi […]
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Marian Mass, Procession To Be Held Dec. 8
November 26, 2009A Mass and procession in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The Mass, hosted by St. Patrick Church, will be followed by a candlelight procession to the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Mission. The group, accompanied by a police escort, will process with the Blessed Sacrament (weather permitting) […] Full Story