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St. Mary’s, Rome, Comes Together For Father Miceli
December 24, 2009It was a cold, raw December day outside, but not inside St. Mary’s Church, where a parish of people crowded together Dec. 12 in shared remembrance of their former pastor, listening to music he loved, sheltered in the structure carefully renovated under his care, welcoming his family and friends, and taking comfort that this day […]
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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
December 24, 20091774-1821 Feast – January 4 Raised Episcopalian in New York City, Elizabeth married William Magee Seton, a merchant. The couple had five children. William died in 1803 in Italy, where Elizabeth learned about Catholicism from the family who gave her hospitality. After becoming a Catholic in New York in 1805, the now poor Elizabeth was […]
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Catholic-Orthodox Communities Join For Prayer
December 24, 2009Catholic Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence, Alexios, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Atlanta, along with clergy and the faithful of both churches joined together on Sunday, Dec. 13, in prayer and music at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation to commemorate the Nativity of the Lord. It was the latest gathering as […]
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Local Teens Find National Conference Uplifting
December 24, 2009“Kansas City here we come” was the motto for the 105 teens and adults from the Archdiocese of Atlanta who attended the National Catholic Youth Conference in November. Parish youth groups from Transfiguration, St. Jude, Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Oliver Plunkett parishes spent months of planning to attend this once-in-a-lifetime event. St. Oliver […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (December 10, 2009)
December 10, 2009“Do you mind if I call you Father?” was the question from one of my young servers in the sacristy before the Notre Dame Academy Thanksgiving week Mass. Just as the principal was about to tell the young man my formal title, I intervened and told him that Father would be just fine with me! […]
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AD+Vents
December 10, 2009Adults and school children responded to a request from The Georgia Bulletin and sent in their thoughts on the season of Advent. Prayerfully we prepare, anxiously we await, celestially we celebrate! Lord, we thank you for all that we hold in our hearts. We, who are worried about so much, look forward to your coming […]
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‘Don’t Let Go Of My Hand, Lord!’
December 10, 2009The first time I set foot on a plane I was 16 years old, and I was thoroughly traumatized. No one had warned me that the engine makes an extremely loud noise just before take-off. Although other passengers seemed unconcerned, I was sure the plane was about to explode, and so I sat there, cringing […]
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Knights Of Peter Claver Mark 100 Years Of Service
December 10, 2009On the heels of the Knights of Peter Claver national 100th anniversary Mass in New Orleans, the local chapter of the nation’s largest lay organization for African-American Catholics celebrated in its own way with a Founders Day Mass and dinner. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory served as the main celebrant for the Knights of Peter Claver […]
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SJN School Back To Normal On Grandparents Day
December 10, 2009Continuing its tradition for the 22nd year, St. John Neumann Regional Catholic School welcomed parents and grandparents for its annual Grandparents Day Mass on Nov. 24, giving them a chance to visit with the students and have a first-hand look at the school’s recovery from September’s floods. Students and family members filled the sanctuary, lining […]
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Atlanta Chancery To Move From Midtown
December 10, 2009The Atlanta Archdiocese is moving out of its Midtown neighborhood after close to 40 years. The new headquarters for the nearly 750,000 Catholics in North Georgia will be in Smyrna, just outside the Perimeter and near Cumberland Mall. The move puts the archdiocesan office about 12 miles from its current home at 680 West Peachtree […]