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Red Mass Brings Legal Community Together In Prayer
September 17, 2009The accomplished St. Thomas More Schola and the Atlanta Brass Society led a crowd of nearly 200 in song as Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue and Bishop-designate Luis R. Zarama processed into Sacred Heart Church to a crowd of distinguished members of the Atlanta judiciary, legal and civic community. The annual […]
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GRACE Can Now Link Donor’s Gift To A School
September 17, 2009St. Ann Church is some 37 miles from Our Lady of Mercy High School, but a budding relationship between the affluent suburban parish on the north side of Atlanta and the Catholic high school where one in five student families lives below the poverty line is what organizers of the GRACE Scholars program hope to […]
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Four Catholic schools awarded Blue Ribbon title
September 17, 2009The Atlanta archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools joined educators and parents throughout the archdiocese in welcoming exciting news on Tuesday, Sept. 15, when four Catholic elementary schools in metro Atlanta were awarded the prestigious Blue Ribbon School of Excellence title. The schools are Holy Redeemer, Johns Creek, Holy Spirit Preparatory, Atlanta, Immaculate Heart of Mary, […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 3, 2009)
September 3, 2009Before leaving the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1993 to become the bishop of Belleville, Ill., one of the last events in which I participated was a ceremony opening the observance of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Chicago Diocese in 1843. Obviously there were no participants at those events who were alive when […]
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God Pursues Us, But We Have To Stop Running
September 3, 2009I have a confession to make. Sometimes I see a salesman approaching my front door, and I pretend I’m not home when he rings the bell. And then I think about the times that God knocks on the doors of our hearts and how we evade him. For one, we are so busy. Perhaps we […]
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I Have Witnessed The Gift That Priests Are
September 3, 2009A priest is a man, clothed in tenderness, who speaks of God’s mercy, who prophetically pronounces the truth, unpleasant though it might be and who reflects God’s love to a hurting world. Sometimes he is shoring up souls and sometimes he is breaking up concrete. He’s comforting the grieving and challenging the young. He’s soothing […]
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Scott’s Run To Be Held At Chastain
September 3, 2009The eighth annual Scott’s Run, a 5K run and one-mile fun walk event sponsored by Catholic Charities Atlanta, will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, at Chastain Park. The memorial fundraiser begins at 9 a.m. and benefits Catholic Charities’ children’s programs in honor of the late Scott Starratt. Starratt, a Marietta native and immigration officer, was […]
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First GRACE Scholarships Help 43 Students Here
September 3, 2009Some Catholic schools are seeing an uptick of students as GRACE scholarships are handed out for the first time to help parents with costly tuition bills. Some 43 new students received the $2,000 scholarship and enrolled in archdiocesan schools as the academic year began. More than 80 hopefuls applied for the money, according to Diane […]
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Work Begins Implementing Schools Strategic Plan
September 3, 2009Diane Starkovich, superintendent of Catholic schools, says the two Catholic University of America researchers who just completed a report on the Archdiocese of Atlanta school system provided an invaluable national perspective through which to look at the situation here. At the same time, she said, the other, all-local members of the education subcommittee were vital, […]
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New Bishop’s Ordination Sept. 29 To Be Televised
September 3, 2009Planning preparations are underway as Bishop-elect Luis R. Zarama, in less than a month, is ordained to serve the archdiocese as an auxiliary bishop. Organizers are putting the final touches on the details of the two-day event. What events are taking place for the ordination? Solemn vespers will be held at the Cathedral of Christ […]