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Society Of St. Vincent De Paul Celebrates 175 Years
May 29, 2008Over 160 members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta Council gathered on Saturday, April 19, at St. Peter Claver Regional School and Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur for their annual meeting, called “Spring to Life.” This year’s “Spring” meeting included a special celebration because of the 175th anniversary of the […]
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Six New Deacons Ordained In Journey To Priesthood
May 29, 2008Six men, representing four countries and collectively speaking 10 different languages, were ordained as transitional deacons by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Saturday, May 24, during a reverent and emotion-filled Mass. Friends and family of the candidates excitedly filed into the Cathedral of Christ the King to support the men in this next step of […]
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National Social Action Institute To Be Held In Atlanta
May 29, 2008Leading Catholic theologians along with hundreds of activists are examining racism through the lens of the Gospels when the national Social Action Summer Institute for the first time comes to the Southeast this summer. The weeklong July seminar will push people out of the classroom and into the neighborhoods on a “Poverty Tour” in Athens […]
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Father Herlihy Named First-Time Pastor
May 29, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named one priest as first-time pastor, effective June 19. Father Neil J. Herlihy, currently a parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, will become pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church in The Rock. A native New Yorker, Father Herlihy, 56, is a 1973 graduate of Iona College in […]
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Archbishop Announces New Priest Assignments
May 29, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. All the assignments are effective June 19, 2008, unless otherwise noted. First Pastorate Father Neil J. Herlihy, currently a parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, has been assigned to his first pastorate as pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church, The Rock. Pastors […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (May 22, 2008)
May 22, 2008Each year, I am fortunate enough to participate in the graduation ceremonies for some of our Catholic high schools. While schedules do not permit me to attend all of the separate graduation events that fill the calendars of our schools, I wanted to share with all of our graduates some personal reflections that I was […]
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Searching For The Simple Life Of The Shire
May 22, 2008In five hours we will be boarding a jet to London. I have never been overseas before, and frankly, I am terrified. We are on our way to a J. R. R. Tolkien art exhibit, where my husband’s work will be shown, along with that of other artists. To set the mood, we are perched […]
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Area Track And Field Athletes Excel At State Meet
May 22, 2008Catholic school girls track and field athletes participated in the state meet at Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany, May 1-3, while the boys competed at Jefferson High School, Jefferson, May 8-10. Listed below are the results from some of the schools. Boys Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, finished in third place as a team. […]
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Roswell Rotary Raised Funds For ‘Honor’
May 22, 2008Although many cities have their own memorials to their World War II veterans, it wasn’t until 2004 that the national World War II Memorial was completed. By that time, many World War II veterans had died or were in their late 70s and 80s and many couldn’t make the trip to see the memorial in […]
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Two Atlanta Priests Prepare For Army Service
May 22, 2008Fred Wendel got drafted into the Army as the Vietnam War raged. One thing led to another, and he became a chaplain’s assistant in Germany where he served for two years and got out. He may have left the Army, but the Army never left him. Close to 40 years later, he is one of […]