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Holy Trinity Plans 100 Hours Of Prayer
February 26, 2009Holy Trinity Church is trying to reach every parishioner from the youngest to the oldest with the transforming power of the love of Jesus during the Lenten season. The parish begins 100 hours of continuous prayer on Monday, March 9. “Mighty to Save 2009” is the theme for the 100 hours. The pastor, Father Michael […] Full Story
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Hibernians To Honor Msgr. Edward Dillon
February 26, 2009The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta will honor Msgr. Edward Dillon as “Irishman of the Year” at the annual Hibernian Ball on Friday, March 13, at the Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta. Pastor of Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, Msgr. Dillon is also chaplain of the MAPES organization, a society composed of policemen who trace their […]
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26 Catholic School Teachers, Administrators Honored
February 26, 2009More than 400 educators and school administrators gathered at the Cobb Galleria Centre on Saturday, Jan. 31, for the second annual education banquet, honoring the many hard workers responsible for the effective Catholic education system in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Twenty-six teachers, academic coordinators, assistant principals and admissions directors were honored at the event, which […]
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Pinecrest Girls Pull Off Upset, Head To State Tourney
February 19, 2009The Pinecrest Academy Lady Paladins upset the top-ranked Dominion Christian Lady Knights 45-37 to win the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) AAA region one title Friday, Feb. 13. Dominion came into the game as the number one seed with a record of 27-0. Dominion had defeated Pinecrest by more than 25 points in each of […] Full Story
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What I Have Seen and Heard (February 19, 2009)
February 19, 2009As an Archbishop, I do not frequently have the opportunity to listen to homilies offered by other clerics, and that may very well be to my disadvantage since, like all of you, I too need to hear God’s Word opened for me as a member of the family of the Church. Last Saturday evening, I […]
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Ashes Start Us In The Right Place
February 19, 2009We live by several varieties of seasons all through our lives. There are those brought with the winds and other climatic shifts, and there are those we enter through the dividing of time according to the need to mark our days and years. We need to remember the day of our birth, and the passing […]
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Hunger Walk/Run To Benefit SVdP, Other Agencies
February 19, 2009The Atlanta Community Food Bank, along with five other local hunger relief programs, in March will mark the 25th anniversary of the Annual Hunger Walk/Run. More than 200,000 folks from Atlanta and around the region have raised money to feed hundreds of thousands of people who struggle with hunger or the threat of hunger. They […]
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Immigration Forum For Cobb, Douglas Set
February 19, 2009St. John Vianney Parish in Lithia Springs has received a financial grant from Catholic Charities to create a program which would aid local immigrants in two major areas: current United States law and the immigration and educational services available to children in the Douglas and Cobb County school systems. The program, held once in February, […] Full Story
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Local Catholic Athletes Sign On The Dotted Line
February 19, 2009This year National Signing Day took place Wednesday, Feb. 4. Like many athletes around the country, local Catholic high school seniors made it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play collegiate sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic athletes who made commitments on […]
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Queen Of Angels Students Look To The Future And Win
February 19, 2009In the futuristic city of Jatville, clean, reusable energy, water conservation and keeping the environment green are paramount. The citizens of this amazing city have research facilities, a sophisticated transportation system and a power grid based on clean energy sources. Jatville even has a water filtration system that works like the circulatory system of the […]