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Deacon Honored To Assist At Papal Mass
February 5, 2009It was a unique privilege and honor for Atlanta native and St. Pius X High School graduate Brother Joseph (Matthew) Van House to serve as one of two principal deacons for Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 1 at the Mass for the feast of Mary, Mother of God and World Peace Day at St. Peter’s […]
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Cathedral Celebrates Milestone, Plans For Future
February 5, 2009January was a month of celebrating the past and looking to the future at Christ the King Cathedral. Worshippers on Jan. 18 marked the 70th anniversary of the dedication of the mother church of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated a Sunday Mass, which was the centerpiece of the anniversary remembrance. He […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (February 5, 2009)
February 5, 2009I had long heard of Southern hospitality before arriving here as the Archbishop of Atlanta. This widely acknowledged attribute of life in our region is one of the celebrated qualities that most people encounter when arriving in the South. Southern people are genteel and hospitable. I certainly have found that to be true, and regularly […]
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Memoirs Of A Catholic Misfit
February 5, 2009All my life, things have been weird. When I was just a kid, I suffered through a series of unfortunate, extremely frizzy permanents, overseen by my older cousin who was a beauty school dropout. Yes, that’s me, the misfit, with the glum expression and the big bush of electrified curls in the family photos. To […]
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Priest Assignments
February 5, 2009Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Neil J. Herlihy, pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church, The Rock, has also been assigned to serve on the archdiocesan priests’ retirement committee, effective Jan. 28. Father Paul D. Williams, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Carrollton, has also […]
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Gwinnett Approves Waste Station Next To Church
February 5, 2009After long months of debate and hopeful prayer, thousands of Catholics received bitter news as Gwinnett County commissioners voted Feb. 3 to rezone land to allow a solid waste transfer station to be built on Shackleford Road in Norcross, adjacent to Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church. The rezoning and special use permits were passed by a […] Full Story
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Local Catholic Named To Student Coalition Board
January 29, 2009A Georgia State University religious studies student is a newly appointed leader with the National Catholic Student Coalition. Theresa Wuertz, 20, and the 10-member NCSC executive board received the coalition’s blessing in a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at its January meeting. The NCSC is the voice of Catholic students to the U.S. […]
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Priest Assignments
January 29, 2009Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Msgr. William G. Hoffman has been assigned as administrator of St. Joseph Church, Dalton, effective Jan. 12. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Gerard J. Sheehan, regional priest servant of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, and […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (January 29, 2009)
January 29, 2009I’m going to school this week! Actually I will be going to three different schools and a Catholic Schools Mass and banquet at the end of the week. This is Catholic Schools Week, and my calendar is filled with events to mark this special time of year. As most of you know, the time that […]
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Curtain Rises On Tenth Anniversary At Holy Redeemer
January 29, 2009Just a few days before opening night, the Holy Redeemer School gymnasium was busy with activity as middle school students belted out the songs they had been practicing for months and made the final adjustments on their costumes. Parents, teachers and staff also were busy as they directed students and polished the sets that would […]