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Biography of Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory
December 4, 2008Dec. 7, 1947 Born to Wilton Sr. and Ethel Duncan Gregory in Chicago 1958-1961 Attended St. Carthage Grammar School 1959 Converted to Catholicism and was baptized on Holy Saturday, March 28, 1959 1961-1965 Attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary South 1965-1967 Studied at Niles College (now St. Joseph’s College Seminary) of Loyola University 1967-1973 Studied at St. […]
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Archbishop Reminisces, Illuminates Bishop’s Role
December 4, 2008ATLANTA—Atlanta’s Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was first made a bishop 25 years ago this Dec. 13 in Chicago, serving as an auxiliary bishop under Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin. To mark the anniversary, the dynamic leader of the 750,000 Catholics in North Georgia sat down recently for an interview with The Georgia Bulletin, to remember the […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (November 27, 2008)
November 27, 2008Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen. It is a simple prayer of only 22 words. Most of us learned it as children, and often we say it habitually without reflecting either on the words or on the reasons that […]
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Mother Mary: The Jewel Of Advent
November 27, 2008Most of us have heard the message proclaimed from the pulpit, more than once: Advent is a season of waiting, a quiet stretch of spiritual preparation leading to Christmas. However, the people in the pews also know that Advent is a very busy time because, let’s face it: It’s during this season that most of […]
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Persons With AIDS Have A Place At Our Table
November 27, 2008On Dec. 1, the world will mark the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, when individuals and organizations come together to bring attention to the AIDS pandemic. AIDS has been ravaging the world since the early 1980s. During the disease’s first decade and a half, much attention was paid to the epidemic in the United […]
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AED Saves Life At Greensboro Parish
November 27, 2008When the first English as a Second Language class began at Christ Our King and Savior on Wednesday, Nov. 5, no student expected the night to end with their teacher being airlifted to Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Michael Moore, a parishioner, was teaching the course when he suddenly collapsed from a heart attack in front of […]
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Monastery Concert To Benefit Food Ministry
November 27, 2008Continuing an annual Christmas tradition, the Grammy-winning Atlanta Boy Choir will return to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit for its annual Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds, after expenses, will benefit the monastery’s food bank outreach. During the first portion of the concert, the choir will present a worship […]
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Priest Lives Life As Journey Toward ‘God Of Peace’
November 27, 2008As a young Jesuit, Father John Dear choose to add his own vow of nonviolence, along with the required vows of obedience, poverty and chastity. A hero of his, Mahatma Gandhi, lived a life of 16 vows, including to “only speak the truth” and “fearlessness,” so Father John’s vows were small in comparison. It was […]
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Deacon Dale Lister Dies
November 27, 2008Deacon Dale Frank Lister of Jefferson, a permanent deacon at St. Catherine Laboure Mission Church, Commerce, died on Friday, Nov. 21. He was 65. The Ohio native, who was born on May 20, 1943, in Toledo to Rose Hundsrucker Lister and the late Albert Lister, was ordained as a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of […] Full Story
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Archbishop Gregory Anniversary Mass
November 27, 2008A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, to recognize and honor the 25th anniversary of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s ordination as a bishop. On Dec. 13, 1983, he was ordained an auxiliary bishop of Chicago where […]