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What I Have Seen And Heard (May 29, 2008)
May 29, 2008The trip to the new National Cemetery in Canton is usually a breeze, and so I had hoped it would be on Memorial Day morning. It was anything but the usual trip. From the front door of my home to the very entry of the cemetery, there seemed to be a door-to-door police squad car […]
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Roses, The Blessed Mother—And A Joyful Child
May 29, 2008The roses are alive, I am thinking as I head out into our garden, trailed by a cloud of mosquitoes. Invariably, after pruning my roses each winter, I fear that I have killed them and will never see another bloom. And then in May, the month devoted to Mary, comes my big glorious surprise: Out […]
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Catholic Seniors Sign On To Play Collegiate Sports
May 29, 2008Many of the area’s high school senior athletes will be showcasing their skills as they play at various colleges and universities around the country. Here is a list of where some of the graduating seniors will be taking their game: BASEBALL Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell Stephen Drisaldi will attend Young Harris College, Young Harris […]
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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 […]