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Blessed Trinity Girls Take State Tennis Trophy
June 7, 2007Tennis is usually one of two high school sports, the other being golf, where fans are quiet and reserved. But when Blessed Trinity’s girl tennis team took to their home courts on May 14, the fans, while quiet, were not reserved. The BT fans wanted another state championship to place alongside the trophy won by […]
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Father Luke Ballman Named New Vocations Director
June 7, 2007Though he never envisioned himself in an administrative role in the archdiocese, Father Luke Ballman said he was honored when Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory asked him to serve as the new vocations director. Father Ballman, pastor of St. Augustine Church in Covington, will succeed Father Brian Higgins, who will become the chaplain at Southern Catholic […]
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Fathers Hargaden, Orellana, Shaute Made Pastors
June 7, 2007Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named three priests as first-time pastors, effective June 21. Father Kevin Hargaden, currently a parochial vicar at St. Lawrence Church in Lawrenceville, will become pastor of St. Peter Church in LaGrange and administrator of its mission, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Warm Springs. Father Roberto Orellana, a parochial vicar at St. […]
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Cooking For Others Mirrors Christ’s Love For Us
June 7, 2007I walk nervously into the kitchen and stare at the package of chicken. I am not much of a cook, but in a moment of sympathy, I signed up to prepare a meal for my neighbor, who has just been diagnosed with a heart ailment. My husband usually does the cooking in our household, while […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (June 7, 2007)
June 7, 2007Although I did not have a chance to meet any of them personally, last Saturday as I was arriving at the Chancery for some afternoon work, I was greeted by Father Carl Zdancewicz, OFM Conv., from St. John Vianney, who was leaving a pre-Cana meeting attended by about 40 young couples preparing for their forthcoming […]
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Catholic Charities To Celebrate World Refugee Day
June 7, 2007Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Inc. will host a celebration of World Refugee Day on Wednesday, June 20, at 6 p.m. at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The event is being held as a fundraiser for Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugee Program and a celebration of the refugee population resettled and served […]
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Priests Mark Milestones Of Fidelity To Christ’s Church
June 7, 2007As priests, they have given of themselves so that others may find Christ. In the 25, 50 or even 60 years that they have served, their lives as priests have belonged to the people of God. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, priests of the archdiocese and dozens of Atlanta Catholics gathered at the Cathedral of Christ […]
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‘On the Deck’ Kicks Off For College-Age Catholics
June 7, 2007“On the Deck,” a young adult program that ministers to Catholic college students, kicked off its fourth annual summer session in Marietta May 31. The ministry serves college students ages 18-22, offering them a chance to continue their spiritual development while home for the summer and preparing them to go back into the college atmosphere. […]
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St. Peter Claver Students Leave Lasting Gifts
June 7, 2007The eighth-grade students at St. Peter Claver Regional School celebrated their upcoming graduation from middle school with a gift of service to their school. The class planted a Japanese maple tree on the school grounds to help beautify the area between their old buildings and the new gym. The students also helped complete the log […]
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Author To Speak On ‘Champions Of Faith’
June 7, 2007The Respect Life Ministry of St. Monica Church will present a dinner and talk with Tom O’Toole, author of the book “Champions of Faith: Catholic Sports Heroes Tell Their Stories,” Saturday, June 16, at 7 p.m. For his book, O’Toole, a popular freelance writer for many Catholic publications, interviewed a wide range of Catholic athletes and […]