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Aging Veterans Flown To See Their Memorial
May 22, 2008Lt. Col. Gerald “Bud” Might flew missions out of England with the Army Air Corps in B-17s, a B-26 and a C-54, taking to the air just months after his younger brother, Robert, was killed in a plane crash near Cologne, Germany. Shot at countless times over more than 75 missions, Might hung up his wings […] Full Story
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Blessed Trinity Girls Three-Peat In Soccer
May 18, 2008Blessed Trinity High School junior forward Christina Kyker scored the game’s only goal on an assist from senior midfielder Brittany Gordon with 14:00 left in the match to lead Blessed Trinity to its third consecutive state championship over Spalding High School of Griffin. Blessed Trinity head coach Gilbert Jean-Baptiste said the Spalding goalkeeper did an […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (May 15, 2008)
May 15, 2008Several of the Atlanta morning television news shows announce birthdays as a human interest part of their broadcast. One of them highlights the birthdays of youngsters, and another recognizes the birthdays of centenarians. The J. M. Smucker Co. sponsors the latter, and you see the photographs of these lovely older people surrounded by the logos […]
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Pentecost … ‘The Fire Of God’s Love’
May 15, 2008Catherine lowered her eyes and was near tears, telling about the sufferings she went through in her native Poland during World War II. Her parents and sisters and brothers were killed. She lost everyone and everything and barely managed to escape to England, where she met and married her husband and began a new life. […]
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Dr. Thompson To Teach Tolkien Course
May 15, 2008Dr. Phil Thompson, executive director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University, will teach a five-week evening course in October entitled “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Spiritual Journey.” The class will study the sources of Tolkien’s vision of the spiritual journey that were influenced by his experiences of World War I, his Catholic faith […]
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Plaza Will Bear Priest’s Name
May 15, 2008As Franciscan Father Mario DiLella departed as Georgia Tech Catholic chaplain, the archdiocese announced that the plaza in front of the Catholic Center at Tech will be dedicated in his name and in his honor this fall. In a letter read at Father Mario’s final Sunday Mass at Tech, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said the […]
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Catholic High Schools Hold May Graduations
May 15, 2008Blessed Trinity High School ROSWELL—The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated on Friday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Brigid Church, Alpharetta. The graduation of nearly 200 seniors is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, at 3 p.m. at the school. The valedictorian for the 2008 class is Trent McMullen, son of Todd and Linda McMullen, […] Full Story
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Mustard Seed Marks 30th Anniversary With Youth
May 15, 2008To help the youth of the world, one must ask the youth for advice. That is one of the many things Father Gregory Ramkissoon, founder of the missionary organization Mustard Seed Communities, did during his recent trip to Atlanta. Father Gregory spent several days in the Archdiocese of Atlanta at the end of April, celebrating […]
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Marist Girls Beat Pius For State Soccer Championship
May 15, 2008It was a fitting end to a perfect 19-0 season as Marist School knocked off its rival St. Pius X High School 2-1 to capture the girls Class AAAA state soccer title in front of an enthusiastic home crowd that filled the Hughes Spalding Stadium at Marist School. This season marks the second time Marist […]
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Marist Season Ends In Double OT Loss To Westminster
May 15, 2008The Lady War Eagles varsity lacrosse team of Marist School matched Westminster School point for point and stick for stick for 50 minutes of regulation and two overtimes during the Class AAAA state semifinal match, May 6. At the end of the second overtime, however, Westminster was the victor 13-12. Marist climbed back from an […]