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Spirituality In Aging Seminar To Be Held In April
March 27, 2008Catholic Charities of Atlanta, Inc. is co-sponsoring the second annual “Spirituality In Aging Partnership Series” on Tuesday, April 22. The seminar, which is titled “Why Spiritual Care Matters,” will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atlanta. This seminar is designed to help participants define the meaning […]
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St. Pius Boys, Girls Tennis Teams Earn Number 1 Seeds
March 27, 2008On Tuesday, March 18, the St. Pius X Golden Lions girls varsity tennis team (9-2) faced region and cross-town rival Marist School (6-2). The number two doubles team of senior Kate Papania and junior Michelle Lingner captured the team’s first victory in two straight sets. The next victory came from freshman Alexis Antista who also […]
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15-Year Journey Led Allen Hunt To Become Catholic
March 27, 2008year ago, Allen Hunt was standing in front of the congregation of Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church where he’d been pastor for eight years, leading the 7,000-member church in its worship, with a full orchestra and choir. Today, Hunt stands in front of a soundboard, microphone and five-line telephone board taking calls from across the […]
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Good Friday Pilgrimage Ties Christ’s Suffering To Poor
March 27, 2008More than 200 pilgrims walked under a sun-kissed sky on Good Friday to follow Christ’s footsteps through the streets of downtown Atlanta. Starting in the shadow of the Georgia Statehouse, the walkers stepped off on the twisting route to pray and sing at shelters for the homeless, city parks and tornado-damaged buildings, ending at the […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 20, 2008)
March 20, 2008The Bishop’s Chair in our Cathedral provides me with a unique perspective on the life of this local Church. As I gaze out on the assembly at the Cathedral of Christ the King on any given day, I can see the individual faces of faith, but I also catch a glimpse of family life here […]
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The First Easter: Through The Eyes Of Mary Magdalene
March 20, 2008I awoke early that day. My eyes were swollen from weeping, and for a moment I couldn’t remember why I had cried. Then it all came back to me in a sickening rush and my stomach lurched. My beloved teacher was dead! I had witnessed such horrors the previous Friday. The bloodthirsty cruelty of the […]
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‘Principal’ Goes Green at OLA School
March 20, 2008At the recent Our Lady of the Assumption school gala, Courtney Hale, the parent of three OLA students, won the “Principal for the Day” prize. Cashing in her award on Monday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, she made an early decree that it would be an out-of-uniform day and requested that all students, faculty and […]
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Catholic Charities Steps In To Help Storm Victims
March 20, 2008Officials from Catholic Charities Atlanta toured wrecked Atlanta neighborhoods as residents recover from the tornado and storms that swept through downtown and North Georgia on Friday, March 14, and Saturday, March 15. The nonprofit aims to help people get their lives back in order. The organization is also reaching out to rural counties in North […]
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Refugees Arriving In March; Household Goods Needed
March 20, 2008Catholic Charities Atlanta is resettling nearly twice as many refugees this year as compared to 2006. The agency, one of six Atlanta organizations aiding women, men and children from war-torn countries, is challenged to find housing and set up homes in March for close to 40 people and then prepare the newcomers for life in […]
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Catechist Honored For Helping Youth Live Faith
March 20, 2008By engaging youth in a blend of selfless actions and catechetical teachings, Lynn Ory has gained the attention of the National Catholic Educational Association and the National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors. This year, at the 105th NCEA convention and NPCD religious education convocation in Indianapolis March 25-28, the youth minister from St. Oliver Plunkett […] Full Story