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Priest Assignments
March 20, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Tim Gadziala, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church, Atlanta, has also been appointed as the spiritual moderator for the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, effective March 12. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Michael Kolodziej, OFM Conv., minister […]
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St. Patrick’s Day 2008 A Day To Be Remembered
March 20, 2008The liturgical calendar made the feast day of St. Patrick so unusual that the archbishop reassured the congregation at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Mass that the overlapping of March 17 with Holy Week won’t occur again for over 150 years. And then, less than 12 hours later, this slight difficulty of moving the feast […]
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Father Linn Retreat To Focus On ‘Becoming Younger Again’
March 20, 2008Jesuit Father Matthew Linn, who has guided retreats and workshops on prayer, physical and emotional healing, and forgiveness worldwide, will direct a retreat weekend at St. Pius X Church in April, including a separate program in Spanish. On Friday evening, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, Father Linn will lead a retreat in English entitled […] Full Story
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Navigator’s Ball To Benefit Lyke House Student Center
March 20, 2008The Knights of Peter Claver Archbishop James P. Lyke Assembly #43 will hold the 2008 Navigator’s Ball on Saturday, April 5, at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. The event, which is open to all, will feature live entertainment, door prizes, food, drinks and more. Proceeds from the Navigator’s Ball will benefit the […]
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Athens Parish To Build New Church
March 20, 2008The parish community of St. Joseph Church, Athens, will gather on Sunday, April 6, to officially break ground for a new church building. The parish is currently located in downtown Athens but will move to 958 Epps Bridge Parkway with the construction of the new church. All are invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony, which […]
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Georgia Senate Asked To Sideline Immigration Bill
March 20, 2008Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory is asking the Georgia Senate to sideline a legislative proposal targeting illegal immigrants driving cars in the state, saying it would unfairly punish families. The bill proposes allowing law enforcement officials to seize the car or truck driven by an undocumented person who is in an accident or commits a traffic […]
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SVDP Moving Thrift Store, Designing Client Center
March 20, 2008Atlanta’s St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store is getting new digs this month, and in the process, they’re transforming their present quarters into a unique grocery store for their clients. While the St. Vincent de Paul conference offices, including the classroom space and a thrift store “clearance center,” will remain at its current location at […]
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College Students Bring Stations Of Cross To Life
March 20, 2008Two golfers braving the rainy weather at Gold Creek Golf Club stopped their golf cart and looked on with curiosity as Jesus was nailed to the cross. They were unexpectedly witnessing the living Stations of the Cross, as Southern Catholic College students in costume and in somber reflection acted out each moment of the Lenten […]
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What I Have Seen And Heard (March 13, 2008)
March 13, 2008Several weeks ago a wonderful gentleman from one of our parishes called me with a question that I had never faced before in nearly 25 years as a bishop. It seems that he had been invited to serve as the confirmation sponsor for one of our teenagers, and he was deeply honored by that request. […]
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Thoughts On Examining One’s Heart During Lent
March 13, 2008A friend of mine recently wrote to me, and in the letter she mentioned that it was much easier, and more pleasurable, to sit and write a letter than to balance her checkbook. The reason she wrote that was because the task of the balancing of her accounts was pressing upon her. It is something […]