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Jolaine Kingery, Volunteer, Mother Of Priests, Dies
May 10, 2007Jolaine Kingery was a woman who loved each of her seven children in a special and unique way. That was the image Father Patrick Kingery, pastor of Holy Cross Church, painted of his mother, who died May 1. Father Kingery celebrated a funeral Mass for his mother at her parish, Immaculate Heart of Mary, May […]
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Mercy Boys And Girls Are Repeat Track Champs
May 10, 2007The Our Lady of Mercy High School girls track team won its second consecutive region championship at Landmark Christian School on April 24. The team captured individual region championships in seven events, as well as winning the 4×100 and 4×400 relays. The girls returned to the state meet in Albany, May 4 and 5, and […]
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Pius Girls And Boys Lacrosse Teams Eliminated From State Playoffs
May 10, 2007St. Pius X High School girls were defeated by a formidable Milton High School, Alpharetta, May 2. The two-time state champions (2005 and 2006) scored five goals before Pius’ Sydney Smith scored the team’s first goal with 1:53 left in the first half. Angelique Plummer of Pius scored the team’s second goal with 16:03 remaining […]
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Senator, Archbishop Discuss Faith And Politics
May 10, 2007Sen. Joe Lieberman has been greatly strengthened as a politician by his Jewish faith to follow his conscience and convictions about what is best for the country even when it has meant opposing his own Democratic Party on the issue of the war in Iraq. Now in his fourth term, the senator from Connecticut—who argued […]
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Soccer Is In Full Swing
May 3, 2007The varsity boys of Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, pushed their record to 7-1 with a 5-1 victory over Loganville Christian Academy, Loganville, April 24. Senior forward Pat Young led the team with two goals. Other goals were provided by forwards Kali Higgins and Andy Barrenechea and midfielder Henry Faber. In Cumming, the Pinecrest Academy […]
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Campus Ministry Blossoms At Georgia State
May 3, 2007If Rudy Schlosser had his way, Georgia State University would be in for a name change. “Georgia State Catholic University—that’s my goal,” he said with a laugh. Schlosser is only half kidding. Since he began his role as the associate campus minister of the Georgia State University Catholic Student Association (CSA) in 2004, Schlosser has […]
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2007 Commencements Include First Graduates For Cumming, Athens Catholic Schools
May 3, 2007ATLANTA—Catholic high schools, both archdiocesan and independent Catholic schools, in the Atlanta Archdiocese are preparing to hold their commencement exercises in May. This year Pinecrest Academy in Cumming and Msgr. Walter J. Donovan High School in Athens, both independent Catholic schools, are each graduating their first senior class. Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell The Baccalaureate […]
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Winning Lottery Ticket Not Greatest Treasure
May 3, 2007He has been on my mind a lot these days, a Mr. Schenk, a man I have never met and will never meet. He lives in New York, and I read about him in the paper some time ago. Maybe you read the article. It is about how he won a million dollars in the […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (May 3, 2007)
May 3, 2007Soon after being ordained a bishop, I was once told by a Chicago priest friend of mine that sooner or later I would tire of the endless number of Confirmations that I had to perform. In Chicago I celebrated the Sacrament about 80 times per year, in the Diocese of Belleville, I presided at approximately […]
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Atlanta Archdiocese’s Founding Archivist Dies
May 3, 2007Anthony R. (Tony) Dees, the first archivist for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Sunday, April 29. He was 69. Born in Goldsboro, N.C., on Sept. 19, 1937, Mr. Dees received his bachelor’s degree in English and his master’s degree in library science from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He began his career […]