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Lenten Book Conveys Sense Of Being Present At Calvary
March 22, 2007STEP BY STEP TO CALVARY: Praying Through the Stations of the Cross; by Angela M. Burrin; The Word Among Us, 2004; 108 pp; paperback; $12.95. When you begin reading “Step by Step to Calvary,” you may feel you have entered another dimension of time. Suddenly, you are thrust backward in history, to a gray and […]
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Annual Pilgrimage Focuses On Social Justice
March 22, 2007People of all faiths are invited to attend the 27th annual Good Friday pilgrimage, with stops at 14 urban Atlanta Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 6. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will offer the opening prayer at 9 a.m., when the interfaith pilgrimage begins at the State Capitol (on the Washington Street side, […]
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Parishioners To Gather For Immigration Advocacy
March 22, 2007An archdiocesan workshop titled “Travelers Together: One Creator, One Family, One Journey,” focusing on immigration issues, resources and advocacy, will be held Friday, April 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. The leaders of the various immigrant communities in the archdiocese from Africa, Asia, Europe and Central and South America are encouraged to […]
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St. Peter Claver Takes Two Teams To The Finals
March 22, 2007The eighth-grade boys and girls team of St. Peter Claver Regional School, Decatur, made it to the finals of the Catholic Metro League of Atlanta basketball tournament, Feb. 17. The tournament was held at Pinecrest Academy. Despite leading at halftime, the Lady Jaguars were defeated by St. Peter Chanel, Roswell, 42-33. They finished the season […]
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Pinecrest Finishes As GISA AA State Runner-Up
March 22, 2007Pinecrest Academy advanced to the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state finals after defeating Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, in the semifinals 54-40 at the Georgia College and State University Arena, March 2. In the championship game against Furtah Preparatory School, Acworth, Pinecrest was defeated 62-51. Junior guard Mike Metz led Pinecrest with 25 points. […]
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Charleston Priest To Speak At Magnificat Breakfast
March 22, 2007Father David A. Runnion, vice chancellor of the Diocese of Charleston, S.C., will be the featured speaker at the Magnificat breakfast on Saturday, April 28. Father Runnion will share the story of his journey to the priesthood at the popular event, which will be held at Killian Hall in Lilburn. After attending Emory College and […]
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Blessed Trinity Announces Football Registration
March 22, 2007Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, will hold a registration for the school’s football program on Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is open to all current fifth-, sixth- and seventh-graders interested in attending Blessed Trinity High School for the next school year. Tryouts will be held at the field house on […]
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City Honors Civil War Priest Who Saved Downtown Churches
March 22, 2007Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin posthumously recognized Father Thomas O’Reilly with the Phoenix Award, which was placed by his marker at Atlanta City Hall on March 9. A small crowd gathered for the annual wreath-laying ceremony for Father O’Reilly at the marker dedicated to him. This year Father O’Reilly also received the Phoenix Award for his […]
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Alpharetta Parish To Present ‘Technicolor’ Show
March 16, 2007The St. Thomas Aquinas Theatre Company will present the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” on Aug. 23-26. This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is based on the story of Jacob’s son Joseph and his 11 brothers. Show time is 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Aug. 23, 24 and 25. A Sunday, Aug. […]
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Play Dramatizes Theme Of Welcoming Strangers
March 16, 2007Theatrical Outfit’s latest production, “The Immigrant,” which is being presented March 15-April 8, is a timely play about a young Jewish couple fleeing Russia in the early 1900s who land in a tiny community of Hamilton, Texas, strangers in a new land. But Southern Baptists Milton and Irma Perry set aside their own fears and […]