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Wins Become Crucial To Ensure Playoff Spots
October 11, 2007Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, lost its second game of the season on the road to Dunwoody High School 31-21. It’s like the team is following the script from last year’s schedule through five games—three wins followed by two losses to the very same teams. Junior running back Bruce Johnson led the team in rushing […]
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North Georgia Catholics ‘Called To Share’ Gifts In Annual Appeal
October 11, 2007“A disciple’s response” is the invitation for this year’s Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. And as the annual fundraising event to support the work of the Catholic Church in North Georgia commences, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has made a simple plea to Catholics in this rapidly growing archdiocese: a “call to share” the many gifts God has […]
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Red Mass Gathers Judges, Lawyers For Prayer
October 7, 2007Speaking to the state’s Supreme Court justices, dozens of federal and state judges and a crowd of Atlanta lawyers at the annual Red Mass, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory commended the judiciary in its role as the guardian of rights. Judges have an “indispensable role in safeguarding that balance which allows, and indeed encourages, religious freedom […]
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Mark Shea To Speak At Alpharetta Parish
October 4, 2007Mark Shea, popular Catholic author and speaker, will present a series of talks Oct. 19 and 20 in Corbett Hall at St. Brigid Church. Shea will give a series of talks at St. Brigid beginning on Friday evening and continuing on Saturday morning. The talks will include: “By What Authority,” an explanation of Catholic sacred […]
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Queen Of Angels, Christ The King Selected As ‘Blue Ribbon’ Schools
October 4, 2007U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced Oct. 2 that two schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta—Christ the King School in Atlanta and Queen of Angels School in Roswell—have been named 2007 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon schools. The two archdiocesan schools were among only 50 private schools from across the country that were […]
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Filipino Devotion To Mary Transported To Georgia
October 4, 2007Weekend revelers at Lake Lanier witnessed a unique sight Saturday, Sept. 15, as a motorboat carrying a statue of Mary slowly moved by them. As the boat made its way around the manmade lake, Father Chito Palang, parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Christ the King, and six men with him in the boat prayed […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard
October 4, 2007The Archdiocese of Atlanta was running at a fever pitch this past weekend, and I think that I may have met myself both coming and going at various events. Atlanta was the site of the Retrouvaille International Council Meeting last week, and about 500 people, including about 30 priests from around the world, met at […]
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A Prayer For Parents On Respect Life Sunday
October 4, 2007Every year on Respect Life Sunday, there are people sitting in the pews whose hearts are breaking. On a day devoted to reminding the congregation that life in the womb is precious, there are men and women who are recalling the day, whether it was a year ago, or five, or ten, when they took […]
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Author To Explore Deeper Meaning Of New Age
October 4, 2007Author Moira Noonan will speak on “Is Your Faith Stronger than Your Fascination?” in a set of presentations explaining the deeper meaning of the New Age movement, on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, which is sponsored by the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and the Knights of Columbus, will take place […]
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Marist Girls Complete Sweep Of The ‘Groves’
October 4, 2007The Marist School girls softball team took a step toward fine-tuning their offense before the regional playoffs start with a 10-0 win over Miller Grove High School at home Sept. 25. The victory moved Marist to 8-0 in region play. Marist struck first after scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning. However, […]