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Concert, Workshop To Feature Santiago Fernández
September 20, 2007The Northeast Metro Deanery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will feature nationally known liturgical musician and composer Santiago Fernández in a Friday evening concert and a Saturday workshop on Sept. 28-29. Both events will be held at Our Lady of the Americas Mission in Lilburn. The event is geared toward Hispanic choirs and musicians, but […]
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Morehouse Grad Heeds Call To Religious Life
September 20, 2007The chants start at 7 a.m. as Brother John Phillips and other robed Dominicans at the St. Albert the Great Priory begin their day. Using the ancient prayers, Brother John joins the priests and his fellow novices in the chapel to praise God. Hours later, the community sings compline, the church’s night prayer, to end […]
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Three Lyke House ‘Sons’ Discerning Ministry
September 20, 2007They can be called sons of Lyke House. Three 20-something men in the past two years who worshipped at the Catholic center that serves the historically black institutions at Atlanta University Center have pursued religious life or priestly ministry. “I think there is something affirming about Lyke House,” said Desmond Drummer, who is 24 and […]
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Archbishop Issues Statement On Red Mass Luncheon
September 20, 2007Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has decided not to attend an awards ceremony that will follow the Sept. 27 Red Mass celebration because of objections to the abortion stance of one of the honorees. Hosted by the independent St. Thomas More Society, the luncheon given by the Catholic lawyers group is recognizing three leaders in the […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 20, 2007)
September 20, 2007Two quite different but in many ways parallel books published in 1976 fueled an avalanche of interest in personal history: Alex Haley’s “Roots” and Leon Uris’ “Trinity.” Both of these literary works dealt with family histories. Family history remains an important interest for most people even today, and it has a special significance for our […]
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Flannery O’Connor Letters Reveal Faith, Friendship
September 20, 2007“I would like to know who this is who understands my stories.” With these words, Flannery O’Connor began a friendship that was to influence her outlook and touch her art for the rest of her life. It was July 1955, and the young writer had recently published her acclaimed short story collection, “A Good Man […]
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Emory Hosts O’Connor Events Sept. 25-26
September 20, 2007Emory University’s collection of letters by beloved Georgia author Flannery O’Connor unsealed in May will be opened Sept. 22 for the first public exhibition at Emory’s Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library (MARBL). To kick off the exhibition opening, Atlanta actress Brenda Bynum will reprise her popular reading from O’Connor’s letters to Atlantan Betty Hester […]
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Philosophy Course On Augustine, Aquinas Offered
September 20, 2007A six-week course on the Christian philosophies of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas will be taught by Dr. Richard Parry this fall as part of Evening at Emory, a lifelong learning program. The course will be taught on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. from Oct. 9 through Nov. 13. The primary readings of […]
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Aquinas Center Of Theology Moves To Emory Briarcliff Campus
September 20, 2007After 20 years at Turner Village on Clifton Road, the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University has moved to a new home on the Briarcliff Campus of Emory University in August. The new mailing address of the Aquinas Center is Emory Briarcliff Campus, 1256 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, GA 30306. The phone number remains (404) […]
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Anniversary Fest Combines Korean Culture, Faith
September 20, 2007Thirty years ago, a group of some 20 Korean Catholics in Atlanta started to worship together. The community, which now includes over 2,000 parishioners, celebrated the work done by those pioneers on Sunday, Sept. 16, with Mass, confirmation of teens and adults and an overflowing feast of food. “It was very joyous for all of […]