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AACCW Raising Book Funds For Texas School
July 6, 2006The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women is supporting a commitment by the National Council of Catholic Women to purchase new math textbooks for Our Mother of Mercy School in Beaumont, Texas, which was devastated by Hurricane Rita last year. The small parochial school suffered severe roof and water damage from the hurricane; the building […]
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Theology On Tap Starts Eight Wednesday Series
July 6, 2006The popular Young Adult Ministry (YAM) speaker series Theology on Tap will be held Wednesdays in July and September at Frankie’s in the Prado on Roswell Road and at Fox Sports Grill in Atlantic Station. Young adults in their 20s and 30s are invited to attend. The series kicked off July 5 with Brother John […]
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Norcross Parish Hosts Catholic Parenting Conference
July 6, 2006A conference for parents on “Cultivating Catholic Families: Building the Domestic Church” will be held on Saturday, July 22, to help participants to be more proactive in their children’s faith formation. The conference will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will include speakers, a panel discussion, up-to-date and hands-on effective materials to purchase, […]
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July 19 Mass, Dinner To Support Seminarians
July 6, 2006The second annual Atlanta archdiocesan seminarian dinner will be held Wednesday, July 19, at St. Brigid Church. All are invited to attend the dinner, which will follow a 6 p.m. Mass. After Mass, there will be a social hour at 7 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. in St. Brigid’s Corbett Hall. Dress is […]
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Joy Abounds At First Jubilee Anniversary Mass
July 6, 2006When Ralph and Lois Heim got married, she wore a traditional white dress. The next time they made their vows she wore a pastel pink suit and a yellow corsage, and they were surrounded by dozens of other couples. And though 50 years have passed since those vows first sealed them as man and wife, […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (June 22, 2006)
June 22, 2006“Thank you for the Eucharistic Congress!” I have heard that phrase repeatedly since last Saturday. In all candor, I am not the one who should be thanked. You would have to have a long list of people, many of whom prefer to remain anonymous, who by right should be thanked for the success of this […]
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Teens Feel The Power Of Family, Community
June 22, 2006It wasn’t too hard to find the teen track of the 11th annual Eucharistic Congress. It was just a matter of following one’s ears. Praise and worship music led by the XLT band boomed out of Exhibit Hall A of the Georgia International Convention Center June 17, while as many as 1,500 teenagers gathered together […]
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Hispanic Speakers Call For Lives Reflecting Christ
June 22, 2006In the Spanish-language track of the 11th annual Eucharistic Congress, speakers called on participants to be nourished by the Eucharist and then to go out and live in Christ’s presence with love, charity and concern for social justice—the most powerful witness of faith. Speakers were Father Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, a leading Hispanic-American theologian, Bishop […]
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July 2 Mass Will Celebrate Jubilee Of Atlanta Diocese
June 22, 2006A Mass celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Atlanta will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King on Sunday, July 2, at 7 p.m. with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as the principal celebrant. Savannah Bishop J. Kevin Boland will concelebrate the Mass, honoring and acknowledging the Diocese of Savannah, which once […]
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Archbishop Asks For Peter’s Pence Donations: Anyone who has discovered Christ must lead others to Him
June 22, 2006Published: June 22, 2006 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Each year, the annual Peter’s Pence Collection, in support of the works of the Holy Father, is held in parishes across the country. The proceeds from this collection fund emergency relief assistance to those throughout the world who suffer from war, oppression, and natural disasters. […]