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Healing Mass Underscores Power Of Suffering
June 22, 2006Over 5,000 people gathered Friday evening, June 16, at the Georgia International Convention Center for the Healing Mass and to gain new insights into the meaning of suffering and pray for the relief of ailments or the strength needed to persevere with them. Main celebrant and homilist Father Luke Ballman, pastor of St. Augustine Church, […]
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Challenging Speakers Link Eucharist With Mission
June 22, 2006Quoting Pope John Paul II, the opening speaker at the 2006 Eucharistic Congress said those who receive the Eucharist become “a living monstrance of the Savior of the world” carrying Jesus wherever they go. At the same time, it is because they have received the Bread of Life that their eyes are opened to the […]
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Young Adults Urged To ‘Set World On Fire’
June 22, 2006A moving and candid testimony from a young adult provided a poignant punctuation mark at Revive, held June 16 at the Georgia International Convention Center. Kenny McMann, who attends Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta, spoke at the end of the track created for young adults ages 19-40. A little over three years ago, McMann said, […]
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Podcasting Attracts New Catholic Evangelists
June 22, 2006Those who were unable to attend this year’s Eucharistic Congress will have a unique opportunity to get a glimpse into the event, while those who attended will be able to relive their experience, thanks to the technology that makes it possible. Inside the exhibitors area at the Georgia International Convention Center, Greg and Jennifer Willits […]
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Track Offers Signs And Wonders For Deaf
June 22, 2006Members of North Georgia’s Catholic deaf community gathered with enthusiasm to partake in the thought-provoking track for the deaf at the 2006 Eucharistic Congress Saturday, June 17. More than 30 people attended the sessions held throughout the day, as Msgr. Glenn Nelson, vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Rockford, Ill., shared in American […]
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Musicians Strengthen Prayerfulness At Congress
June 22, 2006The emergence of the Eucharistic Congress as the place where all ages and all cultures in the archdiocese can worship together has also called upon the breadth of talent among local musicians to rise to the occasion. Creating a spirit of worship when thousands pack into a cavernous hall on folding chairs relies ultimately on […]
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Good Will Of Volunteers Makes Event Possible
June 22, 2006They tirelessly greeted attendees and pointed them in the right direction. They patiently served the thousands of people who mobbed the merchandise stand, anxious to buy a T-shirt or umbrella with the Archdiocese of Atlanta logo. They searched for children who’d become separated from their worried parents. They were on standby at the first aid […]
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Kids Juggle Fun, Faith And Imagination In KidTrack
June 22, 2006Approximately 360 children attended this year’s KidTrack at the 2006 Eucharistic Congress, led by the dynamic duo of APeX Ministries, Brad Farmer and Gene Monterastelli. Attendees ranged from rising kindergarteners to fifth-graders and comprised an enthusiastic and active set of participants, matched only by the enthusiasm and energy of the volunteers who were there to […]
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Catholic Family Gathers To Be Nourished In Faith
June 22, 2006The lone, chilling sound of the shofar—an instrument fashioned from a ram’s horn with power enough, according to the Bible, to have destroyed the walls of Jericho—signaled the entrance of Jesus, humbly present in the Eucharist, into the main gathering area of the Georgia International Convention Center June 17 for the 11th annual Eucharistic Congress. […]
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Newly Ordained Men Settle Into Priestly Ministry
June 20, 2006In the weeks since their ordinations in May, the three newly ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Atlanta—Father Rafael Ángel Carballo-Arroyo, Father Yuen Servanez-Caballejo and Father José Luis Hernández-Ayala—have settled with joy into ministry at their respective parishes. Ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, May 27, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, by […]