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Priest Hits Atlanta’s Airwaves On Popular Radio Show
May 11, 2006It’s 6:30 a.m. on the Monday after Easter, and Father Ricardo Bailey is looking over the notes for his sermon one last time. His well-read Bible resting next to him on the table, he flips through his handwritten and typed notes, making last-minute changes. As a parochial vicar at Holy Spirit Church, he’s had a […]
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Area Catholic Schools Plan Graduations
May 11, 2006Blessed Trinity High School ROSWELL—The Blessed Trinity graduation for the class of 2006 will be held on Saturday, May 20, at 2 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium. The class of 2006 is comprised of 193 seniors. The valedictorian is Ryann Margaret Kopacka, daughter of Gary and Jeanne Kopacka, members of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta. […]
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Mary’s Joyful Obedience Inspires On ‘Mary Day’
May 11, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the seventh annual Mary Day program with a concelebrated Mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Church on Saturday, March 25, the feast of the Annunciation. Father Eric Hill, pastor, and visiting priest Father Thierry St. Clair concelebrated with the archbishop. Along with parishioners of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, members […]
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St. Peter Claver Inspires Men, Women To Serve God
May 11, 2006For 20 years the Knights and the Ladies Auxiliary of Peter Claver have served their parishes, communities and the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Knights and Ladies past and present gathered to celebrate this milestone anniversary. Dressed in their Claver finest—the women in all-white suits and dresses and the men […]
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Book Skillfully ‘Breaks’ Popular Novel’s Code
May 11, 2006DE-CODING DA VINCI. THE FACTS BEHIND THE FICTION OF ‘THE DA VINCI CODE’; by Amy Welborn; Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 2004; 224 pp.; paperback; $9.95. Hold onto your popcorn. “The Da Vinci Code” opens in theaters this month and is sure to generate as much controversy as the very popular book. Still, some readers […]
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Pinecrest Juniors Look Ahead To Graduation
May 11, 2006The day he or she receives her class ring is a big deal for any high school student. But for the 15 members of Pinecrest Academy’s class of 2007, the event was a day in history shared by the entire school. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory visited Pinecrest Academy to celebrate Mass and bless the class […]
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Archdiocesan Festival Choir To Sing Schubert Mass
May 11, 2006The Archdiocesan Festival Choir will perform Saturday, May 20, at 8 p.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 1350 Hearst Drive, NE. This is the fourth season for the choir, which is made up of over 70 members representing more than 30 parishes in the archdiocese. The choir will be performing Schubert’s “Mass in […]
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Archbishop Announces New Priest Assignments
May 11, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. The assignments are effective June 15, 2006. First Assignment As Pastor Father Robert Frederick Jr., parochial vicar at St. Pius X Church, Conyers, has been assigned as pastor of St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Dahlonega. This is his first assignment as a pastor. Pastor Assignments […]
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Celebrating The Ongoing Gifts Of God
May 4, 2006Guerric professed his solemn vows here on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation. It was a happy day here. Solemn professions move us all deeply—the life of a good and loving man becomes a part of us. Guerric has been here six years. The sharing of his life with ours did not begin on […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (May 4, 2006)
May 4, 2006Georgetown University is the oldest Catholic college in the United States. When it was founded by the first U.S. bishop—Archbishop John Carroll—in 1789, its student body boasted a staggering 12 students—all males! Those modest beginnings have produced a world-class institution that would hardly have been envisioned more than 217 years ago. In those opening moments […]