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• Annual Appeal Urges Catholics To ‘Be His Hands’

  October 5, 2006

  With the theme “We Are His Hands,” the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal has kicked off with a personal request to the 102,000 Catholic households in North Georgia for financial donations to support the vital ministries of the archdiocesan church. The funds collected through this yearly campaign go directly to the ministries that form the compassionate pastoral […]

• Priest Convocation Fosters Dialogue, Unity

  October 2, 2006

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and some 200 archdiocesan priests assembled for a convocation at Emerald Pointe Resort at Lake Lanier Islands Sept. 19-21 to experience fellowship and explore how to foster more unity among the increasingly diverse clergy of the growing church of North Georgia, a third of whom now come from around the world. […]

• ‘Jesus, Where Else Would We Go?’

  September 28, 2006

  Sometimes it’s challenging being a Catholic woman. In a society where women can aim at becoming neuroscientists and astronauts, and even run for president, Catholic women may feel like odd ducks. Because our religion says we cannot become priests. Unfortunately, people who point fingers at the Catholic—and Orthodox Christian—churches for their refusal to ordain women […]

• What I Have Seen and Heard (September 28, 2006)

  September 28, 2006

  Msgr. Fennessey’s laughter could be heard throughout the dining hall! Msgr. Kiernan’s dazzling pink sweater brought him more than a little grief from his brother priests. And the international clerical tennis team spoke Spanish, Zulu, and English with a bit of a brogue! Last Monday the Serrans of the Archdiocese of Atlanta hosted their annual […]

• Catholic School Football Teams Find Sweet Victory

  September 28, 2006

  As the midway point of the high school football season approaches, Roswell’s Blessed Trinity High School pushed its record to 3-0 with a 37-18 victory over South Atlanta Sept. 22. Blessed Trinity pounded out 343 rushing yards, combined with 63 passing yards. Sophomore running back Sam Burkhalter led the team in rushing with 109 yards […]

• Priests Remember Early Decades Of Atlanta Diocese

  September 28, 2006

  The spread of Catholicism in Georgia is a fascinating story. This year the Archdiocese of Atlanta marks the 50th anniversary of its establishment as a diocese in 1956 by Pope Pius XII. (Not until 1962 would the Diocese of Atlanta be elevated to become the Archdiocese of Atlanta.) Four priests remain who were present to […]

• Westminster Choir To Sing In Praise At Cathedral

  September 28, 2006

  Published: September 28, 2006 ATLANTA— The renowned Westminster Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys will begin its 2006 American tour in Atlanta with a concert at the Cathedral of Christ the King on Friday, Oct. 13, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Atlanta. Every Sunday the Choir of Westminster Cathedral in […]

• Sally Grubbs, Secretary For Atlanta Archbishops, Dies

  September 28, 2006

  Sally K. Grubbs, retired personal secretary for the first five archbishops of Atlanta, died on Monday evening, Sept. 25. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Grubbs served for over 40 years of continuous service to the Catholic Church in Atlanta, beginning in 1961 with Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan, through the years of Archbishop Thomas A. […]

• Atlanta Teen Sings In National Catholic Youth Choir

  September 28, 2006

  As part of the National Catholic Youth Choir, founded in 2000, nearly 40 high school choristers from across the U.S. recently spent 15 days at Saint John’s Abbey and University in central Minnesota in a rigorous daily schedule of several hours of rehearsal, classes in religion and liturgy, plus sports and recreation. The choir prayed […]

• Douglasville Parish To Hold Fall Festival

  September 28, 2006

  St. Theresa Church will hold its annual fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival, which is held on the Saturday closest to Oct. 1, feast day of the parish’s patron, St. Theresa of Lisieux, will feature live musical performances by a number of groups, children’s games and a […]