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New Orleans Parish Finds ‘Our Faith In Misery’
September 14, 2006Steven Madere drives 30 miles daily from the house he bought following Hurricane Katrina to Resurrection of Our Lord Church and School to assist Father Michael Joseph Vinh Nguyen as a volunteer in cleaning up, painting, landscaping and coordinating volunteers from across the nation as they help to rebuild nine parish buildings. Madere had had […]
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Our Lady Of Sorrows, Pray For Us!
September 7, 2006When I think of Mary, I picture a joyful young girl, running to her cousin, Elizabeth, to share the news of her pregnancy. I see the twosome, sitting beneath a tree and trying to ponder the mysteries unfolding for them. But the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is Sept. 15 and reminds us that […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (September 7, 2006)
September 7, 2006A promise made is a promise kept! Earlier this year during a meeting in my office, I made a promise to the leadership of our Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women that I would devote one of my columns to their organizations and to the upcoming AACCW Convention. I am honored to fulfill that promise […]
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Immigration Field Hearings Elicit Strong Response
September 7, 2006Georgia now has the seventh largest population of undocumented immigrants in the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Gwinnett County, where I have lived for more than 10 years, has been dubbed “Georgia’s largest immigrant hub.” My neighbors are from Bosnia, China, India, Korea, Mexico and Vietnam (not to mention Ohio, Indiana, […]
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‘Red Mass’ Offers Chance To Pray For Peace, Justice
September 7, 2006Imagine the scene: a grand choir chanting the Veni Creator Spiritus and a great procession, including numerous dignitaries, magistrate judges, public officials—all garbed in their academic robes, with flowing red garments. The clergy, together with the archbishop, all dressed in scarlet red vestments. Together, they enter into the church to pray. It is a grand […]
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Papal Organist To Perform At St. Jude’s
September 7, 2006The St. Jude the Apostle music ministry will present organist St. James E. Goettsche, principal organist for the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, in a recital to dedicate the new Allen digital organ at the Sandy Springs church, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m. This recital offers a unique opportunity to enjoy […]
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Deacon Dennis Dorner Named Atlanta’s Chancellor
September 7, 2006On Thursday, Aug. 31, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced the appointment of Deacon Dennis Dorner as chancellor of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Deacon Dorner, who was ordained to the permanent diaconate in January 2004, has been serving as the director of deacon personnel for the archdiocese since previous director Deacon Alfred Mitchell retired at the […]
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Catholic Educators Celebrated At Jubilee Mass
September 7, 2006Pamela Hylton has just begun her first year of teaching in the United States. A former resource teacher in Jamaica, Hylton followed her son, now a Georgia State University student, to Atlanta. She has found a new home as a resource teacher at St. Peter Claver Regional School and said that as soon as she […]
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Archdiocese Names Safe Environment Director
September 7, 2006Gregory Eddy brings a background in sales, marketing and quality assurance to a new position as director of the safe environment program for the archdiocese. Eddy, 56, a parishioner of the Church of St. Benedict in Duluth, began his new role on Sept. 5. He is the first person in this new position and will […]
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Lecture Series Begins At Holy Spirit Prep
September 7, 2006Dr. Paul Griffiths of the University of Illinois at Chicago will discuss “Faithful Reason and Reasonable Faith: How Catholics Know What They Know” on Thursday, Sept. 21, at Holy Spirit Preparatory School as part of the school’s ongoing lecture series. The lecture begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. in the liberal arts building on the upper […]