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Audit Finds Atlanta Is Complying With Charter
April 6, 2006The Archdiocese of Atlanta has again been found in compliance with all the articles of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” following an audit conducted in November 2005. Although it was not required, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory had requested a full audit by the Gavin Group last year of archdiocesan safe […]
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New Program Planned For Prison Ministry
March 30, 2006The prison ministry coordinator for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Jim Powers, will present “Thresholds,” a new prison ministry program, at a session planned for Saturday, April 8, from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the first floor conference room at the Catholic Center. Powers said that Thresholds is different from the previous program used, “One Church, […]
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Irish Heritage Extolled Enthusiastically At Annual Mass
March 30, 2006There was music with a plaintive sound and children in sparkling costumes. Green and white flowers decorated the altar, and the cantor sported a green tie. There were plates of homemade soda bread, green-jacketed men, and girls with hair tightly curled that bobbed as they danced. There were moist eyes and a catch in many […]
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‘Two Hearts’ Faithful Gather For Lenten Vigil
March 30, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and priests of the Archdiocese of Atlanta concelebrated the Lenten first Friday vigil Mass with the members of the Alliance of the Two Hearts at 9 p.m. on March 3 at St. Peter Chanel Church. As is customary, this first Friday Mass was particularly devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. […]
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Renowned Scholar Shares Black Catholic History
March 30, 2006With his gentle wisdom and a passionate knowledge of his subject, Father Cyprian Davis brought a living history lesson to a congregation gathered at Sacred Heart Church in honor of Black History Month. In late February, Father Cyprian concelebrated a Mass along with Father T. J. Meehan, pastor of Sacred Heart, and several other priests […]
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Lenten Preaching On Eucharist, Stewardship
March 30, 2006A dynamic national speaker and specialist on “Stewardship and the Eucharist: Helping the Sacraments Come to Life” will be heard at St. Matthew Church during Lenten weekend services April 1-2 and evening sessions April 3-5. Father Joseph Creedon is the author of 14 Lenten and Advent booklets and the recent keynote speaker at the International […]
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South Carolina Educator Named OLM Principal
March 30, 2006Daniel S. Dorsel, an administrator at Cardinal Newman School in Columbia, S.C., who also has development, teaching and coaching experience, has been named the new principal of Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fairburn. Dorsel, 33, has been a part of the faculty and administration at Cardinal Newman since 2002 and is the interim […]
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All Saints Fifth-Graders Pray For Vocations
March 30, 2006A fifth-grade CCD class at All Saints Church, Dunwoody, focuses on prayer for vocations. The class went to 7:30 a.m. Mass together on Sunday, March 26, and at the end of Mass accepted the Elijah Cup, the chalice used during Mass. Each of their families will have a chance during the week to keep the […]
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Lent A Time To Ask Forgiveness
March 30, 2006“Forgive me, for I am a sinner.” These words are spoken by each member of our Byzantine Catholic congregation to every other member, at the start of the Lenten journey. After the initial, sometimes tearful, admission, each person says to the other, “May God forgive us both.” As you might imagine, this is a very […]
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Father Luis Zarama Named Second Vicar General; Msgr. Paul Reynolds To Pastor St. Brigid Church
March 30, 2006Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced several changes in the senior administrative staff for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, effective April 28. Father Joseph Corbett, who has served as both vicar general of the archdiocese and as pastor of St. Brigid Church, Alpharetta, since April 2005, will assume the role of vicar general on a full-time […]