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What I Have Seen and Heard (March 15, 2007)
March 15, 2007Sickness is a recurring theme in each of the four Gospels. The Lord Jesus encountered all types of people with illnesses—Jewish people, Roman and Greek people, people who had sick children, people with sicknesses that had defied all of the skills of the doctors and physicians of the age. Sickness in the Gospels is a […]
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What I Have Seen and Heard (March 8, 2007)
March 8, 2007The Georgia State Legislature last Wednesday bestowed an honor on all Catholics in Georgia that I do not believe had ever previously been afforded. Last Wednesday was Catholic Day at the Georgia Legislature. I was able to thank the entire legislative body in both chambers for the gracious honor imparted, not only to Bishop Boland […]
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Catholic Charities Employee Named ‘Unsung Hero’
March 8, 2007The Emory School of Law Public Interest Committee (EPIC) gave its 2007 “Unsung Hero” Inspiration Award to Susan H. Colussy, program director for immigration services for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Inc. The award was presented Feb. 13, during the group’s annual award celebration. EPIC, a student-led group at Emory School of Law, […]
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New Committee Focuses On Archdiocese’s Future
March 8, 2007A diverse, cohesive group of Catholics from around the archdiocese has been convened as the Archdiocesan Planning Committee, forming in September 2006 at the request of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Its mission is to study the needs, issues and growth of the Catholic Church in North Georgia and to provide sound advice for those leading […]
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New Archdiocesan Chief Financial Officer Named
March 8, 2007The chief financial officer of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Gary Meader, plans to retire at the end of the fiscal year, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced March 2. The archbishop also announced that following an extensive search process, Bradley J. Wilson, the chief financial officer and treasurer for Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Sales & Services Co. in […]
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Gift Places Historic Gospel Text In Heart Of Church
March 8, 2007The evening of Jan. 20 Frank Hanna III, his wife Sally, and daughter Elizabeth descended into the vault holding the rarest documents of the Vatican Apostolic Library to view the Bodmer Papyrus XIV-XV, the oldest manuscript in existence of the Gospel of St. Luke and one of the two oldest of St. John’s Gospel. They […]
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Blessed Trinity High School Responds To Emergency
March 8, 2007Blessed Trinity High School officials acted swiftly to ensure the safety of the students and the facility on Monday, March 5, when students in a science classroom exhibited apparent signs of a skin rash. A few students also experienced throat irritation. The students were transferred to the school’s clinic for treatment, while the Roswell police […]
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‘Ultimate Gift’ Depicts Truth Of Well-Lived Life
March 8, 2007Uplifting and positive, though sometimes predictable, “The Ultimate Gift” is the story of how one young man learns to live his life in a valuable, unselfish way. The film opens at the funeral of Red Stevens, an entrepreneur who made a vast fortune in the oil business. At the funeral and the reading of the […]
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Track Meet Runs The Course For Hunger
March 8, 2007Track and field athletes from Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, Marist School, Atlanta, Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, and St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, came together for the second annual Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Invitational Track Meet, Feb. 24. The St. Vincent de Paul Society sponsors the meet, and the more than […]
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Retired Priests Honored At Roswell Event
March 8, 2007Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory held a special Mass and luncheon at St. George Village to honor the retired priests of the archdiocese Feb. 19. Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue concelebrated the Mass, along with several of his retired brother priests and Father Joe Corbett, vicar general, and Father Frank McNamee, pastor of St. Peter Chanel Church, […]