Atlanta
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Speakers Will Enliven ‘Catholic Thrive’ For All Young Adults, Singles
Published April 1, 2010
Catholic Thrive, an event for young adults and singles of all ages, will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 16-17, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. Speakers will include Mary Beth Bonacci, Father Tim Hepburn, Lino Rulli, Dave Sloan, Janice Givens and Marisa Pereira. The Friday evening portion of Thrive is a […] Full Story
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Catholic Charities, Immigration Lawyers Partner For Citizenship Day
Published April 1, 2010
On Saturday, April 17, Catholic Charities Atlanta will partner with the American Immigration Lawyers Association to sponsor Citizenship Day 2010, a single-day workshop with sites around the country providing assistance to lawful permanent residents eligible for naturalization. Chapter attorneys and trained volunteers will provide assistance at no cost at four Atlanta metro area locations—Atlanta, Roswell, […]
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Catholic Charities Seminars Offered During April In Cobb, Clayton
Published April 1, 2010
Catholic Charities Atlanta is offering free seminars in Cobb and Clayton counties in April. In Cobb County, a home preservation and financial survival skills seminar will be offered at Transfiguration Church, 1815 Blackwell Road, Marietta, on Tuesday, April 20, from 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. The seminar, in both English and Spanish, covers Georgia law on […] Full Story
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Priests Asked To Give ‘Unassailable Witness’ To World
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 1, 2010As Holy Week began with the Catholic Church worldwide assailed by reports of clergy sex abuse allegations and both criticism and defense of the response by Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory urged priests here “to provide a witness that is unassailable.” The archbishop spoke at the Chrism Mass on March 30 at Christ […] Full Story
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Chrism Mass To Be Held March 30
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Published March 18, 2010On Tuesday, March 30, at 5 p.m., the Cathedral of Christ the King will host the priests of the Archdiocese of Atlanta for the traditional Chrism Mass, when Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blesses the chrism, the mixture of olive oil and balsam, to be used throughout the coming liturgical year for the sacraments of baptism, […]
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Annual Good Friday Pilgrimage Set For April 2
Published March 18, 2010
People of all faiths will once again turn the landmarks and streets of downtown Atlanta into a pilgrimage, recreating Jesus’ final steps before his crucifixion. Hundreds of people are expected to come out for the annual Good Friday Pilgrimage, as it marks it 30th anniversary this year. The event is on April 2, and all […]
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Hibernians Mix Up Charity Cookbook
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published March 18, 2010The St. Patrick’s Day tradition of serving homemade scones and soda breads after the saint’s day Mass on March 17 has now birthed a cookbook. “Tasty Traditions,” a 350-recipe compilation of favorites of Atlanta-area Hibernians, has been produced in time for this year’s feast day. The $15 book is entirely a fundraiser for the Ronald […]
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Cardinal Brings Vivid Lesson To Catholic Studies Class
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 18, 2010Peering over the podium at a roomful of some 30 university students, Cardinal Walter Kasper fielded a range of questions from Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics and reform in the church to reaching out to other faiths. The cardinal, one of the leading theologians in the church, told the students at Emory University […]
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Ecumenist Sees New Moment To Proclaim God Of Love
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 18, 2010A sell-out crowd came to listen when Cardinal Walter Kasper spoke at Emory University’s Glenn Memorial Chapel. On Tuesday, March 2, the German cardinal spoke for more than an hour at the lecture titled “The Timeliness of Speaking of God” and took audience questions. When the church “speaks in a new and fresh way of […] Full Story
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Holy Spirit Girls, Boys Win Jr. High Championship
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published March 18, 2010The junior high boys and girls of Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, won the Metro Atlanta Athletic Conference (MAAC) basketball championship Feb. 4. The boys team, coached by Brian Moscona, defeated Arbor Montessori 56-44. Jonah Raus was the leading scorer with 25 points, followed by Christian Jerrum with 20. Brendan McKiernan coaches the girls team, which […]
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Tech Grad Successfully Revives Father’s Board Game
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published March 18, 2010Jeff Burns remembers playing Tri-Cross with his family when he was a student at Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Over a decade later, Burns returned to his old classroom to teach students a new, revamped version of the strategy game, originally created by his father, Glenn, in the 1980s. Sixteen IHM middle school students participated […] Full Story
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Students Create Art With A View
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published March 18, 2010St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, held its 10th annual Windows Art Exhibit at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel, March 5. The “real-world art experience” was coordinated by the school’s art teacher, Angela Bush. Bush instructed the students to incorporate a cultural connection in their projects. The connection could include animals, architecture, landscapes, seascapes, […]
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April Gala Will Benefit Catholic Charities
Published March 18, 2010
Catholic Charities Atlanta will hold its third annual gala on Thursday, April 15, at 6 p.m. at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Chairpersons for the gala, which raises funds for the programs and services of the Atlanta organization, are Mary Ellen and Scott Garrett, parishioners of St. Jude the Apostle Church, Sandy Springs. Mary […] Full Story
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IHM School Receives $1 Million Bequest
Published March 18, 2010
Immaculate Heart of Mary School has announced an anonymous donation of $1 million from an alumnus to the school’s endowment fund in the form of a charitable remainder trust. IHM’s principal, Tricia DeWitt, said, “Building our endowment fund, which was established in 1990, became a priority for us last year as we celebrated our parish […]
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Youthful Presence At 2010 Catholic Day At Capitol
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published March 18, 2010The bright red colors of Our Lady of Mercy High School stood out in downtown Atlanta on March 10, as the entire junior class of the Fayetteville school attended the fourth annual Catholic Day at the Capitol. Some 70 students arrived with school principal Danny Dorsel and chaplain Father Jimmy Adams. They attended a legislative […] Full Story
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Atlanta’s Irish Priests Have Shaped Archdiocese
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published March 18, 2010Msgr. James Fennessy sat in his office at St. Jude the Apostle Church and smiled as he recalled the 1968 plane ride from Ireland to the United States, where he was preparing to serve as a newly ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. As the plane was preparing to touch down in New York […]
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Priests, Seminarians Kick It Around
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published March 4, 2010A cold 42-degree afternoon was not enough to contain the competitive spirit of more than 20 priests and seminarians as they gathered on a St. Jude the Apostle Church field for a game of soccer Feb. 25. Father Richard Morrow, vicar for clergy, led the players in prayer before an all-out unleashing of soccer mania […] Full Story
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Catholic Day At Capitol Rescheduled For March 10
Published March 4, 2010
The fourth annual Catholic Day at the Capitol has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 10, at the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta. Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah are invited to attend and exercise their baptismal call as advocates for public policy that protects those who are vulnerable and promotes […] Full Story
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Vatican Astronomer Discusses Elusive Truth Of Science
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published March 4, 2010Many people might be surprised to learn that the Catholic Church has experts in astronomy, cosmology and planetary science as well as one of the world’s oldest astronomical research facilities. For Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, curator of meteorites for the Vatican, it is a typical day at the office. Brother Consolmagno, a Detroit native and […] Full Story
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At Summit, Leaders Urged To Fight Poverty Harder
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 4, 2010Advocates for the poor exchanged “big ideas” on how to cut poverty in half in the United States at a leadership summit. Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA and a member of the White House Council of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, said the economic downturn has produced a “new poor,” families in the […]
