Atlanta
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Passionist Father Joseph Fahy Dies
Published January 25, 2007
Father Joseph Fahy, CP, Ph.D., parochial vicar at St. Paul of the Cross Church and long-time priest in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Monday, Jan. 22, after a brief illness. He was 78. A vigil and rosary in memory of Father Fahy was planned for Thursday, Jan. 25, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at St. […]
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Convert’s Faith Blooms Into Religious Vocation
Published January 25, 2007
A then “firmly pro-choice” philosophy major at Agnes Scott College, Joy Payton wrote her senior thesis on medical ethics to defend euthanasia. But during her research she came to realize that she couldn’t make a cogent argument to justify it and shifted the focus of the paper to refute it—and became pro-life. Payton was raised […]
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Archdiocesan Programs Help To Discern One’s Calling
Published January 25, 2007
The Archdiocese of Atlanta is sponsoring the new Our Lady of Grace Discernment Group at Holy Spirit Church to help women discern how God is calling them to holiness, whether through married, single or religious life. It will begin in February and will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Holy Spirit’s St. Mary’s […]
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Winning Is Contagious For St. Pius X Girls
Published January 25, 2007
St. Pius X High School’s girls basketball team defeated Washington High School, Atlanta, 73-13 Jan. 16. Senior center Kelly Cain had a “double-double” with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Senior guard Taylor Davidson also chipped in 14 points to go with four steals and three assists. On Jan. 19 they beat Lakeside High School, Atlanta, […]
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Christ The King School Holds ‘Carnivale’Auction
Published January 25, 2007
Christ the King School’s Parent Volunteer Association auction committee is busily preparing for the school’s 12th annual auction. This year’s auction theme is Carnivale, and the event will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Hellenic Center on Clairmont Road. This fundraiser serves as the “social event of the year,” when the CKS community comes […]
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Mini-Institutes On Lenten Rites Planned
Published January 25, 2007
The Committee for Ongoing Formation of Priests and The Atlanta Forum on the Catechumenate are sponsoring two mini-institutes on “The Lenten Rites” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2 and 3. Father Rick Conway, pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Andover, Mass., will conduct the Friday, Feb. 2, institute for priests and deacons from 10 a.m. […]
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Atlantan To Represent U.S. At Panama Encounter
Published January 25, 2007
The Archdiocese of Atlanta has been invited to represent the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and participate in the XV Latin American Encounter for National Representatives of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. This “encuentro” conference, convened by the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), is not only historical but important for the pastoral development of […]
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Stephanie Wood: Teens Can Be Passionately Pro-Life
Published January 25, 2007
Stephanie Wood’s father, Steve, was never more of a hero to her than when he was being carried into the back of a police van after being arrested. A leader in Operation Rescue, an organization dedicated to the fight against abortion, Steve Wood was arrested after peacefully refusing to move from blocking the doors to […]
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OLA Play Keeps Real Meaning Of Christmas Alive
Published January 18, 2007
A cast of 52 students played to a full house at Our Lady of the Assumption School’s Dec. 19 production of “Believe,” a Christmas play interspersed with Christmas carols. Christopher Bowman, a fifth-grader, played Alex, the lead character, who is fed up with the commercial hype he sees surrounding the Christmas season. Feeling that the […]
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Young Adults Asked To ‘Step Up’ Like King
Published January 18, 2007
Father Roy Lee, Ed.D., challenged those at the first Martin Luther King Jr. gathering for young adults to find the courage to take risks and to use their gifts to edify the multicultural church and society of North Georgia. It was the first MLK archdiocesan event specifically for young adults and was held at Shout […]
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Catholic Charities Staffer To Serve On National Team
Published January 18, 2007
Catholic Charities USA has selected Atlanta director of parish and social justice ministry, Susan Sullivan, to join its national parish social ministry leadership team. According to its literature, the team is “a network of people in parishes, dioceses and Catholic Charities agencies working to act for justice and serve those in need in our Church, […]
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Parishes Work Hand-In-Hand With Atlanta CRS
Published January 18, 2007
Simone Blanchard, who speaks Spanish and studied Japanese in Japan, hopes to work overseas one day for Catholic Relief Services, but for now she is joyful to work in Atlanta for CRS, as she has been interested in people from other countries since middle school. “I’ve always had a desire to work with people from […]
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Atlanta Parish To Present ‘Damn Yankees’
Published January 18, 2007
Holy Cross Church will present the musical comedy “Damn Yankees” in mid-February. Proceeds will benefit the parish’s Friends of St. Martin de Porres ministry to the homeless. “Damn Yankees” depicts Joe Boyd (Dennis Nelson), a middle-aged husband of the 1950s who’s crazy about baseball but frustrated with his Washington Senators. He mumbles that he would […] Full Story
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CRS Makes Home In Atlanta To Serve The Southeast
Published January 18, 2007
Leaning on its 52 years of working in Pakistan, Catholic Relief Services provided shelter, clean drinking water and refurbished schools to help over 166,000 Pakistanis following the 2006 earthquake that killed 73,000 people, thus earning the “Star of Sacrifice” award from Pakistan. Last year CRS celebrated its 60th anniversary of serving in India and following […]
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MLK Celebration Mass Emphasizes Call To Be ‘True Neighbors’
Published January 18, 2007
The Gospel story of the Good Samaritan, which was the text used by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he gave his last public address in 1968, provided the inspiration for the 2007 Mass remembering the legacy of the civil rights leader in a new time of heightened questions about “who is my […]
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Claver House Taking Root After Maisha House Closes
Published January 11, 2007
A “new seed” called the Claver House will carry on the love of prayer and mentoring efforts planted in the surrounding inner city community where the Maisha House of Prayer once stood. The news of this offshoot gives joy to Sister Loretta McCarthy, SBS, one of two sisters who first opened Maisha House and who […] Full Story
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Emory Begins New Catholic Studies Minor
Published January 11, 2007
St. Teresa of Avila, Galileo Galilei, Flannery O’Connor, John Henry Cardinal Newman—beginning this January, Emory University students can study these and other famous Catholics as part of a new Catholic studies minor at the liberal arts university. The program is the only such minor in the country within a non-Catholic college or university. With a […]
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King Center Presents ‘Sisters of Selma’ Documentary
Published January 11, 2007
IMAGE Film & Video and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site DREAM Series will present the documentary “Sisters of Selma” on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the screening room. The one-hour film, directed by Jayasri Hart, is an unabashedly spiritual take on the Selma, Ala., voting rights marches of 1965 from […] Full Story
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Ethicist Speaks On Vaccines At Catholic Medical Meeting
Published January 11, 2007
Medical ethicist John Brehany, Ph.D., will speak at the 12th annual meeting of the Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association on Saturday, Feb. 3, at Saint Joseph’s Hospital. The meeting will begin with vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m. in the chapel, and then a catered banquet will be held in the hospital’s educational center. […]
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‘Welcoming The Stranger’ Is MLK Mass Theme; Celebrations Planned For Youth, Young Adults
Published January 4, 2007
For more than two decades, the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Office for Black Catholic Ministry, has brought the community together to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In observance of the 2007 King Holiday, the archdiocese’s 23rd annual Eucharistic Service to commemorate the Christian witness of Dr. King will be held […] Full Story