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Atlanta

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […] Full Story

• 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

• 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. […]

• ‘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

• Holy Spirit Lecture Series Continues On Jan. 18

  Published January 4, 2007

  Dr. Donald S. Prudlo, assistant professor of ancient and medieval history at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala., will present “The Inquisition: Separating Fact from Fiction” on Thursday, Jan. 18, at Holy Spirit Preparatory School as part of the Holy Spirit College’s ongoing lecture series. The lecture begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. in the college […] Full Story

• Archbishop Featured In Newsweek ‘Boomer’ Poll

  Published January 4, 2007

  In a recent Newsweek poll, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was listed among such elite individuals as Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan and Bill Gates. “The Baby Boomer Hall of Fame” offered nominees in nine different categories such as Television and Film, Art, Culture and Books, Sports, Medicine and Science, Business and Technology, and Politics. […]

• Pro-Life Masses, Speakers, Teen Lock-In Planned

  Published January 4, 2007

  The Atlanta Archdiocese will sponsor a variety of pro-life events in January, culminating with the Mass for the Unborn on Monday, Jan. 22, at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and priests of the archdiocese will concelebrate the Mass at 10 a.m. on the 34th anniversary of the legalization of abortion […]

• Men, Women Religious Crucial In Establishing Church

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Staff Writer
  Published December 21, 2006

  To better appreciate the vibrancy of the Atlanta Archdiocese today one must go back in history to times such as 1820 when the sparse Catholic population in both Georgia and the Carolinas numbered only 1,000. The church regarded Georgia and the surrounding states as mission country well into the middle of the 1900s. Religious communities […]

• John Berry Named Director Of Atlanta SVdP Council

  Published December 21, 2006

  John A. Berry has been named executive director of the Atlanta Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. In his new position, Berry is the Council’s senior staff member and reports directly to the Council president and board of directors. His responsibilities include supervising the Council’s daily operations and 20 staff members. Berry has […]

• Service Projects ‘Make The Grade’ At Atlanta School

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 21, 2006

  At St. Jude the Apostle School, students of all ages learn to give back to their community. Each grade participates in a specific service project throughout the year, giving students a head start on making a difference in their world. The kindergarten class at St. Jude organizes an annual toy drive benefiting the Sullivan Center, […]

• Marist Suffers Loss In State Title Game

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 21, 2006

  When the War Eagles of Marist School, Atlanta, took the football field against the Eagles of Northside Warner Robins, you knew feathers would be flying. However, when the feathers settled it was Northside who soared higher, defeating Marist 30-6 in the Dec. 15 championship game, thereby winning the school’s first state championship. Marist, which had […]

• St. Pius X To Hold Christmas Tournament

  Published December 21, 2006

  St. Pius X High School will hold its seventh annual “Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament” Dec. 27 to 29 with eight boys and eight girls varsity basketball teams from around the country participating. Boys teams participating in this year’s tournament are: St. Pius X High School, Atlanta; Brother Martin High School, New Orleans; Archbishop Alter High […] Full Story

• Tribunal Hosts Training For Annulment Case Sponsors

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published December 21, 2006

  Nearly 200 case sponsors who work in parishes for the archdiocesan Metropolitan Tribunal gathered at Holy Cross Church on Dec. 1 and 2 in order to learn about changes being made in how cases are being started for the marriage annulment process. Four canon lawyers from the Tribunal spoke at the event. Judicial vicar Father […] Full Story

• Concluding Jubilee Mass Celebrates Christ’s Kingship

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published December 21, 2006

  The final event commemorating the jubilee of the Archdiocese of Atlanta was celebrated on Thanksgiving weekend, appropriately, on the feast of Christ the King. The bishops of Charleston, S.C., and Charlotte, N.C., Bishop Robert J. Baker and Bishop Peter J. Jugis, respectively, joined Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue on Sunday, Nov. […]

• Archbishop ‘Preaches To The Choir’ At St. Cecilia Mass

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 14, 2006

  Harmonious melodies hung in breaths of praise at the Cathedral of Christ the King as music ministers from across the archdiocese gathered together Nov. 27. To commemorate the patron saint of musicians, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the Mass of St. Cecilia five days after her feast day of Nov. 22. Previously, the archdiocesan choir […]

• New Jubilee Book Offers Historical View Of Archdiocese

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 14, 2006

  Catholics craving an in-depth history of their faith in the South will now have a chance to purchase a keepsake book that will give a detailed insight into the early Catholics in Georgia. Archdiocesan archivist John Hanley wrote and edited the book, “The History of the Archdiocese of Atlanta,” which has been published by Editions […] Full Story

• Pius’ Season Ends; Marist Will Play For State Title

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 14, 2006

  There’s a line in the 2000 movie “Remember the Titans” when the assistant coach Bill Yoast says, “You make sure they remember, forever, the night they played the Titans!” Well, the same can be said for St. Pius X High School, Atlanta. Even though they lost to Northside Warner Robins High School in their first […] Full Story

• St. Pius To Hold Event For Fathers

  Published December 14, 2006

  The 16th annual Dad’s Morning of Recollection will be held Saturday, Jan. 27, at St. Pius X High School, 2674 Johnson Road, NE. Msgr. Richard Lopez, a well-known speaker and religion teacher at St. Pius, will lead the event, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. with Mass, followed by doughnuts and coffee. There will then […]