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• Kindred Spirits To Hold Christmas Dance

  Published December 14, 2006

  Kindred Spirits, a ministry to single Christians over age 40 based at the Cathedral of Christ the King, will sponsor a Christmas dance at the Church of St. Ann, Marietta, Saturday, Dec. 16, from 8 p.m. to midnight. Attire for the dance is “casual upscale holiday,” and the cost to attend is $15. Correct change […] Full Story

• OLA’s New Church Sails With Spiritual Fervor

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published December 14, 2006

  With the nave’s iron crucifix shaped like an anchor and wood rafters resembling the hull of a ship, Our Lady of the Assumption Church embarks on a new phase of its voyage of faith as it begins the second year of ministry in its elegant Gothic church. New families as well as longtime and reconnecting […]

• Cathedral Choirs Present Advent Lessons And Carols

  Published December 7, 2006

  The Cathedral of Christ the King will present the Cathedral Choir and the Cathedral Schola Nova in its 17th annual presentation of “A Candlelight Service of Advent Lessons and Carols” on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 8 p.m. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will preside at this beautiful service, which explores the mystery and hope surrounding the […] Full Story

• Office Crucial To Outreach Efforts Among Hispanics

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published December 7, 2006

  From creating programs to help native Hispanic priests better adapt to their new surroundings in Georgia to promoting immigration reform that is just, the archdiocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry is busy on many fronts. Every month the office holds catechetical and formation workshops in six regional locations to help Hispanic ministers in parishes develop their […]

• Agency Joins With Parishes, Schools To Collect Gifts

  Published December 7, 2006

  Parishioners and students around Atlanta are packing up and delivering Christmas gifts for needy families served through the local Catholic Charities “Adopt-a-Family” program. Parishioners from St. Brigid Church, Alpharetta, St. Jude the Apostle Church, Sandy Springs, St. Joseph Church, Marietta, and Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, along with families of elementary school students from Our Lady […] Full Story

• Marist School Welcomes ‘A Season To Savor’

  Published December 7, 2006

  For the past 50 years, the Marist Parents’ Club has played a vital role in supporting the traditions and ideals of the Marist School, providing critical funding for program and facility enhancement, as well as operating valuable family services. Funds are generated through numerous volunteer projects, including the club’s most recent effort, the school’s third […] Full Story

• Marist, St. Pius Have Dates At The Dome

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 7, 2006

  Marist School, Atlanta, is making its first trip back to the Georgia Dome for a semifinal game since 2003, after defeating Fairburn’s Creekside High School 24-6. Although Marist went scoreless for three quarters in their previous game, they managed to score one touchdown in each of the first three quarters of the game against Creekside. […] Full Story

• Haverty Book Signing Set At Museum Shop

  Published November 30, 2006

  A book signing of the book “Villa Clare: The Purposeful Life and Timeless Art Collection of J.J. Haverty” by William Rawson Smith will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Museum Shop of the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. Smith’s work provides a unique perspective on […] Full Story

• Discovering Her Faith Leads To Serving Fellow Chinese

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published November 30, 2006

  Sabrina Mao was born into a loving Buddhist Chinese family that moved to Taiwan from China in 1948 right before the communist takeover of her homeland. In college at the National Taiwan University she was inspired by her Jesuit sociology professor and Catholic missionaries, never forgetting their loving witness. She recalls the priest and nun […]

• Actor Brings Joseph To Life In ‘Nativity’ Movie

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published November 30, 2006

  On the over 100-mile journey to Bethlehem from Nazareth, Joseph leads a donkey carrying a pregnant Mary across narrow paths along steep, rocky mountains and desert terrain, with little more than bread and water to eat. Actor Oscar Isaac, who plays Joseph in “The Nativity Story” movie opening in theatres worldwide Dec. 1, told of […]

• Christmas Concert To Offer Music From Many Cultures

  Published November 30, 2006

  The Archbishop James P. Lyke Memorial Mass Choir will sponsor an archdiocesan Christmas concert, “Joyfully United by Our Faith,” on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. at the Sisters Chapel of Spelman College. The event, which is also co-sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholic Ministry and the Office for Hispanic Ministry, will feature […] Full Story

• Celtic Christmas Concert Features Grammy Winners

  Published November 30, 2006

  Moya Brennan and Alison Brown, two Grammy Award winning stars of the international world of Celtic music, are featured in the 14th annual Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert along with a host of well-known regional musicians, dancers, singers and storytellers. The concert takes place at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. […]

• Marist, Pius Advance In Class AAAA Football Playoffs

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published November 30, 2006

  Marist School, Atlanta, was held scoreless for three quarters by Dacula High School, but two fourth-quarter touchdowns were just enough to pull out a 14-7 second-round playoff game. With 9:31 left in the final quarter, senior fullback Preston Lyons ran 55 yards for the first score. Lyons finished the game with 141 yards rushing on […] Full Story

• Chinese Catholics Sense Time Of Evangelization

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published November 30, 2006

  Although the Chinese government monitors everything Catholic, from seminary size to book publishing, a growing number of Chinese are catching religious fever, more universities are establishing religious studies programs, more intellectuals are becoming “cultural Christians,” and more students are celebrating Christmas. These were some of the observations made at the National Catholic China Conference held […] Full Story

• IHM School Gives Rousing Salute To Veterans

  Published November 23, 2006

  The students and faculty of Immaculate Heart of Mary School came together for the school’s fifth annual tribute to American veterans on Thursday, Nov. 9. Members of the Atlanta Veterans Affairs’ honor guard conducted the posting of the colors to begin the school-wide Mass. Father James Schillinger, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, was […]

• Province Bishops Send Congress Immigration Letter

  Published November 23, 2006

  In conjunction with the other bishops of the Province of Atlanta, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory sent a letter this week to those working in Congress, urging their continuing focus on the passage of “comprehensive and fair” immigration reform at a national level. Bishop Robert J. Baker of the Diocese of Charleston, S.C., Bishop J. Kevin […] Full Story

• Parish Battles AIDS Through ‘Prayer…Education’

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 23, 2006

  An eye doctor recently told Patrick Josey he was developing a cataract. The doctor was puzzled by Josey’s joyous reaction. “He said he’d never seen someone get so excited about a cataract. But I told him that I never thought I’d live long enough to develop cataracts,” Josey said. Josey was officially diagnosed with HIV […]

• Local Prelates Issue Joint Statement On Pope’s Trip

  Published November 23, 2006

  Metropolitan Alexios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta have issued a joint statement of fraternal understanding and prayer for the upcoming three-day visit of Pope Benedict XVI with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29-Dec 1. As global tensions run high, […] Full Story

• Archdiocesan Ministries Mark World AIDS Day

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 23, 2006

  Irene Miranda is passionate in her belief that Catholics are called to serve those with HIV/AIDS. And the simplest and perhaps most effective way to serve them, the director of the archdiocesan Office of HIV/AIDS ministry believes, is to pray for them. This year, the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s HIV/AIDS ministry will sponsor several events marking […] Full Story

• Two Ordained As Transitional Deacons For Atlanta

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 16, 2006

  Though they are 5,000 miles apart from each other, two men recently took a new step on their journey toward priesthood as they were ordained traditional deacons for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Rev. Mr. Armando Herrejon-Lopez was ordained to the transitional diaconate on Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, following […] Full Story