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• Hispanic Speakers Call For Lives Reflecting Christ

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published June 22, 2006

  In the Spanish-language track of the 11th annual Eucharistic Congress, speakers called on participants to be nourished by the Eucharist and then to go out and live in Christ’s presence with love, charity and concern for social justice—the most powerful witness of faith. Speakers were Father Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, a leading Hispanic-American theologian, Bishop […] Full Story

• Challenging Speakers Link Eucharist With Mission

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 22, 2006

  Quoting Pope John Paul II, the opening speaker at the 2006 Eucharistic Congress said those who receive the Eucharist become “a living monstrance of the Savior of the world” carrying Jesus wherever they go. At the same time, it is because they have received the Bread of Life that their eyes are opened to the […] Full Story

• Young Adults Urged To ‘Set World On Fire’

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 22, 2006

  A moving and candid testimony from a young adult provided a poignant punctuation mark at Revive, held June 16 at the Georgia International Convention Center. Kenny McMann, who attends Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta, spoke at the end of the track created for young adults ages 19-40. A little over three years ago, McMann said, […] Full Story

• Podcasting Attracts New Catholic Evangelists

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 22, 2006

  Those who were unable to attend this year’s Eucharistic Congress will have a unique opportunity to get a glimpse into the event, while those who attended will be able to relive their experience, thanks to the technology that makes it possible. Inside the exhibitors area at the Georgia International Convention Center, Greg and Jennifer Willits […] Full Story

• Track Offers Signs And Wonders For Deaf

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published June 22, 2006

  Members of North Georgia’s Catholic deaf community gathered with enthusiasm to partake in the thought-provoking track for the deaf at the 2006 Eucharistic Congress Saturday, June 17. More than 30 people attended the sessions held throughout the day, as Msgr. Glenn Nelson, vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Rockford, Ill., shared in American […] Full Story

• Musicians Strengthen Prayerfulness At Congress

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 22, 2006

  The emergence of the Eucharistic Congress as the place where all ages and all cultures in the archdiocese can worship together has also called upon the breadth of talent among local musicians to rise to the occasion. Creating a spirit of worship when thousands pack into a cavernous hall on folding chairs relies ultimately on […] Full Story

• Good Will Of Volunteers Makes Event Possible

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 22, 2006

  They tirelessly greeted attendees and pointed them in the right direction. They patiently served the thousands of people who mobbed the merchandise stand, anxious to buy a T-shirt or umbrella with the Archdiocese of Atlanta logo. They searched for children who’d become separated from their worried parents. They were on standby at the first aid […] Full Story

• Catholic Family Gathers To Be Nourished In Faith

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Staff Writer
  Published June 22, 2006

  The lone, chilling sound of the shofar—an instrument fashioned from a ram’s horn with power enough, according to the Bible, to have destroyed the walls of Jericho—signaled the entrance of Jesus, humbly present in the Eucharist, into the main gathering area of the Georgia International Convention Center June 17 for the 11th annual Eucharistic Congress. […] Full Story

• Search For Jesus Is In High Gear In ‘KidTrack’

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Staff Writer
  Published June 16, 2006

  Magnifying glasses, time travel, secret handshakes and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament—all were part of the fun and faith adventure as children and adult volunteers from around the Atlanta Archdiocese came together Saturday, June 4, for the “Good News Clues” KidTrack of the 2005 Eucharistic Congress. Secret agents and daring detectives—alias kindergartners up to middle-schoolers—with […] Full Story

• 2005 Congress Celebrates Year Of The Eucharist

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 16, 2005

  In the Year of the Eucharist and on the 10th anniversary of the Eucharistic Congress in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, tens of thousands of people came together at the Georgia International Convention Center June 3-4 to experience a revival of their faith. For the first time a healing Mass and service was held on Friday […] Full Story

• Family Shares Roots Of Archbishop’s Faith

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published January 20, 2005

  Elaine Swenson recalled how her brother Archbishop Wilton Gregory liked as a boy to convert the kitchen table to an altar and say Mass. “So we kind of had an inkling” of his vocation to the priesthood, she said with a smile. And his eighth-grade teacher at St. Carthage School in Chicago had told her […] Full Story

• Thousands Share In Grace, Excitement Of Installation

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Staff Writer
  Published January 20, 2005

  People from across the Atlanta Archdiocese and beyond gathered at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, joyful to be present to witness the beginning of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s ministry as shepherd to North Georgia Catholics. Dressed in the regalia of the Knights of Peter Claver, Thomas M. Brito, a parishioner at St. […] Full Story

• Old Friends Gather To Share Celebration In Atlanta

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 20, 2005

  In the late 1970s as a young priest and student in Rome, Father Wilton Gregory could often be seen blending in with other Italians, zipping around the city on his Vespa scooter. Msgr. James Margason, Archbishop Gregory’s vicar general in the Diocese of Belleville, Ill., recalls fondly his time spent with the future archbishop while […] Full Story

• Golf Pro Admires Balance In Archbishop’s Life

  Published January 20, 2005

  Of all the guests in town for the installation, none had a more unique perspective on the man at the center of the events than Dan Polites, the golf pro who has been giving golf lessons to the bishop of Belleville for the last eight or nine years. The Catholic coach of the golf team […] Full Story

• Archbishop Welcomed In Splendid, Colorful Event

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Executive Editor
  Published January 20, 2005

  An ecumenical, diverse crowd gathered with joy for the Mass of Canonical Installation on Monday, Jan. 17, at the Georgia International Convention Center, to witness the installation of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as the sixth archbishop of Atlanta. Archbishop Gregory was formerly the bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Ill., and recently completed a three-year […] Full Story

• Volunteers Help Behind The Scenes

  Published June 17, 2004

  It takes a cadre of more than 500 volunteers to make the 2004 Eucharistic Congress happen, said Cathy Hood, archdiocesan Secretary for Human Resources, and they come from all walks of life. “I do think it’s awesome that this many people offer to come and serve. These volunteers will do anything. That is the part […] Full Story

• Teens Challenged To Embrace Joy, Holiness

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 17, 2004

  At the teen track for the 2004 Eucharistic Congress, the evidence of the infectious spirit was everywhere. Teens crowding the stage to demonstrate hand motions to songs performed by Ed Bolduc and Band, and the many adults who mingled with the 16- and 17-year-old attendees were just a few of the reasons why many said […] Full Story

• REVIVE! Inspires Young Adults To Love Christ

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 17, 2004

  Bishop Sam Jacobs told the Catholic young adults at “REVIVE!” it is all about love—loving Jesus Christ without reservation. “Don’t come to God with a thimble and say, ‘Give me a thimbleful of love.’ Don’t come to God with a cup and say, ‘Give me a cupful of love.’ Don’t come to God with a […] Full Story

• 1,130 Wonderful Kids Go Wild For Christ

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special Contributor
  Published June 17, 2004

  Kindergarteners to middle-schoolers braved new territory at the 2004 Eucharistic Congress during a divinely scripted wild ride to encounter Christ. The journey culminated in the silence of more than 1,130 children and 250 volunteers kneeling before Jesus present in the Eucharist. The room, which came alive with inflatable palm trees and over 1,300 square feet […] Full Story

• Speakers See Eucharist As Key To Full Life

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published June 17, 2004

  The six speakers highlighting the general track of the 2004 Eucharistic Congress, who hail from places across the country and hold varying ministries and roles within the church and in society, each provided different nuances and insights into the big question of what it means to be Catholic and what the Eucharist means. Woven within […] Full Story