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UGA Musicians To Perform At Monastery
Published October 29, 2009
Honoring composers George Frideric Handel and Joseph Haydn, the University of Georgia choruses and symphony orchestra will perform two choral masterpieces in the Monastery of the Holy Spirit’s historic Abbey Church. The concert will be held on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 3:30 p.m. Admission is a free-will offering. The groups will perform Handel’s “Dixit Dominus,” […] Full Story
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A Founder Observes The Monastery’s 65th Birthday
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 19, 2009“I wanted to be a simple religious. A nobody would be the best thing,” said Father Luke Kot, who helped establish Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery. “I don’t try to be too religious, or try to be too monkish.” At 97, he is an energetic and talkative fellow, who is able to trace […]
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Trappist Brother Emilio, Father Dehner Die
Published January 15, 2009
The Cistercian community at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery lost two long-time members of their order in the last few months of 2008. Brother Emilio Quiros, 84, died on Nov. 19, 2008, and Father Philip Dehner, 90, died on Dec. 4, 2008. Both men spent the last years of their lives being cared […] Full Story
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Monastery Concert To Benefit Food Ministry
Published November 27, 2008
Continuing an annual Christmas tradition, the Grammy-winning Atlanta Boy Choir will return to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit for its annual Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds, after expenses, will benefit the monastery’s food bank outreach. During the first portion of the concert, the choir will present a worship […]
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New Cemetery Offers Eco-Friendly Option
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 6, 2008Jack Jameson was the kind of guy who when a bum knee hobbled him took to lying down in the dirt to work in his beloved flower garden. When the 81-year-old father of five died in his sleep, his family buried him where butterflies dance from flower to flower and the hum of crickets fills […]
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Council Member: Becoming Businesslike Isn’t Heretical
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published October 16, 2008Bill Hughey is the head of strategic planning for at-risk children in Rockdale County. As part of his job he helped create a model in Rockdale that brings together all agencies working with a child and his family into a team because for these kids this will lead to better outcomes. “I became the silo-buster,” […]
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Local Couple To Record Daily Show For Sirius Radio
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
Published August 21, 2008Greg and Jennifer Willits are moving out of their “cloffice” and into the homes of hundreds of thousands of potential listeners. Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Willitses, founders of the Conyers-based Rosary Army, will officially kick off “The Catholics Next Door With Greg and Jennifer Willits,” which will air from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday […]
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Father Linn Retreat To Focus On ‘Becoming Younger Again’
Published March 20, 2008
Jesuit Father Matthew Linn, who has guided retreats and workshops on prayer, physical and emotional healing, and forgiveness worldwide, will direct a retreat weekend at St. Pius X Church in April, including a separate program in Spanish. On Friday evening, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, Father Linn will lead a retreat in English entitled […] Full Story
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Fragments Of Color Illuminate Monk-Artist’s Work
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 10, 2008Nearly three years after a fire destroyed Father Methodius Telnack’s Stained Glass Studios, the Trappist monk and self-taught artisan works in a studio newly built for cutting and assembling brilliant stained glass. The fire and its damage registers now barely a shrug from Father Methodius, as he stands in his work area, which is flooded […] Full Story
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Monastic Life Offers Community Of Prayer, Work
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published November 29, 2007Cistercian Brother Michael Lautieri remembers well his first visit to the monastery. He was 52, beyond the age when men are accepted as possible candidates. But after a career as a teacher and a travel agent, he had heard again the call he first sensed as a younger man. “When the call came again at […]
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‘A Season Of Renewal:’ Monks Craft Master Plan To Sustain Community
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published November 29, 2007They were here in 1944, living one of the most ancient expressions of Catholic spirituality, when there was only one Catholic family in Rockdale County. And they are here today, 63 years later, still living that life, when the archdiocese numbers 650,000 Catholics. As Abbot Francis Michael Stiteler—who was elected from within the community—says, the […]
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Visiting The Monastery
Published November 29, 2007
An estimated 60,000 or more people visit the monastery each year. The grounds are open for walking and picnics. The church is open from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. for private prayer, daily Mass and the monks’ chanted morning, evening and nighttime prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours. The Abbey Store offers homemade monastic […]
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October Mission Offered At St. Pius X Church
Published October 4, 2007
“Celebrating God’s Gifts” is the theme for a four-evening parish mission beginning on Sunday, Oct. 7, at St. Pius X Church. Services will begin at 7 p.m. each evening through Wednesday, Oct.10. All are invited to attend. The mission will be led by Father James Friedel, an Augustinian priest who has a down-to-earth approach to […]
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St. Pius X Church Plans June 17 Anniversary Celebration
Published May 17, 2007
Members and friends of St. Pius X Church will celebrate two significant parish events at a special anniversary celebration on Sunday, June 17. The date marks the 30th anniversary of the first permanent Catholic sanctuary in Rockdale County and pastor Father John Kieran’s 40th anniversary as a priest. The celebration will begin at noon with […] Full Story
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How Does One Become A Monk?
Published April 26, 2007
The steps to full profession in a monastery are unique for each brother, but the following is a basic guideline from Brother Michael, the vocations director for the Monastery of the Holy Spirit. The first step is an initial visit with the candidate. The number of visits depends on distance and finances, Brother Michael said. […] Full Story
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Brother Professes Final Vows Of Monastic Life
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published April 26, 2007A picture of Brother Callistus Crichlow, OCSO, looking out over the lake at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit is one of several photographs in the monastery’s 2007 calendar. When Brother Callistus’ niece, Destiny, was asked who was pictured in the photograph, she had a simple answer. “That’s the pray-er,” she told her mother. “He’s […] Full Story
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Father Joseph, One Of First Monastery Priests, Dies
Published March 1, 2007
Father Joseph Tynan, OCSO, 88, one of the first monks ordained a priest at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery, died after a long illness on Thursday, Feb. 22, in the monastery infirmary. The celebration of the funeral Mass of the Resurrection was held at the monastery on Monday, Feb. 26, at 9 a.m. […] Full Story
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Father Robert Pearson, 50 Years A Monk, Dies At 85
Published February 22, 2007
Father Robert (Bob) Pearson, OCSO, 85, monk of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery, died on Friday, Feb. 16, in the monastery infirmary after a long illness. The burial service will take place at the celebration of the funeral Mass on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 9 a.m. in the Abbey Church. The son of […]
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Father Matthew Linn To Lead Healing Retreat
Published December 14, 2006
Father Matthew Linn, a Jesuit priest specializing in the ministry of healing, will lead a healing retreat at St. Pius X Church on Friday, Jan. 5, and Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. The retreat’s themes are “Healing Life’s Transitions” for the Friday session and “Don’t Forgive Too Soon” for the Saturday session. The themes are based […] Full Story
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Jubilee Pilgrimage Links Old, New For Catholics
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published November 9, 2006A two-day pilgrimage recently retraced early Catholic history in Georgia, linking the past to the present as Catholics of the new millennium remembered and prayed for those who brought the faith to this region over 200 years ago. Pastors in each location welcomed the pilgrims, who traveled by bus to Locust Grove, Sharon, Washington, Milledgeville, […]
