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• Knights sponsors High Celtic cross for Our Lady of the Mountains

  

  Published March 10, 2017

  JASPER—The narthex of Our Lady of the Mountains Church, Jasper, has a new High Celtic cross sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 14348. Carved by former parishioner and Knights of Columbus member John Roger, the nearly 12-foot cross is above the doors entering the church. The cross shows detail of Celtic art, with woven patterns […] Full Story

• Kiersten Schutz first in Roswell to earn AHG’s highest scouting award

  

  Published March 10, 2017

  ROSWELL—Kiersten Schutz, a member of American Heritage Girls Troop GA1412, earned American Heritage Girls’ highest honor, the Stars and Stripes Award. The final step of her five-year process was her Stars and Stripes project at the preschool at St. Andrew Church, Roswell, where she organized educational and inspirational hand-painted murals. Schutz is the first in […] Full Story

• Fifth Conyers abbot, Dom Bernard Johnson, OCSO, dies

  Published March 10, 2017

  CONYERS—Dom Bernard Johnson, fifth abbot of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, died Feb. 21 at the Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina, California. He was 91. Named Henry Albin Johnson, he was born on July 15, 1925 at Fort Lyon, a military facility in Las Animas, Colorado. His parents were in […] Full Story

• Doors close for the last time at St. Joseph’s Prince Avenue church

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2017

  ATHENS—Josephine Strickland was baptized in 1932 at St. Joseph Church. The fifth generation of her family to worship there, she had the task of ceremoniously closing its 1912 doors with a timeworn padlock. “I thought of all the things that happened here. I’m going to miss it. It will always be special to me,” said […] Full Story

• Fatima statue offers holy message on local tour

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Seven local parishes hosted the Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace Feb. 27-March 4 with hundreds turning out to see the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The event was part of an historic two-year tour of America to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal. The tour […] Full Story

• Insights into Divine Mercy shared at All Saints

  Published March 9, 2017

  DUNWOODY—“Divine Mercy: Hope in Troubled Times” was the subject of a talk by Father Kevin Peek at All Saints Church on Monday, Feb. 27. Nearly 200 people heard Father Peek tell of the help and hope promised to today’s troubled society by Christ’s Divine Mercy. Father Peek spoke about St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, […] Full Story

• Catholics advocate for legislation on scholarships, sex trafficking, death penalty

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—More than 75 Catholics took to the marble hallways of the state Capitol for a day of advocacy Feb. 21. Catholic Day at the Capitol is an annual event of the Georgia Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the dioceses of Atlanta and Savannah. The day promotes faith in action during the state’s legislative […] Full Story | En Español

• Women, youth of the year honored at AACCW Recognition Day Mass

  

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Recognition Day Mass sponsored by the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women recently brought together some 55 women and 52 young people to honor them for their work and accomplishments for the Catholic community. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated Mass at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, on Saturday, Feb. 25. Priests and deacons of the […] Full Story

• Archdiocese joyful as 1,886 people prepare to enter Church at Easter

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Georgia World Congress Center was the scene of great celebration March 5 as 1,886 people declared their intent to join the Catholic Church this Easter. The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, held on the first Sunday of Lent, welcomed candidates and catechumens, joined by their sponsors and supporters, from parishes across […] Full Story | En Español

• St. Pius X students join together to fight hunger

  

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School has a service requirement asked of each student, a program the school calls the Works of Mercy. Each year, every student must complete at least five service projects, three of which need to be corporal works of mercy as given by Christ in Matthew 25. Typically, service opportunities are offered […] Full Story

• Pipes and drums are more than March music for McPhees

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 9, 2017

  JACKSON—As a kid, Richard McPhee played the clarinet. But when his firefighter father asked for “Amazing Grace” at his funeral with the skirl of the pipes, McPhee pledged to his father, he’d take care of it. Now the family does not take a trip without the bagpipes. From national parks and Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii […] Full Story

• Father O’Reilly remembrance will be March 10

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—A Mass and reception at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Friday, March 10, and a wreath-laying on City Hall grounds afterward will honor the memory of the Civil War Irish pastor of the Shrine, Father Thomas O’Reilly. The priest is credited with protecting five churches and several civic buildings from destruction as Atlanta […] Full Story

• UGA center hosts Irish writer Colm Toíbín

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATHENS—The Willson Center at the University of Georgia will host a program featuring internationally known Irish novelist, dramatist, scholar and critic Colm Toíbín; Irish Times writer, literary editor and drama critic Fintan O’Toole; and Irish singer/composer/musicologist Iarla Ó Lionáird. Toíbín is presenting as the second annual Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding. He is the […] Full Story

• Second group graduates with pastoral theology certificates in Spanish

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Sixty-three students, including some from the Diocese of Savannah, celebrated the completion of their coursework in pastoral theology with Mass with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, which took place at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, on Jan. 14. The students who completed the course wore special yellow sashes during the Mass. Students completed a three-year formation program […] Full Story

• Atlanta magazine recognizes area Catholic school students for service to others

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Prep student John Arnold, 18, was saluted for his service to help hungry Atlanta students. Kelsey Fleming, 17, who attends Marist School, earned the award for creating bibs that allow caregivers to spend more time engaging with children and adults with severe disabilities. It was the ninth annual celebration of 20 Under 20 […] Full Story

• New clothing for women and men in need from Our Lady of Victory School

  

  Published March 9, 2017

  TYRONE—Students at Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone, recently had a clothing drive to collect items for people in need, including expecting mothers. Young people in third, fourth and fifth grades collected 129 pairs of socks, four hats and four pairs of gloves for a men’s shelter and a pregnancy crisis center. Father Kevin Hargaden, […] Full Story

• Holy Spirit Prep captures first state basketball championship

  

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—After leading the Holy Spirit Preparatory School basketball team to the elite eight of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state tournament in his first season in 2016, Coach Greg McClaire and his team returned to the tournament and won the championship with a 63-44 victory over The Heritage School of Newnan. It was the […] Full Story

• St. Pius competes for Class AAAA boys basketball championship title

  Published March 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School will return March 10 to the state basketball championship finals for the first time since 1992. The boys team advanced to the title game after defeating Sandy Creek High School, of Tyrone, in the March 4 Class AAAA semifinal game at Augusta University. St. Pius held a double-digit lead of […] Full Story

• Rule of love, spiritual poverty, draws lay people to be Secular Franciscans

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 24, 2017

  This is the second in an occasional series featuring area Catholics deepening their faith by affiliating with religious orders. ATLANTA—Every religious order has a special charism, and for the Franciscans it’s about fraternity. On the second Saturday of each month, a group of some 30 Catholics gathers around circular tables in the San Damiano House […] Full Story

• Archdiocesan spelling bee declares winner after 14 rounds

  

  Published February 24, 2017

  SMYRNA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta Office of Catholic Schools sponsored its annual Spelling Bee on Jan. 31 as a part of the Catholic Schools Week celebration. The competition was open to all winners of the archdiocesan elementary school level bees. Nineteen schools were represented by students ranging from grades four to eight. The Archdiocesan Spelling Bee […] Full Story