Georgia
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Catholic Foundation Awards First Parish Enrichment Grants
Published February 4, 2010
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia for the first time awarded its parish enrichment grants to help with small projects at churches as well as awarding $104,100 in general grants. The parish enrichment grants are $1,000 gifts given to a parish in each of the 10 deaneries in the archdiocese. Last fall, a pastors’ advisory […]
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Credit Union To Award Donoghue Scholarship
Published February 4, 2010
The Catholic division of the Georgia Federal Credit Union is holding an essay contest to find the recipient of the 2010 Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue Scholarship, an annual scholarship that awards $1,500 to the first-place winner and $1,000 to the runner up. Senior high school students in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are invited to participate. […]
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Vatican Astronomer To Speak At Emory, Agnes Scott
Published February 4, 2010
The Aquinas Center of Theology has announced that Society of Jesus Brother Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory, will be speaking at Emory University on Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. and Agnes Scott College on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Brother Consolmagno, a world-class astronomer and physicist, received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees […] Full Story
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Annual Catholic Business Conference Set For Feb. 20
Published February 4, 2010
The second annual Atlanta Catholic Business Conference will be held at St. Peter Chanel Church on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference is for all Christians, especially the Catholic business and professional community, who want to understand the role of faith in the workplace. Entitled “How to be Catholic in … Continue reading Annual Catholic Business Conference Set For Feb. 20
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Upcoming Conference For Separated, Divorced Catholics
Published February 4, 2010
Journey of Hope 2010, a conference for separated and divorced Catholics, will be held on Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 27-28, at the Marriott North Hotel, located at 200 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta. Speakers and workshops will address the issues of healing, faith and life after divorce. The hosts for the event are Lisa Duffy and Vince Frese, […] Full Story
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Archbishop Calls Pro-Life Movement ‘Persistent Answer To Violence Of Abortion’
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published February 4, 2010Several Blessed Trinity High School students reverently entered the school gymnasium, each holding a candle, before their annual Mass for the Unborn began. Each candle represented 1 million infants aborted since Roe v. Wade, a 1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion. Nearly 50 candles stood aglow on a table throughout the Mass. The Roswell … Continue reading Archbishop Calls Pro-Life Movement ‘Persistent Answer To Violence Of Abortion’
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Noted Speaker To Lead Day Of Reflection
Published January 21, 2010
Well-known author and speaker Father Richard Fragomeni will give several keynote talks on liturgy Saturday, Jan. 23, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Father Fragomeni will appear as part of the parish’s annual day of reflection for all liturgical ministers. His topics will address liturgical space, collaborative ministry in liturgy and how to live out our […] Full Story
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Catholic Councilwoman Recalls Civil Rights History
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published January 21, 2010A convert to Catholicism, Carolyn Long Banks carried her faith with her during the days when she organized sit-ins as a college student during the civil rights movement and the years she served her hometown as the first black councilwoman on the Atlanta City Council. Today the active mother and grandmother, a parishioner at St. […] Full Story
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Award Honors ‘A Gentle Soul’ Who Cares For Others
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 21, 2010Eva Romick learned the lessons of racial justice from the “good sisters” who taught her at her Ohio parochial school. Those lessons rippled through her life, from rooming with two black college students and service as a Peace Corps volunteer to promoting ecumenical efforts in her adopted community of Douglasville. Her grade school teachers, who […] Full Story
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Haiti Suffering Remembered At Annual King Mass
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 21, 2010The tragedy unfolding in Haiti was on people’s minds as the Atlanta Archdiocese remembered the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. The devastating earthquake on the island country and the deaths of an estimated 100,000 or more were spotlighted as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, assisted by some 13 priests and five deacons […] Full Story
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Trappist Monks Invite Public To Help Renewal Campaign
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published January 21, 2010For over 65 years the Monastery of the Holy Spirit has contributed in a unique way to the tapestry of Catholicism in North Georgia. It has been a center of ecumenism, a place of refuge and solace for hundreds of thousands of people from all backgrounds and all walks of life, and a Catholic retreat […]
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Haitian Community Draws Together For Mass, Comfort
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special To The Bulletin
Published January 21, 2010The people came into the church quietly. There were greetings and hugs—hugs of condolence and hugs of comfort. It had been two days since the 7.0 earthquake leveled Port-au-Prince and devastated the island nation of Haiti. The Haitian community of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur, other members of the parish, and the Archdiocese […] Full Story
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Advice And Aid Pregnancy Center Celebrates 25 Years
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published January 21, 2010Many women will tell you that having a baby can be a scary thing. What is even scarier is when the pregnancy comes at a young age or when it is unexpected. For 25 years, women and families in the metro Atlanta area have turned to the Advice and Aid Pregnancy Problem Center for help […] Full Story
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Priest To Speak At Magnificat Of Mary’s Role In Vocation
Published January 21, 2010
Father Timothy Gallagher says that Mary, the Mother of God, has been vital in his spiritual life, bringing him back to the Catholic Church when he wandered away and then helping him to hear and embrace his vocation to the priesthood. “If it weren’t for Mary, I would have never been able to embrace the […] Full Story
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New Web Site To Inform Catholics On State Politics
Published January 21, 2010
The Georgia Catholic Conference unveiled a new Web site just as the state lawmakers begin their work in crafting laws and dealing with red ink in state spending. The Web site allows people interested in state politics to sign up for alerts about key legislation and other important events at the Georgia Statehouse. The Georgia […]
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Basketball Rivals Team Up For Haiti Relief
Published January 21, 2010
Our Lady of Mercy High School will play its local rival Landmark Christian School, Fairburn, in basketball (junior varsity boys at 4:30 p.m., varsity girls at 6 p.m. and varsity boys at 7:30 p.m.) on Friday, Jan. 29. On that night Our Lady of Mercy will not charge an entrance fee at the gate. Instead […]
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Poetry Recital Will Honor Priests, Priest-Poets
Published January 21, 2010
In honor of the Year for Priests, St. Pius X Church will be having a Poetry Recital with selections written by priest poets or about the priesthood. The recital with wine and cheese refreshments will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6. The public is invited. Poems will be recited by members of the parish […] Full Story
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Divine Mercy Conference Seeks To Reach Inactive Catholics
Published January 21, 2010
St. Philip Benizi Church will serve as the host site for the Atlanta Conference of Divine Mercy on Monday, Feb. 15. Sponsored by the Apostles of Divine Mercy, organizers of the conference hope to highlight the true meaning of the Divine Mercy feast day and also bring inactive Catholics back into the Church. All […] Full Story
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St. Anthony Church To Host Healing Mission
Published January 21, 2010
St. Anthony Church will host Augustinian Father Albert MacPherson, of the Augustinian Healing Ministry, who will lead a parish healing mission on Sunday through Wednesday, Feb. 7 to 10. All are welcome to participate in the mission. Father MacPherson will preach at the weekend Masses at St. Anthony, on Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday […] Full Story
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Dads Event To Feature Army’s Father Fred Wendel
Published January 21, 2010
This year, the annual Dads Morning of Recollection, sponsored by the fathers of Marist and Blessed Trinity High School, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Marist School. Men of all faiths are invited to attend, to celebrate commitment to God, country and family. The featured speaker is Father Fred […] Full Story
