Georgia
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Police Seek To Identify Man Killed In Church Lot
Published January 25, 2007
The pastor of St. Patrick Church, Father Tom Hennessy, said he will bless and re-consecrate the property and grounds of the church this week as he guides his parish community in the wake of the killing of an unknown man in a back church parking lot Jan. 21. The blessing “will be done privately” and […] Full Story
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Duluth Mission Burns, Church Hastens To Help
Published January 25, 2007
The call came into the Gwinnett fire department on Thursday, Jan. 18, just before 6:30 a.m.—a small strip shopping center on Buford Highway was on fire. Fire trucks were dispatched minutes later to the building, which houses, among the small businesses, the Catholic mission of Duluth, church home to approximately 1,200 Hispanic Catholics in the […] Full Story
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Passionist Father Joseph Fahy Dies
Published January 25, 2007
Father Joseph Fahy, CP, Ph.D., parochial vicar at St. Paul of the Cross Church and long-time priest in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Monday, Jan. 22, after a brief illness. He was 78. A vigil and rosary in memory of Father Fahy was planned for Thursday, Jan. 25, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at St. […] Full Story
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Deacon David Higgins Of Carrollton Dies
Published January 25, 2007
Deacon David Higgins, who served at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, died suddenly Jan. 21. A member of OLPH since 1966, Deacon Higgins was ordained to the permanent diaconate in 1987. He helped to start the religious education program there, and continued to serve in the area of adult education. In addition to his […] Full Story
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Convert’s Faith Blooms Into Religious Vocation
Published January 25, 2007
A then “firmly pro-choice” philosophy major at Agnes Scott College, Joy Payton wrote her senior thesis on medical ethics to defend euthanasia. But during her research she came to realize that she couldn’t make a cogent argument to justify it and shifted the focus of the paper to refute it—and became pro-life. Payton was raised […] Full Story
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Archdiocesan Programs Help To Discern One’s Calling
Published January 25, 2007
The Archdiocese of Atlanta is sponsoring the new Our Lady of Grace Discernment Group at Holy Spirit Church to help women discern how God is calling them to holiness, whether through married, single or religious life. It will begin in February and will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Holy Spirit’s St. Mary’s […] Full Story
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Olga Myers, Chapter Foundress, Is Magnificat Speaker
Published January 25, 2007
On the 15th anniversary of the Magnificat chapter in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the ministry invites women to come and hear how God called Olga Myers, an ordinary housewife and mother, to this ministry of evangelization in 1991 while seeking Him in prayer and quiet, at a silent retreat. She founded the Joyful Visitation chapter […] Full Story
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Lilburn School Marks 13 Years Serving Homeless
Published January 25, 2007
Students at St. John Neumann Regional School have served the poor and homeless in downtown Atlanta each month during the school year for the past 13 years. In conjunction with Crossroads Community Ministries, housed at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, eighth-grade students collect fresh fruit from the student body at […] Full Story
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Winning Is Contagious For St. Pius X Girls
Published January 25, 2007
St. Pius X High School’s girls basketball team defeated Washington High School, Atlanta, 73-13 Jan. 16. Senior center Kelly Cain had a “double-double” with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Senior guard Taylor Davidson also chipped in 14 points to go with four steals and three assists. On Jan. 19 they beat Lakeside High School, Atlanta, […]
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Christ The King School Holds ‘Carnivale’Auction
Published January 25, 2007
Christ the King School’s Parent Volunteer Association auction committee is busily preparing for the school’s 12th annual auction. This year’s auction theme is Carnivale, and the event will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Hellenic Center on Clairmont Road. This fundraiser serves as the “social event of the year,” when the CKS community comes […] Full Story
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Mini-Institutes On Lenten Rites Planned
Published January 25, 2007
The Committee for Ongoing Formation of Priests and The Atlanta Forum on the Catechumenate are sponsoring two mini-institutes on “The Lenten Rites” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2 and 3. Father Rick Conway, pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Andover, Mass., will conduct the Friday, Feb. 2, institute for priests and deacons from 10 a.m. […] Full Story
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Atlantan To Represent U.S. At Panama Encounter
Published January 25, 2007
The Archdiocese of Atlanta has been invited to represent the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and participate in the XV Latin American Encounter for National Representatives of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. This “encuentro” conference, convened by the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), is not only historical but important for the pastoral development of […]
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Stephanie Wood: Teens Can Be Passionately Pro-Life
Published January 25, 2007
Stephanie Wood’s father, Steve, was never more of a hero to her than when he was being carried into the back of a police van after being arrested. A leader in Operation Rescue, an organization dedicated to the fight against abortion, Steve Wood was arrested after peacefully refusing to move from blocking the doors to […]
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Knights’ Memorials Honor Unborn, Offer Healing
Published January 25, 2007
Just about every time Jessica Chelena goes by her parish of St. Michael the Archangel, she glances over to the memorial garden dedicated to the unborn last year where a striking Carrara marble statue of Our Lady of Grace stands. “I’m amazed. … There’s always someone sitting in front of the statue or kneeling in […]
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OLA Play Keeps Real Meaning Of Christmas Alive
Published January 18, 2007
A cast of 52 students played to a full house at Our Lady of the Assumption School’s Dec. 19 production of “Believe,” a Christmas play interspersed with Christmas carols. Christopher Bowman, a fifth-grader, played Alex, the lead character, who is fed up with the commercial hype he sees surrounding the Christmas season. Feeling that the […]
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Young Adults Asked To ‘Step Up’ Like King
Published January 18, 2007
Father Roy Lee, Ed.D., challenged those at the first Martin Luther King Jr. gathering for young adults to find the courage to take risks and to use their gifts to edify the multicultural church and society of North Georgia. It was the first MLK archdiocesan event specifically for young adults and was held at Shout […]
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Catholic Charities Staffer To Serve On National Team
Published January 18, 2007
Catholic Charities USA has selected Atlanta director of parish and social justice ministry, Susan Sullivan, to join its national parish social ministry leadership team. According to its literature, the team is “a network of people in parishes, dioceses and Catholic Charities agencies working to act for justice and serve those in need in our Church, […]
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Parishes Work Hand-In-Hand With Atlanta CRS
Published January 18, 2007
Simone Blanchard, who speaks Spanish and studied Japanese in Japan, hopes to work overseas one day for Catholic Relief Services, but for now she is joyful to work in Atlanta for CRS, as she has been interested in people from other countries since middle school. “I’ve always had a desire to work with people from […]
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St. Anna’s Parish Jubilee Brings Fond Memories
Published January 18, 2007
When St. Anna’s Church was formally dedicated in 1957, it was the first rural mission in the new Atlanta Diocese. Parishioners had taken a unique hands-on approach to construct the white frame chapel by raising funds through a magazine subscription drive, and through their hard work, the first Mass was celebrated in the new chapel […]
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Atlanta Parish To Present ‘Damn Yankees’
Published January 18, 2007
Holy Cross Church will present the musical comedy “Damn Yankees” in mid-February. Proceeds will benefit the parish’s Friends of St. Martin de Porres ministry to the homeless. “Damn Yankees” depicts Joe Boyd (Dennis Nelson), a middle-aged husband of the 1950s who’s crazy about baseball but frustrated with his Washington Senators. He mumbles that he would […] Full Story