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• Charities Scramble To Help Neediest Evacuees

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published December 8, 2005

  There’s no more rooms at the inn for Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Many of the poorest evacuees in Atlanta still call Catholic Charities daily, fearful of what comes next as they must vacate hotel and motel rooms by January that up till now were paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Catholic Charities office […] Full Story

• Rotary Address Evokes Harvest As Call To Generosity

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published December 1, 2005

  Published: December 1, 2005 ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory delivered the Thanksgiving address to the Atlanta Rotary Club, where he challenged community leaders to reflect upon the abundant harvest of blessings they’ve received and during Advent and beyond to bless others out of that gratitude, planting seeds of hope for those in need. He spoke on […]

• Exonerated Inmates To Expose Death Penalty Injustices

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published December 1, 2005

  Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon held a rope in his hands preparing to strangle himself in his Florida prison cell, but something held him back. He lay down and in his sleep he dreamed that he was swimming again as he loved to do as a boy in the tranquil aqua waters of the Caribbean. “The sun […]

• Poor Defense Lands Innocent Man On Death Row

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published December 1, 2005

  Condemned to death based on highly questionable and circumstantial evidence, Ray Krone, director of communications and training for Witness to Innocence, is the 100th person to be exonerated from Death Row. In 2002 he was released after 10 years in prison, celebrating with a seafood dinner and a milkshake. He was actually lucky as, unlike […]

• St. Brigid Boys Soccer Team Wins League Championship

  Published December 1, 2005

  The under-10 boys soccer team from St. Brigid Church is showing signs of success both on the soccer field and off. The team recently won the Atlanta Metro Catholic League Championship. And in addition to their winning soccer spirit, the team has helped work toward a victory for children’s cancer. In lieu of the standard […]

• High Tea To Benefit Ulster Project Atlanta

  Published December 1, 2005

  Published: December 1, 2005 ATLANTA—Ulster Project Atlanta will host a high tea before the 13th annual WB Yeats Foundation’ Celtic Christmas Concert Saturday, Dec. 17, in the fellowship hall of Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta from 5-7 p.m. The church is located next door to the Schwartz Memorial Performing Arts Center on the Emory University […]

• Marist Cross Country Teams Take Home State Honors

  Published December 1, 2005

  Marist School’s boys and girls cross country teams competed at the state finals in Carrollton on Saturday, Nov. 5, finishing in first and second place respectively. The Marist boys team, led by senior John Whitcomb, ran their way to their fourth straight state championship. When front-runner senior Iain Turnbull became sick with mononucleosis in mid-October, […]

• New Judicial Vicar, Director Named For Tribunal

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published December 1, 2005

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced that Father William J. King, JCD, will serve the Archdiocese of Atlanta as the judicial vicar for the Metropolitan Tribunal. Father King has served as the judicial vicar of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., since 1990 and has a distinguished record of priestly service in pastoral, academic and leadership […]

• ‘Radio Holy Spirit’ Begins Broadcasting

  Published November 24, 2005

  Over the summer, Holy Spirit Preparatory School installed a radio station and built a recording studio. The first broadcast and sign-on ceremony was held Oct. 25. The student-operated radio station broadcasts information bulletins regarding school events and activities during morning and afternoon drive times, allowing parents to hear school news as they drop off and […]

• Roswell Parish To Hold Advent Mission

  Published November 24, 2005

  St. Peter Chanel Church will hold its Advent parish mission Dec. 3-7. The mission will be led by Father Jack Durkin, chaplain at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta. Father Durkin, a cradle Catholic, was born in Darby, Penn., and grew up in Asheville and Charlotte, N.C. He attended Wake Forest University on a […]

• Candlelight Vigil To Focus On At-Risk Youth

  Published November 24, 2005

  Atlanta will be one of nearly two dozen cities across North and Latin America to participate in the 15th annual Covenant House Nationwide Candlelight Vigil for Homeless Youth on Dec. 7. Participants are invited to gather from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Centennial Olympic Park Amphitheatre. Covenant House, the largest privately funded youth care agency in […] Full Story

• Renowned Priest Speaks On Adoption

  Published November 24, 2005

  In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, Father George Clements, founder and president of One Church One Child, Inc., recently spoke at an adoption celebration at St. Anthony of Padua Church. Sponsored by One Church, One Child of Georgia, Inc., and the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), […] Full Story

• Jewish-Catholic Choir To Perform Sacred Music Concert

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published November 24, 2005

  A combined Jewish and Catholic choir will present a Sacred Music Concert of Jewish and Christian Texts on Thursday, Dec. 15, at The Temple, in honor of the 40th anniversary on Oct. 28 of the landmark “Nostra Aetate,” a Second Vatican Council declaration that affirmed a more positive relationship of the Church to non-Christian religions […]

• Sweet Treats Available Year-Round At Monastery

  By JANE WILSON, Special Contributor
  Published November 24, 2005

  At the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, on the basement floor of the monastery proper, is a room marked by a sign reading “The Fudgery.” Inside this room, the monks create a variety of smooth and creamy fudge designed to tempt the sweet tooth of every candy lover. The fudgery is the brainchild […] Full Story

• Aerial Angels Of Mercy Respond To Hurricane Crisis

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published November 17, 2005

  When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast nearly three months ago and the larger relief agencies responded to victims on the ground, Angel Flight of Georgia (AFGA), a small nonprofit group located in the administration building of Atlanta’s DeKalb Peachtree Airport, took to the air to offer assistance to those in need. For over 20 […] Full Story

• Vocations Derive Direct Benefit From Annual Appeal

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 17, 2005

  When her son Michael is ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 2010, Sharon Shouse expects to be at the church in the front row, handkerchief in hand. But in order for her to fulfill her dream, it will take support and prayers for Michael and the 54 other seminarians studying for […]

• Spiritual Cinema Planned At CTK

  Published November 17, 2005

  On Friday, Nov. 25, the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, will host its third annual holiday Spiritual Cinema, a movie night featuring the beloved animated film “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” followed by the main presentation, “One Magic Christmas,” starring Mary Steenburgen. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a rosary for vocations in […] Full Story

• Monastery To Host Annual Concert With Atlanta Boy Choir

  Published November 17, 2005

  The Atlanta Boy Choir will continue a 25-year local Christmas tradition when the group performs again in December at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. Hailed as one of the world’s finest boy choirs, the Atlanta Boy Choir has performed […] Full Story

• Spring Hill Expands Degrees, Programs Offered In Atlanta Area

  Published November 17, 2005

  Spring Hill College, a Jesuit college located in Mobile, Ala., has expanded its presence in Atlanta by offering accelerated undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults. Since 1997, Spring Hill has offered degrees in theology at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta. The success of this program prompted the college to expand the range of degrees […] Full Story

• HIV/AIDS Ministry Plans ‘Week Of Prayer’ For Archdiocese

  Published November 17, 2005

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Office of HIV/AIDS Ministry will sponsor a “Week of Prayer for a World Living with AIDS,” Nov. 26-Dec.3. Various parishes in the archdiocese will participate in the week, which includes World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, by holding prayer services and other events, and the entire archdiocesan community is […]