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• Catholic Women Hear Pleas For Immigration Reform

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published September 29, 2005

  The lack of visas for low-skilled workers desperate for a dignified life and jobs to survive were reasons cited for needed immigration reform during a workshop on immigration held as part of the National Council of Catholic Women’s 52nd biennial convention for over 1,200 women at the Hilton Atlanta Hotel. The Sept. 17 workshop addressed […]

• Columnist Honored For Lifetime Of Fidelity

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published September 29, 2005

  Although her life has been pierced with sorrow, Antoinette Bosco’s eyes sparkle when she talks, her laughter is warm, and her presence is engaging. The longtime columnist for Catholic News Service and author received the Distinguished Service Award Sept. 16 from the National Council of Catholic Women for her leadership and service to the Catholic […]

• Diaconate Director Will ‘Pass Torch’ At Year’s End

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 29, 2005

  After serving for over 17 years as a director in the diaconate program, promoting the permanent diaconate throughout the archdiocese and the nation, Deacon Alfred Mitchell will retire at the end of this year. Deacon Mitchell, who was ordained in 1987, serves as a permanent deacon at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur and […]

• Permanent Deacons Renew Commitment To Ministry

  Published September 29, 2005

  Some 100 permanent deacons of the Archdiocese of Atlanta attended a recommitment Mass and convocation on Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, where they renewed their vows to serve the church through their ministry of word, service and charity. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory thanked the men for their dedicated service to […]

• Father Lawrence Swartz, 79 Years A Trappist, Dies

  Published September 29, 2005

  Father Lawrence Swartz, OCSO, who spent 60 years of monastic life at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, died Sept. 26. He was 98. Father Lawrence, a native of Falls City, Texas, was known for his keen sense of humor and joke-telling abilities. Born Thomas Swierc on April 30, 1907, he changed his name to […]

• Area Continues To Aid Hurricanes’ Victims

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 29, 2005

  Archdiocesan agencies, schools and churches are continuing to assist victims and evacuees of Hurricane Katrina on both a local and national level. Over 20,000 evacuees from the Gulf Coast are said to be staying or relocating in Atlanta. Marty Kraft, communications director for the Atlanta St. Vincent de Paul Society, said that the agency is […]

• Catholic Women Renew Mission At NCCW Convention

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published September 29, 2005

  Over 1,200 Catholic women and some 50 of their priest-moderators from around the country gathered Sept. 15-18 for the National Council of Catholic Women’s biennial convention celebrating “85 years making a difference” at the Hilton Atlanta Hotel. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated Mass for the 52nd convention the morning of Sept. 17, where he praised […]

• Donation To Build New Saint Joseph Cancer Center

  Published September 27, 2005

  Saint Joseph’s Hospital has received a commitment of $5 million from William B. Erb for the creation of the Florence Hays Erb Cancer Center on the hospital’s Sandy Springs campus. This is the largest philanthropic gift in Saint Joseph’s history. “It has been the tradition of Saint Joseph’s to name rooms and a single building […]

• Visit By Former Pastors Warms Parish Anniversary

  Published September 22, 2005

  St. Theresa Church parishioners observed the 20th anniversary of the church’s establishment with special celebrations Aug. 6. Visits by three of the four previous pastors were a highlight of the occasion. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was the principal celebrant of the anniversary Mass at 5 p.m. with the current pastor, Father Richard Tibbetts, and the […]

• Father Richard Kieran’s 40th Jubilee Celebrated

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published September 22, 2005

  Father Richard Kieran celebrated his 40th anniversary as a priest in June, and he was honored at a Mass and reception at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, the parish where he was first assigned when he arrived from Ireland in 1965. The church was filled with people who have known him for many years, including […]

• Archbishop Gregory Embraces AIDS Ministers

  Published September 22, 2005

  Kenya Griffin held a quilt and danced gracefully among AIDS ministers and others gathered at Our Lady of Lourdes parish hall Aug. 19. “My heart spills overflowing with tears / I cry for your suffering and for your shortened years / and I’ll take you with me as I walk away / remembering you who […]

• Deacons To Lead Parish Mission For St. Pius X

  Published September 22, 2005

  St. Pius X Church will present a parish mission Oct. 3-5 featuring two permanent deacons from the Diocese of Savannah. The mission will be held each night at 7 p.m. Deacons Robert Herrmann and Eddie Ensley will lead the mission, which will take participants on a contemplative journey, helping them to learn to pray as […]

• Life Chains To Be Held Around North Georgia Oct. 2

  Published September 22, 2005

  The Pro-Life Office of the Archdiocese of Atlanta is coordinating the Atlanta Life Chain, which will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Cathedral of Christ the King and other sites around the archdiocese. A Life Chain is a one-hour peaceful, prayerful, silent witness for life. Held on the first Sunday in October each […]

• Live Music Performance To Benefit Seamless Garment

  Published September 22, 2005

  On Friday, Oct. 7, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at The Art Place-Mountain View, 3330 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, there will be an evening of live music, plus a silent auction, to benefit Seamless Garment, a local home for pregnant women in crisis. Seamless Garment was founded and opened in April 2002 by Brian and […]

• Archbishop Donoghue To Celebrate Mass For Annual Rosary Rally

  Published September 22, 2005

  The annual Archdiocesan Rosary Rally will be held on Sunday, Oct. 16, at Holy Spirit Church and will include an outdoor procession and recitation of the rosary, followed by a Mass inside the church celebrated by Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue. The rosary rally will begin at 3 p.m. outside the church at 4465 Northside Drive, […]

• Faith Lives Bloom From 40 Years Of Cursillo Weekends

  Published September 22, 2005

  When Father David Smith of Miami made a Cursillo weekend, he was a layman who heard his own divine calling after witnessing the transforming power of God in ordinary people’s lives. After the weekend the bilingual Floridian, who worked in exporting, discerned through his Cursillo “brothers” in 1976 his calling to the priesthood for the […]

• Cenacle Sisters Honor Foundress With Prayer Institute

  Published September 15, 2005

  The Cenacle Sisters are commemorating the bicentennial of the birth of the foundress of their order, St. Therese Couderc, by offering The Couderc Institute of Prayer, on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta. This day-long seminar features the following workshops: “Praying with Scripture,” “Rediscovering Lectio Divina,” […]

• CSS, Vietnamese Parish, Catholic School Need Essentials

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published September 15, 2005

  Various Catholic and faith-based organizations assisting people displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the metro area need everything from phone cards to money for school children’s lunches, and are asking for support from the North Georgia Catholic community. Catholic Social Services, St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School, Our Lady of Vietnam Church and MUST Ministries, a […]

• New Orleans Priest Says Resurrection Church Will Rise

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published September 15, 2005

  At St. Peter Chanel Church on Sept. 7, Father Michael Joseph Vinh Nguyen of Resurrection of Our Lord Church in New Orleans spoke to the congregation of his determination to repair his damaged parish, which had just undergone a major restoration last year, and to strengthen hope for his scattered flock in Christ. The Vietnamese […]

• Great-Grandmother Lives To Tell Her ‘Survivor’ Story

  Published September 15, 2005

  As 76-year-old Patricia Farrell lay on her back “like Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel” in the attic of her one-story New Orleans home with two flashlights, a radio and some tools, she prayed to God for her life and thought often of her beloved pastor Father Mike. She had seen Father Michael Joseph Vinh Nguyen […]