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• Msgr. Lopez Leads 14th Annual St. Pius Dads Day

  By TOM BOYLE, Special Contributor
  Published July 7, 2005

  About 125 fathers of present and former students of St. Pius X High School in Atlanta participated in this spring’s 14th annual Dads Day of Recollection. The event, which featured talks, discussions, Mass, lunch and the sacrament of reconciliation, was sponsored by the Home and School Association and arranged by Joe Conboy and other St. […]

• Dedicated Volunteer Paul Caruso Wins CSS Award

  Published July 7, 2005

  Catholic Social Services, Inc. recently presented the 2005 Archbishop John F. Donoghue Award to Paul Caruso of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta. The award was presented to Caruso on June 24 during a special Mass and breakfast celebration at his parish. CSS established the Archbishop Donoghue Award in 2003, honoring the previous archbishop’s commitment […]

• Rome Parish Celebrates Milestone

  Published June 23, 2005

  St. Mary Church will begin a series of celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the North Georgia church with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Saturday, June 25, at 5:30 pm. All parishioners, past and present, are invited to the Mass and to a reception immediately following. This year also marks […]

• Justice Requires Care For Hungry, Archbishop Says

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2005

  Preaching June 7 in Ebenezer Baptist Church, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory challenged listeners on National Hunger Awareness Day to respond to God’s call for justice and to work to feed the poor and address root causes of poverty as an essential part of fidelity to God. “When we as religious ministers invite people to see […]

• SVDP On Team Fighting Hunger

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2005

  Vincentians are fighting hunger one step at a time—by the sweat of their brow and the burn in their muscles. Celebrating $23,000 raised for the St. Vincent de Paul Society in this year’s Hunger Walk/Run at Turner Field, the Catholic lay-run charity held a barbecue June 15 at the Atlanta Community Food Bank to honor […]

• A DECREE OF ESTABLISHMENT

  Published June 23, 2005

  A DECREE OF ESTABLISHMENT The Catholic Church has been blessed with enormous growth in the area of White County. The Mission of St. Paul the Apostle in Cleveland has now grown to the point where it merits establishment as a parish. Therefore, having heard the Council of Priests of the Archdiocese, in order better to […]

• Georgia Attorney Culls Maritain Writings Into Book On Christianity In Public Square

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2005

  With discussion topics ranging from restriction of prayer at high school graduations to end-of-life issues and abortion, many people—from atheists to evangelicals—have something to say these days about the role of Christian values in public life and the separation of church and state. Attorney James P. Kelly III of Alpharetta over the last decade has […]

• Kelly Uses Beliefs To Address Issues For UNESCO

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2005

  Jacques Maritain was one of the principal founders of and French ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Attorney Jim Kelly now draws upon the French Catholic philosopher’s wisdom as a member since Jan. 1 of the U.S. National Commission to UNESCO, which provides expert advice in five program areas of education, […]

• Monastery Pioneer Father Charles Zell Dies

  Published June 23, 2005

  Father Charles Zell, OCSO, one of the pioneers of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, died in the monastery infirmary June 16. He was 92. The body of Father Charles was received in the monastery church on Friday, June 17, and the Mass of Resurrection and burial were held June 18 with […]

• Series Offers Speakers, Fellowship For Young Adults

  Published June 23, 2005

  The archdiocesan Young Adult Ministry is sponsoring another season of Theology on Tap for single and married adults ages 18-40. The series will be held on Wednesday nights in July and September. On each evening of the program, gathering for dinner and drinks begins at 7 p.m., the program starts at 7:30 p.m., and a […]

• Apologetics Series To Begin At Christ The King

  Published June 23, 2005

  The Cathedral of Christ the King will offer the Reason to Believe Apologetics series beginning on Friday, July 8, at 7 p.m. This six-week series of seminars will be held on Fridays—July 8, 15, 22, 29 and Aug. 5 and 12. All are invited to come and hear new speakers address current issues that concern […]

• Downpour Doesn’t Dampen Church Groundbreaking

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2005

  To the casual observer, the scene may have been a depressing one. Hundreds of people standing in an open field in the pouring rain huddled together under umbrellas. However, June 7 was cause for celebration, despite the stormy weather, as parishioners of St. Mary Magdalene broke ground for their first permanent church building. An impressive […]

• Local Artists Converge On Monastery For ‘Paint Out’

  Published June 16, 2005

  Plein Air Painters of Georgia, Inc., some of the state’s most talented and well-known outdoor painters, with their invited guest artists, will bring their paint boxes and easels to the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit June 18-26 to draw on its beauty for creative inspiration and to delight those interested in the […]

• Healing Mass Elicits Fervent Prayer, Reverence

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published June 16, 2005

  The doors opened in the early evening, and the people streamed into the great hall, ready to be filled and inspired by prayer, seeking whatever solace they could find. Those attending the Friday evening healing Mass and prayer service at the Eucharistic Congress included the young and the old and the middle-aged, families and singles, […]

• 7,000 People Attend Spanish-Language Track

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published June 16, 2005

  In the Spanish track of the 2005 Eucharistic Congress, speakers urged the more than 7,000 Hispanics attending to offer themselves completely to God in the Eucharist and to be transformed and nourished anew through Christ to carry out their unique missions in North Georgia. A backdrop of flags from over 20 Latin American nations and […]

• Retired Archbishop Honored Throughout The Day

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published June 16, 2005

  Congratulations at the Eucharistic Congress abounded as Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue marked the 50th anniversary of his priesthood on June 4, the day of the event. The fact that these two occasions coincided was particularly apt, as the former archbishop had been the catalyst for the Congress and a devoted supporter of eucharistic adoration in […]

• Teens Say Track Shows ‘We Matter To The Church’

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 16, 2005

  There was no mistaking which track belonged to the teens of the archdiocese at this year’s Eucharistic Congress held June 4. High school and middle school youth poured by the thousands into Exhibit Hall A of the Georgia International Convention Center, on a mission to praise their Creator. And they praised him loudly. The music […]

• Young Adults Ready For El Salvador Trip

  Published June 16, 2005

  The Archdiocesan Office of Hispanic Young Adult Ministry will sponsor the second annual mission trip to El Salvador, to assist the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at an orphanage in San Salvador on July 2-10. In anticipation of the trip, the missionaries are collecting donations for the orphans. The Spanish-speaking group, ages 18-30, […]

• 2005 Congress Celebrates Year Of The Eucharist

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 16, 2005

  In the Year of the Eucharist and on the 10th anniversary of the Eucharistic Congress in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, tens of thousands of people came together at the Georgia International Convention Center June 3-4 to experience a revival of their faith. For the first time a healing Mass and service was held on Friday […]

• Notre Dame Club Plans Event For Outgoing University President

  Published June 2, 2005

  The Notre Dame Club of Atlanta will host a Mass and brunch with the University of Notre Dame’s outgoing president, Father Edward “Monk” Malloy, CSC, Sunday, June 26, at 10 a.m. at the JW Marriott in Buckhead. As the president of Notre Dame for the past 18 years, Father Malloy has overseen the largest capital […]