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• 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, […] Full Story

• 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 […]

• 32 New Priest Assignments Announced

  Published June 2, 2005

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. FIRST ASSIGNMENTS AS PASTORS Father Luke Ballman, parochial vicar at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, has been assigned as pastor of St. Augustine Church, Covington, effective June 16. This is his first assignment as a pastor. Father Eric Hill, parochial vicar at Prince of Peace Church, … Continue reading 32 New Priest Assignments Announced

• Smyrna Parish Celebrates Vibrant Pentecost

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published June 2, 2005

  Hispanic parishioners from St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna packed their tuna sandwiches, tortillas and tacos in coolers, dressed in red, loaded themselves and their children in their cars, and traveled across town on the drizzly Sunday morning of May 15 to the Mable House Amphitheater for a Pentecost day of revival. Families locked […] Full Story

• Father Joseph Ware, Retired Priest From Atlanta, Dies

  Published June 2, 2005

  Father Joseph F. Ware, 82, died in Savannah on May 31 after a long illness. A priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Father Ware was a native of Savannah and had lived in retirement in his hometown since 1991. A wake was held at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah on Thursday, […] Full Story

• Woman’s Right To Know Bill Becomes Law In Georgia

  Published June 2, 2005

  Georgia became the 27th state to pass the Woman’s Right to Know Act as Gov. Sonny Perdue signed the bill into law May 10 in a ceremony at the State Capitol. The bill (HB 197) passed the General Assembly with strong bi-partisan support in March. Rep. Sue Burmeister sponsored the bill in the House along […]

• Hispanic Program Launched At Southern Catholic

  Published June 2, 2005

  Southern Catholic College, a regional private Catholic college opening on Sept. 8, recently announced the formal launch of its Hispanic Outreach program with the appointment of Ricardo Vazquez as director of Hispanic Services. As part of the Hispanic Outreach program, Vazquez is responsible for promoting the college to prospective Hispanic students, as well as marketing […]

• Holy Spirit Students Excel On National Latin Exam

  Published June 2, 2005

  Students from Holy Spirit Preparatory School recently excelled in the National Latin Exam, which was taken worldwide by over 140,000 students. Overall 35 percent of Holy Spirit Prep students were awarded a gold or a silver medal, more than twice the national average. Most impressive were the 14 gold medals that the students earned. This […]

• Casino Night Helps The Needy In Tyrone

  Published May 26, 2005

  Two community organizations were awarded checks totaling $5,000 from St. Matthew Church in Tyrone May 22. The money was raised during the church’s annual Casino Night celebration, which was attended by more than 300 people at Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fairburn April 30. The $3,000 given to the parish’s St. Vincent de […] Full Story

• ‘Goodness Spent’ Holds True For Retiring Principal

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2005

  She has been their co-worker, their teacher, their principal and their friend for the past 27 years. And on April 24, members of the Our Lady of the Assumption School community came together to celebrate with a Mass and reception the years of service and sacrifice that their retiring principal, Joan Tiernan, Ph.D., had brought […] Full Story

• New OLA Principal Comes Full Circle By Returning

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2005

  Mary Jane Ritchie began her career in Catholic education and couldn’t be happier to return to her roots. “I feel like I’m coming home,” she said. “I’m just thrilled.” Ritchie has been named the new principal at Our Lady of the Assumption School and will officially begin her role July 1. Ritchie’s first position in […]

• Catholic Credit Union Merges, Expands Services

  Published May 26, 2005

  The Greater Atlanta Catholic Federal Credit Union (GA Catholic FCU) has merged with the Georgia Federal Credit Union, enabling it to provide more financial services to the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Some of the services available to members of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will be PC home banking, e-statements, online bill pay, a 24-hour telephone teller […] Full Story

• Noted Healer, Evangelist To Speak At Local Parishes

  Published May 26, 2005

  Alan Ames, visionary, evangelist and healer, will speak and lead healing services in several parishes in the archdiocese in early June. Ames, who is graced with the gift of spiritual, emotional and physical healing, will speak and lead a healing service on Sunday, June 5, following a 2 p.m. Mass at Christ Our King and […]

• Eucharistic Event Promises To Nurture The Faithful

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2005

  In the tradition of Eucharistic renewal in Atlanta, Catholics and non-Catholics will gather as a community of faith to pray, to listen and to learn at the Eucharistic Congress, an annual event sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and open to all on Friday and Saturday, June 3-4. Free of charge, the Congress will be […]

• Sister Elizabeth Moran, GNSH, Dies At 93

  Published May 19, 2005

  Sister Elizabeth Mary Moran, GNSH, 93, a former teacher and principal at Christ the King High School in Atlanta, died April 22 at St. Joseph Manor in Meadowbrook, Pa., in her 66th year as a Religious. A lifelong educator, she taught students at the elementary, high school and college level. She taught at Christ the […]

• Summer Festival Offers Organ Performances

  Published May 19, 2005

  The 2005 Summer Organ Festival will begin on Wednesday, June 29, at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, with a concert by organist Jonathan Biggers, professor of organ at the State University of New York in Binghamton. On Wednesday, July 6, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta, will present organist Gerre Hancock, former director […] Full Story

• Western Music Grounded In Gregorian Chant

  Published May 19, 2005

  The Second Vatican Council recognized Gregorian chant as being especially suited to the Roman liturgy and other things being equal, said it should be given pride of place in the liturgy. Albert Ahlstrom, Ph.D., director of music at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, said that Gregorian chant is actually the foundation not only of all Catholic […] Full Story