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• Urban Stations Of The Cross To Be Held Good Friday

  Published March 10, 2005

  Catholic Social Services invites all people of faith to participate in its 25th annual Good Friday Pilgrimage through downtown Atlanta on March 25. Participants in the Urban Stations of the Cross will walk to 14 sites in the city of Atlanta and reflect upon contemporary social issues like rights of workers, homelessness, pro-life issues, immigration […]

• High School Track Meet Honors New Archbishop

  Published March 10, 2005

  The track and field teams of four Catholic high schools have joined forces to launch the first Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Invitational Track Meet, in honor of the new archbishop of Atlanta. Intended as an annual event, the meet is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, and will be hosted by St. Pius X High School […]

• AACCW Honors Women, Youth Of The Year

  Published March 10, 2005

  When she was serving as president of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women in 1977, Genevieve Jones-Gesing initiated the first Recognition Day. “I did not feel I knew the women of the archdiocese, but I knew they were out there, serving their church and their community,” she said. “We found that many Catholic women […]

• Mass At Sacred Heart Celebrates Black Catholic History

  Published March 4, 2005

  Sacred Heart Church will host a Mass to honor the contributions of black Catholics in the history of the Catholic Church on Friday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. This is the second annual “Celebrating Contributions to the Catholic Church in the United States by Black Americans” event sponsored by Sacred Heart Church. Archbishop Wilton D. […]

• Priests Mark Anniversaries Of God’s Call To Obedience

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 3, 2005

  As Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory praised this year’s jubilarians, he encouraged the priests to modestly give thanks for allowing God to “have His way” with them, according to His own plan. On June 1 Archbishop Gregory, along with over 40 priests of the archdiocese, gathered at the Cathedral of Christ the King to celebrate the […]

• Group Continues Call For Death Penalty Moratorium

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 3, 2005

  On Feb. 22, dozens of religious leaders and supportive citizens gathered in the rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol and pleaded for a halt on executions to study the flaws in Georgia’s death penalty system. State Rep. Pam Stephenson, State Sen. Sam Zamarippa and a coalition of human rights and religious organizations under the banner […]

• Archbishop Holds Listening Sessions With Priests

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published March 3, 2005

  In his first month in office, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has made it a priority to hold a series of listening sessions with priests of the archdiocese to learn their concerns firsthand and establish a framework for his working relationship with the presbyterate. Organized by deanery, three meetings were facilitated by Father Robert Silva, president […] Full Story

• Annual Event ‘Honors The Shepherds’

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Executive Editor
  Published March 3, 2005

  The annual Shepherd’s Night dinner was held Tuesday, Feb. 1, at St. Joseph Church, Marietta. The event, which honors the work of archdiocesan and religious order priests who serve the archdiocese, is hosted each year by the Serrans, members of the lay organization that supports vocations to priesthood and Religious life. More than 200 attended […]

• St. Pius Arts Expansion Sets New Stage For Students

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published March 3, 2005

  St. Pius X High School has completed the renovation and expansion of its fine arts wing, providing lighter, more technologically conducive space for artistic exploration and inspiration for the music, drama, art and dance programs. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will dedicate the new wing on Friday, March 11, at 9 a.m., which will be followed […]

• St. Patrick’s Day To Be Celebrated With Mass, Parade

  Published March 3, 2005

  Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day properly takes a week or more, based on a look at the schedule of events for Atlanta in 2005. All are invited to attend the annual Black Tie Hibernian Benevolent Society St. Patrick’s Day Ball on Friday, March 11, at The Metropolitan Club in Alpharetta. Tickets at $85 per person or […]

• Youth Ministry To Sponsor Prayer Workshop

  Published March 3, 2005

  The Office of Youth Ministry will sponsor a three-session “Prayer and Intercession Workshop” March 12, April 9 and May 7 at St. Pius X High School. The workshop is designed for laity to come together and pray for the Archdiocese of Atlanta and all of its ministries. Anyone involved in any ministry (religious education, youth […]

• Vocations Fair Set For March 12

  Published March 3, 2005

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta will sponsor a Vocations Fair on Saturday, March 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate Mass at 10:30 a.m. in the Cathedral. Separate panel discussion groups for men and women will be offered, featuring […]

• Apostolate Presents Lenten Reflection

  Published March 3, 2005

  The Apostolate for Family Consecration will present the Year of the Eucharist Lenten Reflection, featuring its co-founder and president Jerome Coniker, at three locations in the archdiocese. Coniker, a consultant for the Pontifical Council for the Family and also president and co-founder of Familyland Television Network, will speak on the second night of each two-day […]

• Holy Trinity Church To Host ‘Día De La Familia’ Preventive Health Fair

  Published March 3, 2005

  Holy Trinity Church will host a Preventive Health Fair, “Día De La Familia,” geared toward those without health insurance. The fair will be on Saturday, March 19, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. The services offered at the fair are completely free. This fair is not exclusive to Hispanic people, and all are welcome to […]

• Marist Literary Team Wins State Championship

  Published March 2, 2005

  Marist School received the first Ray Horne Award given by the Georgia High School Association for outstanding performance in literary events in 2004-2005. The award, which will be given annually, is given to the school in each classification earning the most combined points in State Debate, State One-Act Play and State Literary competitions. Marist ranked […]

• Torture Survivor Makes Justice Her Life’s Work

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 24, 2005

  From the darkness of a clandestine prison cell in Guatemala where she experienced torture, rape and other horrors, Ursuline Sister Dianna Ortiz has struggled for the past 15 years to reclaim herself, her faith and her life. Finally overcoming her torturers’ sneer—“no one will care; no one will believe you”—she helped to found in 1998 […]

• CSS’ Commitment To Quality Service Recognized

  By SUZANNE HAUGH
  Published February 24, 2005

  Catholic Social Services, Inc., the outreach ministry of the Atlanta Archdiocese, has reason to celebrate. Its recent accreditation by the Council on Accreditation, an international, independent organization of social service providers, backs up CSS’ commitment to the high quality care of its clients. “I tell people it’s like earning the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, […]

• Looking Out For The One

  Published February 24, 2005

  In town as a special guest of the second annual Black History Month Mass and Celebration at Sacred Heart Church, Father George Clements was invited by Father Edward Branch and Lyke House, the Catholic Center at Atlanta University, to address an interfaith group of college students and adults in the Manley Student Center atrium on […]

• Nobel Laureate Continues Her Struggle In Guatemala

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 24, 2005

  Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú Tum said in Atlanta that she continues her struggle for human rights because her conscience impels her and because she hopes her children and grandchildren will reject the violence and genocide that has flayed her native land of Guatemala. Speaking through a translator at a forum on human rights […]

• Athens Parish Establishes Trailer Park Mission

  By ELINOR REES, Special Contributor
  Published February 24, 2005

  In an unheated trailer, in a remote section of Pinewoods Estates South, Father Dayro Rico spoke recently with the workers of the St. Joseph’s Church Charities Office about the center he has established for the religious life of members of the Hispanic community, who inhabit most of the 225 trailers in this park. A lovely […]