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• 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 […] Full Story

• 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 […] Full Story

• 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 […] Full Story

• Smyrna Parish Focuses On Spirit In Lent

  Published February 24, 2005

  St. Thomas the Apostle Church will host a Lenten mission entitled “Breathe in the Spirit,” March 7-9, with sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day. The mission will be led by Father Andrea Patenaude, a musician, composer, singer and recording artist. Known for his graceful tenor voice and charismatic concerts worldwide, Father Patenaude […] Full Story

• St. Brigid To Host Lenten Mission

  Published February 24, 2005

  St. Brigid Church will host a Lenten parish mission from Saturday, Feb. 26, through Wednesday, March 2. Father Brian Higgins, vocations director for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will lead the mission, entitled “To Meet Christ in Lent.” Father Higgins will preach at all weekend Masses at the church on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26 and […]

• NFP Classes Offered In Three Locations

  Published February 24, 2005

  The following courses of Natural Family Planning (sympto-thermal method) will be offered in the archdiocese by certified teaching instructors. Each course is a series of four classes. To register, call the teaching instructors. For additional information on Natural Family Planning, call Lynn Crutchfield at the archdiocesan Family Life Office at (404) 885-7450. PLACE: St. Philip […]

• Natural Family Planning Information Night Set

  Published February 24, 2005

  An information night on Natural Family Planning will be held at St. Monica Church, 1700 Buford Highway, on Wednesday, March 16, at 7 p.m. Speakers will include Dr. Kathleen Raviele, gynecologist, a member of the Catholic Medical Guild and certified instructor in all methods of Natural Family Planning. In addition, Father Joseph Peek, priest of […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity Prepared For Heart Emergencies

  Published February 24, 2005

  Last fall, a large, colorful crowd descended on a varsity football game at Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell: many were sporting green and gold while others wore blue and white. The school had anticipated a sell-out attendance because the Blessed Trinity Titans were playing the St. Pius X Lions in a much-anticipated game; since […]

• Runners And Walkers Can Help Fight Hunger In Georgia

  Published February 24, 2005

  Hunger is a major problem in Georgia, with one in six Georgia children at risk of going hungry each month. To help solve this problem, the St. Vincent de Paul Society has joined with five other nonprofit charities to sponsor the Hunger Walk/Run 2005, which raises funds for hunger relief. The Hunger Walk/Run 2005 is […] Full Story

• St. Peter Chanel Lenten Mission To Focus On The Cross

  Published February 24, 2005

  St. Peter Chanel Church will hold a Lenten mission Feb. 28-March 2 entitled “The Science of the Cross.” The mission will be held each night at 7 p.m. and will be given by Father Matthew Kauth. Father Kauth will also preach at all weekend Masses Feb. 26 and 27. Ordained to the priesthood in 2000, […]

• Black History Event Calls For Mutual Respect

  Published February 24, 2005

  In an event that celebrated Black History Month, people from every race and nationality gathered at Sacred Heart Church to hear Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory give a message of empowerment and acceptance. The Mass, held Feb. 11, was originally a parish event, but became an archdiocesan function when the invited guest was named archbishop of […]

• Archbishop Asks Women Religious For Their Prayers

  Published February 17, 2005

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated his first Mass with the women Religious of the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 22, at St. Brigid Church in Alpharetta. Following is the text of his homily. My Dear Sisters in Christ, Over the years, first came the Adrian Dominicans, followed by the BVMs, the Religious Sisters of […]

• Capital Punishment ‘Dangerous Waters,’ Famed Nun Says

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 17, 2005

  Sister Helen Prejean published her second book in opposition to the death penalty in January. In the book, entitled “The Death of Innocents,” Sister Prejean examines her relationships with two of the five condemned men she has journeyed with to their executions, both of whom she believes were innocent. She also addresses how 117 people […]

• Catholics Reflect On Death Penalty, Moratorium

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 17, 2005

  Following her talk on capital punishment at St. Brendan Church, Sister Helen Prejean went down to the parish hall where she signed copies of her new book and posed for pictures. A group of student actors from Oxford College in Covington looked particularly pleased to have a picture taken with the smiling sister, who was […]

• Two Sisters Of St. Joseph die; both taught in Georgia

  Published February 17, 2005

  Two Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet who served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah died in late January in St. Louis, Mo. Sister Mary (William Joseph) Huey, CSJ Sister Mary Huey, CSJ, whose religious name was Sister William Joseph, died Jan. 28 at the Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis […] Full Story

• Southern Catholic Announces Appointments

  Published February 17, 2005

  Southern Catholic College, a regional private Catholic college in formation, has announced four executive appointments and the completion of its purchase of a 100-acre site in Gold Creek Resort in Dawsonville, as the college prepares for its opening on Sept. 8. Prospective students can tour the campus and meet the faculty and staff during the […] Full Story

• Riverside Chamber Players Offer Classical Concert At St. Andrew Church For Community, Families

  Published February 17, 2005

  The Riverside Chamber Players offer chamber music performed by symphony players in a comfortable family atmosphere on a Sunday afternoon. Add the ambiance of St. Andrew Church on the banks of the Chattahoochee River and the invitation to listen and learn about the works from the players themselves, and to meet them, is all the […]

• Holy Spirit Prep Hosts ‘Evening With Chesterton’

  Published February 17, 2005

  Dale Ahlquist, president of the American Chesterton Society, will present an introduction to the thought and words of G. K. Chesterton on Thursday, Feb. 24, at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, as part of the school’s lecture series. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the liberal arts building on the Upper School campus, which is […] Full Story