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• Prince Of Peace Parish Mission Entitled ‘Behold The Man’

  Published January 27, 2005

  Prince of Peace Church will sponsor a parish mission from Sunday, Jan. 30, through Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. The mission, which has the theme “Behold the Man,” will explore Jesus in his divine humanity. An experienced and skilled Catholic mission team from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will lead the community experience. Participants will seek […] Full Story

• Young Adults Invited To ‘Spin Dating’ Dinner Dance

  Published January 27, 2005

  The archdiocesan Office of Young Adult Ministry is sponsoring Spin Dating, a singles mixer-dinner dance on Friday, Feb. 11, from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at The Pavillion, 3880 Roswell Road. A cocktail hour will be held from 7-8 p.m. followed by a three-course mixer dinner from 8-10 p.m., where participants will sit at different […] Full Story

• ‘Holy Grounds’ Coffeehaus Opens In Lent

  Published January 27, 2005

  The Office of Young Adult Ministry (YAM) will sponsor Holy Grounds, the annual Lenten coffeehaus speaker series on Wednesdays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 2, 9 and 16 at Marist School, 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road. Each night will begin with a 6:30 p.m. optional Mass in the Marist chapel, followed by fellowship and a […] Full Story

• Catholics Encouraged To Participate In Pro-Life Events

  Published January 20, 2005

  The archdiocesan Pro-Life Office encourages Catholics around the archdiocese to participate in the annual Mass for the Unborn followed by the Together for Life Memorial Service and Silent Walk this Friday, Jan. 21, to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion. The actual anniversary of the Supreme […] Full Story

• Family Shares Roots Of Archbishop’s Faith

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published January 20, 2005

  Elaine Swenson recalled how her brother Archbishop Wilton Gregory liked as a boy to convert the kitchen table to an altar and say Mass. “So we kind of had an inkling” of his vocation to the priesthood, she said with a smile. And his eighth-grade teacher at St. Carthage School in Chicago had told her […] Full Story

• Services Begin With Archbishop Speaking To His Priests

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published January 20, 2005

  In his opening words to the priests of the archdiocese, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said that this was a time for hope and promised to work with them in collaboration and respect and to offer them the love of a bishop for his priests. Acknowledging that the welcoming of a new archbishop has its awkwardness […] Full Story

• Thousands Share In Grace, Excitement Of Installation

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Staff Writer
  Published January 20, 2005

  People from across the Atlanta Archdiocese and beyond gathered at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, joyful to be present to witness the beginning of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s ministry as shepherd to North Georgia Catholics. Dressed in the regalia of the Knights of Peter Claver, Thomas M. Brito, a parishioner at St. […] Full Story

• Old Friends Gather To Share Celebration In Atlanta

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 20, 2005

  In the late 1970s as a young priest and student in Rome, Father Wilton Gregory could often be seen blending in with other Italians, zipping around the city on his Vespa scooter. Msgr. James Margason, Archbishop Gregory’s vicar general in the Diocese of Belleville, Ill., recalls fondly his time spent with the future archbishop while […]

• Archbishop’s First Atlanta Mass Honors Dr. King

  Published January 20, 2005

  It was a day to celebrate the past and present as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated his first archdiocesan Mass in honor of the man who touched the world, his life and the life of the city he is now calling home. On Saturday, Jan. 15, two days before his installation as archbishop of Atlanta, […] Full Story

• Coat Of Arms Reflects Archbishop’s Catholic Heritage

  Published January 20, 2005

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s personal coat of arms is not only a reflection of his life experiences and identity but also of his particular preparation to shepherd the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archbishop Gregory’s archiepiscopal heraldic achievement, or coat of arms, joins elements of his personal arms with the coat of arms of the Atlanta Archdiocese, […]

• Archdiocese’s History Shows Strong Faith, Growth

  Published January 20, 2005

  From a simple log church in Locust Grove, Ga., where the faithful worshipped in 1790, the Catholic population in North Georgia has experienced steady growth. By 1820 the Catholic population had grown to 1,000 in the Carolinas and Georgia under the leadership of Bishop John England. At the time of the Civil War, there were […]

• Mercy’s Taizé Choir Sings For Installation Mass

  By MARIE MULVENNA, Special Contributor
  Published January 20, 2005

  Members of Our Lady of Mercy High School’s Taizé choir had a unique experience Jan. 17, as they sang for the Canonical Rite of Installation of Atlanta’s new archbishop, Wilton D. Gregory. The students will long cherish the special moment, for they were the only high school choir selected to take part in the historic, […] Full Story

• Golf Pro Admires Balance In Archbishop’s Life

  Published January 20, 2005

  Of all the guests in town for the installation, none had a more unique perspective on the man at the center of the events than Dan Polites, the golf pro who has been giving golf lessons to the bishop of Belleville for the last eight or nine years. The Catholic coach of the golf team […]

• National Crisis Spotlighted Archbishop’s Leadership

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Staff Writer
  Published January 20, 2005

  The nation looked to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, then the bishop of Belleville, Ill., and the first African-American president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as news began to stream out into the public concerning the sexual abuse of minors by priests and others working on behalf of the church. “It was all unexpected,” […] Full Story

• Archbishop Welcomed In Splendid, Colorful Event

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Executive Editor
  Published January 20, 2005

  An ecumenical, diverse crowd gathered with joy for the Mass of Canonical Installation on Monday, Jan. 17, at the Georgia International Convention Center, to witness the installation of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as the sixth archbishop of Atlanta. Archbishop Gregory was formerly the bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Ill., and recently completed a three-year […] Full Story

• Mexican Actor Performs Bilingual ‘My Broken Christ’

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published January 13, 2005

  When Mexican soap opera star Alberto Mayagoitia reached 33, he planned to record a CD of several classical poems from Mexican and Spanish literature as a gift to himself. But the project evolved into a Catholic dramatization concerning the crucifixion that he’s performed nationwide and internationally 300 times. He was rummaging through a dear friend’s […] Full Story

• Archbishop Says Support Of People Sustained Him

  By SUZANNE HAUGH and GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writers
  Published January 13, 2005

  His office cleaned and ready for his successor, Archbishop John F. Donoghue reflected Jan. 7 on his 11 years as the archbishop of Atlanta, giving credit to his staff and to the clergy and laity of the archdiocese for everything that has been accomplished. Relaxed and exuding a sense of quiet peace, the 76-year-old native […] Full Story

• Archbishop’s Dream Of Catholic Schools Realized

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 13, 2005

  In 1998, Archbishop John F. Donoghue made his way through overgrown weeds to an open field to break ground for the first of three new schools that were to open the following year. Six years and five newly built schools later, the archbishop’s dream to offer Catholic education to more children in the Archdiocese of […] Full Story

• Love For Eucharist Sustains ‘Booming’ Archdiocese

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Staff Writer
  Published January 13, 2005

  Many call him the “eucharistic bishop” who has focused his energies on rekindling the reverence of and love for Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament among Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Through his leadership, Archbishop John F. Donoghue ignited among scores of the faithful the pursuit of and desire to discover our Lord personally […] Full Story

• ‘Champion For Life’ Waged An Endless Campaign

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Staff Writer
  Published January 13, 2005

  Confronting Catholic politicians who support abortion. Helping to rescue a crisis pregnancy center near financial rock bottom. Promoting a biology lesson from God on stem cells. Building stronger marriages through Natural Family Planning. Asking others to lobby for a life not ready to end. Celebrating Mass for the imprisoned. “Lukewarm” is not a word that […] Full Story