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• Lenten Retreat Will Focus On Discipleship

  Published March 4, 2004

  St. Mark’s Church will hold a Lenten retreat March 7, 8 and 9. Led by the Religious Sisters of Mercy from Alma, Mich., and Denver, the retreat will offer a series of talks on discipleship—its gifts and duties as well as its challenges and promises. The retreat will begin on Sunday, March 7, at 6:30 […]

• St. Philip Benizi Hosts Day Of Franciscan Spirituality

  By St. Philip Benizi Hosts Day Of Franciscan Spirituality
  Published March 4, 2004

  A Day of Franciscan Spirituality will be held on Saturday, March 27, at St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro. St. Francis of Assisi has been called “everybody’s saint” because of his popularity all over the world. Many people associate him with gardens and animals for he loved all creation and saw within it the Creator. […]

• ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ Brings Shared Traditions To Stage

  By JANE SIMONS, Special Contributor
  Published March 4, 2004

  One of the great American musicals is coming to the Cathedral of Christ the King. “Fiddler on the Roof,” CTK Theater Ministry’s newest production, will be brought to the stage… with a little help from our Jewish neighbors. “Fiddler,” based on stories by Sholom Aleichem by special permission of Arnold Perl, was created for the […] Full Story

• Celebration Of Cultures Unites Mercy Students

  Published March 4, 2004

  For the students at Our Lady of Mercy High School, Feb. 9 brought an annual opportunity to witness concrete evidence of the diversity of both their school and the Catholic Church. The third annual multicultural Mass and luncheon was an event that brought together the many cultures that exist within the school. Students dressed in […] Full Story

• Week To Focus On Awareness Of Vocations

  Published March 4, 2004

  Father Brian Higgins loves being a priest. And he hopes that in his role as vocations director for the archdiocese, he can lead others to love what they are called by God to do. “I just want them to love their vocation as much as I love mine,” he said. Creating a deeper awareness of […] Full Story

• Singles Event Features St. Thomas More Movie

  Published February 26, 2004

  The Christ the King Singles group and Spiritual Cinema will present “An Evening With St. Thomas More” on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the parish hall of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. All singles and families are welcome. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary, followed by […] Full Story

• Archdiocese Releases Results Of Abuse Analysis

  Published February 26, 2004

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta announced the results of a quantitative analysis of the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy from 1950 to 2002. This analysis was performed as part of the John Jay Study undertaken by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archbishop John F. Donoghue believed it was imperative that the Archdiocese […] Full Story

• New Tradition Established At Popular Dads’ Day

  By KATHY COTE, Special Contributor
  Published February 26, 2004

  A unique commitment to their Catholic faith and the rigors of fatherhood in the year 2004 motivated more than 250 men to attend a “Dads’ Morning of Recollection” Jan. 31, featuring the wisdom of keynote speaker Msgr. Richard Lopez. The annual men’s retreat, which has been a tradition at St. Pius X High School in […]

• Medical Team From Parishes Caught In Haitian Unrest

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 26, 2004

  Members of a medical mission team from St. Monica and St. Benedict churches in Duluth were providing medical care in Hinche, Haiti, on Feb. 16 from the grounds of Sacred Heart Church, when they got word that rebels had burned the police station, killing three. As smoke rose into the sky, the medical team, including […] Full Story

• Passionist Father Will Speak At Holy Cross

  Published February 26, 2004

  Holy Cross Church in Atlanta will hold a parish mission with the theme “Called to Discipleship” on Sunday through Wednesday, March 7-10 with Father Richard Parks, CP. The sessions will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night and will run around 35 minutes. On Sunday evening, Father Parks will speak on “Love and Commitment.” The topic […] Full Story

• Two Douglas County Parishes Come Together For Lenten Mission

  Published February 26, 2004

  Three priests with the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) will lead members of Douglas County’s two Catholic congregations in a five-day Lenten season mission. Members of St. John Vianney Parish in Lithia Springs will join those of Douglasville’s St. Theresa’s Parish for the mission to be hosted by St. Theresa’s, located at 4401 […] Full Story

• Lay Ministers To Present Mission At Holy Trinity

  Published February 26, 2004

  “John 17 Mission: Building Parish Community,” an experience of lay spirituality presented by New York-based lay ministers John and Kathleen Colligan, will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City from March 7-10. The purpose of the mission is to build a stronger sense of parish community and to develop a renewed awareness of […] Full Story

• Marist Holds Annual Model Arab League

  Published February 26, 2004

  The 13th annual Model Arab League convened at Marist School on Thursday, Jan. 29 and Friday, Jan. 30. More than 240 students representing 20 schools in the Atlanta area attended the simulated conference of Arab countries to discuss international issues facing these nations. Each school represents one or more Arab nations, and students conduct diplomatic […] Full Story

• Christ Our Hope Church Will Hold Lenten Revival

  Published February 26, 2004

  Pastor Father Jack Durkin and parishioners of Christ Our Hope Church in Lithonia invite all to the Lenten Revival series “I Will Arise and Return to My Father” beginning on Sunday, March 7 and ending on Tuesday, March 9. The event for the family will be held at 7 p.m. nightly. Ursula Bleasdell, better known […] Full Story

• Archdiocese Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary Of Perpetual Adoration By Hosting Eucharistic Congress

  Published February 26, 2004

  Ten years since Archbishop John F. Donoghue instituted perpetual adoration, the Archdiocese of Atlanta is preparing to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi by hosting its ninth annual Eucharistic Congress on June 12 at the Georgia International Convention Center. “I have been in this archdiocese for 55 years, and this is the most spectacular religious […]

• March Novena Dedicated To Themes Of Hope

  Published February 19, 2004

  St. Michael the Archangel Church will offer a Nine-Day Novena of Hope March 1-9. The program will feature various themes dedicated to causes for social justice. Father Paul Flood, pastor of St. Michael, said that he wanted to offer “something special for our Lenten season.” “It has been a big undertaking,” he said. “It promises […]

• Adoration Helps Teens Build Relationship With Jesus

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 19, 2004

  Every Monday at 5 p.m., 17-year-old Sara Stecki spends an hour with her best friend. She tells him about her week, about her worries and fears, about her joys and triumphs. And, she said, he restores and a sense of peace to her sometimes chaotic life. As a guardian in the perpetual adoration chapel at […]

• Catholic Author, Filmmakers Realize Dream In ‘Ociee’

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published February 19, 2004

  Milam McGraw Propst’s love and respect for her grandmother is forever written on her heart. That love was captured in her first award-winning novel “A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street” and now in the novel’s screenplay adaptation entitled “The Adventures of Ociee Nash,” which opened in metro Atlanta theaters on Valentine’s Day weekend. As a […]

• Blaine Amendment Discussed At Historic Meeting

  Published February 19, 2004

  On Dec. 22, 2003, Archbishop John F. Donoghue and Bishop J. Kevin Boland, Bishop of Savannah, met at the State Capitol with Gov. Sonny Perdue. The bishops discussed their support for the Faith and Family Services Amendment, which the governor introduced at the 2004 session of the Georgia General Assembly. The resolution is intended to […]

• Your Generation Will Make A Difference

  By COLLEEN CURRAN, GB Youth Board
  Published February 19, 2004

  A heartbeat sounds for about 30 seconds, and then, without notice, the heartbeat stops. Suddenly hundreds of people silently march down the street, beginning their unspoken protest against abortion, which has claimed well over 43 million innocent lives since its legalization in 1973. January 22, 2004 marked the thirty-first anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the […]