Lenten missions offered around the Atlanta Archdiocese
March 1 Ash Wednesday Day of Reflection Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, Atlanta Wednesday, March 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Days of reflection will be held on Ash Wednesday and every Wednesday during Lent....
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Rule of love, spiritual poverty, draws lay people to be Secular Franciscans
Second in a series ATLANTA—Every religious order has a special charism, and for the Franciscans it’s about fraternity. On the second Saturday of each month, a group of some 30 Catholics gathers around...
View ArticleAtlanta St. Patrick’s Parade steps off March 11
ATLANTA—This Saturday, March 11, is the 135th Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the longest running event in Atlanta’s history and one of the oldest parades of its kind in the United States. Held rain...
View ArticleUGA center hosts Irish writer Colm Toíbín
ATHENS—The Willson Center at the University of Georgia will host a program featuring internationally known Irish novelist, dramatist, scholar and critic Colm Toíbín; Irish Times writer, literary editor...
View ArticleFather O’Reilly remembrance will be March 10
ATLANTA—A Mass and reception at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Friday, March 10, and a wreath-laying on City Hall grounds afterward will honor the memory of the Civil War Irish pastor of...
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Pipes and drums are more than March music for McPhees
JACKSON—As a kid, Richard McPhee played the clarinet. But when his firefighter father asked for “Amazing Grace” at his funeral with the skirl of the pipes, McPhee pledged to his father, he’d take care...
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Archdiocese joyful as 1,886 people prepare to enter Church at Easter
ATLANTA—The Georgia World Congress Center was the scene of great celebration March 5 as 1,886 people declared their intent to join the Catholic Church this Easter. The Rite of Election and Call to...
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Catholics advocate for legislation on scholarships, sex trafficking, death...
ATLANTA—More than 75 Catholics took to the marble hallways of the state Capitol for a day of advocacy Feb. 21. Catholic Day at the Capitol is an annual event of the Georgia Catholic Conference, the...
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Doors close for the last time at St. Joseph’s Prince Avenue church
ATHENS—Josephine Strickland was baptized in 1932 at St. Joseph Church. The fifth generation of her family to worship there, she had the task of ceremoniously closing its 1912 doors with a timeworn...
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Fifth Conyers abbot, Dom Bernard Johnson, OCSO, dies
Dom Bernard Johnson, OCSO CONYERS—Dom Bernard Johnson, fifth abbot of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, died Feb. 21 at the Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina, California. He was 91. Named...
View ArticleCatholic Charities Atlanta’s response to revised executive order on foreign...
ATLANTA—Vanessa Russell, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Atlanta, released the following statement March 7 regarding the revised “Executive Order Protecting the Nation from Foreign...
View ArticleNational conference for those who work for child protection held in Georgia
SAVANNAH—More than 100 representatives of diocesan offices for the Protection of Children and Young People from across the country attended the Child and Youth Protection Catholic Leadership Conference...
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Pastors bring their teams to Amazing Parish conference
ATLANTA—Parish leadership teams from across the archdiocese, the nation and as far away as Canada visited Atlanta March 13 to 15 to learn how parishes can be healthier organizations. More than 1,080...
View ArticleDecorated altars mark feast day of St. Joseph, spouse of Mary
MARIETTA—St. Joseph is honored at local parishes with richly decorated altars. This year, for the first time, Jesus’ earthly father and the patron of the universal church is being honored at Holy...
View ArticleCatholic Foundation of North Georgia announces 2016 fall grant awards
ATLANTA—The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 44 grants totaling $104,100 for the 2016 fall grant cycle from the Care for the Elderly Fund, Community Services Fund, General Fund, Goizueta...
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Refugee crisis cries out for unified aid, deacon tells Catholic-Orthodox...
ATLANTA—An icon of “Christ Pantocrator—Christ, Ruler of All,” framed by flowers, was displayed at the front of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta March 6 as members of the Catholic and Greek...
View ArticleEngaging and hearing from young adults is on the agenda March 30
ATLANTA—Jennifer Lewis as a young adult in her early 20s was done with the church. As a graduate student at Georgia Tech, she didn’t see “a merciful God in the Christians I knew.” She walked away from...
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Grant to help parishes, schools spend less on energy, more on ministry
TYRONE—Gary Gabriel was puzzled as he stood among the wood trusses holding up the roof. Where was the barrier detailed on the building blueprints to keep hot air out of the attic? Gabriel, an energy...
View ArticleRetired CRS president shares faith journey with Aquinas Center audience
ATLANTA—In an evening filled with prayer, personal sharing and even dancing, women from several walks of life came together to discuss their significance in the Catholic Church and their vision moving...
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Deacon and wife safe at Lent service as plane crash ignites their home
MARIETTA—Faith and the support of the St. Joseph Church community are sustaining Deacon Norm Keller and his wife, Barbara, after a private plane crashed into their front yard, exploding in flames and...
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