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Music, drama paired with prayer, confession in EPIC youth program
CUMMING—EPIC, an evening for youth of live music, drama and dancing as well as adoration and confession, returns Sunday, Aug. 28, to the Warehouse in Cumming. Developed by the youth ministry team and...
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Bridge-builder priest celebrated the ‘life of the church’
ATLANTA—Msgr. Giusta was known for celebrating. A slideshow of photos that played during the priest’s memorial service showed him celebrating Mass, graduations, weddings, baptisms, birthdays, church...
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Donations needed to fill empty shelves at St. Vincent de Paul food pantries
ATLANTA—With just a few weeks left in the summer season, the food pantries of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia are running low on non-perishable items for families in need. Area food banks...
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Local pilgrims to World Youth Day sent forth with Mass, prayer
ATLANTA—The World Youth Day Pilgrims Mass, held July 13 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, was a time of prayer and fellowship for young people preparing to make the journey to Krakow,...
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Sister hears ‘late-in-life’ call to serve prisoners, poor
Have you noticed gentle nudges throughout your life to serve in ways you thought weren’t possible? Are you drawn to those who suffer and who are lost? Do you want to help them and wish you knew how?...
View ArticleOur Lady of Lourdes to host Evening Prayer for St. Dominic Aug. 8
ATLANTA—Our Lady of Lourdes Church will host an Evening Prayer for St. Dominic, as part of the 800th jubilee celebration of the Dominican Order, part of a yearlong series honoring the Order of...
View Article‘Catholics Come Home’ television series with a local flair to air on EWTN
ATLANTA—The second season of the “Catholics Come Home” television series will premiere on Eternal Word Television Network on Sunday, Sept. 4, at 9 p.m. The episodes in this season, which will air every...
View ArticleInterfaith prayer service to be held Aug. 29
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will join members of the Jewish and Muslim communities, as well as other Christian denominations, for an evening prayer service Aug. 29, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at...
View ArticleDedicated teacher Bill Clarke reaches out to the senior community
ATLANTA—Bill Clarke isn’t ashamed of the term “senior citizen.” He’s empowered by it. And he’s passionate about helping Catholic leaders realize the significant contributions he and his fellow seniors...
View ArticleCatholic, Jewish communities to sponsor event on tolerance
ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta, together with the American Jewish Committee Atlanta, will hold a special evening on Thursday, Sept. 8, entitled “Repairing the World: Our Responsibility for...
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Iconic Atlanta tavern blessed before reopening
ATLANTA—Amid the massive dust-covered wooden bar and workers in hardhats and an uncooperative air conditioner, Manuel’s Tavern was blessed. Scores of people, including employees and longtime...
View ArticleTribunal offers sessions on ‘Marriage, Annulment and the RCIA’
SMYRNA—A June 11 presentation by the Metropolitan Tribunal on “Marriage, Annulment and the RCIA” for RCIA parish directors, team members and adult confirmation teams drew a fantastic response and...
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Local pilgrims see ‘miles of youth,’ greet pope
ATLANTA—Atlanta area pilgrims joined millions of young Catholics from across the globe visiting Poland for World Youth Day events July 25-31. More than 10 parishes and groups from the Archdiocese of...
View ArticleWorld Youth Day emcee to speak at All Saints Church
DUNWOODY—Do you want to experience your faith and live life more deeply? Then don’t miss “Reboot! Live!” on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at All Saints Church, 2443 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody. “Reboot!” runs...
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Sale puts historic Catholic land ‘in friendly hands’
SMYRNA—With the signing of a few documents on July 20, Cathedral of Christ the King parishioner Betsy Orr became owner of 200 acres surrounding the historic Locust Grove cemetery in Taliaferro County....
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Century-old skylight reborn with icons of Christ, evangelists
ATLANTA—David Adams has designed windows to heighten the beauty of church sanctuaries since the 1970s. But a just completed project at St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church tested his skill and...
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Special needs youth ministry program is ‘a gift from God’ for families
JOHNS CREEK—Five members of St. Brigid Church received the sacrament of confirmation this spring as one aspect of a parish ministry for middle and high school students with disabilities that uses teen...
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Women leaders encouraged to be disciples
SMYRNA—The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women held its annual leadership and networking seminar on Saturday, June 25, at the Chancery in Smyrna. The seminar included talks on the structure...
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Eighth abbot formally blessed to lead Holy Spirit monastery in Conyers
CONYERS—On the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Aug. 15, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory conferred the abbatial blessing on Dom Augustine Myslinski, OCSO, the eighth abbot of the...
View ArticleMercy, poor at center of Blessed Teresa’s canonization events
VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The poor, the suffering and those who minister to them will be at the center of celebrations leading up to the canonization of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata at the Vatican. The main...
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