The Rivers Music Institute is named after the late Father Clarence Rivers. The Reverend Dr. Clarence Rufus Joseph Rivers, the first African-American priest in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, was a well-known Catholic liturgist who contributed to the first official American mass in English after the Second Vatican Council in 1963. His hymns were reminiscent of earlier African American spirituals and led to…
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Sister Patricia Bruno, OP and Father Jude Siciliano, OP lead a three day parish retreat designed to refresh and reawaken. The retreat starts at 7 p.m. each day.
The Neighborhood and Urban Stations of the Cross are traditions of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. People get a chance to follow Jesus to Calvary by walking the stations of the cross in their neighborhood. The multilingual walks include music, prayer and reflection on the social injustices of today. Here are two taking place of note: 38th Annual…
At this time, we would like to share that the partnership between Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima has ended. While this partnership has ended with Fatima, the Our Lady of Lourdes Haiti Ministry will continue to support the people of Haiti through various means.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of MLK Jr. Here is a list of events the Archdiocese of Atlanta is hosting to honor his life and legacy.
#IGiveCatholic was a giving campaign that ran this year on Giving Tuesday. It was a coordinated effort to encourage people to give to their local parishes, nonprofits/ministries and church schools online on Giving Tuesday.
This weekend we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The exact day is Saturday, February 11. It’s our patronal feast.
Several Atlanta Interfaith organizations banded together to issue a statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration. Read their statement.
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is Monday, January 16, 2016. Here are several events sponsored by Lourdes and the Archdiocese of Atlanta that we invite you to attend.
Because of this weekend’s winter weather and the possibility of streets freezing, we’ve made this adjustment to our weekend Mass times for January 7, 2017-January 8, 2017.