Holy Grounds 2010

February 24th

Mass at 5:30pm
Theme: Lenten Resolutions—Let’s Be Realistic
Speaker: Fr. James Flanagan
Location: Cathedral of Christ the King
2699 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30305

March 3rd

Mass at 6pm
Theme: The Desert Within
Speaker: Anne Hartle
Location: St. Joseph’s Maronite Catholic Church
502 Seminole Ave NE
Atlanta, 30307

March 10th

Mass at 6pm
Theme: The Desert Experience: A Lifelong Journey
Speaker: Bob Fitzgerald
Location: St. Jude Catholic Church
7171 Glenridge Drive, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30328

March 17th

Confessions at 6pm; Mass at 6:30pm
Theme: Finding A Lighthouse In The Desert
Speaker: Yvonne Marchese
Location: St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church
11330 Woodstock Rd
Roswell, GA 30075

March 23rd

(Note: this is a Tuesday evening)

Mass at 6:30pm
Theme: 1 Peter 3:15 - Reason for Hope
Speaker: Fr. Jack Durkin
Location: St. Monica Catholic Church
1700 Buford Highway
Duluth, GA 30097

Father James Flanagan was recently assigned to Holy Spirit after his ordination to the Priesthood on May 31, 2008. An only child and a native of Miami, Florida, he grew up in Key Largo, Florida.

He entered the United States Air Force from October 1991 until September 1996.  From January 1997 until May 2001, he studied in the “Humanities and Catholic Culture” department at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. His education included analysis in the following disciplines: theology, philosophy, history, the arts, political science, literature, and anthropology. Fr. Flanagan earned his B.A. in “Humanities and Catholic Culture” in May 2001.

After graduating from college, Fr. Flanagan moved to Atlanta where good friends of his had decided to settle. During his time as the RCIA/Adult Education Coordinator at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Alpharetta he was encouraged by many co-workers and friends to consider a vocation to the priesthood which led him to enter Mt. Saint Mary’s Seminary in the fall of 2003.

Fr. Flanagan finished his course work in the seminary this past May and recently received both his M.Div. and M.A. in Theology with a concentration in Church History.

Anne Hartle

Anne Hartle has taught philosophy at Emory University for the past twenty-five years. Her teaching and writing focus on the history of philosophy, especially the early modern period.Her family has been attending St. Joseph Maronite Church for more than twenty years.

Bob Fitzgerald

Bob Fitzgerald, retired Executive Director of Ignatius House and retired Vice President of BellSouth Corp., has been active in retreat work and spiritual direction since 1996 giving retreats in Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas. He currently serves as an adjunct lecturer in the Certification for Spiritual Direction program in Atlanta, sponsored by Spring Hill College. A native of Baton Rouge, Bob received his bachelor’s and law degrees from Louisiana State University, and later earned a master’s degree in business at the University of Hawaii while serving in the Air Force as a judge advocate. Bob has served as Chair of Saint Joseph’s Hospital and St. Joseph Health System Boards. 

Yvonne Marchese

Yvonne Marchese’s personal story of suffering and redemption.  Hear how this award-winning marketing and advertising executive found a lighthouse after years of wondering in the desert.  In honor of St. Patrick, who suffered greatly but found his own beacon of light in the Lord, we guarantee this is not your average story.  Yvonne is the Executive Director of Catholics Come Home and Virtue Media, Atlanta-based Catholic non-profit organizations.

Fr. Jack Durkin

Father Jack Durkin is Pastor of St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Duluth, Georgia. A native of Darby, Pa., he grew up in North Carolina, graduated from Wake Forest University and received a master’s degree in teaching from UNC-Chapel Hill. He taught and coached in Macon and Athens, Georgia before entering the seminary. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 1999.