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Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
The
Vol. 21 No. 29
Thursday, September 1,1983
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OF COURSE WE WANT TO GO TO
SCHOOL. “Well, not really. But school is the
place we meet our friends.” That’s what school
buddies (1. to r.) Paula Reynolds, Sarah Tunny
Nicaraguan Visitors
and Paula Valentine want to say. The three Christ
the King students headed back to the books this
week happy to renew their friendship after a
wonderful summer. (Photo: Father Dan Stack)
Schools Welcome
New Principals
Four of the
archdiocese’s 13
elementary schools had
new principals when they
reopened Aug. 29 for the
1983-84 school year.
St. John the Evangelist
School in Hapeville and
three Atlanta schools,
Immaculate Heart of
Mary, Our Lady of
Lourdes and St. Paul of
the Cross, will have new
leadership this year.
Sister Santa Maria
D’Angelo, R.S.M., the new
principal in Hapeville, has
recently moved to Georgia
from the Philadelphia
archdiocese. She was
principal of St. Denis
School in Havertown, Pa.
for seven years.
The new principal at
Immaculate Heart of Mary
School on Briarcliff Road
in N.E. Atlanta is Mrs.
Laverne Iaffaldano, a
former teacher in Chicago
and Omaha, Neb., and a
principal of Sts. Peter and
Paul School in Omaha for
five years.
Mrs. Iaffaldano succeeds
Sister Kathleen Purser,
G.N.S.H., who accepted
the position as principal of
St. Paul of the Cross
School on Harwell Road in
N.W. Atlanta after
working at IHM for seven
years. Sister Kathleen is a
native of Georgia.
Sister Anna Kearns,
C.S.J., will be principal at
Our Lady of Lourdes
School on the Boulevard
in Atlanta. She is a native
of Augusta who has taught
in schools in Georgia,
Missouri, Hawaii and
Massachusetts.
The archdiocese’s
elementary schools and St.
Pius X High School
resumed class last Monday.
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Sandinista Government: A Change From Bad To Worse
BY MSGR.
NOEL BURTENSHAW
(A Nicaraguan couple,
visiting the U.S., respond to
the picture of their country
presented in an interview with
Father Gerry Conroy in the
August 4, issue.)
Juan spoke no English.
Maria’s English was
perfect. The visitors were a
husband and wife visiting
Atlanta from Nicaragua.
Both wanted to comment
on Father Gerry Conroy’s
remarks on their native
land and the present
governing Sandinista
regime.
“You will note,” said
Juan in Spanish through
his interpreter and friend,
John Timossi, “that I
cannot give my identity to
you. That is because I
could lose my job in
World Champs
Congratulations to East Marietta Little League
Team. They are, as everyone knows, world
champions. Hopefully their good example will
inspire the Braves to press on to final victory too.
East Marietta parishes were well represented on
the champs’ team. Winning pitcher, Marc Pisciotto,
made all of Georgia and St. Ann’s parish proud as
punch. So did Keith Grumewald also of St. Ann’s.
Holy Family parish was not to be outdone. They
were well represented in David Gernatt, John
Ubertino, Brian Pear and Kenny Carlson.
Sluggers and pitchers - well done. Your Little
League team brought horn-' the great big prize.
- NCB
Nicaragua and lots more
too. That alone should tell
you about the present
conditions in my
homeland. I would like to
say here at the very outset
that under the Sandinista
regime we have lost our
liberty in all aspects.”
Before the revolution
Juan and Maria both
worked on the National
Human Rights commission
in Nicaragua. “The
commission was needed,”
said Juan, in obvious
anxiety to get the point
across. “In fact, the
revolution was needed.
But after the supposed
victory, there WAS no
Human Rights
Commission. And there is
none now. Now all is
handled by the
Sandinistas.”
When Juan and Maria,
who are lower middle class
farmers with four children,
say “all” they mean a lot.
“The Church is strong and
standing up to the
government but the
teaching of Marxism is
constant. I mean it goes on
all the time. It is in the
schools, factories, offices,
newspapers, everywhere.
The papers are censored,
Central America
A Stage With Many
Actors And Scenes
An Analysis By Fr. William Hoffman
During the Vietnam era we often heard from Washington that someone had seen the
“light at the end of the tunnel.” I thought of that phrase when I read about the visit to
Nicaragua of the Carolina Interfaith Task Force on Central America (Bulletin, 8-4). The
tunnel made me recall looking at a painting or a landscape through a long tube. The vision
is concentrated on one or the other feature and it is seen in detail, but the perspective is
lost or distorted.
The Task Force spent about a week seeking facts in Nicaragua, but information seems
to have been received with insufficient criticism and probing. I have the impression that
the Task Force was in a hurry to “do something,” to rush into action, not so much
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of course, and the Catholic
radio has been closed.”
Both Juan and Maria
were asked if they read
Father Gerry Conroy’s
comments. “Oh yes,
indeed,” was the answer.
“The man spoke what he
was shown. If you really
want to experience
Nicaragua today you must
go and live there. The
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Official
Archbishop
Donnellan has
announced the
appointment of
Father James F.
Kelly as Archdioce
san Director of the
Permanent
Diaconate Forma
tion, effective
immediately. Father
Kelly will continue
in his duties as
Pastor of Queen of
Angels Church in
Thomson, Georgia,
