2015 03-22 Avail Ourselves to the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy As we well know our Lenten journey continues. Pope Francis has challenged us to take the season of Lent seriously and to make spiritual progress in our lives. Our Holy Father has called Lent a time for repentance, spiritual renewal, conversion, and transformation. He has urged us to avail…
2015 03-14 We Are Invited to Follow Saint Patrick on our Lenten Journey of Faith
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This coming Tuesday we celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick was a priest and later became a bishop in the fifth century. As a youth, he lived in Britain, was kidnapped and taken to Ireland where he lived as a servant. After about six years, he escaped and went…
2015 03-08 Reflect the Missionary Spirit of our Church… Support Catholic Relief Services
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy Our Catholic bishops remind us that during the season of Lent we are asked to focus more intently on almsgiving which includes performing acts of charity. As one of the three pillars of Lenten practice, our Catechism states that almsgiving is “…a witness to fraternal charity” and a “work…
2015 03-01 Our Lenten Experience Should Include a Clear and Compelling Witness to our Faith
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy As we know, we are in the midst of the season of Lent. This season is a good time to focus on what is truly important in our lives. Renewal and conversion of heart and mind should be key goals for us. Our Lenten experience should include a clear…
2015 02-22 Lenten Mission – Spiritual Healing, Renewal and Reconciliation
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy A Parish Mission can be viewed as an opportunity for spiritual healing, renewal, and reconciliation. With an emphasis on love and mercy, it also can provide an opportunity to change hearts and transform lives as we renew and strengthen our relationship with Our Lord. This week from Monday February…
2015 02-15 Lent … Time of Reflection and Penance leading to Easter
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy Next Wednesday in the Church year is Ash Wednesday. It is a day of fasting and abstinence. Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of people as a reminder of human mortality and as a sign of repentance and contrition. It marks…
2015 01-25 Dr. Martin Luther King Day and Mustard Seed Communities
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This past week, as a nation we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and we honored the legacy of Dr. King for his work in promoting civil rights in this country. During this week, Archbishop Gregory celebrated a special Mass in his honor at the Shrine of at…
2015 01-04 The Feast of the Epiphany
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This Friday, Fr. Tri will be conducting a question and answer session about the Catholic faith. He will address any questions or concerns people may have. One of the purposes of this session is to encourage Catholics who have left the active practice of the faith to return to…
2015 02-02 The Feast Day of Saint Brigid
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This weekend, on February 1st, we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Brigid, the patron saint of our Parish. She joins Saint Patrick as one of the patron saints of Ireland. Saint Brigid lived in the fifth century and was a contemporary of Saint Patrick, but there is no…
2015 02-08 Please Welcome Deacon Brian Campbell
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy The Catholic Church provides an opportunity for men to serve as Permanent Deacons. Those men who are called to the Diaconate can be married, and they are ordained usually after a rigorous period of five years of training and formation. One of our parishioners, Brian Campbell, was ordained as…
2015 01-18 The Mass for the Unborn and Stand for Life
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This Thursday Archbishop Gregory will celebrate a special Mass for the Unborn at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. In connection with this Mass, we will celebrate a Prayer Vigil for Life on Wednesday evening, in our Day Chapel at Saint Brigid. We will begin the Vigil…
2014 12-28 The Feast of the Holy Family
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. At this time on this special feast, I would like to focus primarily on the example of Joseph, the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. The great Saint Francis of Assisi is credited with the comment, “…At…
2014 12-21 A Christmas “Thank You and Blessing”
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy CHRISTMAS 2014 At this special time of the year, I want to thank you for your willingness to serve and support our parish community. I am truly grateful for your generosity which, in so many ways, has enhanced and strengthened our many Christmas Outreach programs, our energetic youth ministries,…
2014 12-14 Advent with the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Memorial Mass for Msgr. Paul Reynolds
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy Two important dates that deserve our attention are the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the memorial Mass for Monsignor Reynolds. Friday, December 12th is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. She is the patroness of the United States, Mexico and all of the Americas as…
2014 12-07 Celebrate the Feast of The Immaculate Conception and Enter the Season of Advent
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy Hopefully, we have enjoyed our Thanksgiving Day with family and friends, and have given thanks to the Lord for the many blessings we have received. Tomorrow we will celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception It is a Holy Day of Obligation as we honor the Blessed Virgin…
2014 11-30 Advent Mission & Penance Service presented by Dumb Ox Ministries
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy As we have mentioned in the past, a Parish Mission can provide an opportunity for spiritual renewal, reconciliation, and healing. It can also provide an opportunity to change hearts and transform lives as we renew and strengthen our relationship with Our Lord. With this in mind, we are…
2014 11-23 Giving Thanks for Our Many Blessings
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving Day and we are invited to give thanks in a special way for the many blessings that the Lord has bestowed on us. Unfortunately, there are those in our society who are making Thanksgiving Day more commercial in nature. Each year more and…
2014 11-16 Adoption Awareness
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy Last weekend, we sponsored a “Love Big” Adoption Workshop along with Embrace Ministries. The workshop was one way to raise adoption awareness. As Christians, we should be aware of the reality that some women who conceive a child may not be prepared physically or emotionally to raise and…
2014 11-09 Veterans Day and the Johns Creek Veterans Memorial Walk
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This Tuesday on November 11 we celebrate Veterans Day. We remember our men and women in the armed forces who sacrificed so much through their dedicated service to our country. Through their unselfishness and dedication, they made it possible for us to enjoy the freedoms provided in our nation….
2014 11-02 All Saints and All Souls Day
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This weekend, on Saturday, we celebrate All Saints Day. We remember those who came before us marked with the sign of faith. We remember in a special way Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII who were canonized saints earlier this year. As Catholics, we are invited to…
2014 10-26 Priesthood Sunday
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This Sunday is Priesthood Sunday. It is traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday in October. It is a special day set aside to honor the priesthood in the United States. It is a day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priesthood in the life of the…
2014 10-19 World Mission Sunday
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This Sunday we celebrate World Mission Sunday. It is a day set aside for Catholics throughout the world to publicly recommit themselves to the Church’s missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice. Our Bishops encourage us to assist in the mission of the Church in spreading the Gospel. As we…
2014 06-29 Holy Hour for Life and Religious Liberty
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy This Sunday we welcome Fr. Brian Baker and his family as he celebrates his first Mass at 10:45 a.m. Fr. Brian will also preside at a special Holy Hour for Life and Religious Liberty on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Day Chapel in connection with the Archdiocesan Fortnight…
2014 07-13 Faith on Vacation
A guest column from Fr. Michael Silloway, Chaplin of St. Pius Catholic HS Faith on Vacation Without fail, after every major break in the academic calendar, people tell me of their struggle to keep their faith alive once they go into “vacation mode.” After the fact, they regret letting Sunday Mass be replaced with strip…
2014 07-20 Keeping Holy the Day of the Lord
From our pastor, Father Neil Herlihy The third commandment of God is to remember to keep holy the day of the Lord, and keeping holy the day of the Lord is something that Christians of all faith traditions should strive to do. In addition, the Catholic Church has issued certain precepts (or duties) for Catholics. …
2015 01-11 Invitation to Christ Renews His Parish
From Guest columnist: Deacon Tom Huff On January 18th and 19th, the women of Saint Brigid will be invited to a Christ Renews His Parish weekend with a corresponding invitation to the men of Saint Brigid on February 14th and 15th. The weekend begins on Saturday morning and ends on Sunday afternoon. The following comments are from…
2014 08-03 Thank you from Seminarian Robbie Cotta
Guest article from our parishioner and seminarian, Robbie Cotta: Parishioners of Saint Brigid, I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your tremendous support in helping to foster my vocation to the priesthood. My family and I have been parishioners at Saint Brigid for nearly ten years,…
2014 08-10 Charity – One of the Principle Virtues of our Faith
As we know, charity is one of the principal virtues of our faith. One of our prominent Catholic lay leaders, Mr. Carl Anderson, has written an article reminding us as Catholics to focus on the virtue of charity. He states “…when we show charity to those most in need, we become instruments of grace and…
2014 08-17 Welcome Fr. Tri John-Bosco Nguyen
This Sunday we will have a reception for Fr. Tri Nguyen to formally welcome him to Saint Brigid as our new parochial vicar. Details concerning the reception can be found in the Church bulletin and on the parish website. Fr. Tri has been ordained a priest for two years and has previously served at Saint…
2014 08-24 Knights of Columbus
Recently Archbishop Gregory attended the annual National Convention of the Knights of Columbus. The Archbishop knows well that for many years the Knights of Columbus has done so much as an organization to demonstrate its support and appreciation for the priests of the Roman Catholic Church. Priests also show their support and appreciation for the…