Monsignor Dillon to be honored
ATLANTA – Spring Hill College has been offering graduate programs in
theology in the Atlanta area for 10 years, and graduates and friends of
the program will gather Saturday, Feb. 3 to celebrate the milestone and
to honor Monsignor Edward J. Dillon, pastor of Holy Spirit Catholic
Church, whose commitment helped to bring the program to Atlanta. The
dinner event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Spirit’s McDonough Hall,
4465 Northside Drive N.W.
Spring Hill's theology program has been offered in the Archdiocese of
Atlanta since 1997 and is based at Holy Spirit. Fully accredited by the
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS) and approved by the
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Commission, the program provides
high-quality, graduate-level education for laypeople, deacons,
religious educators and others. In Atlanta, five three-credit courses
and a summer program are offered each year. Certificates, audits and
undergraduate level courses are also available for those not seeking
master’s-level preparation.
The program provides a study of all major areas of theology in the
Catholic tradition (biblical, moral, historical, pastoral and
systematic). It is ecumenical in perspective and designed for persons
with varying levels of previous theological background.
In Atlanta, there are teachers and lay ministers, school principals,
archdiocesan program directors, lawyers and physicians, as well as
non-Catholics enrolled in the program. Many students and graduates are
working as catechists and lay ministers serving the growing Roman
Catholic population of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
For more information on the Spring Hill College theology program’s 10th
anniversary event, call Anne Bailey at (404) 252-4513, ext. 228, or
e-mail: abailey@hsccatl.com.
Spring Hill College was founded in Mobile, Ala., in 1830 and is the
third oldest Jesuit college and the fifth oldest Catholic college in
the United States. The college is ranked in the top 15 best Southern
colleges by U.S. News & World Report. #
