2019
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Catholic comedians share the gift of laughter
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D., Commentary
Published June 13, 2019Popular culture and mass media are full of Catholic comedians, many still practice the faith, or at least acknowledge it with respect. None of these comedians, like none of us, are perfect. Perhaps that’s why Catholics make such good comics; we know what it is to sin and therefore rejoice more in our redemption.
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A call to action: Pray for the deaf ministry
By KATHY DAYKIN, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 13, 2019The common thread among almost every deaf Catholic is the perspective of growing up deaf in a hearing church. “We always went to Mass, but I didn’t understand anything,” is a commonly expressed feeling. Approximately 90 percent of adult deaf Catholics do not attend Mass due to lack of access.
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Catholic athletes make presence felt at state track and field meet
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 13, 2019The St. Pius X High School boys’ track and field team won its second consecutive Class AAAA state championship. A number of other Catholic schools also had individual state track and field winners.
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Marist captures state tennis title to close out spring season
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
Published June 13, 2019The Marist girls tennis team defeated North Oconee High School 3-2 to capture the Class AAAA state championship this month.
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Review board chair calls for greater lay involvement as church tackles abuse
By DENNIS SADOWSKI, Catholic News Service
Published June 13, 2019National Review Board chairman Francesco Cesareo offered the U.S. bishops meeting in Baltimore a series of recommendations that he said will strengthen the church’s response to the ongoing clergy sexual abuse crisis.
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Aquinas Center announces new executive director
Published June 13, 2019
In May, the Aquinas Center Board of Directors selected Adrian Dominican Sister Mary Priniski as the executive director of the Aquinas Center. Sister Mary was also named Vicar for Religious for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Cristo Rey Board of Trustees selects new president
Published June 13, 2019
The Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School Board of Trustees announced June 4 that Camille Naughton has been named the second president of the high school, effective July 1, 2020.
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Diocesan administrator announces new priest assignments
Published June 13, 2019
Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, diocesan administrator, has announced the following priest assignments, effective July 1.
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Love always demands self-sacrifice
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published June 13, 2019Some people want to obliterate all suffering from life, but Pope Benedict XVI said, “Anyone who really wanted to get rid of suffering would have to get rid of love…because there can be no love without suffering, because it always demands an element of self-sacrifice.”
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Cups and trophies come St. Pius X’s way
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
Published June 13, 2019St. Pius X High School won the Georgia Athletic Directors Association (GADA) Regions Bank Director’s Cup for the 2018-19 school year for the Georgia High School Association’s Class AAAA.
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Catholic with Atlanta roots leads building project in Ghana for children with HIV
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 13, 2019Mike Barry, former parishioner of St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro, has made dozens of mission trips to Ghana, where he is leading the effort to build Pope Francis Children’s Home and School.
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Production company offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Eucharistic Congress
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 13, 2019JJA Project Management oversees all the lights, sound, video and event production needs for the Eucharistic Congress, now in its 24th year. The event draws an estimated 30,000 participants from across the Southeast.
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Seminarians spruce up chapel, clear brush at Honey Creek Woodlands
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 13, 2019The Office of Vocations for the archdiocese sponsored a recent seminarian work day at Honey Creek Woodlands. Seminarians and volunteers joined forces to clear brush and work on the chapel at the natural burial grounds.
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Through encouragement and studies, Atlanta native ordained a priest
Published June 13, 2019
Surrounded by clergy, religious and family, Mark A. White, 48, was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 1 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.
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App engages Catholics at annual Eucharistic Congress
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published June 13, 2019As technology continues to advance, the Catholic Church finds new ways to connect online, including websites, social media accounts, podcasts, electronic newsletters and more. This includes an app for the annual Eucharistic Congress, an event that brings together more than 30,000 people from north and central Georgia.
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An overview of Eucharistic Congress events
Published June 13, 2019
Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and surrounding areas will come together to celebrate the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist at the annual Eucharistic Congress, scheduled for June 21-22. An overview of scheduled events is provided.
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In recalling soldiers’ D-Day sacrifice, archbishop prays for world peace
By ELIZABETH BACHMANN, Catholic News Service
Published June 5, 2019In remembering the troops who died storming the beaches of Normandy, France, 75 years ago on D-Day, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services said “Jesus Christ reminds us there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
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Delivering the news
By FATHER JAMES BEHRENS, OCSO, Commentary
Published May 30, 2019Trappist Father James Behrens recalls his days of delivering newspapers in his youth and how the focus shifted to delivery of a different type of news—the good news.
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The Class of 2019: Top scholars honored at Catholic high schools
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 30, 2019ATLANTA—Valedictorians and salutatorians from Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were honored for their academic achievements. Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell Blessed Trinity School in Roswell held their graduation on Saturday, May 18. James Mancini, son of Frederick and Jennifer Mancini, is the valedictorian. He will attend the University of Notre Dame. The […] Full Story
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Deacon James Weiss, veterinarian, dies May 11
Published May 30, 2019
Deacon James “Jim” Weiss, who served at Holy Cross Church, died May 11. He was 87 years old.