2019
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Green teams answer pope’s call to ‘care for creation’
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 17, 2019In 2015, Pope Francis released his encyclical, “Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home.” Later that year, the Archdiocese of Atlanta released an action plan to help parishes, schools and families incorporate more sustainable practices.
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Cardinal Sarah: To oppose the pope is to be outside the church
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published October 9, 2019Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, said the people who portray him as an opponent of Pope Francis are being used by the devil to help divide the church.
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Ministry leader Pat Jones to speak at Magnificat
Published October 3, 2019
Pat Jones, the leader of the ministry to the homebound at St. Pius X Church in Conyers, will be the speaker at the November Magnificat for women. It will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta.
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Senior Side: the caregiving crisis
By BILL CLARKE, Commentary
Published October 3, 2019Just about every family will have an aging senior who will require some degree of in-home or institutional care, either by a family member or paid caregiver. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 40.4 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S. providing care for family members aged 65 and older.
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A call to action: Use your gifts for Respect Life Month
By JOEY MARTINECK, Commentary
Published October 3, 2019Local comedian Josh Harris is participating in Respect Life Month by using his unique gifts. Moved by compassion for pregnant moms without hope and for hundreds of babies who are aborted each week in Georgia, Harris has organized a night of clean stand-up comedy “Laughs for Life.”
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A Renaissance man in heaven
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published October 3, 2019My husband was a true Renaissance man. He was a great cook who enjoyed trying different cuisines and artfully created feasts from fresh ingredients, herbs and spices.
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Refugee advocates decry Trump administration’s plan to cut refugee cap
By CAROL ZIMMERMANN, Catholic News Service
Published October 3, 2019Refugee advocates are opposed to the decision announced by the Trump administration Sept. 26 that it plans to admit no more than 18,000 refugees in the next fiscal year, the lowest number since the resettlement program was created in 1980.
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Catholic Charities Atlanta ‘disheartened’ at presidential determination for refugee admissions
Published October 3, 2019
The Trump Administration is proposing to limit admissions into the United States for refugees at 18,000. Catholic Charities Atlanta responds to the proposal.
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OLM students learn about the life of St. Peter Claver
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019A group of eight Our Lady of Mercy High School students organized a prayer service and presentation to mark the Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities on Sept. 9.
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Knights of Columbus refurbishing safe house for trafficking victims
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019Men with Knights of Columbus Thomas O’Reilly Council 4358 at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, are rolling up their sleeves to work on a new safe house for women caught in the commercial sex industry.
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Atlanta priests join Catholic Extension trip to border
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019To learn more about the plight of immigrants, 19 priests from various dioceses, including Atlanta, joined Catholic Extension for a mission immersion program for pastors Sept. 16-18, traveling to the Diocese of Brownsville in Texas and a migrant shelter in Mexico.
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Archdiocese partners with NAMI Georgia to promote mental health awareness
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING
Published October 3, 2019In collaboration with the Archdiocese of Atlanta Disabilities Ministry, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Georgia is hoping to train those who lead ministries in the archdiocese to help people who are affected by mental illness.
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Greensboro Catholics answer Gospel call to feed the hungry
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019As part of their Year of Service, parishioners at Christ Our King and Savior Church spent the morning of Saturday, Sept. 21 packing meals for Rise Against Hunger.
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Reviewer says N.Y. Archdiocese complying with charter in ‘all respects’
By BETH GRIFFIN, Catholic News Service
Published October 3, 2019Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said Sept. 30 he was “grateful and relieved” by the report of a comprehensive independent review of archdiocesan compliance with the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”
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‘Ad Astra’ an epic and intimate character study
By John Mulderig, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published October 3, 2019The Latin motto from which the compelling sci-fi drama “Ad Astra” (Fox) takes its title assures us that, by persevering through difficulties, we can aspire to reach the stars.
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Pinecrest falls to Walker at home
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, malexander@georgiabulletin.org
Published October 3, 2019Pinecrest Academy’s football team is still looking for its first victory after a 28-7 loss to The Walker School, Marietta, Sept. 27.
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Our Lady of Mercy’s softball bats heat up under autumn skies
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, malexander@georgiabulletin.org
Published October 3, 2019Our Lady of Mercy pitcher Nicole Lomonaco held the opposition, Alpharetta’s St. Francis High School, to one run in Mercy’s 13-1 home softball victory, Sept. 25.
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St. Pius X is victorious in a five-set match
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, malexander@georgiabulletin.org
Published October 3, 2019St. Pius X High School’s Sept. 24 best three out of five volleyball match against Kennesaw’s Mount Paran Christian School was the first this season to go all five sets to edge out a victory.
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Archdiocesan schools celebrate repeat Blue Ribbon awards
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2019Three Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were recognized as 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools on Thursday, Sept. 26. The schools honored were Queen of Angels in Roswell, Immaculate Heart of Mary and Our Lady of the Assumption in Atlanta.
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Three archdiocesan schools win Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Awards
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published September 26, 2019The Archdiocese of Atlanta proudly announces three schools recognized Sept. 26 as Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence.