2019
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Reencuentro Familiar reunites elderly Mexicans with family in Georgia
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 5, 2019Our Lady of the Americas Mission took action with compassion to reunite Mexican immigrants with their aged parents from Hidalgo, Mexico, for 20 days in Georgia after decades of family separation.
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Sister Louise Sommer bids Atlanta farewell
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 5, 2019After nearly a lifetime in Atlanta, St. Louis native Sister Louise Sommer, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, is returning to her Missouri community. St. Lawrence Church will honor her with a Sept. 21 reception.
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Trappist priest remembered for forming deep connections with others
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 5, 2019Father James Behrens, OCSO, died on Aug. 15. He was 71 and a monk for 25 years and priest for 45 years. He entered the Cistercian order at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Conyers in 1994. Before that he was a priest for 20 years in the Newark Archdiocese.
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Parish business manager earns master’s degree in church management
Published September 5, 2019
Helena Frazier, a May graduate of the master’s program in church management at Villanova University, is already applying what she learned during the intensive two-year program. The parish business manager at St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, Frazier enrolled in the master’s program at the encouragement of the church’s pastor.
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NCCW annual convention focuses on ‘care for our common home’
Published September 5, 2019
More than 650 women attended the annual convention for the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) Aug. 21-24 in Atlanta. The NCCW celebrated its 99th year with the theme, “Reflecting the Joy of God, Caring for God’s Creation.”
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Deacon William E. Payne Jr. dies Aug. 9
Published September 5, 2019
Deacon William E. Payne Jr. died on Aug. 9. He was ordained a deacon on Dec. 3, 1988 and served at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta. His lifelong ministry was in service to the poor.
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New leader of young adult ministries believes in creating thriving communities
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 5, 2019Allen Austin is the new associate director of campus and young adult ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Originally from Florida, Austin is a graduate of the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He previously served as youth minister at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, and at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta.
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Focolare movement emphasizes spirituality of unity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 5, 2019The Focolare movement, which has a renewed presence in Atlanta, emphasizes a spirituality of unity. The foundation of the lay Catholic organization is one simple idea—people of all faiths, or none, can find common ground and with it comes a sense of belonging and love for each other.
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Cardinal DiNardo urges prayers, support for Hurricane Dorian victims
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF, editor@georgiabulletin.org
Published September 4, 2019Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, urges prayers and support for the victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas as the storm moves towards the coastline of the southeastern United States.
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Lofty titles do not guarantee entrance to heaven, pope says
By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, Catholic News Service
Published August 26, 2019A life marked by humility, faith and love determines whether Christians enter heaven, not who they know, Pope Francis said at the Aug. 25 Angelus prayer.
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Knights of Peter Claver host annual convention in Atlanta
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published August 23, 2019Knights of Peter Claver held its 104th national convention Aug. 2-7 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. The six-day convention included meetings on social justice issues, college scholarship awards, updates on the order and social events.
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Rebuilding Hope helps seminarians experience missionary life in Puerto Rico
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 21, 2019Atlanta seminarians traveled for three weeks to Puerto Rico to get a taste of missionary life, in addition to doing works of mercy. The men visited the sick and homebound, worked in a food pantry and repaired homes in the communities of Mayaguez and San Juan.
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Father James S. Behrens, OCSO, Trappist monk and author, dies August 15
Published August 16, 2019
Father James Stephen Behrens, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit died on Thursday, Aug. 15. He was 71 years old. A monk of 25 years and a priest of 45 years, he served as a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark before entering the monastery.
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Bishop Konzen responds to phishing email scam
Published August 14, 2019
Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, diocesan administrator, has released a statement on an Aug. 13 phishing email scam.
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Spirituality of silence is a journey toward God, priest says
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published August 8, 2019Silence is an important part of Christian spirituality and mental wellbeing, but scarce in a busy, noisy, world.
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‘Twenty Poems to Pray’ connects art and belief
By DAVID A. KING , Ph.D
Published August 8, 2019For me poetry and prayer are almost inseparable. In fact, the liturgy and rote prayers of Catholicism are important reasons why I was drawn to the Catholic Church over half my life ago.
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Advanced Placement versus dual credit in Catholic high schools
By DIANE STARKOVICH Ph.D, Superintendent of Schools
Published August 8, 2019During the month of July, the U.S. College Board released its AP (Advanced Placement) Score Reports. Our Catholic high school administrators and teachers are busy reviewing these examination results as one measure of academic success.
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It’s back-to-school time for Catholic school students
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
Published August 8, 2019The Georgia Bulletin was present for the first day of school, Aug. 5, at St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn, and stopped in at a teacher meet and greet the same day at Holy Redeemer. In archdiocesan and independent Catholic schools, enrollment for all schools this year is estimated to be around 11,300 students.
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‘Belong’ theme of Steubenville Atlanta conference
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published August 8, 2019Teens from Atlanta and surrounding areas gathered July 12-14 for the annual Steubenville Atlanta conference at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. The Franciscan University of Steubenville, in partnership with Life Teen, hosts six conferences every summer for high school students.
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Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces spring grant awards
Published August 8, 2019
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 62 grants totaling $160,700 for the spring 2019 competitive grant cycle. The grants support both the Catholic and greater community through a variety of causes within the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
