2019
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Help, I’m lost in a techno nightmare!
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published August 8, 2019Has technology become the idol of our times? We depend on it to solve problems, heal us, protect us, wake us up, inform us and entertain us. We often pin our hopes upon technology, rather than relying on God.
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D’Youville Academy holds reunion
Published August 8, 2019
In June, D’Youville Academy’s last graduating class—the class of 1969—came back to Atlanta to mark the passage of 50 years. Twenty-two of the 30 graduates attended the reunion.
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Explaining the process of appointing bishops
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published August 8, 2019Since the departure of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory from Atlanta to serve in Washington, D.C., many Catholics have questions about how the process of selecting a new archbishop works. The Aug. 8 edition of The Georgia Bulletin includes a two-page infographic on the process, based on resources from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Native Haitian celebrates 103rd birthday at Decatur parish
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published August 8, 2019Family and friends of Marie Antoinette Alce, a native of Haiti, gathered to mark her milestone 103rd birthday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church July 13.
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Archdiocesan schools bring three new principals on board
By MARDESSA SMITH, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 8, 2019As the 2019-20 school year gets underway, three archdiocesan schools—Christ the King, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Thomas More—welcome new principals.
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Run for Mercy 5K raises funds for indigent health care
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published August 8, 2019The third annual Run for Mercy 5K, hosted by Emory Saint Joseph Hospital, raised more than $73,000 to support the hospital’s mission and Mercy Care Atlanta.
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Superior general’s Atlanta visit inspires Missionaries of Charity community
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published August 8, 2019Sister Mary Prema Pierick, superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, visited the Atlanta members of the congregation and volunteers in June. Sister Prema arrived June 27 for her first visit with the Atlanta sisters.
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Vatican confirms Medjugorje approval by joining youth festival
By JONATHAN LUXMOORE, Catholic News Service
Published August 8, 2019Senior Vatican representatives joined the first officially approved church festival at Medjugorje, three months after Catholic pilgrimages to the site in Bosnia-Herzegovina were authorized by the pope.
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St. Mary Magdalene breaks ground for new education building
Published August 8, 2019
St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan, celebrated a ground breaking ceremony, Tuesday May 28 for Annunciation Hall.
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Deacon David L. Briselden dies July 29
Published August 8, 2019
Deacon David Lee Briselden of St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, died Monday, July 29.
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St. George Church celebrates 50th anniversary
By NICHOLE GOLDEN
Published August 8, 2019Parishioners of St. George Church welcomed Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III on June 15 for a Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the church’s dedication.
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Michael McNamara, former archdiocesan chief financial officer, dies July 15
Published August 8, 2019
Michael Joseph McNamara, 80, of Hendersonville, North Carolina died, surrounded by family on Monday, July 15. He served as chief financial officer of the Archdiocese of Atlanta from 1989-2002.
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A call to action: Live your authentic self
By JOEY MARTINECK, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 8, 2019“Cause what if everyone saw? What if everyone knew? Would they like what they saw? Or would they hate it too?” There wasn’t a dry eye in the Fox Theater as these lyrics were belted to the sold-out crowd of the musical “Dear Evan Hansen” this past April. In short, it tells the story of […] Full Story
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New Tribunal advocates help applicants navigate annulment process
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 8, 2019New court advocates, made up of permanent deacons and laywomen and men, were recently commissioned by Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, diocesan administrator, to serve in the Metropolitan Tribunal in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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The Senior Side: evaluating wants versus needs
By BILL CLARKE, Commentary
Published August 8, 2019One of the more important issues for seniors is to understand the difference between what you want to do in the second half of life versus what you need to do.
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AM 1160 The Quest aims to bring people closer to Christ
By MARK WOOLSEY, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 8, 2019Atlanta’s only full-power Catholic radio station AM 1160 The Quest is gaining traction as it moves into its second year.
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Once imprisoned, Chinese woman now guides others to the Catholic faith
By CATHERINE SHEEHAN, Catholic News Service
Published July 30, 2019A woman who spent 20 years imprisoned in China for being a faithful Catholic has helped hundreds of Chinese migrants convert to the faith in Australia.
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St. Louis Archdiocese names 64 priests with allegations of sexual abuse
By Julie Asher Catholic News Service
Published July 30, 2019As the Archdiocese of St. Louis released a list of names of archdiocesan clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor July 26, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson acknowledged that seeing the names “will be painful” and publishing them “will not change the past.”
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The Lion King retelling ‘unlikely to make lasting impression’
By JOHN MULDERIG, Catholic News Service
Published July 24, 2019Advances in moviemaking technology allow a story that could only previously be told as a cartoon to be enacted, so to speak, by animals. And so we get “The Lion King” (Disney).
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To boldly go: A reflection on the first moon landing
By FATHER BRUCE WILKINSON, Commentary
Published July 17, 2019As the world recalls the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing, Father Bruce Wilkinson reflects on the significance of this historic event to the Christian community.