June 11, 2020
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Bulletin Notes to include virtual events
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published June 16, 2020Parishes, schools and other Catholic organizations are invited to send upcoming event and program details for Bulletin Notes to The Georgia Bulletin to be published, resuming in the July 9 issue.
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Sisters with Atlanta ties mark jubilees
Published June 12, 2020
Two sisters who previously served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are celebrating jubilees during 2020.
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Toccoa parishioners distribute masks
Published June 12, 2020
The Vietnamese community at St. Mary Church distributed close to 1,000 homemade and washable face masks throughout the Toccoa-Stephens County and Lavonia area.
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The companionship of Mary
By BISHOP JOEL M. KONZEN, SM
Published June 12, 2020It was at our baptism that Mary became our Mother. From that time on, she urged us, moved us toward her son, until we were ready to receive him in the gift of the Holy Eucharist.
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Absurdity and Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D.
Published June 12, 2020“The Old Man and the Sea” begins in despair. Santiago hasn’t caught a fish in 84 days; he is about to give up. Yet the novel moves toward hope; the old man gets up, he goes to sea, he keeps trying.
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Departing Franciscans leave enduring spirit at UGA Catholic Center
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 11, 2020The Franciscan friars, in their recognizable brown robes, will be leaving The Catholic Center at the University of Georgia at the end of June. Their departure ends some 60 years of ministry at the flagship university.
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Honoring the spring athletes of the Class of 2020
Published June 11, 2020
The Georgia Bulletin honors the senior athletes at Catholic schools whose spring seasons were cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bible marathon brings hope during pandemic
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published June 11, 2020Parishioners at St. Mary Mother of God Church in Jackson participated in a ‘round-the-clock Bible reading marathon May 28-June 1.
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Seasoned Arizona educator named Atlanta’s superintendent of Catholic schools
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 11, 2020Arizona educator Harry “Hal” Plummer, who has more than four decades of education experience, has been selected as the next superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Atlanta’s faithful responding to racial injustice
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 11, 2020In the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the faithful are engaging in the racial justice issue in a variety of ways–from demonstrations to virtual programs.
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Georgia-born nonprofit labors with Nicaraguans to improve conditions
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 11, 2020Building on its 20 years of work in the Americas’ second poorest nation, Amigos for Christ has plowed ahead in a door-to-door campaign to help Nicaraguans stay safe amid the pandemic.
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A word from Archbishop Hartmayer
Published June 11, 2020
In a joint statement, the Conventual Franciscan Friars across the United States “pledge ourselves to prayer and witness in actions of solidarity for the ending of racial injustice and for peace on our streets.”
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Vigils, protests, homilies echo call for racial justice
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published June 11, 2020Bishops called for Americans to celebrate the country’s diversity, prayed the deep sin of racism can be overcome and invited people to remember that each person is a unique creation of God on Trinity Sunday.
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The mystery and miracle of the Eucharist
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published June 11, 2020Pelicans often come to mind when we envision seaside scenes. There’s something wondrous about watching a pelican dive into the ocean to catch its supper.