2020
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Marist grad enjoying success as ARCA driver
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published August 6, 2020Seeing colorful cars zoom around a track sparked the early interest of Drew Dollar, a 19-year-old Atlanta native who is now climbing in the ARCA Menards Racing Series driver standings.
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Atlanta Catechist Conference goes virtual on August 22
By SAMANTHA SMITH
Published August 6, 2020Those who work or volunteer in religious education are invited to attend the virtual Atlanta Catechist Conference (ACC) on Saturday, Aug. 22. The theme for the conference is, “Abide in His Love–Hand it On!”
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Archdiocesan schools resume classes August 12
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 5, 2020Archdiocesan schools will open soon for classroom instruction but will be providing flexibility for families to allow distance learning for several weeks. School Superintendent Harold ‘Hal’ Plummer said in a July 20 letter to all the school leaders and parents he is confident schools are prepared for the fall semester.
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Marist Schools holds delayed graduation ceremonies
Published August 5, 2020
The Marist School held its Class of 2020 commencement ceremonies on July 11 and 12 with social distancing measures in place.
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Rosary Army leaders plan for the future
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 5, 2020It was 17 years ago when Greg and Jennifer Willits first founded Rosary Army, not long after Greg made his first all-twine, knotted rosary. A modest ministry at first, the buzz quickly grew of the apostolate with the mission to “Make them, pray them and give them away.”
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St. Ann volunteers harvesting hope with community garden
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 29, 2020Eyeing an empty plot on the St. Ann Church campus, SVdP food pantry leaders decided to break ground on a community garden. Although it was long a topic of conversation at the Marietta parish, it took the COVID-19 lockdown to make it happen.
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Mass dispensation extended through August 30
By GEORGIA BULLETIN NEWS STAFF
Published July 26, 2020Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has extended the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass through Sunday, Aug 30.
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Pope, U.S. bishops ‘saddened’ by Turkish court ruling on Hagia Sophia
By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, Catholic News Service
Published July 24, 2020Pope Francis said he was saddened after a Turkish court ruled to revert the iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque.
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Georgia Bulletin receives 10 Catholic Press awards
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published July 23, 2020The Georgia Bulletin, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, earned 10 Catholic Press awards at this year’s Catholic Media Conference. The first-ever virtual conference in the history of the Catholic Press Association (CPA), “Together While Apart,” was held June 30-July 2.
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Work of two Atlanta civil rights leaders remembered
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published July 21, 2020Two prominent leaders of the civil rights movement, the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, died Friday, July 17. Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., remembers them in prayer.
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Senior Side: Strengthen bonds through virtual grandparenting
By BILL CLARKE, Commentary
Published July 15, 2020Prior to the shelter-in-place order, I made several presentations to parish senior groups on the topic, “The Grandparents Role in Family Faith Formation.” My biggest take-away impression was that we grandparents have a special and unique relationship with grandchildren.
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The meaning and importance of retreat
By FATHER JOSEPH LINGAN, SJ
Published July 15, 2020In recent years, I have been interested in the origin of words—their etymology. As a result, I have learned and come to appreciate so much about language and the meaning of words.
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Father Thomas Reilly, former St. Ann pastor, dies July 12
Published July 15, 2020
Father Thomas A. Reilly, MS, 76, a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette, died July 12 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. He was 76 years old.
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U.S. judge permanently stops Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’ from taking effect
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published July 15, 2020The head of a national pro-life organization said she was disappointed “the will of the people is being thwarted” in a federal judge’s permanent block to keep Georgia’s “heartbeat bill” from taking effect.
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Sheltered in place with Van Gogh and Gauguin
By DAVID A. KING., Ph.D.
Published July 14, 2020Allison, Graham, and Nicholas. They are the three people I love most in the world, my wife and sons. They give me affection and affirmation unlike any other people I know. They can also drive me completely insane, and I know that I can do the same to them. We’re family.
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‘Everything is a grace’
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published July 14, 2020It was early morning when I saw a friend who lives nearby walking up the path. “I was saying my morning prayers,” he said, “and thought I’d stop by.”
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Midtown property sale surplus to go toward school bond debt
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published July 9, 2020Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has decided to use surplus funds from the sale of archdiocese-owned Midtown Atlanta property to reduce school bond debt.
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Catholic schools receive donation for student laptops
By SAMANTHA SMITH
Published July 9, 2020The fall semester will bring new technology for some Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Catholic Foundation announces spring grant awards
Published July 9, 2020
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 55 grants for the 2020 competitive spring grant cycle. These grants will support the Catholic community through a variety of causes within the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Young adult Black Catholics find power, comfort in the faith
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 9, 2020Leaning on faith, an online meeting of young adult Black Catholics started a summer series of prayer, support and listening.
