May 27, 2021
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The saving gift of fatherhood
By TIMOTHY P. O'MALLEY, Catholic News Service
Published June 6, 2021If sin, as St. Augustine notes, may be described as a curving in upon the self, God was inviting me, through my son, to attend to the rest of the human family around me rather than gazing inward at my own self.
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s ‘A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings’
By David A. King, Ph.D.
Published June 1, 2021Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s wonderful 1955 story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is a story about an angel of mercy, yet no one fully understands this fact until he vanishes from their midst.
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Paper chains hold this year together
By MAUREEN SMITH, Commentary
Published May 29, 2021The loops take up three walls, swooping gracefully from their hooks and finally spilling onto the floor where they pool in the dust, waiting for one more hook to be added to the wall.
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Name and details announced for newly consolidated school
Published May 28, 2021
Hal Plummer, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, announced May 13 that the new Catholic school on the southside of Atlanta will be called St. Mary’s Academy.
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Discovering the hidden jewel of peace
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published May 28, 2021“You kids are driving me crazy! This cry of exasperation was uttered regularly by the adults in my childhood world. You see, when the seven cousins got together, we were a force to contend with.
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Catholic educators, parents reflect on the pandemic era
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 28, 2021After 12 months of improvising and adaptation, Catholic school teachers and parents shared thoughts on the constraints of the school year, but also some of the bright spots of the year.
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Archdiocesan schools update remote learning policy for fall
Published May 27, 2021
Archdiocesan School Superintendent Hal Plummer announced in a May 7 letter to parents the Office of Catholic Schools plans on having all students in the classroom full time in the fall.
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‘They all ate and were satisfied’
Published May 27, 2021
It is easy to postpone the deepening of one’s personal relationship with Christ for the sake of spending more time problem solving. In my pastoral ministry as a bishop, I often feel tempted to become a manager of crises rather than a man of faith.
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Prayers for healing, justice mark ‘painful’ anniversary of Floyd’s death
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published May 27, 2021George Floyd’s death while in police custody a year ago left “a hole in the fabric of our society,” said the director of the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd May 25, the first anniversary of Floyd’s death.
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First year of archbishop’s ministry shaped by pandemic
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 27, 2021On May 6, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., marked one year as shepherd of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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New priest assignments announced
Published May 27, 2021
Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv., is pleased to convey the official announcements regarding priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Longtime Georgia Bulletin photographer retires
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published May 27, 2021For nearly 25 years, the pages of The Georgia Bulletin have featured the photographs of Michael Alexander. On April 30, Alexander retired from his work at the archdiocesan newspaper.
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The Class of 2021: Top scholars honored at Catholic high schools
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 27, 2021Valedictorians and salutatorians from Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were honored for their academic achievements.
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Nonprofit rooted in Corpus Christi Church supports youth on the margins
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 26, 2021Youth for Humanity, a nonprofit founded by a Corpus Christi parishioner, supports youth in the Stone Mountain and surrounding areas through community service projects and educational programs.