July 7, 2022
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The eucharistic revival—necessary and timely
By BILL CLARKE, Commentary
Published July 12, 2022Let us remember that the Eucharist is the cornerstone belief for all Catholics. God gave us this gift to help us deal more effectively with life’s many challenges.
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The grace of boredom
By SARAH OTTO, M.Div.
Published July 12, 2022“I’m sooooo bored.” This has become a common summer phrase in our house, one I imagine other parents can relate to. My initial response is to roll my eyes, but a secret part of me delights in the spiritual significance of this uncomfortable state.
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Visitation Sister Mary Regina Beckley dies
Published July 12, 2022
Sister Mary Regina Beckley, VHM, died Sunday, June 12. She was 88 years old. She was born Sara Beckley on April 19, 1934 in New York City and had wanted to be a nun from her earliest years.
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Longtime St. Thomas Aquinas deacon remembered
Published July 12, 2022
Deacon Edmund Joseph LaHouse died June 21. He was a parishioner of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta, where he served since 1989 as a deacon. He was 92 years old.
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The awesome gift of the blessed Eucharist
By ARCHBISHOP GREGORY J. HARTMAYER, OFM Conv., Commentary
Published July 8, 2022The weekend of June 17-18, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, saw the return of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Eucharistic Congress at the Georgia International Convention Center. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the 25th congress.
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Joy and sorrow over Supreme Court decision on abortion
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published July 8, 2022When I heard that Roe v. Wade had been overturned, I cried tears of joy, because a dark weight was lifted from the world. I also wept in sorrow, however, because I couldn’t help but wonder “What if abortion had been illegal when I decided to have one?”
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Congress revels in community of faith from infancy to adulthood
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 8, 2022Families gathered at the Eucharistic Congress in June to celebrate how the hubbub and clamor around their tables and in living rooms are places to meet Jesus.
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Social Justice Track a first in Congress’ history
Published July 7, 2022
In addition to Starve Wars, Justice and Peace Ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta organized a Social Justice Track for this year’s Eucharistic Congress. The program focused on hunger, racism, care for the environment and restorative justice.
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Catholic Foundation awards 30 for 30th
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published July 7, 2022The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 30 parish enrichment grants instead of the traditional 10 during the spring grant cycle in celebration of the foundation’s 30th anniversary.
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Parish Milestones: St. Thomas Aquinas Church celebrates 50 years
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published July 7, 2022Parishioners of St. Thomas Aquinas Church celebrated the community’s 50th anniversary on Pentecost weekend. Started as a mission, it was elevated to parish status in June 1972 by Archbishop Thomas Donnellan.
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Friday Congress events focus on Christ’s transformative, healing nature
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 7, 2022Kicking off a weekend that many had anticipated for two years, the Friday evening events of the 25th Eucharistic Congress drew a crowd who couldn’t wait to get started.
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Atlanta’s Eucharistic Congress celebrates joyful return, launches national revival
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 4, 2022The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Eucharistic Congress returned with a roar, the traditional waving of banners and upbeat noise of drums, impromptu singing and horn-blowing of the eucharistic procession, attracting thousands and welcoming back ‘the lost and the broken.’
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Atlanta pro-life advocates offer concrete ways to help moms in need
By NICHOLE GOLDEN and SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writers
Published June 29, 2022Keri Ninness leads the Walking with Moms in Need (WWMIN) initiative at her parish, St. Joseph Church in Marietta. She said the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a call to action for Catholics.