2022
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Atlantans visit Our Mother of Africa Chapel ahead of National Black Catholic Congress
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 21, 2022The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) hosted a pilgrimage to the Our Mother of Africa Chapel of the National Shrine in Washington, D.C. Atlanta delegates to the upcoming NBCC Congress XIII attended the celebration, learning about the chapel’s history on its anniversary.
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Beatification cause for Georgia Martyrs moves forward
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 20, 2022The sainthood cause for the five Franciscan Georgia Martyrs moved forward. In the late 16th century, Spanish missions with Franciscans were established along the coast in Florida’s northern frontier. The Spanish worked and lived among the native Gaule people. In 1597, five friars serving on the Georgia coast were killed.
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St. Pius X hosts 10th Pink Out Softball Tournament
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 19, 2022For the past 10 years, St. Pius X High School has hosted the Pink Out tournament, bringing the community together to watch rivals battle it out on the softball diamond. It also raises money to support a scholarship fund at the school.
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Love is an impossible habit to break
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentar
Published September 19, 2022I’ve been running after peace ever since the bottom of my life fell out, when my husband died. At first grief was like a hungry monster that stalked me constantly and devoured any shreds of peace in my heart.
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Queen Elizabeth II: A life devoted to service
By ARCHBISHOP GREGORY J. HARTMAYER, OFM Conv., Commentary
Published September 15, 2022On Sept. 8, the Feast of the Nativity of Mary observed by both the Catholic Church and Anglican Church, we received news that Queen Elizabeth II had died peacefully, with her family by her side.
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Changing conversations around hot-button issues restores connections
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2022With intense national division, the Archdiocese of Atlanta Office of Life, Dignity and Justice began an outreach to help believers get better at talking and navigating across differences with family, friends and strangers.
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Diocese of Phoenix creates Office of Mental Health Ministry
By JEFF GRANT, Catholic News Service
Published September 15, 2022The Diocese of Phoenix is the latest in a growing number of dioceses to create an office dedicated to the ministry of mental health. Bishop John Dolan is well acquainted with the pain of suicide and hopes to convey the church’s care for victims and their families.
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Evangelization document sets cohesive vision for campus ministries
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2022The Office of Evangelization and Discipleship presented a unified vision for college campus ministries in a guiding document, “Encounter Jesus and Live as His Disciples.”
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Fine arts events at Catholic schools
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 15, 2022Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta will host fine arts performances such as fall plays, musicals, band concerts, dance performances and Christmas concerts from October thru December.
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Marist falls to Woodward in battle of the War Eagles
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 14, 2022Marist School visited Woodward Academy in College Park for a football face-off Sept. 9. Marist ultimately fell short, but plans to keep battling as it moves forward in the season.
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Office of Catholic Schools hosts Preschool Institute
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published September 6, 2022For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff of parish preschools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were able to gather for the Preschool Institute—a time of fellowship and learning.
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Reflections on World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
By BILL CLARKE, Commentary
Published September 4, 2022In his message in advance of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly this year, Pope Francis offered several insights for reflection.
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‘Lord, help me find the narrow road’
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published September 3, 2022Imagine you’re knocking on a door, but there’s no answer, so you knock more enthusiastically, and then you hear a voice: “I do not know where you are from!”
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Atlanta deacons join Catholic Extension trip to Puerto Rico
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 2, 2022Several church leaders, including two deacons from the Archdiocese of Atlanta, joined Catholic Extension for a mission immersion program traveling to the dioceses of Puerto Rico to witness the faith and resiliency of its people.
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Archbishop Hartmayer admits nine seminarians to candidacy
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published September 2, 2022Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated Mass and admitted nine seminarians to candidacy for holy orders July 27 at Christ the Redeemer Church.
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Restoring a biblical worldview
By BISHOP BERNARD E. SHLESINGER III
Published September 2, 2022Today, many of us are being formed and educated in front of a screen rather than in a family setting of prayer with communal reflection on the Word of God.
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St. Vincent de Paul Georgia spotlights stories of hope at gathering
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 2, 2022The Morning of Hope was the largest gathering of the year for St. Vincent de Paul Georgia. Funds raised will be directed toward programs to assist more than 150,000 women, men and families with housing, hunger and health services.
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St. Mary’s Academy begins first school year
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published September 1, 2022After more than a year of preparations, the first archdiocesan pre-K-12 school, St. Mary’s Academy, opened in August.
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Marist School begins search for new school president
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published August 31, 2022Marist School has launched a national search to identify a new school president following the announcement that Father Bill Rowland, SM, will step down next June. It’s likely that the school’s next president will be a layperson, for the first time in the school’s history.
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Catholic school sports teams face new competition
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 12, 2022High school athletes at Marist School, St. Pius X and Blessed Trinity will face off against new and bigger competitors as the fall sports season opens. New classifications are going into effect as part of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) realignment.
