2022
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Priestly influence
By FATHER JOHN C. KIERAN, Commentary
Published August 9, 2022One day, when Peter Julian Eymard was 5 years old, his sister found him on a stepladder behind the high altar, with his ear against the tabernacle. “What are you doing?” she cried out. He answered, “I am listening to Jesus.”
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Remembering Deacon Edward Santa
Published August 8, 2022
Deacon Edward “Ed” Santa died July 15. He was 85 years old, and served at Transfiguration Church.
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A desiderata for new college students
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D., Commentary
Published August 8, 2022I am convinced that Southern students and educators will spend less time in Purgatory than perhaps any other breed of either pupil or academic. Anyone who has to go back to school in August endures penitential suffering.
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New school leaders for 2022-23 school year
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 8, 2022Meet the new leaders of four Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and read about their hopes for the coming school year.
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The impact of inner-city Catholic school closures
By BISHOP JOEL M. KONZEN, S.M.
Published August 5, 2022In all of the dioceses where I have served—Atlanta, Austin, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Lafayette in Louisiana, and New Orleans—I have seen the closure of some Catholic schools in the center of the city or near the center. I am aware of the same phenomenon having taken place in many other dioceses.
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Waiting at the ocean’s edge
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published August 5, 2022It was a sweltering day in July, seven years ago, when my husband, Jef, and I packed our rental car and headed down to Ponce Inlet, Florida, for a family gathering by the seashore.
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Monastery reopens renovated Abbey Church
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 5, 2022After more than two years of closure, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit community of Cistercian monks is reopening the Abbey Church to the public for prayer and Mass. When visitors enter, they will find the soaring beauty of the white-arched church, shining with restoration and renovation.
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New library part of ‘Ring the Bells’ campaign at St. Pius X High School
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 4, 2022Donors gave approximately $12 million for campus-wide upgrades at St. Pius X High School through the “Ring the Bells” fundraising campaign. The project includes a renovated library space.
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Campus ministry program fills spiritual need at archdiocesan high schools
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published August 4, 2022Due to a priest shortage, Catholic high schools will begin the new year with a campus ministry team approach to support the spiritual life of their communities.
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The Dallas Charter at 20 years: Atlanta’s advocates on mission of prevention and healing
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 4, 2022June marked the 20th year of the Dallas Charter, the landmark document for addressing sexual abuse of minors by clergy. Leaders in child protection are using the milestone to highlight how the archdiocese helps abuse survivors in healing, and works to prevent future abuse.
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Atlanta’s final synod report identifies next steps
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2022“Serving a diversity of cultures” and leading a eucharistic renewal are two of the next steps identified in the final Archdiocese of Atlanta report contributing to the 2023 Synod on Synodality.
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New faith formation coordinator supports schools
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2022School leaders and educators will find additional support from Tonya Shoemaker, the new coordinator of faith formation for the Office of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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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.
