September 7, 2023
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Ministry milestones achieved
Published September 20, 2023
Men with roots in the Archdiocese of Atlanta recently celebrated milestones in their ministries.
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Mary Our Queen celebrates feast day
Published September 20, 2023
Mary Our Queen Church now has a hand-painted copy of the Blessed Virgin Mary icon, Salus Populi Romani. Bishop Joel Konzen, SM, blessed the painting on the parish’s Aug. 20 feast day
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New executives at SVdP Georgia
Published September 20, 2023
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia announced the appointment of Bea Perdue as senior director of philanthropy and Brian Dooling as director of marketing and communications.
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Almost drowning
By LAURETTA HANNON, Commentary
Published September 17, 2023My older sisters were supposed to keep an eye on me. We were all having fun, playing with a bunch of kids in a lake that summer. At some point I start drifting away from the others and can’t get back.
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Beauty of surrounding world inspires Catholic artist
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 8, 2023Artist Myrtha Vega sees the Creator’s work in even the smallest of things. Now in her 90s, the world continues to inspire the Immaculate Heart of Mary parishioner to make art.
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Christ the King School announces independent school status
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published September 8, 2023The new school year brings a different model of operation for Christ the King School. The 86-year-old school has announced it is now an accredited independent Catholic school within the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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A treasure of immeasurable value
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published September 7, 2023She is lying in bed and stares at me without an ounce of recognition. “Hi, Mom, it’s Lolo,” I announce cheerfully. “I’ve come to visit you.” There is no response, though, so I sit on the bedside chair and continue talking, telling her funny stories about the past.
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‘Created to Praise God’ is theme of annual AACCW convention
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published September 7, 2023The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) is hosting its 67th Annual Convention Oct. 13-15 at St. Peter Church in LaGrange.
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An extraordinary World Youth Day
By BISHOP JOEL M. KONZEN, S.M.
Published September 7, 2023I was pleased to be part of the gathering of young people recently at World Youth Day in Portugal. I had also attended the 2019 WYD in Panama. About 150 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Atlanta were able this year to make the trip to Portugal.
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Cristo Rey: A timeline
Published September 7, 2023
2014: Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School opens with some 160 students in old Midtown offices of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. 2017: School moves from its home on West Peachtree Street to its existing building on Piedmont Avenue. The building repurposed former corporate headquarters at 222 Piedmont Avenue was donated by Jim Cumming, an Atlanta […] Full Story
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What the papacy of John Paul I, ‘The September Pope,’ could have looked like
By RUSSELL SHAW, OSV News
Published September 7, 2023When the cardinals gathered 45 years ago to choose a successor to Pope Paul VI, they wanted—not unreasonably—a smiling pope. In the person of Cardinal Albino Luciani, patriarch of Venice, they got one.
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Mural marks decade of Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 7, 2023Commemorating a decade of education, Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School unveiled a 28-foot-long colorful, mural featuring a collage of its students, showcasing their diverse backgrounds.