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• St. Paul of the Cross to have evangelization revival

  November 5, 2018

  ATLANTA—All are invited to join St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, for an Evangelization Revival celebrating Black Catholic History Month. The event will begin with Mass on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. Dewayne Smithers will conduct a motivational session for youth and young adults following the Mass. Smithers is a youth minister and […]

• Adrian Dominican Sister Virginia O’Reilly, former St. Mary’s teacher, dies

  November 5, 2018

  ADRIAN, Michigan—Sister Virginia O’Reilly, formerly known as Sister Joan Patricia O’Reilly, died Sept. 24, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 91 years of age and in the 75th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sister Virginia was born in Detroit, Michigan, to George and Alice (Hall) O’Reilly. […] Full Story

• Abuse crisis, day of discernment, prayer top agenda for Baltimore meeting

  November 4, 2018

  WASHINGTON —Discussion and voting on concrete measures to address the abuse crisis and a day of spiritual discernment and prayer will top the agenda for the U.S. bishops when they meet Nov. 12-14 for the fall general assembly in Baltimore. Public sessions of the assembly also will be livestreamed, live tweeted and carried via satellite, said […]

• IHM Church and School celebrate 60 years

  November 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the 60th Anniversary Mass of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and School on Oct. 27. “I hear you’ve turned 60,” the Archbishop told the assembly at the beginning of the liturgy. “You look marvelous!” Concelebrants for the Mass included pastor Msgr. Albert Jowdy and parochial vicar Father Carlos Ortega and […]

• Field day at Corpus Christi helps transform church grounds

  November 3, 2018

  STONE MOUNTAIN—Parishioners of Corpus Christi Church in Stone Mountain joined 100 employees of Ruppert Landscape for a fun field day event Sept. 13. The end result was a much-needed landscape makeover for the church community. Employees of the Ruppert Landscape’s Lilburn and Mableton, and Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina branches descended upon the grounds of […]

• Mountain parish breaks ground on new parish hall

  November 3, 2018

  LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN—Parishioners of Our Lady of the Mount Church welcomed Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, to celebrate Mass and groundbreaking for the church’s new parish hall on Sunday, Oct. 14. Father Thomas Shuler, pastor, and members of the parish’s capital campaign, building committee and parish council joined Bishop Konzen outside as he blessed the ground […] Full Story

• A tale of two sisters at the zoo

  November 2, 2018

  It was a cool, breezy morning in Wichita, where I was visiting my sister for a few days. We decided to head to the zoo, figuring we could get some exercise while also viewing the array of birds and beasts. While we walked around the zoo, I thought of the times in our childhood when […]

• Blessed Trinity retired the baseball jersey of a former player

  November 2, 2018

  ROSWELL—During halftime of Blessed Trinity High School’s Oct. 26 football game, Matt Skole, a member of the class of 2008, was joined on the field by his family; Brian Marks, school president; Cathy Lancaster, school principal; Andy Harlin, baseball coach; and athletic director Ricky Turner as his baseball jersey, #25, was retired. Skole, who played […]

• Last year’s state football finalists face off in a regular season rematch

  November 2, 2018

  Ten months and 11 days after Blessed Trinity High School and Marist School, Atlanta, played for the Class AAAA state football championship on Marist’s field, the two teams squared off, Oct. 26, on Blessed Trinity’s field in a regular season contest. In a low-scoring, defensive battle, Blessed Trinity kicker Ethan Chauvin’s field goal early in […]

• ‘Engage to Educate’ brings Catholic teachers to first statewide conference

  November 2, 2018

  ROSWELL—As students in Georgia’s Catholic schools enjoyed days off in early October, their teachers headed back to the classroom for three days of learning. Engage to Educate, the first combined educational conference held for teachers from the Atlanta Archdiocese and Savannah Diocese, took place Oct. 3-5 at Blessed Trinity High School and Queen of Angels […]