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All are welcome at the 2018 Eucharistic Congress June 1-2
May 3, 2018COLLEGE PARK—Catholics from around the region are invited to attend the annual Eucharistic Congress, a two-day offering of prayer, talks and a focus on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. This free event is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and hosted by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Auxiliary Bishops Bernard E. Shlesinger […]
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Information session on May 23 to spotlight Georgia Bulletin pilgrimages
May 3, 2018SMYRNA—Pilgrims and interested travelers are invited to an information session on Wednesday, May 23, that will include highlights of upcoming pilgrimages sponsored by The Georgia Bulletin. All are invited to attend this meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the archdiocesan Chancery, 2401 Lake Park Drive, SE, Smyrna. Belinda Held, a representative of tour […]
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‘A life of great joy and gifts’: Father Matt celebrates six decades of priesthood
May 3, 2018CONYERS—Having graduated from college with a chemistry degree, Father Matt Torpey, OCSO, was enjoying a beach day back in 1950 when his girlfriend handed him Trappist monk Thomas Merton’s autobiography, “The Seven Storey Mountain,” which had just hit the market. To his own surprise, the book set the 22-year-old on the spiritual hike of a […]
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Sacred gathering of Christian leaders marks King anniversary
May 3, 2018ATLANTA – Gospel songs echoed off the stone walls of the Cathedral of Christ the King as spiritual leaders from different Christian denominations focused on the legacy left by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The gathering on April 23 brought some 200 people together with five leaders from Protestant, Orthodox and Catholic churches to […]
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AACCW’s outstanding women and teens of the year
May 3, 2018ATLANTA—Each year, the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) honors women and high school seniors for their service to the church and the community. Here are this year’s honorees: Outstanding Women of the Year Maria C. Almeida, St. Matthew Church, Winder; Rita Anderson, St. Ann Church, Marietta; Barbara Ange, St. Joseph Church, Marietta; Laurel […]
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Father Dan McCormick, first priest ordained for Atlanta, dies
May 3, 2018ATLANTA—Father Daniel J. McCormick, 90, the first priest ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Thursday, April 19. The son of Daniel and Mary Ursula McCormick, he was born Dec. 2, 1927, in Lynbrook, New York. Following high school in Malverne, New York, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948 on a […]
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Father Edward Buvens, SJ, dies
May 3, 2018GRAND COTEAU, La.—Jesuit Father Edward P. Buvens died March 27 at the St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Pavilion in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. He was 83 years old. Father Buvens was a Jesuit for 60 years and a priest for 48 years. Edward Paul Buvens was born to Paul G. and Ruby Ann Jones Buvens in Montreal, Quebec, […]
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Protection for God’s creatures includes animals and people
May 2, 2018Several weeks ago, a charming young lady who was about to make her first holy Communion and first reconciliation asked me for an appointment to do an interview for a school project. I was delighted to accommodate her request. Her mother brought her into my office for the meeting. She came well prepared with a […]
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Nursing school classmates celebrate almost 50 years of memories
May 2, 2018ATLANTA—Attendees at the St. Joseph’s Infirmary Class of 1969 reunion relived old times and made new memories during a celebratory cruise. The former nurses gathered in Tampa, Florida, to kick off the trip. The reunion brought together 15 classmates and one husband. The five classmates who have died over the years were remembered, including Mandy […]
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Community effort raises money for St. Peter Claver Regional School athletes
May 2, 2018ATLANTA—More than 50 people participated on the ACE Teaching Fellows Team in March in the Publix Georgia Marathon. ACE, the Alliance for Catholic Education, is a master’s degree education program earned through Notre Dame University. The runners included several who ran the 26.2-mile course and nearly 20 who laced up for the 13.1-mile half marathon. […]