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Bishop Shlesinger: Our lives must be founded on the person of Jesus
August 3, 2017ATLANTA—Ancient prayers filled the candlelit Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta for prayer on the eve of the ordination of Atlanta’s new auxiliary bishop. Scores of clergy, men and women religious, and family and close friends of Bishop Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger III gathered Tuesday, July 18, in the flower-filled stone Gothic cathedral on […]
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Creative Atlanta program training Spanish catechists garners national honor
August 3, 2017ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta received the New Wineskins Award for its innovative Spanish certificate program in pastoral theology taking place in partnership with the University of Dallas. The award was given at the 81st National Conference for Catechetical Leadership, held in Dallas May 22-25. The online study program was created to form leaders and strengthen […]
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Raleigh priest ordained auxiliary bishop for Atlanta
August 3, 2017ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory called the ordination of Bishop Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger III to the episcopate a “wonderfully happy day in the life of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.” Archbishop Gregory ordained the priest of the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, as an Atlanta auxiliary bishop during an afternoon Mass July 19 at the Cathedral […]
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Siblings support their youngest brother as he becomes Atlanta bishop
August 3, 2017ATLANTA—The siblings of Bishop Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger III describe him as a prayerful child and thoughtful brother. The youngest child of six, he was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. His father, Bernard E. “Bill” Shlesinger Jr., 93, is a military veteran, patent attorney and inventor. His mother, the late Rita […]
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Coat of arms of Bishop Shlesinger
August 3, 2017The episcopal heraldic achievement, or bishop’s coat of arms, is composed of a shield, that is the central and most important part of the design and tells to whom the design belongs, the external ornamentation, that tells the owner’s position or rank, and a motto, placed upon a scroll. By heraldic tradition the design is […]
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Unflappable nature gave him ROTC nickname as the ‘Happy Rat’
August 3, 2017ATLANTA—As a first-year student in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Ned Shlesinger was one of the “rats”—a freshman facing tough initiation doled out by cadet upperclassmen into the strict discipline of the corps. However, his friends say his good nature and ability to take the badgering in stride earned him the nickname of the […]
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Secrets to a happy and holy marriage
August 3, 2017It’s rare to see a solid marriage on television. Instead, couples are seen yelling at each other, humiliating each other—and sneaking around with other people. In the real world, however, many couples have good relationships based on respect, friendship and a shared faith. In my case, my husband and I had different temperaments, but we […]
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Blessed are those who mourn
August 3, 2017This is the third column in a 10-part series “Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Mt 5:4 The beatitudes are blessings directed toward followers of Christ, first of all, and to the crowds as potential followers. The crowds would probably be puzzled by many of the blessings. Being poor in spirit […]
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Priests’ assembly reflects on need to heal ‘deep malady’ in American soul
July 7, 2017ATLANTA—In the face of an abiding “soul sickness” in the United States, the Catholic Church can serve as a counterbalance to forces of violence and hatred, keynote speaker Father Bryan Massingale told a June gathering of priests in Atlanta. His message, inspired by the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. about America, was shared […]
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Archdiocesan newspaper, videographer earn 14 awards at annual media conference
July 6, 2017ATLANTA—The Georgia Bulletin and the archdiocesan Office of Communications were honored with 14 awards from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada at the 2017 Catholic Media Conference. The conference was held in Québec City June 20-23, in conjunction with the Signis World Congress. Signis met June 19-22, drawing members of the […]