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Georgia Bulletin’s front page from the 1963 March on Washington
August 28, 2013The editor of the Georgia Bulletin traveled to Washington, D.C., to report on the 1963 March on Washington. Gerard Sherry, a pioneering editor/reporter in the Catholic press, wrote the lead story from the Aug. 29 issue about the event. The “wind of the racial revolution has finally bent the reed of the conscience of our […]
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Archbishop: Many ‘great souls’ advanced civil rights movement
August 28, 2013ATLANTA—On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory answered these questions from The Georgia Bulletin about its significance and his reflections as a Catholic and African-American then and now. What is your memory of the original March on Washington, where you were, and how acutely aware […]
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Vatican ambassador: World must help end Syria’s ‘serious crisis’
August 21, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Vatican ambassador to Syria said the international community must help find a political solution to the “serious crisis” continuing in the country. Speaking to Vatican Radio Aug. 21 after reports of chemical attacks outside Damascus, Archbishop Mario Zenari described the images circulating on the Internet and television “truly shocking.” The images, which […]
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Deacon elected officer of National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus
August 19, 2013Deacon Jerry Lett of the Atlanta Archdiocese was elected treasurer of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus during the organization’s joint conference with other black Catholic associations in Chicago July 28-Aug. 1. The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus is an organization based in Montgomery, Ala., that brings together black Catholic priests and religious brothers, and […]
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Schools renovated for greater security
August 15, 2013ATLANTA—Students at Catholic schools will be returning to classrooms with enhanced security on some campuses, with the addition of new alarms, greater control of access and closer relationships with local police departments. “Like everybody, after the Newtown tragedy, (security) was on everybody’s radar,” said Frank Moore, the long-time principal at Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell. […]
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Our Lady of the Assumption parishioner wears a gold medal
August 15, 2013Our Lady of the Assumption parishioner Kate Ward traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, this summer, participating in the 2013 Deaflympics, hosted by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Kate, the daughter of Tony and Joan Ward, is a member of the U.S. Deaf National Women’s Soccer Team. She scored the first goal against the […]
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Bishop Gossman dies at age 83; was outspoken voice for social justice
August 15, 2013RALEIGH, N.C. (CNS)—Retired Bishop F. Joseph Gossman, who had led the Diocese of Raleigh for 31 years before he retired in 2006, died Aug. 12 in Raleigh after a long illness. He was 83. Bishop Gossman presided over the diocese’s growth during his tenure. An outspoken voice for social justice, he championed the rights of […]
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New leader is second-generation Catholic school administrator
August 15, 2013ATLANTA—Rebecca Hammel is the new associate superintendent in the Office of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. She started in the number two administrative post this summer, moving from serving as a principal in Catholic schools in Texas and Indiana. She answered some questions about her background, experience and new role. Q. Where did […]
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The secret of a grateful heart
August 15, 2013I wonder what their secret is! This is what I usually think when I meet someone in their nineties—and immediately envision some daunting diet or elaborate exercise regimen. Recently, though, I visited a remarkable woman, Margaret Mayer Mascotti, who is 98 and whose secret has nothing to do with calories or calisthenics—although it does involve […]
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God is close to the brokenhearted
August 15, 2013There is a short story by Andre Dubus, about the lives of a married couple whose only child has died. The prose slowly moves the couple through a day, but it is a day marked by grief, a deep sense of loss and as deep a need for the agony to end. Night draws near […]