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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido: March Madness for the Church
March 28, 2013Después de haber disfrutado de una pizza, le mencioné al Padre Luke Ballman y a Matthew Dalrymple (nuestro seminarista de Atlanta que estudia en Roma) quienes me acompañaban subiendo la colina en el camino de regreso al North American College en Roma donde me encuentro hospedado, que debía hallar un tema para mi columna de […]
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A Thief’s Prayer—And A Deathbed Conversion
March 28, 2013I read something so horrific in the newspapers that it had me in tears. It seems there was a tiny baby asleep in the backseat of a car, and the busy father rushed off and forgot the baby was there—and the child perished. The tragic tale brings home the fact that no one wants to […]
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Archbishop Serves As Commentator For ABC News
March 28, 2013Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory spent a week in Rome during the papal conclave, where he served as an analyst for ABC News. He answered a few questions about the experience via email. Q. How would you describe your experience participating in the papal coverage? A. I’m grateful to ABC for their invitation to serve as […]
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New Pope ‘A Great Gift Of Grace’ For All, Argentine Priest Say
March 28, 2013ATLANTA—As a new student in 1962 at the Argentinian Jesuit seminary near Buenos Aires, Father Alberto Cabrera, CP, remembers how fellow seminarian Jorge Bergoglio stood out with his firm convictions and upright character. He now rejoices in his former classmate’s election as Pope Francis. Among about 200 students at Colegio Maximo de San Jose, Bergoglio […]
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Looking Back…Papal Covers
March 21, 2013The Georgia Bulletin is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. With the election of the Roman Catholic Church’s newest pontiff, Pope Francis, we thought you would want you to preview the newspaper’s papal covers from over the years, dating back to 1963. June 27, 1963 cover for Pope Paul VI August 31, 1978 cover for Pope […]
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French-English Day Of Renewal Set
March 15, 2013The Archdiocese of Atlanta Office for Black Catholic Ministry is sponsoring a Lenten Day of Renewal in English and French on Saturday, March 24. The theme is “Living the Abundant Life Here Below” (“Vivre la Vie Abondante Ici Bas”). The event, which is being organized by the Pan African Catholic Organization of Atlanta, will be […]
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Catholic Conference-Supported Bills Make Crossover Day
March 15, 2013Frank Mulcahy, executive director of the Georgia Catholic Conference, recently provided a legislative update for Catholics in Georgia. March 7 was “crossover day” for the Georgia General Assembly: the 30th legislative day when bills must have been adopted in one legislative house if they are to remain viable for the 2012 session. Below are some […]
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Personal Testimony Makes ‘Unplanned’ Story Compelling
March 15, 2013unPLANNED: the Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey Across the Life Line; by Abby Johnson with Cindy Lambert. SaltRiver (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2011). 288 pp., $22.99 (hardcover), $14.99 (softcover). The first line to the introduction of “unPLANNED” reads, “Warning: Reading this book could lead to a life-altering experience!” Who […]
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Dateline: IN ST. PETER’S SQUARE
March 14, 2013IN ST. PETER’S SQUARE MARCH 13, 2013Father Luke Ballman, of the Atlanta Archdiocese, serves at the North American College in Rome. He spoke to The Georgia Bulletin March 13 by phone after witnessing the announcement of the election of Pope Francis and the pope’s first public appearance on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. The […]
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A Lunar Smile
March 14, 2013Were you out last night? Did you see the moon? As I was leaving the office, I noticed the moon high in the sky above Smyrna. It looked similar to the Getty Image below of the moon that was photographed over Las Vegas. Maybe it was God’s way of smiling down on the choice of […]