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• Filipino community ‘working to help rebuild’ devastated homeland

  November 21, 2013

  ATLANTA—Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta have already or soon will be taking up a special collection for Catholic Relief Services’ work in assisting Typhoon Haiyan victims in the Philippines and Vietnam. The collection, requested by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be used for immediate relief and also for the future rebuilding of […]

• Share each other’s burdens in prayer, acts of love, pope says

  November 21, 2013

  VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Saying, “don’t worry, we aren’t taking up a collection,” Pope Francis asked people at his weekly general audience to perform an act of charity by praying for a seriously ill 18-month-old girl named NoemiBeing part of the church means sharing “spiritual goods—the sacraments, charisms and charity”—including by helping someone or praying for those […]

• Sophia Academy designated an independent Catholic school

  November 21, 2013

  ATLANTA—Sophia Academy in Atlanta is officially an independent Catholic school with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory granting the status in November. The academy, which serves nearly 90 students, began the process of seeking the independent Catholic status 22 months ago after affiliating with the Society of Mary and Marist School. “The administration, staff, board and students […]

• Crossing the finish line of the Year of Faith Marian Marathon

  November 20, 2013

  For nearly a year the Archdiocese of Atlanta has jointly celebrated the papal Year of Faith and the archdiocese’s own Marian Year, which encouraged “a special devotion and emphasis on Mary.” The Georgia Bulletin editors thought it would be a good idea to highlight Mary in a pictorial presentation of Marian images from around the […]

• Special Mass of prayer and unity for victims of Typhoon Haiyan

  November 12, 2013

  ATLANTA—A special Mass for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan will be celebrated by Father Chito Palang at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. Msgr. Francis G. McNamee, rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King, will concelebrate the Mass. All are invited to join […]

• Burying a loved one beside the parish

  November 12, 2013

  The wall of plaques at the Amelia Mary Memorial Garden at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, stopped me in my tracks.  (View the garden here.) I was there to report on my most recent InDepth piece on how Atlanta Catholics are finding a new practice that consoles the living. At the garden, you see 139 names, […]

• Dominican sisters to host Vocation Day Nov. 23

  November 11, 2013

  ATLANTA—At Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne provide care and comfort to patients with incurable cancer who cannot afford needed care. Rose Hawthorne (Mother Mary Alphonsa), daughter of the famed novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, founded the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne community in 1900. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home, […]

• Nov. 17 begins Shrine events recalling Father O’Reilly’s 1864 stand

  November 8, 2013

  ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and an ecumenical group of religious leaders Nov. 17 will begin an observance of the 150th anniversary of the actions of the Irish Catholic priest who saved downtown churches and civil buildings from the burning of Atlanta in 1864. Father Thomas O’Reilly, who treated the wounded of the Confederate and Union […]

• Divine Liturgy planned at CTK

  November 8, 2013

  ATLANTA—The Divine Mercy Apostolate will present a morning of reflection on “Mary, Mother of the Church” Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. The public is invited to attend these programs. The Cathedral is located at 2699 Peachtree Rd. NE. Beginning at 8 a.m. is the Divine Liturgy according to […] Full Story

• ‘Digital parish’ may form online, Vatican official says

  November 8, 2013

  BRAINTREE, Mass. (CNS)—The Internet will host the parish community of the future, according to Msgr. Paul Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. “Social media is redefining how we understand local community,” he said. “The digital parish will be where people cluster around shared interests and shared ideas.” Msgr. Tighe made the comments […]