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• ‘You’re A Good Person’ And Other Confession Excuses

  November 13, 2008

  Here I am, sitting outside the confessional, and I feel like I am 8 years old again. For some reason, my heart is flopping around wildly and my hands are sweaty. And every so often, I hear a voice in my head yelling: “Run home! You don’t need this! You’re a good person!” Ha! I […]

• Pope Assures New U.S. President Of His Prayers

  November 13, 2008

  Pope Benedict XVI sent a personal message to President-elect Barack Obama Nov. 5, congratulating him and offering his prayers for Obama and for all the people of the United States. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said that because the message was addressed personally to Obama the Vatican did not plan to publish the full […]

• ANNOUNCEMENT: Seeking Family Photos With Archbishop

  November 13, 2008

  In preparation for Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s upcoming 25th anniversary as a bishop, The Georgia Bulletin is planning a slideshow of photographs sent in by readers. To create the show, we are requesting those special photos of family members posing with Archbishop Gregory at various events around the archdiocese over the past five years. In […]

• Art Chosen To Inspire Prayer At New St. Lawrence Church

  November 13, 2008

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory banged on the locked church doors with his hooked crosier, symbolically reopening the refurbished St. Lawrence Church. Waves of parishioners followed him in as members of the Gwinnett County parish celebrated the end of the 15-month project on Oct. 29. “It’s home,” said Jan Miller, a parishioner for three years. An […]

• Hispanic Ministry Head Aims For Service, Collaboration

  November 13, 2008

  The new leader of the Hispanic Ministry Office wants to build closer relationships between the Spanish-speaking community, parishes and other archdiocesan offices. Jairo Martinez, 54, took over as director this summer after serving as the administrator in the office for the past five years. Father Jose Duvan Gonzalez, the previous director, took another assignment in […]

• Students, Alumni Dedicate Plaza To Beloved Chaplain

  November 13, 2008

  Nearly 200 students and alumni of the Georgia Institute of Technology came together on Saturday, Oct. 25, to dedicate the Catholic Center plaza to the Catholic student center’s former spiritual guide, Franciscan Father Mario Di Lella. Father Tim Hepburn, who took over for Father Mario after he retired earlier this year at the age of […]

• Brazilian Community Celebrates Marian Feast With Joy

  November 13, 2008

  Waving blue and white fabrics high above their heads in homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary, nearly 400 Brazilians clapped and sang in Portuguese, marking the beginning of the feast day Mass of Our Lady of Aparecida, the patron saint of Brazil. The Mass was a gathering of the growing Brazilian community in metro Atlanta, […]

• Collections Offer Treasures For Spiritual Journey

  November 13, 2008

  “Modern Spiritual Masters: Writings on Contemplation and Compassion” edited by Robert Ellsberg. Orbis (Maryknoll, N.Y., 2008). 183 pp., $18. “The Best American Spiritual Writing” edited by Philip Zaleski. Houghton Mifflin (Boston, 2008). 229 pp., $28. People from around the world may look on Americans as materialistic, assertive and insensitive in foreign relations, and lacking in […]

• Lourdes Dominates Catholic Men’s Basketball League

  November 13, 2008

  In its second season of existence, the Catholic Men’s Basketball League at Our Lady of Mercy High School is thriving. Just over 100 men from Atlanta-area parishes are running the 84-foot court in a competitive and friendly environment. The excitement of the previous season is back. Teams from Our Lady of Lourdes and Holy Trinity […]

• Dunwoody Wrests Region Title From St. Pius

  November 13, 2008

  St. Pius dropped its first game of the football season and lost the region championship Nov. 7 to Dunwoody High School 20-14. St. Pius was going after its first regional title since 1968, but Dunwoody, who also came into the game undefeated, had its own hopes of wearing the crown. Just 2:07 into the game, […]