The Georgia Bulletin Blog
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UPDATED – Archbishop Gregory to lawmakers: Don’t give up hope, even if 40 days of lawmaking seems like 40 years lost in the desert
Published January 30, 2013
Catholics who attended the annual Catholic Day at the Capital on Tuesday, Jan. 29, buttonholed their representatives about public policy issues important to the church. First up for the day was a briefing on legislative bills from leaders of the Georgia Catholic Conference and the Atlanta Archdiocese. The group then watched the opening of the House of […] Full Story
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50 Years later, here they are, Earl and Barbara Beck
Published October 10, 2011
50 Years of Marriage Begins with Mutual Dislike by GeorgiaBulletin Please listen to Barbara Beck tell how her marriage of 50 years to her husband, Earl, began with mutual dislike. It’s a great story. You can read my article in the Georgia Bulletin about the annual Mass honoring couples in 2011 who celebrate their 50th and 60th […] Full Story
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Pretty Good Mission Statement
Published May 31, 2011
The great thing about the Web is how way leads on to way. You can forget where the trail started. That’s how I stumbled on this essay at a publication called Ekklesia: A New Way of Thinking. As someone who has hung out with the Religion Newswriters Association (RNA) types for a half century, I’d […] Full Story
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Ordination at Holy Spirit Monastery
Published May 2, 2011
I had the good fortune to spend some time at the Holy Spirit Monastery recently. The assignment was to write about the ordination of a monk. CONYERS – With prayers and ancient rituals, the monks at Holy Spirit Monastery and friends celebrated the ordination of Brother Augustine Myslinski to the priesthood.Friends and colleagues crowded the […] Full Story
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Award Winners Announced
Published December 3, 2010
The Office of Black Catholic Ministry recently announced the winners for the January celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And here they are: A crayon drawing of a dove with its open wings hovering over people of many colors was the first place winner in the Fourth Annual Chancery’s Choice Poster Contest in honor […] Full Story
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A sneak peek at stories in July 8th edition
Published July 8, 2010
Rev. Mr. Llane Briese, Thang Pham, Carlos Vargas, Thomas Zahuta, Michael Silloway and Mario Lopez, from left, prostrate themselves on the altar during a moment of prayer for the candidates. Photo by Michael Alexander. (More photos here.) The Georgia Bulletin will be showing up in your mail box in the next couple of days. Here’s […] Full Story