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• Scenes from Our Move

  Published January 20, 2011

  We put the paper to bed on Tuesday, Jan. 18, and movers showed up on Wednesday. I took some time to capture photos with my iPhone as people packed up offices and the community areas, gathered photos for archives and discarded the garage door openers that opened up the parking lot gate. You can see […] Full Story

• His gifts of beauty surround us

  Published December 14, 2010

  Sometimes in our busy and hurried schedules we fail to stop and take in the beauty of God around us. Recently I was on my way to an assignment when I noticed the December evening sky below. I’ve never taken a photograph that God didn’t see first, because it was his creation. Ordinarily I would […] Full Story

• 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

• ‘With The Blessings Of Fruitful Fields And Healthful Skies’

  Published November 23, 2010

  Saint Michael the Archangel Church, Woodstock, Thanksgiving, 2009. This week’s Georgia Bulletin hits the streets as many families are gathering together to celebrate Thanksgiving. In this issue, we turn our attention to Catholics who find themselves with much to be thankful for: from an adoptive family to a living donor who gave a kidney to […] Full Story

• A community honors Our Lady of Divine Providence

  Published November 19, 2010

  On Sunday, November 14, I attended the Spanish Mass at St. Philip Benizi Church, where the liturgy was devoted to the celebration of Our Lady of Divine Providence. Our Lady of Divine Providence Mass Since 1989 the Puerto Rican community at the Jonesboro parish has annually honored the Blessed Virgin, who was declared the patroness […] Full Story

• The Candy Shop

  Published November 10, 2010

  After seeing the trailer for a new short film entitled The Candy Shop (see link below), I wasn’t really sure what to expect at the recent screening for the movie. A “fairy tale” about sex trafficking? The Candy Shop, a visually stunning 30 minutes of work, follows the story of a young newspaper boy who […] Full Story

• Who would have thought?

  Published November 5, 2010

  Today when I came cross the story of the School Sisters of Notre Dame selling a Honus Wagner baseball card for more than $260,0o0, I kicked myself for tossing my extensive collection of cards all those years ago. Not that I had any particular card that could compare to an early 1900s item of such […] Full Story

• A different kind of Wednesday at St. Peter Chanel

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published October 29, 2010

  For the last two months at St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell, Wednesday has become more than an evening of Parish School of Religion (PSR) sessions. It’s also Wednesday Night Family Supper. The family dinner concept came about to foster community and fellowship among families bringing their children to PSR. Elementary PSR runs from 4:30p – […] Full Story

• A day trip to two north Georgia parishes

  Published October 28, 2010

  Last Thursday, Oct 21, I struck out on a photography assignment that would take me to two of Georgia’s most northern parishes. My first destination was Blue Ridge in Fannin County. I got a little lost finding St. Anthony Church once I arrived in Blue Ridge, but getting lost is not always so bad. Sometimes […] Full Story

• Amazing Race Recap

  Published October 4, 2010

  Team Andrea & Jenna were the last to the find their way to the Kaneshie Market in Accra, Ghana, ousting them from the global scavenger hunt. Andrea DeKroon and her newly found daughter and teammate Jenna Sykes, a University of Georgia student, were done in by the race from London to the west African country […] Full Story

• Teachable moments on the gridiron

  Published September 29, 2010

  Coach Brian Moscona, standing, second from right in sun visor, gathers the Holy Spirit Preparatory School football players together following their Sept. 18 game against Griffin Christian. Standing around him are assistant coaches (l-r) Peter Schoenthaler, Tommy Curtin and Patrick Devine. I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of athletes at all […] Full Story

• Amazing Race Review

  Published September 27, 2010

  An Atlanta area Catholic parishioner and her birth daughter are competing in this season’s “Amazing Race,” so I’ll be watching this fast-paced Sunday show as my journalistic duty. Read about Andrea DeKroon and birth daughter Jenna Sykes as they attempt to win $1 million on the 17th edition of the series here. And here’s their […] Full Story

• Social Media on the brain

  Published September 24, 2010

  It is a social media bonanza here at the Georgia Bulletin. Thursday night at Taco Mac near the Perimeter Mall, several folks involved with the new media gathered. It was the meeting of the Catholic social media users group in the Big Peach. There were podcasters, ‘tweeters,’ writers, leaders with Star Quest Production Network and […] Full Story

• Mercy’s music festival sizzles and that’s not all

  Published September 20, 2010

  Kevin Wyglad & Chasing Grace perform the Beatles rendition of “Let It Be.” Last Saturday Our Lady of Mercy High School hosted its second annual MusicFest at their outdoor stadium. I missed MusicFest 2009, but from what I’m told this year’s was bigger. They doubled the length of the event (12 noon – 8 pm), […] Full Story

• Does that face on TV look familiar? You may be sharing a pew with them.

  Published September 15, 2010

  Two Catholics in the Atlanta Archdiocese are hopefuls in national contests. The first is Henry Chandler, chef/owner of Henry’s Louisiana Grill, Acworth. Out of thousands of nominations, he is one of 18 finalists to be named the “People’s Platelist” sponsored by “Nightline.” The winner is to be an “authentic and creative chef” with a signature […] Full Story

• A Small Town Honors 10 Who Died

  Published September 10, 2010

  I went home. Home is where you sit down and the place itself speaks to you. In my small hometown, what’s new always stands out because much stays the same. As I walked around, I saw a new park with benches and a stone tablet in a semicircle, dappled with sunlight and shade, just off […] Full Story

• August’s Top 5 local stories

  Published September 8, 2010

  Writers and editors in August were hard at work showcasing the Catholic events, from back-to-school profiles to a Hispanic ‘Encuentro’ evangelizing a parish. Here are the top five local new stories in August that grabbed eyeballs at the Georgia Bulletin Web site. Georgia Bulletin Photo Slideshows What I Have Seen And Heard, columns by Archbishop […] Full Story

• Letters of the lawn

  Published September 2, 2010

  Yesterday I was on my way into Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, to take some photos for an upcoming story on the school’s 10th anniversary, when these large, painted letters caught my attention. They were not hard to miss because they were bright yellow. The letters, each spanning 26 feet in height, are cut to […] Full Story

• In the most unexpected of places

  Published September 1, 2010

  Last Sunday, as my wife and I boarded a plane scheduled to leave from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport heading to Atlanta, we arrived at our seats to find an older woman in the row, her head buried in a stack of documents. We did not exchange hello’s as not to bother her and so […] Full Story

• Remembering Hurricane Katrina

  Published August 30, 2010

  While some homes had been demolished in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, nearly a year later others remained topsy-turvy by the force of the water. Yesterday, August 29, marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in New Orleans, La. It is an unforgettable natural disaster in the history of our country. Katrina’s fifth […] Full Story