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• Like father, like son

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published August 31, 2016

  Almost two months ago I met and photographed nine-year-old Jackson Kelly for a Georgia Bulletin story surrounding Jackson being recognized the Georgia winner of First Lady Michelle Obama’s fifth annual Healthy Lunchtime Challenge, a nationwide recipe contest that promotes cooking and healthy eating among children ages 8-12. Nearly a week before our photo session, Jackson […] Full Story

• A kindergarten class makes the leap to college

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published June 23, 2016

  In 2004 I photographed a group of kindergarten students from St. Thomas More School, Decatur, during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth & Young Adult Celebration at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta. Eight years later I photographed some of the same students for the very first Then And NOW piece, an occasional […] Full Story

• Not your ‘ordinary’ visit

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published May 11, 2016

  When I was a kid I would accompany my father to the Archdiocese of Louisville’s annual Corpus Christi procession at Churchill Downs, the site of last week’s 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby. During that summer event, the late Bishop Charles G. Maloney was always far away. The congregation was on the grandstand and bleacher side […] Full Story

• Preaching to his youngest parishioners with helping hands

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published March 31, 2016

  On Sunday, March 20, I attended the Palm Sunday procession and Spanish Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Cleveland. Father Fabio Alvarez Posada, the pastor and a priest of the Atlanta Archdiocese since 2004, was the main celebrant. After the reading of Luke’s Gospel, Father Fabio stepped off the altar, faced the congregation […] Full Story

• Archbishop Gregory gets his Black History Month “biography doll”

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published February 15, 2016

  St. Thomas More School in Decatur is one of the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta that has consistently celebrated Black History Month over the years with its students. Last week, Feb. 11, I drove over to the Decatur school on the day when Mike Norment, a former USA National Swimming Team member and […] Full Story

• St. Anthony of Padua parishioner played in Super Bowl I

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published February 4, 2016

  This weekend Super Bowl 50 takes place in Santa Clara, Calif., between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos. In today’s blog post we’re running a story written in 2001 about St. Anthony of Padua parishioner Sol Brannan. He’s a retired professional football player who played with the Kansas City Chiefs in the very first […] Full Story

• Marist students meet living link to history

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 27, 2016

  ATLANTA—Ernest Green made the news as a high school senior in 1957 as one of nine students who integrated the racially segregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Green spent Jan. 15, the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., visiting Marist School in Atlanta. The school’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity hosted a […] Full Story

• The Homeward Choir performs at the White House

  

  Published December 22, 2015

  The men of the Atlanta Homeward Choir made their White House debut Monday, Dec. 21. The choir, based at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta, is made up of men who stay at the Central Night Shelter, an ecumenical effort between the Catholic church and its neighbor, Central Presbyterian Church, to offer a roof over […] Full Story

• Serving the troops at Holy Cross Parish

  Published November 12, 2015

  Veterans Day this year fell on the day before the latest Georgia Bulletin is mailed to registered families in the Atlanta Archdiocese. The timing was an opportunity to share with area Catholics stories about those who serve the troops, in addition to profiles about members of the community who stepped up to join the Armed […] Full Story

• A little saint who practiced great mercy

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published November 2, 2015

  On a chilly and rainy Monday morning, the young and old came in steady numbers to venerate the major relics of St. Maria Goretti at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta. Students from Holy Spirit Preparatory School, a crossing guard dressed in bright yellow, men and women on their way to work, the elderly, and parents […] Full Story

• Caught on camera by a preschool shutterbug

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published October 26, 2015

  Earlier this month I made a drive down to the new preschool at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Newnan. It’s been some time since I’ve been in a preschool setting; however, I found it to be like I remembered – a bright, colorful and welcoming environment. Upon arrival I met the preschool director Gina DeGennaro, […] Full Story

• Appealing for Kelly Gissendaner’s life

  Published September 29, 2015

  On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Atlanta of Archdiocese hosted a news conference to draw attention to a letter written by the pope’s representative to the United States to the Georgia Parole Board. Archbishop Carlo M. Vigano wrote, on behalf of Pope Francis, asking the board to commute the death sentence for Kelly Gissendaner to life […] Full Story

• Blogging Pope Francis

  Published September 22, 2015

  Monday morning Several students from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School traveled to Philly to spend time with students from Cristo Rey schools across the country and be with the first Jesuit pope. Their photos Instagram show a whirlwind trip. https://instagram.com/p/8G5LpHH-YP/?taken-by=cristorey_28 Rosemary Jean-Louis who went to the Philly as a volunteer social media “digital diplomat” with […] Full Story

• The greatest show of mirth on Catholic middle school turf

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published September 22, 2015

  The 2015 edition of St. Jude the Apostle School’s biennial circus takes place this week with performances scheduled in the school gymnasium on Sept. 23-27. Under the guidance of Circus of the Kids, the Tallahassee, Fla. based circus arts instructional program, this is the school’s fifth circus since 2007. Circus of the Kids, which was […] Full Story

• Pope Francis arrives in the United States

  Published September 22, 2015

  We’ve got the coverage provided by the Vatican’s Youtube channel.

• Pope Francis arrives in Cuba Saturday. Watch it here.

  Published September 18, 2015

  Pope Francis is to arrive in Cuba Saturday. The ceremony is taking place at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. Speeches and ceremony are scheduled to begin a little after 4 p.m.  

• Hurricane Katrina, looking back

  Published September 16, 2015

  Here’s the final story from our award-winning Aug. 24, 2006, issue. Our reporters and photographer traveled to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast to put together an issue focused on the communities hit by Hurricane Katrina at the one year anniversary. Winnie Rainey, a New Orleans native and three-year employee of Café Reconcile, serves up a plate […] Full Story

• Hurricane Katrina, looking back

  Published September 14, 2015

  Here’s another story from our award-winning Aug. 24, 2006, issue of the Georgia Bulletin. That issue focused on the communities hit by Hurricane Katrina at the one year anniversary. Here, a priest with Atlanta ties reflects his walk through the darkness after the storm and it shaped his ministry “Everyone was having to encourage people. We […] Full Story

• Hurricane Katrina, looking back

  Published September 1, 2015

  People are looking back at the devastation and the rebuilding of the communities around New Orleans and the Gulf region during the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In 2006, members of the Georgia Bulletin staff visited the region to create an award-winning report on the one year mark.  We’ll be republishing some of the stories […] Full Story

• Atlanta “Lost Boy” fulfills goal to dig drinking water wells in native Sudan

  By Andrew Nelson
  Published August 20, 2015

  “Anything that can happen, good can come out of it. That’s why I have to write the book.” Majok Marier wrote about his journey on the run as one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, from his village in east Africa to Atlanta.  The book is “Seed of South Sudan: Memoir of a ‘Lost Boy’ […] Full Story