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• Observing the hands of Christ at work

  

  By TRAMELL ALEXANDER, Guest commentary
  Published May 15, 2014

  My husband has been the photographer at The Georgia Bulletin for many years. I rarely have the opportunity to witness him at work, so when he mentioned that he had a photo assignment at Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela in Athens, I suggested that I accompany him. I said, “Maybe I can carry your camera bag?” […] Full Story

• UPDATE: How is Pope Francis reforming the Catholic Church?

  Published May 13, 2014

  UPDATED: New video Pope Francis is a media superstar. Take a look at these photos?  Since Pope Francis was named leader of the Catholic Church in the spring of 2014, there has been speculation about reforming the church. Some reports on the church have talked about how Pope Francis hasn’t reformed the catechism and doctrine […] Full Story

• Good Friday in Atlanta

  Published April 10, 2014

  I recently wrote about the variety of ways the Atlanta Catholic community observes Good Friday. While many parishes mark the day with the traditional Stations of the Cross, others have embraced events with actors, pageantry and an immersive experience recreating Jesus’ last hours. Another option is the 34th Good Friday pilgrimage in downtown Atlanta. I’ve […] Full Story

• Hannah Foy, king size joy in a pint size ball player

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published March 7, 2014

  I’ve never had a portrait session with current National Basketball Association (NBA) phenoms like the Miami Heat’s Lebron James, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant or Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) superstar Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx. Last Sunday, however, I did have a session with a first-year player in the Cougar Athletic Association […] Full Story

• From the photo vault: Feb. 28, 2013

  Published February 28, 2014

  It’s a good thing I rarely clear my desktop. I found these two photos – award-winning they are not – about the historical day of Feb. 28, 2013. That is the day Pope emeritus Benedict XVI stepped down and the Catholic Church entered the period of sede vacante The first photo is my desk as […] Full Story

• The youth take their turn at making a joyful noise

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published January 24, 2014

  As I was covering the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Eucharistic Celebration, Jan. 17, the most visible addition to this year’s liturgy was the presence of a children’s choir. The 45-member choir, under the direction of Stephen Lee, was comprised of youngsters age 3 to 17 from various archdiocesan parishes. They had five Saturday afternoon […] Full Story

• Catholics in Atlanta celebrate Dr. King and martyrs of the civil right era

  Published January 21, 2014

  Staff writer Andrew Nelson produced this minute long video about the archdiocesan celebration for Martin Luther King Jr. The story about the King weekend celebration will also be in the upcoming issue.  

• Reaching for a dream with the GED

  Published January 7, 2014

  Cap and gown? Check Speeches? Check. Cap toss? Check. This festive event with some three dozen graduates at the Marist School on Thursday, Dec. 19, meant more than your typical high school commencement. Centro Hispano Marista began in the fall of 2012. The GED program attracted hundreds of Hispanic women and men who hoped to […] Full Story

• Stick them and they will still come

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published December 11, 2013

  Last Saturday, Dec. 7, I stopped by the Bob Buechner Holy Cross Church Blood Drive. The first blood drive took place in 2010 after Holy Cross formed its Blood Donation Ministry. Buechner died in 1998 and was a longtime parishioner who cherished his family and his faith. With full disclosure I am an American Cross […] Full Story

• Talking about the people’s pope, Pope Francis

  Published December 10, 2013

  Pope Francis stepped on to the centuries old balcony of St. Peter Basilica on March 13, 2013, offered a few words before asking people to pray for him. And then he bowed. The former cardinal-archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, became the 266th successor to St. Peter. It was one of firsts: the first pope from Latin […] Full Story

• The first Thanksgiving Proclamation: “all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care”

  Published November 27, 2013

  Thanksgiving Proclamation Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789 By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to […] Full Story

• A Pancake Feast Fit For A King

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published November 25, 2013

  My children can tell you that most Saturday mornings growing up in our home involved pancakes or waffles. I’m partial to both; however, I’d give a slight edge to pancakes. Well, for the 16th year the Men’s Club at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, held its annual pancake breakfast in the gymnasium above […] Full Story

• A history lesson in downtown Atlanta

  Published November 22, 2013

  I’m a history fan.  How big of a fan?  Well, on my night stand now is “1776” and my bachelor weekend was spent with my best man touring New York’s American Revolution battlefields, from Saratoga National Park where Benedict Arnold made a name for himself to Fort Ticonderoga where patriots hauled the guns from that won […] Full Story

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

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published 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 […] Full Story

• Burying a loved one beside the parish

  Published 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, […] Full Story

• Georgia Bulletin’s front page from the 1963 March on Washington

  Published August 28, 2013

  The editor of the Georgia Bulletin traveled to Washington, D.C., to report on the 1963 March on Washington. Gerard Sherry, a pioneering editor/reporter in the Catholic press, wrote the lead story from the Aug. 29 issue about the event. The “wind of the racial revolution has finally bent the reed of the conscience of our […] Full Story

• Students return to the classroom

  Published August 13, 2013

  We invited parents and others to submit photos of their young scholars as the school year gets underway. Here is a gallery of the submitted photos.

• The Streak Remains Intact

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published August 6, 2013

  Every August (or late July) since 2006 a group photograph of Archdiocese of Atlanta seminarians has been taken. Archbishop Gregory, the vocations director and an auxiliary bishop usually join them for the photograph. The week of the photograph the seminarians are attending a retreat at Ignatius House, Atlanta. The photo session takes place on a […] Full Story

• That’ll be Saint Pope John XXIII, or is it Saint John XXIII

  Published July 25, 2013

  With news of the upcoming canonization of Pope John XXIII, I am reposting this photo of a statue of him. The statue sits outside Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Carrollton. It’s an abstract sculpture of the Italian pope, who opened the Vatican Council II.   What I like is how it portrays the hefty […] Full Story

• ***UPDATE: Giving Glory To God Through Gardening

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published July 24, 2013

  Since my initial post of Giving Glory To God Through Gardening, I only received a few photos. Holy Spirit Church parishioner Brian Hoffman sent in a photo of his children standing by their Mary garden, and All Saints Church parishioner Sue Said sent me some photos taken by her friend and fellow Dunwoody Community gardener, […] Full Story