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• Holy Spirit’s Whelan Wins National Soccer Award

  

  Published February 14, 2013

  ATLANTA—The 2012 US Youth Soccer Goal and Save of the Year award recipients were announced at an awards gala on Jan. 18 in Indianapolis, Ind. Luke Whelan, a junior at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, was awarded the US Youth Soccer Save of the Year. The save that won “Save of the Year,” came during Holy […]

• Father And Son Find Spiritual Healing At Lourdes

  By STEPHEN O'KANE
  Published February 14, 2013

  ATLANTA—Millions of faithful people travel to Lourdes, France, every year seeking healing and forgiveness. It was no different for Bob Milani and his son, Jack, who traveled there with the Order of Malta last year seeking physical healing for Jack’s mitochondrial myopathy. The story of Lourdes is well known, especially among Catholics. In 1858, the […]

• Dedicated Pius Teacher Shares Love Of Reading

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE
  Published February 14, 2013

  ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School English teacher Charleen Klister has had a love of reading ever since she was a young girl growing up in De Pere, Wis. “I don’t remember life before I could read,” she said, smiling. Through her literature and writing classes, Klister brings this love of reading to students at St. […]

• Archdiocese Honors Teachers, Staff At Banquet

  Published February 14, 2013

  ATLANTA—At the close of Catholic Schools Week this year, teachers and employees of the archdiocesan and independent Catholic schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese gathered for the sixth annual Archbishop’s Banquet for Catholic Education on Feb. 2 at the Marriott Atlanta Perimeter Center. At the banquet a teacher or staff member from each of the 23 […]

• Catholics Represented At Annual Day At The Capitol

  

  By ANDREW NELSON
  Published February 14, 2013

  ATLANTA—The Georgia Catholic Conference aims to help shape state laws on key topics important to the church—from education tax credits and abortion to human trafficking. The annual Catholic Day at the Capitol, held this year on Jan. 29, drew more than 100 people to the Statehouse, said organizers. The participants got a taste of what […]

• Youth Must Learn Painful Past To Carry Torch

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 31, 2013

  ATLANTA—The vision of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. today challenges people to “carry every sister and brother who is disconnected in this world,” said Msgr. Henry Gracz. “What pockets cry out for justice?” he asked. People are numbed by addictions to “a world of stuff,” by the continuing effects of violence, racism and sexism, […]

• Mary Boyert: Education Helps Change Hearts, Minds

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 31, 2013

  ATLANTA—Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which legalized abortion, Mary Boyert remembers a couple coming to speak at her Ohio parish about what they believed would be the horrifying consequences of the decision. After speaking at Mass that day at St. Columbkille Church, in Parma, Ohio, the couple invited parishioners […]

• Archbishop: ‘Timeless Message’ Sustains 40-Year Struggle

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 31, 2013

  ATLANTA—Commemorating four decades since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in the landmark cases Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton in 1973, Catholics gathered Jan. 22 for the annual Mass for the Unborn at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to rededicate themselves to the cause of defending human life from the time of […]

• GSU Catholics Welcome New Gathering Space

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 19, 2013

  Members of the Georgia State University Catholic Student Association are giving thanks for the new gathering space dedicated to their campus ministry. On Jan. 11, the new space, furnished with an altar, tabernacle, ambo and icons, was blessed and dedicated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, marking the culmination of an effort years in the making. […]

• Catholic Charities Honors 2012 Leadership Class

  Published January 17, 2013

  ATLANTA—Catholic Charities Atlanta recently honored 42 graduates of its 2012 Leadership Class. The class is an opportunity for young and mid-management professionals to enhance their leadership skills and integrate their Catholic faith in the workplace. A graduation ceremony for the 2012 Leadership Class was held at the Georgian Club in Atlanta earlier this month. The … Continue reading Catholic Charities Honors 2012 Leadership Class

• Social Worker Before Seminary

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 17, 2013

  ATLANTA—Before the seminary, Bishop-designate David P. Talley was a young social worker, trying to prevent child abuse in housing projects that dotted Atlanta’s Fulton County. The turmoil faced by families at the crime-filled complexes was “incredibly violent and horrifying and beyond belief,” a reality he confronted with colleagues from the Fulton County Division of Family […]

• Pope Appoints Atlanta’s Second Auxiliary Bishop

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 17, 2013

  ATLANTA—An historic appointment of a second auxiliary bishop for the Atlanta Archdiocese has been made from among the priests of the archdiocese, as Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop-designate David P. Talley, 62, to assist Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. A native of Columbus, who was raised as a Southern Baptist and entered the Catholic Church during […]

• Gridiron Athletes, SPX Coach Recognized

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published January 17, 2013

  Nine members of St. Pius X High School’s football team received accolades from various sources last month. Four of the players were selected to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) Class AAA All-State team, seven players were selected to the Region 6-AAA team, and six were named to the All-DeKalb County team. AJC Class AAA All-State Team […]

• Multimedia Youth Arts Contest Open For Entries

  Published January 17, 2013

  On behalf of the 2013 Multi-Media Youth Arts Contest, the archdiocesan Justice and Peace Ministry is now accepting submissions for this year’s contest. The competition, part of a nationwide contest, is sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the domestic, anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The theme for the […]

• Tricia Ward Named CTK School Principal

  Published January 13, 2013

  ATLANTA—Father Frank McNamee, pastor of the Cathedral of Christ the King, has appointed Tricia Ward as principal of Christ the King School, Atlanta, effective Jan. 11. “This is exciting news and I am confident that Mrs. Ward will hit the ground running in her new role,” he said. Ward has been serving as interim principal […]

• 30th Anniversary MLK Remembrance Includes Mass, Food Drive

  Published January 3, 2013

  ATLANTA—With the blessings and participation of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, the Office for Black Catholic Ministry’s 30th anniversary remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will begin with Mass on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. The Mass is part of the annual weekend celebration sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholic Ministry. This […] Full Story

• Mass For Unborn Marks 40 Years Since Roe V. Wade

  Published January 3, 2013

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta will observe the 40 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortions in this country. On Jan. 22, 1973, the court issued its rulings in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. In Atlanta, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, there is scheduled a Mass for the Unborn and the Together […] Full Story

• Krygiel Retires As Catholic Charities CEO

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
  Published January 3, 2013

  When Archbishop John F. Donoghue asked Joe Krygiel to become the chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Atlanta in 2004, Krygiel prayed for clarity. While driving home, he passed a church with the words “God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called” posted outside. It was literally the sign for which Krygiel had […]

• Save Feb. 16 For 28th Annual Marriage Day Ball

  Published January 3, 2013

  For the 28th year in Atlanta, married couples who want to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day in a joyous atmosphere with other couples are invited to attend the World Marriage Day Ball. Held at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia, the event on Saturday, Feb. 16, is planned by the Atlanta Area Worldwide Marriage Encounter […]

• Historic Year For Lourdes, Cathedral

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 3, 2013

  ATLANTA—Two parishes reached milestone years in 2012. Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Atlanta, marked a century since its founding as the mother church of African-American Catholics in the archdiocese. And the Cathedral of Christ the King celebrated its 75th anniversary. Our Lady of Lourdes Church and School began with a dozen people, the first black […] Full Story