Atlanta
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AACCW Members Take Time For Education, Prayer
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special To The Bulletin
Published October 11, 2012“Renew and Rejoice, Your Light Must Shine Before Others … Matthew 5:16” was the theme for the 56th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, held at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria Sept. 7-9. Attending the convention were 145 women from around the archdiocese. Father Tim Hepburn, director of vocations for […]
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Emmanuela Medina To Speak At Magnificat Nov. 17
Published October 11, 2012
Emmanuela Medina will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. The Atlanta Joyful Visitation chapter of the international Catholic women’s ministry hosts the breakfast. All women are invited to attend this morning of faith sharing and hospitality. Born in the Philippines, the oldest […]
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Deacon Assignments
Published October 11, 2012
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in deacon assignment. Deacon James Anderson Jr. has been assigned to serve at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur, effective Oct. 4.
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Georgia Dioceses Challenge HHS Mandate In Court
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published October 11, 2012The Archdiocese of Atlanta, led by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, and other Catholic entities in Georgia have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Health and Human Services’ contraceptive mandate. Included in the lawsuit are the Diocese of Savannah and Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and Christ the […]
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Respect Life Month 2012 Activities Planned
Published September 27, 2012
The Archdiocese of Atlanta will be joining with Catholics across the country in the annual observance of October as Respect Life Month, with a special emphasis on life issues at Masses on Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 7. This year’s theme is “Faith Opens Our Eyes to Human Life in All its Grandeur and Beauty.” Respect […] Full Story
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Legal Community’s Red Mass To Be Celebrated Oct. 4
Published September 27, 2012
Prayers for public leaders and the legal community will be offered at the annual Red Mass. The Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 353 Peachtree St. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant and homilist of this year’s Mass. […]
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Mary Cherished By Cubans As Virgin Of Charity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2012As the small statue of La Virgen de la Caridad, Our Lady of Charity, was carried aloft on a platform decorated with flowers, members of the Cuban community processed behind as it entered the Cathedral of Christ the King Sept. 8. Marking the 400th anniversary of La Virgen’s appearance, the community prayed for their homeland […]
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Archbishop Gregory Answers Questions About Mary
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2012The Catholic Church has announced plans to commemorate a Year of Faith worldwide, led by Pope Benedict XVI, beginning Oct. 11. In the Atlanta Archdiocese, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who had already planned a Marian focus for the year, decided to join the two together—Mary and faith—to focus on “the image and example of Mary.” […]
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Emphasis On Mary To Color Upcoming Year
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2012The Year of Faith in the Catholic Church begins on October 11, marking a time church leaders hope leads to a renewal of faith and a willingness to share it. Pope Benedict XVI in his letter “Porta Fidei” (“The Door of Faith”) wrote that the year coincides with the 50th anniversary of the opening of […]
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Catholic-Orthodox Event Looks At Religious Freedom
Published September 13, 2012
Religious freedom will be the centerpiece of the upcoming Catholic-Orthodox ecumenical gathering, to be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, 2500 Clairmont Road, NE, Atlanta. A reception will follow the service. All are invited to attend. The program is to feature as the keynote speaker, Dr. Alveda King, the […]
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Golden Lions Could Not Be Tamed Or Contained
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published September 13, 2012ATLANTA—In their first home game of the 2012 football season the St. Pius X Golden Lions defeated the North Oconee High School Titans 50-14. St. Pius scored 36 points in the first half. The Pius defense held North Oconee scoreless until late in the third quarter. Defensive back Michael Sikorski had two interceptions on the […]
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Faith & Public Policy Workshops In 8 Parishes
Published September 13, 2012
The conventions are over. Election Day is less than two months away. Now the voters have their work cut out for them. Researching candidates’ positions yourself, listening to or reading well-informed commentators, analyzing the difficult decisions ahead and the character and wisdom of those running for office, these tasks fall to the citizen, in order […] Full Story
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Catholic Foundation Spring Grants Announced
Published August 30, 2012
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 25 grants totaling $115,700 in the spring of 2012. These grants will provide support to a variety of causes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The following 17 grants from the general grants program were funded by the foundation’s community services fund, the Conrads education fund, the general fund, […]
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Priest Assignment
Published August 30, 2012
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Father Francisco Javier Munoz-Garcia has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fayetteville, N.C., in the Diocese of Raleigh, effective June 28.
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Court Blocks Part Of Georgia’s Immigration Law
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 30, 2012A federal court blocked a provision of Georgia’s immigration law, lifting the fear of advocates for immigrants that the law could interfere with ministering to undocumented immigrants. “That’s a definite plus,” said Frank Mulcahy, the executive director of the Georgia Catholic Conference. “We’re pleased the court of appeal saw the unconstitutional aspects,” he said. Meanwhile, […]
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Habitat Honored For Building Path Out Of Poverty
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published August 30, 2012At a Habitat build, the person in jeans hammering next to you on Saturday could be a CEO, a single mother who helped construct her own Habitat home years ago and now is helping the next person, or the family who will soon live there, putting in their sweat equity. Last Saturday, it could have […]
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Annual AACCW Convention Set For Sept. 7-9
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special To The Bulletin
Published August 16, 2012“Renew and Rejoice, Your Light Must Shine Before Others … Matthew 5:16” is the theme for the 56th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW). The convention will be held Friday to Sunday, Sept. 7-9, at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria, 200 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta. The Northeast and Northwest […]
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Gift Called ‘Most Significant Catholic Legacy’
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published August 16, 2012What may be the largest bequest ever given to the Archdiocese of Atlanta is going to impact over 100 parishes, schools and Catholic agencies for years to come through endowment funds. “The first thing I would like to say is how extremely grateful Catholic Charities Atlanta is,” said Joseph Krygiel, chief executive officer. “This gift […]
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Margaret Mitchell’s Family: Learned, Quiet Lives
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published August 16, 2012The generous bequest of Joseph Mitchell is perhaps the most public moment of a life lived very privately. Two Cathedral of Christ the King parishioners spoke of their memories of him. Hamilton Smith, his third cousin by marriage, grew up alongside him. They were in the same class at Christ the King School and initially […]
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Habersham Address To Become Archbishop’s New Home
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 16, 2012The Archdiocese of Atlanta received a property on Habersham Road in the Buckhead neighborhood as part of the bequest of Joseph Mitchell, nephew of the famous author of “Gone With the Wind,” that will become the new home for the archbishop. Located less than two miles from his current home, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory is […]
