Atlanta
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Archdiocesan Schools To Expand iPad Program
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 10, 2012IPads will become a familiar sight as some Catholic schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese expand the year-old program to replace textbooks with the tablets. Nearly 100 students at Notre Dame Academy, Duluth, will be getting tablet computers instead of textbooks. Starting in the fall, students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades are to get the […] Full Story
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Commencements For Catholic Schools Begin May 12
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 10, 2012The 31 seniors at Monsignor Donovan High School, Athens, will graduate on Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m. The commencement ceremony is at the high school. Students will attend a baccalaureate Mass at St. Joseph Church, Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. Father David McGuiness, pastor of the Athens parish, is the celebrant. David Thomas […] Full Story
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Priests Celebrate Silver, Gold Jubilees
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 10, 2012Two priests will be honored in the Archdiocese of Atlanta for their years of ministry as priests. Claretian Father Jose Kochuparampil, a native of India, celebrates 25 years as a priest, and Father Timothy K. Ryan, born in Ireland, is marking his golden jubilee. A special Mass will be held for the two men at […]
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Life As Handmaid Of Sacred Heart Rich For Sister Joy
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
Published April 26, 2012Sister Joy Payton thought about turning back six months into her three-year program at the Pontifical University of Comillas in Madrid, Spain, as the articulate woman struggled to speak and study theology in Spanish and deal with cultural differences in everything from music to light fixtures. And as the Catholic convert participated in religious formation […]
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Multifaceted Seminary Life Hones Priest Candidates
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 26, 2012Men following a call to serve the Catholic community in the priesthood test their call before ordination for years at a seminary. It’s there where the men prepare to serve not only as spiritual leaders, but to be future teachers of the faith, to oversee parish administration, and relate to Catholics of all ages, to […]
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Lay Associates Deepen Faith With Dominican Sisters
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 26, 2012Cathy Perry teaches international humanitarian groups leadership skills and talks about team building to national organizations. Twice a month, she gathers as part of the associates program with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa in Atlanta, along with some 20 other women. “I had never been in a company of powerful women who were so deeply […]
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Pat Everett To Speak At Magnificat Anniversary Meal
Published April 26, 2012
Pat Everett will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, May 19, for the 20th anniversary of the Atlanta chapter of the international Catholic women’s ministry. Everett is the lead lecturer at St. John Neumann Women’s Catholic Bible Study in Lilburn, where she has served for 10 years. The Bible […]
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National Tour Of ‘Screwtape Letters’ Set For Alliance
Published April 26, 2012
“The Screwtape Letters,” the provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view, will return to Atlanta by a limited engagement at the Alliance Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St., NE. Performances will be June 7-10 and June 14-17, Thursdays through Saturdays at […]
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Summer Lunch Program Readying To Launch
Published April 26, 2012
Action Ministries, an independent, nonprofit, faith-based organization serving the hunger, housing and education needs of people in North Georgia, will launch a new statewide child nutrition initiative, “Smart Lunch, Smart Kid,” in May. The organization hopes to provide 100,000 healthy meals and educational enrichment opportunities to children in need during the summer months in the […] Full Story
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Tom Key To Reprise Role As C.S. Lewis
Published April 26, 2012
“C.S. Lewis On Stage” is returning to the Atlanta stage. C.S. Lewis is best known as the author of “The Chronicles of Narnia” and other works ranging from fiction to theology, including “The Screwtape Letters.” The one-man show captures the personality and fiction of the author, poet, Oxford faculty member, as shown in his autobiography, […]
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Volunteers Needed For Congress
Published April 26, 2012
Volunteers are still needed in all areas of the Eucharistic Congress, which will be held on Friday evening, June 8, to Saturday, June 9. The deadline for signing up has been extended to May 15, according to Sue Stubbs, one of the volunteer coordinators. “We need almost 600 volunteers,” Stubbs said, “And we still need […]
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Dominican Sees Vitality In Church Roots, Frontiers
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 12, 2012Father Timothy Radcliffe stood out on the Emory University campus in his white robe, rosary beads looped around his belt, his white hair appearing unbrushed. He sat in a chair in the Modern Catholicism class, the kind of chair with a small stationary desk, but he stood up to stand closer to students as he […]
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Archdiocesan Festival Choir Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Published April 12, 2012
The Archdiocesan Festival Choir of Atlanta will celebrate its 10th anniversary concert on Saturday, April 21. The concert will feature music from its previous seasons and will be highlighted by the Festival Choir’s first performance of Giovanni da Palestrina’s “Missa Brevis.” “Now the Festival Choir has become a part of the musical fabric of the […]
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Aquinas Center Vision Recharging In 25th Year
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 12, 2012The Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University is marking its 25th anniversary with a renewed vision. “Transforming lives through the search for God’s wisdom” is its new logo as it looks to its future. Executive Director Phillip Thompson said the center’s goal is to “represent the breadth and depth of the Catholic intellectual and […]
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Spring Hill Summer Institute Announces New Format
Published April 12, 2012
Spring Hill College’s department of theology and ministry has announced a new format and class schedules for this year’s Summer Institute of Christian Spirituality in Atlanta. Beginning this year, courses will be offered in an intensive weekend format at Ignatius Retreat House along with additional online options. The new format has been designed to provide […]
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OLA Second-Graders Raise $1,051 For Heifer Project
Published April 12, 2012
The second-grade classes at Our Lady of the Assumption School presented Heifer International president Pierre U. Ferrari with a check in the amount of $1,051 when he visited the Atlanta school March 26. Back in February second-grade teacher Teri Camp read “Beatrice’s Goat” to her class to start a discussion on problem solving. “Beatrice’s Goat” is […]
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Priest Assignment
Published April 12, 2012
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. At the recommendation of Passionist Father Robert H. Joerger, provincial superior, Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the appointment of Father Alberto A. Cabrera, CP, as parochial vicar for St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, effective March 29.
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Oils Blessed For Sacraments, Priests Renew Promises
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published April 12, 2012A few days before the Easter Vigil, when over 2,000 new Catholics would enter the Church in North Georgia’s parishes and missions, the sacred oils that would be used in their sacraments of baptism and confirmation were blessed at the annual Chrism Mass. The Holy Week liturgy is a prelude each year to the renewal […] Full Story
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Office Of Formation, Discipleship Set On Renewal
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 29, 2012With new faces and a new focus, members of the Office of Formation and Discipleship aim to be of service to pastors and parish leaders as they reach out to the Catholic community. “The focus of the office is support of pastors and the parish leadership in the mission to catechize and form the faithful,” […]
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Reader’s Lenten Recipe: Pizza Fish
Published March 29, 2012
Rose Levitan, of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna, sent in this recipe for preparing fish that she’s used over the years. She said, “My husband is not a big fish eater, so I had to get creative during Lent. I came up with this recipe, and it has been a big hit with him […]
