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• Reader’s Lenten Recipe: Testing Day Soup – Or Tortellini Soup

  Published March 15, 2012

  Reader Jeannine Ferrara, school counselor at St. Jude the Apostle School, Atlanta, sent in this recipe with a story: “During school admissions testing, I make lunch for the teachers and staff who come in on two Saturdays in February and evaluate potential students. One of the teachers is a vegetarian and one of the student […] Full Story

• Priest Assignment

  Published March 15, 2012

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He has confirmed the recommendation of Father Joseph G. Bachand, provincial superior of the Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette and Father Claude F. Rheaume, local superior and director of LaSalette of Enfield, and has assigned Father Roger J. Plante, MS, as senior […] Full Story

• Catholic Charities Opens New Northlake Office

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published March 15, 2012

  The Immigration Legal Services and Refugee Resettlement arms of Catholic Charities Atlanta have found a new home in an office park off Northlake Parkway just inside the Atlanta Interstate-285 perimeter. The Catholic Charities services moved from their former location on West Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta to an office near Northlake Mall, increasing their space […] Full Story

• Bishop Zarama To Speak At SVdP Spring Conference

  Published March 15, 2012

  Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama will give the keynote address at the annual membership meeting, Spring to Life, of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta on Saturday, March 24, at St. Pius X High School. Each year the volunteers for SVdP, called Vincentians, gather for education, inspiration and fellowship. All are invited and […]

• Southeastern Equestrian Order Members Meet In Atlanta

  Published March 15, 2012

  The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, Southeastern Lieutenancy of the United States, is scheduled to hold its annual meeting on Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, at the Intercontinental Buckhead Hotel and Holy Spirit Church. Some 500 members of the ancient order are expected to attend the weekend conference. The events […] Full Story

• Irish Musician To Play St. Patrick’s Day Concerts

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published March 15, 2012

  Among the many activities planned in Atlanta for St. Patrick’s Day will be appearances by Irish musician Liam O’Connor. Kicking off an Irish Pride Festival on the afternoon of March 17, and later giving an evening concert at the Buckhead Theatre, O’Connor will perform music rooted in the Irish tradition, accompanied by traditional Irish dancers. […] Full Story

• Cathedral of Christ The King: A Day In The Life

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER and ANDREW NELSON, Georgia Bulletin Staff (Photos by Michael Alexander, Text by Andrew Nelson
  Published March 15, 2012

  The Gothic Cathedral of Christ the King overlooks the famed Peachtree Road of Atlanta. Beneath its spires, generations of Catholics in the archdiocese have experienced the life cycle of their faith from joyous baptisms as holy water touches the foreheads of youngsters to tearful funerals as Catholics pray for their beloved dead. For 75 years, […]

• Pius Wins First Home Game On Its ‘Field of Dreams’

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published March 1, 2012

  On a balmy, February winter afternoon, the St. Pius X High School baseball team christened its new field, the Seaver Family Sports Complex, on the first day of the 2012 season with a 2-1 victory over Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell. In the school’s 53-year history, it was the baseball team’s first home game on […] Full Story

• Reader’s Lenten Recipe: Linguine alla Puttanesca

  Published March 1, 2012

  The first Lenten recipe this year comes from Penny Ortolano of St. Benedict Church in Duluth, who sent in one for a linguine sauce “put together by my husband’s cousin, Henry Carrone, who takes great pleasure in cooking, especially Italian food.” She likes how easy it is to put together based on ingredients commonly found […] Full Story

• Cristo Rey School Plans Gain Momentum In Atlanta

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
  Published March 1, 2012

  The Cristo Rey Network opened 24 independent Catholic high schools for underprivileged urban youth in its first decade and aims to duplicate that in the next, emboldened by its success serving low-income families with its rigorous college preparatory curriculum. And an Atlanta feasibility study board now is completing groundwork and forges ahead with plans to […] Full Story

• Sophia Academy Seeks Catholic Identity With Marist Aid

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published March 1, 2012

  Sophia Academy, founded by a Catholic, Marie Corrigan, 13 years ago to meet the learning needs of one of her daughters, has affiliated with the Society of Mary and is seeking to attain designation as an independent Catholic school. The school on Dresden Drive, Atlanta, opened in 1999 as the first Christian school here to […] Full Story

• Lenten Ashes Offered At Atlanta Airport

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 1, 2012

  Travelers towing roller bags, military service members, along with pilots and flight attendants came to the Interfaith Chapel at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at the start of Lent to receive a smudge of ashes. Katie Hughes heard over the loudspeaker that ashes were available. Hughes and her two small children were sitting at their gate […] Full Story

• 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Festivities Planned

  Published March 1, 2012

  Mass, live music and the 130th annual parade headline the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day festivities in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, sponsored by Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Inc. Events begin on Saturday, March 10, with the Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta Black Tie Ball, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta. […] Full Story

• Catholic Foundation Announces Latest Grants

  Published March 1, 2012

  According to Michael J. Keough, board chairman, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia approved 37 grants totaling $100,000 for their Fall 2011 cycle. These grants will support a variety of causes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The following 27 grants came from the general grants program, which is funded by the foundation’s general, Goizueta, and […] Full Story

• Young Adult Lent Series ‘Holy Grounds’ Underway

  Published March 1, 2012

  The Office of Formation and Discipleship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta is sponsoring its annual Holy Grounds Lenten coffeehouse at different locations throughout the archdiocese on Wednesday nights during Lent. The series for single and married persons in their 20s and 30s begins each week with Mass, followed by a light Lenten dinner and a […]

• Men Invited To Reflect On Their ‘Yes’ And ‘No’

  Published March 1, 2012

  A time for men to step back for a few hours and reflect on their faith: that’s what the men envision who are planning the 2012 Blessed Trinity and Marist Morning of Reflection for Dads/Men. The event, Saturday, March 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is offered for fathers, grandfathers, alumni and friends of […] Full Story

• Elect, Candidates Reflect God’s Faithfulness, Archbishop Gregory Says At Rite Of Election

  By STEPHEN O'KANE and ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writers
  Published March 1, 2012

  Just like the rainbow signifying God’s promise to Noah that water would never destroy the earth again, the nearly 2,000 people preparing to enter the Church this Easter are a beautiful reflection of the fidelity of God, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said. Referring to the day’s reading from Genesis, Archbishop Gregory welcomed the “rainbow assembly” […] Full Story

• Catholic Schools Honor Their Top Employees

  Published February 16, 2012

  Educators and employees of the archdiocesan and independent Catholic schools around the metro Atlanta area gathered for the fifth annual Education Banquet on Feb. 4 at the Marriott Atlanta Perimeter Center. The banquet is the traditional closing to the celebration of Catholic Schools Week in the Atlanta Archdiocese, which this year had the theme of […] Full Story

• Ecumenical Events Build Local Catholic-Orthodox Ties

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published February 16, 2012

  The spiritual leaders of Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox in metropolitan Atlanta came together Jan. 24 for an ecumenical service at Holy Spirit Church, the seventh time since 2009 the two faith communities’ local leaders, clergy and lay people have held such gatherings of prayer and shared concerns. “We are called to gather in (God’s) […] Full Story

• Georgia Laity Join Bishops At Capitol ‘Catholic Day’

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published February 16, 2012

  Georgia Catholics made their presence known to the state’s legislative bodies during the 2012 Catholic Day at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb 7. The event provided Catholics from the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah the opportunity to observe sessions in the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, to speak with their legislators […] Full Story