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• Sept. 11 Memorials Planned In Archdiocese – Updated x3

  Published September 1, 2011

  The Cathedral of Christ the King will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, at the noon Mass on Sunday, Sept. 11. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will preside at the Mass and Cathedral pastor Father Frank McNamee will concelebrate the Mass. The public is invited. A remembrance ceremony will be held before the liturgy […] Full Story

• World Youth Day Crowd ‘Mad For Christ’

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 1, 2011

  Travelers to World Youth Day slept on couches when hotels ignored their reservations, were soaked by a violent rainstorm and faced long lines to see cultural landmarks. But the amazing thing is these pilgrims from metro Atlanta treasure their experience and are anxious to attend the next World Youth Day in Brazil. Grace Lee, who […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published September 1, 2011

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Kevin J. Hargaden has been assigned as pastor of St. Matthew Church, Tyrone, effective Sept. 1. Father Bryan Small has been assigned as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur, effective Sept. 1.

• Symposium Features First Mass With ‘New’ Missal

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published September 1, 2011

  “And with your spirit …” responded attendees at the recent Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium during the event’s Saturday morning Mass, trying out the new translation of the Roman Missal for the first time, a highlight of the event. All went well, including singing the solemn chants for the Mass parts, with the exception of the […] Full Story

• PX Dedicates Seaver Sports Complex

  Published September 1, 2011

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blessed and dedicated the new Seaver Family Sports Complex on the campus of St. Pius X High School during a ceremony Aug. 22. The dedication of the new baseball field and multi-purpose athletic field completes the initial phase of the “Expanding Our Legacy” Capital Campaign launched in the fall of 2009 and […]

• Three Honored With National ‘People Of Life’ Awards

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 18, 2011

  Three women received the 2011 People of Life Award for their lifetime commitment to caring for women and children. The awards were given as part of the annual national Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference that took place Aug. 8-10 in Atlanta. One of the award winners is Magaly Llaguno, a leader since 1972 in the effort […] Full Story

• 1951 vows still inspiring Sister Marie Sullivan’s life

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published August 18, 2011

  Sister Marie Sullivan celebrates her 60-year anniversary as a Sinsinawa Dominican sister this year, reaching a milestone in her journey as a servant of the church. The life and ministry of Sister Marie is as interesting and varied as the personality of the small-framed nun herself, working with the poor, women and children before founding […] Full Story

• Catholic Schools Debut iPad Program As School Begins

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 18, 2011

  Textbooks will be staying on the shelves as some students return to the classroom carrying only lightweight iPads. Six schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese are embracing the touch-screen iPads as the newest classroom tool to recreate Civil War battles in social studies, reinforce math lessons with instructional videos or write a classroom blog to improve […] Full Story

• New Principals Tell What Drew Them To Education

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 18, 2011

  Four Catholic elementary schools have new principals this year. They responded to a series of questions from The Georgia Bulletin about their background, passion for education and first thoughts about their new communities. John H. Tarpley, Principal St. Mary’s Catholic School, Rome Previous Position: Ten years as principal of Pinecrest Academy in Cumming and prior […]

• Transcription Project Brings Priest’s Writings To Light

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 4, 2011

  This article was corrected for spelling errors on November 22, 2011. In the late 1700s, Father James Archer inked his thoughts on thin paper about faith during a time when Catholics in England were persecuted—or worse, killed. Now, more than 200 years later, people can transcribe the aged pages bound together with a thread to […] Full Story

• Local Catholics Prepare For World Youth Day Travels

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 4, 2011

  Grace Lee will be one of millions of young people streaming into Madrid on a pilgrimage of faith. The Spanish capital in late August hosts the 2011 World Youth Day, a three-day celebration of faith, built around the theme: “Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith.” On her first trip to […]

• Longtime Georgia Bulletin Ad Representative Dies

  Published July 21, 2011

  Leonard Markun, who served as the advertising representative of The Georgia Bulletin for over 40 years from 1956 to 1998, died July 5. He was 92 and lived in Chamblee. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served from 1942 to 1946. A native of New York City, where he met and married his wife […] Full Story

• Father James Flanagan At Work In First Pastorate

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 21, 2011

  Father James Flanagan is serving in his first pastorate at St. James the Apostle Church, McDonough, where he hopes to help strengthen the spiritual lives of the faithful. “I’m definitely looking forward to working with and teaching the wonderful people of St. James about how beautiful their Catholic faith really is. Along with that, I […] Full Story

• Each Heard God’s Call To Religious Life

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published July 21, 2011

  This year several sisters in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are celebrating jubilee milestones. Here  are the stories of three of them: Sister Angela Abood, Sister Jodi Creten and Sister Esther Ordoñez. The other sisters celebrating jubilees will be featured in an upcoming issue of The Georgia Bulletin. Sister Angela Abood Sitting comfortably in a chair […] Full Story

• Bishop-Designate Hartmayer Named For Savannah

  

  By ANDREW NELSON and STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writers
  Published July 21, 2011

  Conventual Franciscan Father Gregory John Hartmayer has been appointed the 14th bishop of the Diocese of Savannah. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Father Hartmayer July 19 to head the diocese in south and middle Georgia, taking him from his role as the pastor of the parish of St. John Vianney, Lithia Springs, in the Atlanta Archdiocese. […] Full Story

• Young Adults Called Church’s Gifted ‘People Of Today’

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 7, 2011

  Former fashion model Mario St. Francis encouraged a crowded room of more than 400 young adults to listen to the quiet voice speaking to their hearts. God speaks at unexpected times and in unexpected places, he said, but always has the best outcome. “It’s like a voice. It’s like a thought. It’s like an inspiration,” […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published July 7, 2011

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. At the recommendation of Father Augustine Tharappel, regional superior of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, USA Region, Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the assignment of Father Joseph Pottemmel, MSFS,  as bursar of the USA Region of the order, effective June 20. He […] Full Story

• Magnificat Breakfast To Feature Bishop Zarama

  Published July 7, 2011

  Bishop Luis R. Zarama, auxiliary bishop of the Atlanta Archdiocese, will be the speaker at the breakfast hosted by the Magnificat ministry to women on Saturday, Aug. 13, at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta. Bishop Zarama, who was ordained to the priesthood in 1993, was the beloved pastor of St. Mark Church in Clarkesville and […]

• Vocations Director Tapped For Rome Post

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 7, 2011

  Father Luke Ballman is returning to Rome and to his alma mater where he studied to be a priest. This time he’ll be a working at the Pontifical North American College, which is home to nearly 240 seminarians from dioceses across the United States. “They will teach me a lot about my priesthood,” he said. […]

• New Annual Appeal Method Yields Significant Pledges

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2011

  As the 2011 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal continues to move forward, the archdiocesan Stewardship Office reports that more than 70 parishes in North Georgia already have met or exceeded their parish goal with pledges. This is pleasantly surprising news for many involved with the Appeal, from the Stewardship Office to pastors and parishioners. A few significant […]