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• 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 […] Full Story

• 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 […] Full Story

• 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. […] Full Story

• 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 […]

• Base Chapel Closing A Loss For Military Families

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2011

  Seventy years of history ended at Cantonment Chapel as Father Fred Wendel closed the front door of the small, white Catholic chapel at Fort McPherson. During the closing ceremony June 7, Father Wendel, an Army chaplain, stopped briefly at the reconciliation room, the twelfth Station of the Cross, parts of the church important to Catholic […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published June 23, 2011

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following new priest assignments. First Pastoral Assignments Father Joshua Allen, ordained June 18 to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, has been given his first pastoral assignment as a parochial vicar at St. Theresa Church, Douglasville, for the months of July and August 2011. In September 2011 […] Full Story

• Father Dhabliwala Begins First Pastorate

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2011

  Father Neil Dhabliwala said his experience as a parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Christ the King was good training for his new role as a first time pastor of St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Dahlonega. He started in the post in March. “I am looking forward to working with all the different communities and […] Full Story

• LaSalette Father James D. Caffery Dies

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2011

  LaSalette Father James D. Caffery died on Friday, June 17, after a brief illness. He was 78 years old. The priest, who was in his 51st year of ordination, died at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, Conn., where he was hospitalized for pneumonia on June 15. Known to people as “Fr. Caff,” he was the former […] Full Story

• Marist Baseball Team Successfully Defends Title

  

  Published June 23, 2011

  Marist School took both games of a May 28 doubleheader from Whitewater High School of Fayetteville to repeat as Class AAAA state baseball champions. In the first game, Marist fell behind 3-0, but in the fourth inning they were able to pull within one run after RBIs by seniors Chesny Young and Daniel Spingola. In […] Full Story

• Pius Boys Soccer Team Named National Champs

  

  Published June 23, 2011

  The St. Pius X High School boys soccer team has been named the Powerade Fab 50 national champions. Pius became the first team in Georgia to complete the season atop the Powerade Fab 50, which is compiled by ESPN Rise for High Schools. St. Pius X completed the season with a record of 20-0-1. They also […] Full Story

• Father Arellano To Celebrate Sacred Heart Mass

  Published June 23, 2011

  A Tridentine Latin Mass is to be celebrated Friday, July 1, at the Cathedral of Christ the King by Father Edgardo “Bing” Arellano. The Mass for the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be celebrated at 9 p.m. by Father Arellano, the international spiritual director of the Alliance of the Holy Family, International. […] Full Story

• SE Music Symposium Will Focus On New Missal

  Published June 23, 2011

  The Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium will gather musicians interested in sacred music. Its focus will be on the opportunities and challenges as the church implements the new translation of the Roman Missal later this year. The symposium begins on Friday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. and continues on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. to […] Full Story

• Theology On Tap Flowing On Summer Nights

  Published June 23, 2011

  The popular Theology on Tap speaker series is going on throughout the summer, featuring priests, a woman involved in the nonprofit world, and even a bishop. The casual atmosphere at these evening events draws young adults 18 to 40 to gather in local bars and restaurants for a conversation about faith and how it applies […] Full Story