Atlanta
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Seniors Look Ahead To Collegiate Sports
Published May 26, 2011
Below is a list of graduating high school seniors in the Atlanta area who will be playing sports at collegiate institutions both locally and around the country. This list does not include the athletes announced in the Feb. 17 issue of The Georgia Bulletin, which included those athletes who committed on or prior to National […]
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CCHD Awards Local Parish, Community Grants
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 26, 2011The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the Catholic Church’s domestic anti-poverty program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, recently awarded grants to seven local ministries and programs in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Two types of CCHD grants were given to various ministries in North Georgia, including local parish grants and local community […] Full Story
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New Immigration Law ‘Dividing Us,’ Bishop Zarama Says
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published May 26, 2011Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 into law May 13. Legal challenges to the new law are expected and might delay implementation, but it is scheduled otherwise to take effect July 1. The Catholic bishops of Georgia were among those who opposed its passage. Archbishop Wilton D. […]
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St. Pius Graduate Will Join Air Force First
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 26, 2011This fall when many St. Pius X High School graduates will be deciding which classes will fill their schedule in the first semester of college, senior Noelle Richards will be beginning a different kind of education. She will be active in the U.S. Air Force, studying mechanics, since she feels it would be a great […]
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Eagle Scout Distinguished By His Care For Others
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 26, 2011Charles “Thad” Holden’s senior year started with a family tragedy. His father was stricken suddenly on a business trip while Thad hiked with the Boy Scouts in New Mexico. Rushed from the desert to Las Vegas, he and his mother were by his father’s bedside for days until he passed away. “Everything he taught me, […] Full Story
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A Year Serving The Poor Is Marist Senior’s Next Step
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 26, 2011Jason Ebinger first soaked the feet of the homeless man in warm water and then trimmed his toenails, removed dead skin, checked for sores, and other signs of ill health. It’s while serving at the foot clinic at the Open Door Community that he came to his idea of giving a year of service following […] Full Story
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Marist Advances To Round Two Of Baseball Playoffs
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 12, 2011Marist School, the defending state champions of Class AAAA baseball, swept Madison County High School, Danielsville, in the first two games of their best-of-three series, May 6. Marist won the first two games 10-0 and 4-0, respectively, on their home diamond of Jerry Queen Field. In the first game, Marist pitcher, senior Blake Stevens, had 10 […]
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St. Pius Falls To Allatoona In Baseball Playoffs
Published May 12, 2011
In the first round of the Class AAA state baseball playoffs, St. Pius X High School defeated Allatoona High School, Acworth, 3-1 in game one of its best-of-three series, May 6. Pius held a one-run lead in the beginning of the fifth inning, but Allatoona tied the game on an RBI single by left fielder […] Full Story
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Starr’s Mill Eliminates Marist At Home
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 12, 2011Marist School entered its May 6 state girls soccer playoff game against Starr’s Mill with a perfect region record of 11-0 and an overall record of 18-2. Their only two losses were on the road, and they were undefeated at home. With an overall record of 13-6-1, Starr’s Mill was not intimidated. They controlled most […]
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Priest Assignments
Published May 12, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has made the following changes in priest assignments. At the recommendation of Father John Won-sik Sin, provincial superior of the Society of Jesus Korea Province, Archbishop Gregory has assigned Father Isidorus Jeong-ho An, SJ, as pastor of Korean Martyrs Church, Doraville, through May 19. Following the arrival of the new pastor, […] Full Story
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Catholic High Schools Hold Commencements Beginning May 14
Published May 12, 2011
Our Lady of Mercy High School The 56 graduating seniors at Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, will attend a baccalaureate Mass and receive their diplomas on Saturday, May 14, at ceremonies attended by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. The Mass celebrated by the archbishop, followed by the graduation, begins at 2 p.m. on the […]
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Catholic Charities Atlanta Aids Tornado Victims
By STEPHEN O'KANE and GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writers
Published May 12, 2011In the aftermath of tornadoes that swept across Georgia April 27, Catholic Charities Atlanta is offering aid to victims of the storms. Ethel Higgins, disaster response coordinator for Catholic Charities Atlanta, said the organization is currently involved with setting up disaster recovery centers in Spalding County, south of Atlanta, where they have been working with […]
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Archdiocese Honors Seven Priests At Jubilee Mass
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 12, 2011Priests of the Archdiocese of Atlanta were to join Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Wednesday, May 11, in celebrating the annual Jubilee Mass, honoring those priests who will reach significant milestones in their ministry this year. Four priests officially celebrate 25 years of ordination in 2011, and three priests will be honored for 50 years […]
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New Immigration Law ‘Dividing Us,’ Bishop Zarama Says
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published May 12, 2011Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 into law May 13. Legal challenges to the new law are expected and might delay implementation, but it is scheduled otherwise to take effect July 1. The Catholic bishops of Georgia were among those who opposed its passage. Archbishop Wilton D. […]
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Chrism Mass Revitalizes Priests’ Service To Church
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published April 28, 2011The sanctuary of the Cathedral of Christ the King was calm and quiet just before the annual Chrism Mass on Tuesday, April 19. A floor below, nearly 200 priests from around the archdiocese were quickly vesting in preparation for the liturgy. Nearby, a handful of volunteers organized the varying glass stocks that would soon hold […] Full Story
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Christian Ministers Join Priests In Passion Reflections
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 28, 2011A standing-room-only crowd packed the Gothic Christ the King Cathedral at noon on Good Friday to listen to seven Christian ministers reflect on the final words of Jesus. Each of the men, dressed in different styles of vestments from their Christian traditions, spoke from the stone pulpit overlooking the audience of Protestants and Catholics in […]
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Brazilian Catholics Vividly Bring Crucifixion To Life
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published April 28, 2011The Brazilian Catholic community conducted its fifth annual outdoor depiction of the Stations of the Cross on Friday, April 22, at St. Jude the Apostle Church, Sandy Springs. The Good Friday service, led by Father Roger do Carmo Araujo, parochial vicar at St. Jude, along with Jesuit Father Edd Salazar, began inside the church. Once […]
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Jubilee Mass To Honor Priests’ Anniversaries
Published April 28, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will preside over the annual Archdiocesan Jubilee Mass on Wednesday, May 11, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Christ the King. Msgr. William Hoffman, Father Denis Dullea and Father Thomas R. Flynn will be honored for golden anniversaries of 50 years of service as an ordained priest, while Father […] Full Story
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ND President Speaks On Faith Beliefs In Public Square
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 28, 2011The University of Notre Dame president urged Catholics to live their Christian values as the best antidote to bitter partisan political debate. Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, speaking at Emory University, said people of faith must be engaged in politics, but not in a way that gives ammunition to people who do not hold […]
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Deacon Hears Christ’s Command To Visit Prisoners
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 14, 2011The Prison and Jail Ministry of the Atlanta Archdiocese aims to make stronger links between parishioners and Catholics behind bars. Inmates should have a sacramental presence in their lives, said Deacon Richard Tolcher, a retired federal chaplain who is now the ministry leader. Prisoners can at times wait a month between Masses or to participate […]
