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St. Jude Church Gathers Flock For 50th Anniversary
Published October 28, 2010
The parish named for St. Jude has a dedication to its patron saint that has been a part of the community from the very beginning and continues today, on its 50th anniversary. The story is recounted in the latest parish bulletin anticipating the Oct. 28 feast of St. Jude. Land for the parish was donated … Continue reading St. Jude Church Gathers Flock For 50th Anniversary
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Emory To Host National Death Penalty Conference
Published October 28, 2010
Catholics, religious leaders and activists from across the country are meeting in November for the first national conference on religious opposition to the death penalty this century. The Kairos Conference: Discerning Justice and Taking Action on America’s Death Penalty, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 16-17, at the Emory Conference Center at Emory University, is […] Full Story
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Grady Squeaks Past Pius In Defensive Battle
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 28, 2010When Grady High School’s football team showed up at St. Pius High School Oct. 22, the teams were pretty evenly matched going into the game. Pius and Grady had identical records of 6-1, and they were averaging 41.4 and 45.1 points per game with three shutouts, respectively. They both had good defenses, too—Grady had held […] Full Story
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Sister Carol Patron Reflects On 50 Years Of Blessings
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special To The Bulletin
Published October 28, 2010“I have been blessed in my 50 years by a variety of experiences that have enriched me beyond my wildest expectations,” said Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Carol Patron, who is celebrating her jubilee year. At present, she ministers at the Sullivan Center, a social service organization to help people in need become self-sustaining, […]
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New Lourdes Pastor Feels ‘Prepared’ To Lead There
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 28, 2010When Father John Adamski retired last June, Dominican Father Jeffery Ott, 44, became the new pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Atlanta. He is one of two Dominicans serving the parish—Dominican Father Bruce Schultz serves as associate pastor. Father Schultz, a Milwaukee, Wis., native, converted to Catholicism during his young adult life through the […]
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Tapestry Of Her Life Has Rich, Loving Colors
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published October 14, 2010To hear out loud that she’s 100 years old sounds “ridiculous” to Mary Brandt Murphy. It makes her laugh. “I lie in bed and think—what—100! Whoever heard of such a thing,” she said, and when she laughs, you can’t help but join in. White-haired, with frailties that come with time, the centenarian says that she […]
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Funds Help Holy Land Christians To Stay, Priest Says
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 14, 2010The Atlanta Archdiocese section of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem recently hosted Father Peter Vasko, president of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land. He spoke at a dinner following the Mass for Mary, Queen of Palestine, on Sunday, Oct. 3. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the Mass at Holy Spirit […] Full Story
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Sister Connie Thompson, RGS, Celebrates 50 Years
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special To The Bulletin
Published October 14, 2010The people I have journeyed with have enriched my life to love my God deeper,” Sister Mary Constance Thompson, RGS, said. Better known as Sister Connie, she celebrated her golden jubilee with a Mass at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta, on Saturday, Aug. 14. “I found it very uplifting, emotional and moving,” she said about the […] Full Story
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Dates For Annual Appeal Changed
Published October 14, 2010
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced some changes for the 2011 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, to simplify the process and synchronize the Appeal with the calendar year. Typically, the Annual Appeal begins in the fall and continues through the next year, lasting for more than 12 months and overlapping with the subsequent year’s campaign. Under this […] Full Story
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Pius, Marist, Holy Spirit Prep Run The Course In Cross Country
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 14, 2010St. Pius X High School is currently ranked first in Class AAA cross country and third in the state in all classifications behind nationally ranked Brookwood High School, Snellville, and Parkview High School, Lilburn. Pius finished third at last month’s Berry Invitational, Rome, behind Brookwood and Parkview and second at the Marist School Double Dip. […] Full Story
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Dinner, Jaime Thietten Performance To Benefit PATH
Published October 14, 2010
The annual fundraiser and dinner for PATH (Post Abortion Treatment and Healing) will be held on Thursday, Nov. 4, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Cathedral of Christ the King. The event will include a performance by singer Jaime Thietten. Tickets are $35 per person. Msgr. Richard Lopez, chaplain and teacher at St. […]
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Catholic School ‘A Dream Come True’ For Family
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published October 14, 2010When Maryann Lester started kindergarten this fall, someone she may never know opened the door for her. The little girl, who loves her school uniform and her teacher, goes to Holy Redeemer School in Johns Creek. She is a GRACE Scholar, a program supported by people throughout Georgia who redirected a portion of their state […] Full Story
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Basilica Program To Be Aired on AIB TV
Published October 14, 2010
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters (AIB), Atlanta’s interfaith network, will show a special presentation on the new Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Oct. 20-30. Viewers will see an insider’s tour of the recently designated Sacred Heart Basilica in the heart of Atlanta. The program will include information about what it takes to turn a […] Full Story
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Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenical Service Will Be Celebrated Nov. 4 At IHM
Published October 14, 2010
A Catholic-Orthodox ecumenical gathering will take place on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. The theme of the Gathering is “Celebrating the Saints: Our Intercessors in Heaven and Our Inspiration on Earth.” All are invited to attend. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Archbishop Alexios, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of […]
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Bishops: Social Teaching Should Guide Voters
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published October 14, 2010As the midterm election approaches, many Catholics are trying to figure out how to reconcile their beliefs with the current political climate and candidates in Georgia and nationally. To do that, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops calls on Catholics to become familiar again with principles of Catholic social teaching as they prepare to cast […]
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Relics Of Pro-Life Saint At Holy Spirit
Published September 30, 2010
The relics of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, a wife, mother and Italian pediatrician who was declared a saint in 2004, will be at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta on the weekend of Oct. 16 and 17 and available to the public for veneration. The 20th century “working mother” came to the attention of the church […]
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Weighty Task Of Justice Begins With Prayer
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 30, 2010A judge who works to protect women forced into prostitution and a lawyer who advocates for legal counsel for the poor were applauded by the St. Thomas More Society, as it recognized the two for their contributions to the Atlanta legal community. The society, a group of Catholic lawyers, gave its 2010 awards for promoting […]
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Guadalupe Feast To Be Celebrated Dec. 11
Published September 30, 2010
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced that the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be celebrated in the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 11, this year. In a letter to priests and deacons, he noted that this celebration is of “great importance” to Catholics in the archdiocese. However, this year the traditional […]
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Priest Assignments
Published September 30, 2010
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignment. Msgr. Terry W. Young, who is retired, has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. James the Apostle Church, McDonough, for canonical status, effective Sept. 16. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Augustine Tharappel, regional superior of the Missionaries of St. […]
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Catholics Come Home Campaign Kicks Off
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published September 30, 2010“An extraordinary undertaking” is how Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory describes Catholics Come Home Georgia, a program of evangelization to welcome people to the Catholic Church. The program will kick off in December with a statewide media campaign and a plethora of parishioners ready to welcome home inactive Catholics and non-Catholics to their church communities. Archbishop […]
