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• Catholic Foundation Announces Spring Grants

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 22, 2010

  The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia awarded $165,500 to help a variety of causes around the Archdiocese of Atlanta and also awarded its second round of parish enrichment grants for smaller projects. Agencies that combat child trafficking and homelessness were the top recipients, while programs at schools also benefited from grants. Catholic Charities received $20,000 […] Full Story

• NFL Player Returns To West End To Help Youth

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 22, 2010

  Anderson Park is tucked away in southwest Atlanta. On the edge of the unlined grass field, a white tent is the only shade, with a large fan providing a little relief in the sweltering heat. Young men in white T-shirts are running from the defensive linemen station to the wide receiver station at this football […] Full Story

• Many Role Models Drew Parish ‘Son’ To Priesthood

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 22, 2010

  For Father Llane Briese, the road to priestly ministry started by being duped. Friends from his Life Teen group at St. John Neumann Church, Lilburn, planned to go to an event at Christ the King Cathedral and encouraged the then 15-year-old to come. What they neglected to tell him was the talk focused on priestly […] Full Story

• Archbishop Comments On Dali Paintings For Exhibit

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 8, 2010

  A painter. A sculptor. A photographer. A jeweler. Embraced by the public, but once dismissed by art critics. The interpretation of the work of the late Spanish Catholic artist continues to evolve, much as his paintings challenged people to look at the world anew. The High Museum of Art hosts a major exhibit, “Salvador Dali: […]

• ‘A Fine And Generous Parish Priest’ Remembered

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published July 8, 2010

  In 1966 Mike Stephens was a young boy when his father died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack. At this terrible time, the parish priest at St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro stepped forward and helped Mike’s mother and the family of six children, ranging from high school to preschool, manage. In 2000 a Sri […]

• Archdiocese Joyously Welcomes Six New Priests

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published July 8, 2010

  Linda Koerner remembers when a young Llane Briese started coming to the youth group at St. John Neumann Church in Lilburn just a few years ago. From the very beginning, she recognized something special in the teen, so it came as no surprise when she heard he was discerning a vocation to the priesthood. Koerner […]

• Three Longtime Atlanta Priests To Retire This Summer

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  As the Year for Priests comes to a close, many in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are preparing to celebrate the lives of three area priests who will be retiring this year. They are Father Terence Kane, Father John Adamski and Msgr. Terry Young. Father Kane, currently the pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in […] Full Story

• Seven Priests Recognized At Annual Jubilee Mass

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  More than 50 clergymen joined in celebration with Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to recognize seven priests who have reached a jubilee year of their priesthood in 2010. The celebration began with Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King on Wednesday, May 26, and was followed by a reception for the honorees and their […] Full Story

• Msgr. Daniel O’Connor, Beloved Pastor, Leader, Dies

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  Msgr. Daniel J. O’Connor, a priest of the archdiocese for 49 years who served as Secretary for Education and as a pastor and military chaplain, died June 16 while battling adrenal cancer. He was 78 years old. The funeral Mass for Msgr. O’Connor will be celebrated Thursday, June 24, at 1 p.m. at the Cathedral […] Full Story

• Six To Be Ordained As Priests For Atlanta

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory is to ordain six men to the priesthood on Saturday, June 26. They come from a variety of backgrounds: a seminarian whose family fled war-torn Vietnam, another a “diehard fan” of Atlanta professional sports, and yet another who studied engineering in his native Colombia before responding to the desire to become […] Full Story

• Indonesian Community Marks 10th Anniversary At OLA

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  Iskandar Saputra stopped going to church for a few years. With his struggling English and a cultural gap between this native Indonesian and other English-speaking parishioners, he had a hard time fitting in. But in 2006, the 48-year-old Saputra found the Indonesian Catholic community, and his faith has been revived. “It is easy to talk […]

• Archbishop Announces New Priest Assignments

  Published June 24, 2010

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following new assignments of priests. All appointments are effective July 7, 2010, unless otherwise noted. Pastors Father Jaime Barona, currently pastor of St. Matthew Church, Winder, has been assigned as pastor of St. Michael Church, Gainesville. Father Rafael Castaño Fernandez, currently pastor of St. Bernadette Church, Cedartown, has […]

• Irish history, dance on tap at Oakland ‘Sunday in the Park’

  Published June 10, 2010

  ATLANTA—Come join in a bit of Irish fun at Oakland Cemetery and learn how Father Thomas O’Reilly saved the city during the Civil War. The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta, in conjunction with the Historic Oakland Foundation’s 34th annual Sunday in the Park, will celebrate the contributions of Father O’Reilly and his heroic deeds on […] Full Story

• Church personnel mandated to report elder, disabled abuse

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2010

  ATLANTA—Church volunteers and employees are encouraged to familiarize themselves with a new state law requiring current mandatory reporters of child abuse to also report suspected abuse of disabled adults and the elderly. House Bill 78 became law on July 1, 2013 and now includes those with disabilities and the elderly in mandatory reporting of abuse, […] Full Story

• Art Museum Comes To Life

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published June 10, 2010

  During the second annual Metropolitan Art Museum of St. Jude, 56 third-grade students of St. Jude the Apostle School portrayed more than 30 different artists whose work is on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The May 21 event took place at the parish ministry building. The project, which combines […]

• Two Receive Archdiocesan Scholarships

  Published June 10, 2010

  Each year the Archdiocese of Atlanta awards two scholarships for academic excellence to rising ninth-graders. The scholarship fund was established in 1980 to recognize eighth-graders in archdiocesan Catholic schools who will be attending an archdiocesan high school in the fall. Scholarships are awarded based on the demonstration of overall academic and personal achievement and are […]

• Theology On Tap Begins With ‘Human’ Film

  Published June 10, 2010

  A viewing of the film “The Human Experience” and a discussion with its producers kicks off the “Six Pack Summer Series,” put on by the Young Adult Ministry of the Atlanta Archdiocese. The speaker and discussion series is part of the Theology on Tap program, casual gatherings of faithful and questioning young adults set up […] Full Story

• Charles Okeke, Juan José Sánchez Ordained Deacons

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2010

  Catholics celebrated the ordination of two transitional deacons Saturday, May 29, at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Rev. Mr. Charles N. Okeke and Rev. Mr. Juan José Sánchez now serve for a year of ministry as “heralds of the good news” before their ordinations to the priesthood next year. Lorena Sanchez, who lives in […] Full Story

• Seniors Look Ahead To Collegiate Sports

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published May 27, 2010

  Many of the area’s high school senior athletes will be showcasing their skills as they play at various colleges and universities around the country. Here is a list of where some of the graduating seniors will be playing sports. This list does not include the athletes announced in the Feb. 18 issue of The Georgia […] Full Story

• Brazilian, French Tracks Added To This Year’s Congress

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published May 27, 2010

  Reflecting the diversity of the Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, speakers of five languages and American Sign Language will be represented at the 2010 Eucharistic Congress. Catholic faith leaders whose native languages are French and Portuguese are being added to the mix as speakers for the first time at the 15th annual Eucharistic […]