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• Gala Invites All To Assist Atlanta St. Vincent De Paul

  Published August 20, 2009

  On Saturday, Sept. 12, members of the Atlanta Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will celebrate over 100 years of service with the organization’s third annual “Evening for Hope,” a formal gala held to benefit the services and programs of the organization. Originally founded in France in 1833, the Society of St. […]

• Holy Spirit Lecture Series Tackles Healthcare Reform

  Published August 20, 2009

  On Thursday, Sept. 17, Holy Spirit Preparatory School’s College Lecture series resumes with “The Future of Catholic Healthcare in America,” a town hall-style presentation discussing how legislation could change the nature of Catholic hospitals and impact the cost, quality and services provided. The lecturer will be Dr. Nicolas A.F. Chronos, president and chief executive officer […] Full Story

• Tech Student Finds ‘Grace’ After Violent Assault

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 20, 2009

  This could be a story about an ambitious Georgia Tech student, who with final exams behind him spends his summer focused on school and growing his business. But it isn’t. Patrick Whaley was shot. His plans for his college break were left behind May 4 as the ambulance worker scissored through his bloody T-shirt in […] Full Story

• Planning Process Gives Way To Implementation

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published August 20, 2009

  The Archdiocesan Planning Committee has concluded a three-year process of examining the needs—existing and future—of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and making a prioritized, strategic plan to position the church appropriately for the next 10 to 15 years. The committee brought its work to a close with the announcement of initiatives and recommendations for various elements […] Full Story

• Priest Finds Vocation As Counselor

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 6, 2009

  Growing up in the Unitarian Universalist faith, Father Stewart Wilber wasn’t exposed to liturgy as Catholics know it. But it was the celebration of the Mass that drew him to the faith in his mid-30s and into the life as a priest. “I fell in love with the Mass. I wanted to say Mass. I […] Full Story

• New Pipe Organ Installed In IHM Worship Space

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published August 6, 2009

  This summer Atlanta’s Immaculate Heart of Mary has been putting the final touches on one of the premier features in its new church: a gleaming, custom-built pipe organ by the A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company of Lithonia. The organ is housed in a 26-foot tall case built of red oak and ebonized walnut. Inside … Continue reading New Pipe Organ Installed In IHM Worship Space

• Conferences To Focus On Faith, Discipleship

  Published August 6, 2009

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta is sponsoring three one-day conferences in August, September and October with the theme “Connecting the Pieces.” Under the auspices of the Office of Formation and Discipleship, the conferences will focus on evangelization, initiation and catechesis. On Saturday, Aug. 15, Paulist Father Frank DeSiano will lead an all-day session inviting attendees to […] Full Story

• Msgr. Zarama Named Atlanta Auxiliary Bishop

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE and ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writers
  Published August 6, 2009

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory led a press conference the morning of Monday, July 27, joyfully announcing Pope Benedict XVI’s appointment of Msgr. Luis R. Zarama as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The formal announcement was made in Washington the same day by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Bishop-elect Zarama, […] Full Story

• Pope Appoints Msgr. Zarama As Auxiliary Bishop Of Atlanta

  Published July 27, 2009

  ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory led a press conference the morning of Monday, July 27, joyfully announcing Pope Benedict XVI’s appointment of Msgr. Luis Rafael Zarama as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The appointment was first announced in Washington on July 27 by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Archbishop Gregory […] Full Story

• Couples Married 50, 60 Years To Be Honored

  Published July 16, 2009

  The Family Life Office is looking for the brides and grooms of 1959 and 1949. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory would like to honor couples on their 50th or 60th year of marriage with an invitation to a Golden/Diamond Wedding Anniversary Mass on Saturday, Oct. 3, at noon at St. Brigid Church in Johns Creek. A […] Full Story

• Atlantan Since Birth, Cathedral Is ‘Home’: Father Nicholas G. Azar

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 16, 2009

  Every Catholic milestone in Father Nicholas Azar’s life has taken place within the walls of Christ the King Cathedral. From baptism and first Communion to first confession and confirmation, the celebrations have all taken place at the Peachtree Road mother church of the Atlanta Archdiocese. Now, add holy orders. “I like that I have been […]

• New Priest Has Come From Vietnam To Georgia: Father Dominic Tho Tran

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published July 16, 2009

  Father Dominic Tho Tran, 37, has come to the priesthood in Atlanta, Georgia, truly from the other side of the globe. Born in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, a military area during the Vietnam War, he was a toddler when the war ended. One of eight children, the greatest impact was that for five years he didn’t […] Full Story

• Many saw him as priest: Father Brian Lorei

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published July 16, 2009

  When person after person would approach young Brian Lorei and ask him if he had ever thought about becoming a priest, he would typically respond, “Yes, I thought about it … and I thought, no way.” The priest, 46, the son of Barbara and the late Paul Lorei, grew up in a family of 10 […] Full Story

• Mexico Native Ordained To Serve In North Georgia

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 16, 2009

  Affectionately called “Nacho” by his friends and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Father Ignacio Morales Solis is quick with a smile. After some 16 years in classrooms studying at seminary, the Mexican native fulfilled a dream by being among the eight men ordained in June as priests for the Atlanta Archdiocese. “Don’t you think it is […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published July 16, 2009

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father John M. Matejek has been assigned as administrator of St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw, effective July 9. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Michael Kolodziej, minister provincial of the St. Anthony of Padua Province of the Conventual Franciscan Friars, […] Full Story

• Deacon Assignment

  Published July 16, 2009

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in deacon assignment. Deacon James A. LaFreniere, assigned to serve at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, has also been assigned as chaplain for the North Metro Serra Club, effective July 13.

• Two Local Priests Find Blogging Worthwhile

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 16, 2009

  In June Father Victor Galier was away in Japan for vacation and a retreat. But his flock at St. Matthew Church, Tyrone, and the world at large could see his trip unfold with pictures and videos he posted nearly daily to his blog. There he was in the airport. He captured pictures and video of […] Full Story

• Simple Acts Put Water, Food In Needy Hands

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 16, 2009

  It wasn’t the typical 40th birthday celebration as Todd Coppinger and his two sons set up an assembly line to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. “We live in a society that consumes. I just want to give back,” said Coppinger as his youngsters, William and Ben, slathered the ingredients on the bread. The parishioner […] Full Story

• Jubilee Mass Celebrates All Priests

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published July 16, 2009

  Seven priests were honored June 4 at the annual Jubilee Mass where those with diamond, golden or silver anniversaries of ordination are singled out. But Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said it was appropriate for all of the more than 50 priests who came to the Mass to recall God’s faithfulness to them. “Some of us […] Full Story

• Priest Assignment

  Published July 2, 2009

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Eric Flood, North American District Superior of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, and has granted faculties of the archdiocese to Father Thomas M. Fritschen, FSSP, to serve as a parochial vicar at St. Francis […] Full Story