Georgia Bulletin

Atlanta

• Deacon Honored To Assist At Papal Mass

  Published February 5, 2009

  It was a unique privilege and honor for Atlanta native and St. Pius X High School graduate Brother Joseph (Matthew) Van House to serve as one of two principal deacons for Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 1 at the Mass for the feast of Mary, Mother of God and World Peace Day at St. Peter’s […] Full Story

• Cathedral Celebrates Milestone, Plans For Future

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2009

  January was a month of celebrating the past and looking to the future at Christ the King Cathedral. Worshippers on Jan. 18 marked the 70th anniversary of the dedication of the mother church of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated a Sunday Mass, which was the centerpiece of the anniversary remembrance. He […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published February 5, 2009

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Neil J. Herlihy, pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church, The Rock, has also been assigned to serve on the archdiocesan priests’ retirement committee, effective Jan. 28. Father Paul D. Williams, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Carrollton, has also […] Full Story

• Local Catholic Named To Student Coalition Board

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 29, 2009

  A Georgia State University religious studies student is a newly appointed leader with the National Catholic Student Coalition. Theresa Wuertz, 20, and the 10-member NCSC executive board received the coalition’s blessing in a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at its January meeting. The NCSC is the voice of Catholic students to the U.S. […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published January 29, 2009

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Msgr. William G. Hoffman has been assigned as administrator of St. Joseph Church, Dalton, effective Jan. 12. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Gerard J. Sheehan, regional priest servant of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, and […] Full Story

• Benefit Concert To Feature Musician Enrique Chia

  Published January 29, 2009

  Emmy award winner and renowned musician Enrique Chia and his orchestra and dancers are performing a benefit concert for the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta to fund programs that help people get high school equivalency degrees and other educational projects. Called the “Piano of the Americas” concert, the event will feature Chia performing stirring […] Full Story

• Catholic Student Leaders Meet In Atlanta

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 29, 2009

  More than 80 Catholic college students gathered in Atlanta to ring in the New Year with the 25th National Catholic Student Coalition Leadership Conference. Under the theme “Our Catholic Faith, Our Nation in Need,” the students listened to keynote speakers and participated in workshops Dec. 31 through Jan. 4, while meeting their peers from around […]

• Signs Express Unflagging Call: All Life Is Sacred

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 29, 2009

  Men and women of all ages, races and beliefs formed one voice affirming the sanctity of life during the Together for Life memorial walk in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 22. Thousands took silently to the streets, questioning by their presence the system that has made unrestricted abortion legal in the United States for 36 […]

• Catholic Attorneys To Debate Illegal Immigration

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 22, 2009

  ‘Responses to Those in Our Midst: A Debate on Illegal Immigration’ Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, Room 252 Two leading Catholic attorneys will debate at Emory University the volatile issue of immigration and illegal workers. Michael A. Scaperlanda, professor of law at Oklahoma University, and William W. Chip, a […] Full Story

• Healthcare Providers Invited To ‘White Mass,’ Dinner

  Published January 22, 2009

  The Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association is sponsoring its annual program on Saturday, Feb. 7, at Mary Our Queen Church, 6260 The Corners Parkway, Norcross. The annual “White Mass,” so named because physicians wear white coats, will be celebrated by Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue and concelebrated by Father David Dye and Legionary of […] Full Story

• Marist Teams Win Both Games At Pius

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published January 22, 2009

  Dressed in their home white uniforms, the St. Pius X High School varsity girls team took the court Jan. 13 against Marist School in its road blue uniforms. Two minutes and 21 seconds elapsed before Marist senior shooting guard Dana Middleton scored the game’s first basket. St. Pius senior forward Morgan Taylor-Burns tied the game […] Full Story

• Marist Retains Wrestling Championship

  

  Published January 22, 2009

  Marist School held onto its title as reigning Catholic Duals wrestling champion during the seventh annual tournament on its home mats Jan. 7. Teams from Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, and St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, faced off against each other and Marist. In a triple round […] Full Story

• Forge On In Struggle For Human Dignity, Bishop Says

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 22, 2009

  Days before the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama, a standing-room-only crowd filled the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to honor the slain civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King who dreamed of racial equality. The 25th annual Catholic celebration honoring King opened with a dramatic call to worship with the blowing of a […] Full Story

• Catholics Reflect On ‘Radical Change’ They’ve Seen

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 22, 2009

  Growing up in rural Mississippi, Rudy Cadney earned pocket money in his hometown by cleaning the church in the white parish, St. Anne’s, while his family worshipped at the Catholic parish set aside for blacks. “There were segregated institutions for everything. Churches were segregated. Schools were segregated. Buses were segregated,” said Cadney, now a 35-year […] Full Story

• VT Priest Says Faith Rituals Help Students In Crisis

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 15, 2009

  The community at Virginia Tech continues to knit itself together after a rampaging gunman killed more than 30 students and faculty in 2007. As the second anniversary of the largest mass killing on a U.S. campus approaches, the Catholic priest serving at the university said a strength the church can bring to fearful and confused […] Full Story

• Research On Catholic Schools Aired At Five Meetings

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 15, 2009

  After two years of research, five consultative meetings were held in the archdiocese in late 2008 to share information gathered on ways to strengthen local Catholic schools, address financial challenges facing them, and identify places where there may be grassroots interest in exploring new schools. The meetings, sponsored by a Catholic education subcommittee of the […] Full Story

• Pinecrest Academy Sweeps Holy Spirit

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published January 15, 2009

  Nine days into the new year, the Pinecrest Academy boys defeated their rivals Holy Spirit Preparatory 69-42 in the first of two meetings this season. The Holy Spirit gymnasium was a sea of green as frantic fans from both schools cheered on their respective teams. Nearly two minutes passed before the first point was scored […]

• Area Churches To Host Speaker Alan Ames

  Published January 15, 2009

  Australian evangelist and healer Alan Ames will return to Atlanta for three speaking engagements and healing services in February. All are welcome to attend. In his talks, Ames shares his conversion experience, which caused a dramatic change in his life and led him to a greater devotion to the sacraments and prayer. On Thursday, Feb. […] Full Story

• Campus Ministers Go Virtual To Draw Students

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 15, 2009

  Today’s college students are always plugged into technology, don’t carry the do-not-trust-anyone-over-30 hang-up and are not afraid to share details of their lives. But the idea of going out on a romantic date causes panic. So, how’s a Catholic campus minister supposed to engage them with the challenges of Jesus? Being where they are, advise […] Full Story

• Small Faith Community Rally Will Offer Options

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published January 8, 2009

  Developing small faith communities at the parish level will be the focus of “Growing Your Community: A Small Faith Community Rally” to be held Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. The event will begin with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. followed by a workshop from 9 a.m. until […] Full Story