Georgia Bulletin

Atlanta

• Local Catholic Athletes Sign On The Dotted Line

  Published February 19, 2009

  This year National Signing Day took place Wednesday, Feb. 4. Like many athletes around the country, local Catholic high school seniors made it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play collegiate sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic athletes who made commitments on […] Full Story

• International class of deacons ordained

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE and ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writers
  Published February 19, 2009

  Christ the King Cathedral welcomed family and friends from all over the country and beyond as a unique and international class of deacons was ordained on Saturday, Feb. 7. Five countries and a commonwealth were represented in the class of 12 permanent deacons, which even had a special presence in Timothy Gallagher, who was ordained […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published February 12, 2009

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Joseph Jones, provincial of the Congregation of the Passionists, and has granted the faculties of the archdiocese to Father Jerome McKenna, CP, to serve as pastor of St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, effective […] Full Story

• Catholic Attorneys Debate Illegal Immigration

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 12, 2009

  Two prominent Catholic attorneys squared off on how to handle illegal immigrants living in the country. Michael Scaperlanda, a professor of law at Oklahoma University, and William Chip, a senior partner with a prominent Washington, D.C., law firm, wrestled with how to apply church principles to the thorny issue. “I hope you see the human […] Full Story

• Local Schools Wrestle In Prep School Slam

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published February 12, 2009

  Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, and Atlanta schools Marist and St. Pius X competed among 29 other schools from five Southeastern states in two gymnasiums, with three mats each, during the first Southeastern Prep School Slam. The Jan. 30-31 wrestling tournament, hosted by Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, drew teams from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina […] Full Story

• Downtown Churches Join For Black History Event

  Published February 12, 2009

  The sixth annual Black Catholic History Celebration will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, at Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta. All are welcome to attend. Sponsored by the Multi-Parish Black History Committee of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Anthony of Padua Church, the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Sacred Heart, the celebration will begin […] Full Story

• Atlanta Links Into Dayton U’s Online Faith Courses

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 12, 2009

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta is offering adults a way to learn about their faith in the midst of life’s hurried schedules. The archdiocese’s Office of Religious Education, along with 40 other dioceses, has teamed up with the Catholic University of Dayton’s online faith formation program. “It is a great opportunity to meet many new people […] Full Story

• Pius Players To Perform Acclaimed ‘Les Miserables’

  Published February 12, 2009

  The Pius Players of St. Pius X High School will present the musical drama “Les Miserables” March 11-15. Directing the epic story of adversity set in 19th-century France is Bonnie Spark, with musical director Paul Tate. Performance times are March 11-14 at 7 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. in the Monsignor Terry W. […] Full Story

• Archbishop Donoghue Scholarship To Be Awarded

  Published February 12, 2009

  Qualified high school seniors are invited to apply for the second annual Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue Scholarship from the Georgia Federal Credit Union (GFCU). Applications will be accepted until the March 1 deadline, and the winner of the $2,500 scholarship will be announced April 1. GFCU was established in 1958 as a teachers’ credit union. […] Full Story

• Students Spell Success In Annual Bee

  Published February 12, 2009

  Every year in January, Catholic schools across the nation celebrate the successes of their students and the contributions of their communities, and recognize their achievements as institutions of quality academics and faith-filled instruction. The annual Archdiocesan Spelling Bee is one of the many diverse events held during Catholic Schools Week in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. […]

• North Georgia Legionaries, Pinecrest Parents Informed

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 12, 2009

  Hundreds of members of Regnum Christi, the predominantly lay arm of the Legionaries of Christ religious order, live in the Atlanta Archdiocese. About a dozen of the order’s priests work here, along with five seminarians and a number of consecrated women. The most visible presence for the religious order is Pinecrest Academy, a 900-student independent […] Full Story

• IHM Dedicates New Church On 50th Anniversary

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published February 12, 2009

  Linking the old and new, members of the congregation at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church began their procession into a new church by starting inside the one where they have worshipped for 50 years. The crowd that gathered in the older church on Jan. 24 showed why the parish needed a new one. The pews, […] Full Story

• One Deacon Answers A Different Call

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2009

  Among the men ordained deacons Feb. 7, candidate Timothy Gallagher is unique. While 12 permanent deacons to-be sat in the pews with their wives and children, Gallagher sat with his family, preparing for ordination as a transitional deacon, making a vow of celibacy, and in the near future preparing to become a priest for the […] Full Story

• Bishop’s Remarks On Holocaust Repudiated

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2009

  Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who serves as chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, said Feb. 2 that he was “embarrassed” by the statements of a traditionalist bishop who questioned the severity and extent of the Holocaust. “Someone has said something terribly offensive and insulting to friends and neighbors,” he […] Full Story

• 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