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• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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. […]

• 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

• New Curriculum Guidelines Chosen For Children’s Faith Formation

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

  In an effort to more fully impart the Catholic faith to all its children, the Atlanta Archdiocese will be issuing new curriculum guidelines to be used in both parish faith formation programs for children and Catholic schools, from preschool to high school. The new curriculum guidelines are based on the four pillars presented and explained […] Full Story

• Resolving To Give Back? Let Catholic Foundation Help

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 8, 2009

  It is early in 2009. The glow of the year ahead hasn’t dimmed. Those resolutions still seem possible. And if getting your financial house in order is one of them, the rejuvenated Catholic Foundation of North Georgia may be able to help you. (And even if that didn’t make your New Year’s resolutions, it cannot […]

• Memorial Pro-Life Mass, Walk Scheduled for Jan. 22

  Published January 8, 2009

  To mark the 36th anniversary of the legalization of abortion, a national day of prayer and penance for life will be observed on Thursday, Jan. 22, with a rosary and Mass. Later during the day, there will be a silent anti-abortion march through the streets of Atlanta. All are invited to participate. On Jan. 22, […] Full Story

• Dr. King To Be Remembered At Annual Mass, Celebration

  Published January 8, 2009

  Days before the first African-American is sworn in as president, Catholics in the Atlanta Archdiocese will gather to remember the life and service of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Jan. 17 weekend. All are invited to attend. The theme of this year’s anniversary celebration is “Serve One Another Through Love,” a line written […] Full Story

• Helping Adult Catholics Grow In Faith Is Top Priority

  

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

  Glaciers have become an appropriate metaphor for the trek now underway by the staff of the Office of Religious Education, particularly for its director, Dennis Johnson Jr. He equates a glacier’s movement with how ORE must be poised to respond effectively to the church’s social climate while retaining essential principles when forming area Catholics in […] Full Story

• NBA Gives Turkeys In Time For Christmas Dinners

  Published January 1, 2009

  Thousands of families in National Basketball Association cities throughout the country enjoyed the holidays a little bit more this year as The National Basketball Players Association, Catholic Charities USA and Feed the Children delivered meals to 30,000 families. Catholic Charities in Atlanta helped distribute the food, which included 500 turkeys, for hundreds of families here. […] Full Story