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St. Pius Opens Season With Win Over Marist
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published September 4, 2008This year it was the first game of the season on a warm August evening instead of the last game of the regular season on a cold November night, but the excitement and intensity surrounding the annual football encounter of archrivals Marist School and St. Pius X High School was still present. On the first […]
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Deacons’ Ministry Is At World’s Busiest Airport
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 4, 2008More than a quarter of a million people daily fly out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. And 60,000 airline, concessionaire, airport and security employees work there. Deacons Don Kelsey and Mike Landaiche care for the souls of all of them. The two men in their Roman collars stroll the baggage claim area. They say a […]
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Affection For Broadcaster Skip Caray Fills Cathedral
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 21, 2008The boys of summer paid their respects to the funny and at times irreverent man who told the Braves Nation about their on-field exploits. Skip Caray, the long-time announcer for the Atlanta Braves, was remembered at a funeral Mass as a dozen pews at Christ the King Cathedral were filled by front office officials, broadcasting […] Full Story
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Eppersons Remember Jeff Through Race For Research
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published August 21, 2008Steps for Epp, a fundraising team started by Lisa Epperson, Eastern regional director for Life Teen, came together for the fourth year recently, honoring her beloved brother, Jeff, who died in 2001 at the age of 26 of a brain tumor. Formed by friends and family members, the team finished in first place for the […]
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Priest Assignments
Published August 7, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignment. Marist Father Patrick Scully has been assigned as chaplain at the Atlanta Medical Center for a one-year period beginning Aug. 21 through Sept. 21, 2009. He will reside at Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta.
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New Catholic Foundation Executive Director Named
Published August 7, 2008
A nonprofit leader responsible for the major growth of several leading charities in Atlanta has been named the executive director of The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, serving the metropolitan and rural counties that comprise the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The announcement was made Aug. 7 by Clarence H. Smith, chairman of the Catholic Foundation board […]
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Olympian Kathleen Hersey Has Marist Cheering
By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
Published August 7, 2008The video camera is on in Marist swim coach Terry Blish’s office, and all during the day teachers, friends and teammates have stopped by to record words of encouragement and good luck to alumna Kathleen Hersey. “All her teachers have been coming over, even the ones who hate athletics,” said Blish with a laugh. “Kathleen […]
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Social Action Directors Meet To Revitalize Ministry
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2008Catholic social justice leaders spent a week at Oglethorpe University studying coalition building with people of other faiths, digging into the church’s moral teachings and examining racism. Father Bryan Massingale, a theology professor at Jesuit-run Marquette University in Milwaukee, said the Catholic Church has not been a beacon of racial justice in the United States, […] Full Story
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Speakers Probe Deepening Catholic Service By Youth
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2008Although Catholic youth are used to doing service work, they need to find a way to connect their volunteering with their faith, according to speakers at a social action conference in Atlanta. Service activities have become commonplace in Catholic high schools and for those preparing for sacraments like confirmation, but the volunteer work almost has […]
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New Wheels For Refugee Program Bring Blessings
Published August 7, 2008
The white, shiny Chevy passenger van has a proud new owner—Catholic Charities’ Refugee Resettlement program—and staff members celebrated the delivery of the nearly new vehicle at the Catholic Center on July 22. Staff and management gathered to participate in a special “blessing of the van” by Msgr. Luis R. Zarama, vicar general of the archdiocese. […] Full Story
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Immigrant Communities To Give Thanks For New Priests
Published August 7, 2008
A Eucharistic celebration to honor the priestly ordinations of Father Henry Atem, a native of Cameroon, and Father Gilbert Exumé, a native of Haiti, will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur. All are invited. The Mass, where Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will serve as […] Full Story
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Corpus Christi Teens Bring Message Downtown
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2008Men, women and children crossing Baker Street on the north side of Centennial Olympic Park witnessed a unique sight Friday, July 18, as some 15 young women stood on the side of the road holding signs with encouraging messages. Some passers-by took pictures, others stopped to stare and those driving by often gave a honk […] Full Story
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AACCW To Host 52nd Annual Convention Sept. 5-7
Published August 7, 2008
The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women will host its 52nd annual convention on Friday, Sept. 5, to Sunday, Sept 7. The event, which invites and welcomes all women of the archdiocese, will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest Hotel. Women from parishes all over the Archdiocese of Atlanta will gather for three days … Continue reading AACCW To Host 52nd Annual Convention Sept. 5-7
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Youth Of The World Unforgettable For Atlantans
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2008The chance of a lifetime to see and hear Pope Benedict XVI left a lasting impression on those who traveled from Atlanta to Sydney, Australia, for World Youth Day 2008. Their faith was strengthened as they celebrated Catholicism in dramatic witness with hundreds of thousands of other young people from nearly 170 countries. “Meeting other […]
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Couples Celebrating 50th, 60th Anniversary In 2008
Published July 17, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory would like to honor couples married in 1958 and 1948 with an invitation to a Golden/Diamond Wedding Anniversary Mass on Saturday, Oct. 25, at noon at St. Brigid Church, Alpharetta. A catered reception will follow for the celebratory couples and their families. Tickets are required for this special occasion. Please contact […]
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Dames, Knights Of Malta Accompany Sick To Lourdes
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published July 17, 2008They came practically out of nowhere, entering the lives of three individuals during their time of need. The caped women and men—Dames and Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta—took up the call to be their “brother’s keeper.” “To be honest, I didn’t know a thing about the order,” admitted Stacey Persichetti, a young […] Full Story
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Catholic Professionals Host Training On Marital Therapy
Published July 17, 2008
What is the role of religion and spirituality in psychotherapy? There is a group of therapists here in the Archdiocese of Atlanta interested in exploring how the practice of psychotherapy can be informed by the richness of Catholic teaching and philosophy. The name that the group has adopted is taken from their patroness, Our Mother […]
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Couple Serves As New Media Missionaries
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
Published July 3, 2008As a young boy, Greg Willits instantly fell in love with the Apple II computer his father brought home in 1983. More than two decades later, Willits’ love for computers has developed into a passion that has changed the lives of people from all over the world. Willits and his wife, Jennifer, recently hosted the […]
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Archbishop Gregory Will Speak At Magnificat Aug. 9
Published July 3, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the speaker at the Aug. 9 breakfast hosted by the Magnificat ministry to Catholic women. The Saturday gathering from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is held at Killian Hall, 908 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn. Magnificat is an international ministry to women begun in the Archdiocese of New Orleans with […] Full Story
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Priest Assignments
Published June 19, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following first assignments for the new priests who were ordained May 31. The assignments are effective June 19. Father Juan Anzora has been assigned as parochial vicar at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta. Father Juan Areiza has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Andrew Church, Roswell. […]
