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Six New Deacons Ordained In Journey To Priesthood
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2008Six men, representing four countries and collectively speaking 10 different languages, were ordained as transitional deacons by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Saturday, May 24, during a reverent and emotion-filled Mass. Friends and family of the candidates excitedly filed into the Cathedral of Christ the King to support the men in this next step of […] Full Story
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National Social Action Institute To Be Held In Atlanta
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2008Leading Catholic theologians along with hundreds of activists are examining racism through the lens of the Gospels when the national Social Action Summer Institute for the first time comes to the Southeast this summer. The weeklong July seminar will push people out of the classroom and into the neighborhoods on a “Poverty Tour” in Athens […]
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Father Herlihy Named First-Time Pastor
Published May 29, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named one priest as first-time pastor, effective June 19. Father Neil J. Herlihy, currently a parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, will become pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church in The Rock. A native New Yorker, Father Herlihy, 56, is a 1973 graduate of Iona College in […]
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Archbishop Announces New Priest Assignments
Published May 29, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. All the assignments are effective June 19, 2008, unless otherwise noted. First Pastorate Father Neil J. Herlihy, currently a parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, has been assigned to his first pastorate as pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church, The Rock. Pastors […]
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Area Track And Field Athletes Excel At State Meet
Published May 22, 2008
Catholic school girls track and field athletes participated in the state meet at Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany, May 1-3, while the boys competed at Jefferson High School, Jefferson, May 8-10. Listed below are the results from some of the schools. Boys Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, finished in third place as a team. […] Full Story
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Two Atlanta Priests Prepare For Army Service
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 22, 2008Fred Wendel got drafted into the Army as the Vietnam War raged. One thing led to another, and he became a chaplain’s assistant in Germany where he served for two years and got out. He may have left the Army, but the Army never left him. Close to 40 years later, he is one of […]
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Governor Signs Tax-Credit Bill, Vetoes Car Impounding
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 22, 2008Gov. Sonny Perdue recently authorized an education tax-credit law that could help parents pay for Catholic schools and vetoed a measure that required police officers to impound a vehicle when a driver does not have a driver’s license. The steps were wins for the Georgia Catholic Conference. Frank Mulcahy, the executive director for the public […] Full Story
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Jubilarian Mass Honors Decades Of Priestly Service
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 22, 2008More than 200 years of priestly service were celebrated at the Jubilarian Mass held Wednesday, May 7, at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Diocesan and consecrated religious priests alike processed into a quiet sanctuary Wednesday morning for the opportunity to be honored by the archbishop, their fellow priests and a few lay friends as […] Full Story
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Catholic New Media Event To Follow Congress
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 22, 2008Every year, tens of thousands of Catholics flock to the Georgia International Convention Center for the Eucharistic Congress, a diverse gathering that reaches out to people of many nations, cultures and races. This year, on the day following the Congress, those working in a new brand of ministry will be gathering at the GICC. The […]
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Dr. Thompson To Teach Tolkien Course
Published May 15, 2008
Dr. Phil Thompson, executive director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University, will teach a five-week evening course in October entitled “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Spiritual Journey.” The class will study the sources of Tolkien’s vision of the spiritual journey that were influenced by his experiences of World War I, his Catholic faith […] Full Story
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Plaza Will Bear Priest’s Name
Published May 15, 2008
As Franciscan Father Mario DiLella departed as Georgia Tech Catholic chaplain, the archdiocese announced that the plaza in front of the Catholic Center at Tech will be dedicated in his name and in his honor this fall. In a letter read at Father Mario’s final Sunday Mass at Tech, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said the […]
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Catholic High Schools Hold May Graduations
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 15, 2008Blessed Trinity High School ROSWELL—The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated on Friday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Brigid Church, Alpharetta. The graduation of nearly 200 seniors is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, at 3 p.m. at the school. The valedictorian for the 2008 class is Trent McMullen, son of Todd and Linda McMullen, […] Full Story
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Mustard Seed Marks 30th Anniversary With Youth
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 15, 2008To help the youth of the world, one must ask the youth for advice. That is one of the many things Father Gregory Ramkissoon, founder of the missionary organization Mustard Seed Communities, did during his recent trip to Atlanta. Father Gregory spent several days in the Archdiocese of Atlanta at the end of April, celebrating […] Full Story
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Marist Girls Beat Pius For State Soccer Championship
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 15, 2008It was a fitting end to a perfect 19-0 season as Marist School knocked off its rival St. Pius X High School 2-1 to capture the girls Class AAAA state soccer title in front of an enthusiastic home crowd that filled the Hughes Spalding Stadium at Marist School. This season marks the second time Marist […] Full Story
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Marist Season Ends In Double OT Loss To Westminster
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 15, 2008The Lady War Eagles varsity lacrosse team of Marist School matched Westminster School point for point and stick for stick for 50 minutes of regulation and two overtimes during the Class AAAA state semifinal match, May 6. At the end of the second overtime, however, Westminster was the victor 13-12. Marist climbed back from an […]
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Phillip Thompson Named Aquinas Center Director
Published May 15, 2008
Phillip M. Thompson, Ph.D., has been named executive director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University beginning in August, the Aquinas Center board has announced. “This position is a very exciting one for me because of the vital mission of the Aquinas Center as a nexus for exploring and celebrating the intellectual riches […] Full Story
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Father Mario Concludes Tech Ministry At 81
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published May 15, 2008The music group setting up for Mass had eight singers, five guitarists, a pianist, a flutist and a brass player, about four times more people than on a typical Sunday. They had practiced secretly in another location on the Georgia Tech campus. Downstairs, tables were surreptitiously prepared for a massive buffet of sandwiches, platters of […]
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Speaker Recommends Spiritual Connections For Elderly
By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
Published May 8, 2008A person’s faith and religious life may change as he or she enters into old age, but that doesn’t diminish the need for spiritual connections to nourish mental health. Finding out how to spark those connections in elderly populations was the topic of the second annual Spirituality in Aging Partnership series, a half-day conference sponsored […] Full Story
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After Tragedy, Holy Land Speakers Pursue Peace
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 8, 2008As young men, the two could not have been more different: a battle-hardened former Israeli soldier, a rock-throwing Palestinian jailed for protesting the occupation of the West Bank. But through shared sorrows, Mazen Faraj and Rami Elhanan now call each other brothers. “We are not competing with the size of our pain. We do not […] Full Story
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HIV/AIDS Ministry To Latinos Garners CDC Support
Published May 1, 2008
There isn’t a word for virus in the Mayan language. Nor is there a word for HIV/AIDS. That language barrier is becoming a devastating omission for members of metro Atlanta’s Mayan communities in Canton and Covington. They are contracting AIDS and dying—without any knowledge of the disease or its causes. “One day they’re healthy and […]
