Atlanta
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Catholic Lobbyist Summarizes 2008 Georgia Session
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 1, 2008Georgia drivers could suffer stiffer fines and even lose their cars if Gov. Sonny Perdue enacts two pieces of legislation into law aimed at illegal immigrants, according to the Georgia Catholic Conference. The chief lobbyist for the Catholic Church in Georgia said lawmakers cast a wide net to combat illegal immigration and residents may be […]
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Helping Media, Director Has Unique View Of Pope
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 1, 2008In her regular job, Pat Chivers works as the communications director for the Atlanta Archdiocese. During the visit of Pope Benedict XVI, as a member of a communications team assembled to handle the media responsibilities, she shepherded hundreds of reporters and journalists covering the event. After catching up on sleep and returning to her day […]
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Pinecrest Soccer Prevails
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 1, 2008The Pinecrest Academy boys soccer team had to come from behind to eventually eke out a 2-1 victory over a pesky Holy Spirit Preparatory squad. Both teams remained scoreless through halftime. In the second period, however, Holy Spirit junior midfield forward Matt Dale gave his team a 1-0 lead. Eight minutes and six seconds later, […]
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Pius Goes Undefeated In Regional Lacrosse Play
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 1, 2008The St. Pius X High School boys lacrosse team closed out the last game of the regular season with a 15-4 victory over Marist School. The win gives St. Pius the number one seed for area 2 in the upcoming Georgia High School Association’s state playoffs. St. Pius came out aggressively as senior attacker Philip […] Full Story
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Church Harnesses Internet For Ministry To Deaf
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 1, 2008Karen Kurt steps to the wooden podium and proclaims the word of God—silently. With her hands and facial expressions, she uses American Sign Language as the lector for an online Liturgy of the Word for deaf Catholics. “It’s a great feeling to be able to help reach thousands of deaf Catholics. My family thinks it’s […]
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Catholic Charities Gala Honors Two Leaders
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 1, 2008The first Catholic Charities Atlanta Gala raised close to $300,000 as two prominent city residents were honored for their contributions to the community. The accomplishments were celebrated at the Catholic Charities fundraiser, which reached its financial goal to support the organization’s work with “the least, the last and the lost,” as CEO Joe Krygiel put […]
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Groups Celebrate Shared Experiences At Seder
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 24, 2008The black and Jewish communities gathered together to commemorate the gift of freedom with the ancient ritual meal of a Passover Seder, where parsley dipped in salt water recalled the bondage of slavery of the Israelites in Egypt and Africans in America and ancient readings from the Bible and contemporary activists shed light on a […]
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Donovan High School Looking For First Win
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published April 17, 2008The Rams of Monsignor Donovan High School, Athens, visited Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, Atlanta, April 7, but despite a gritty effort they were defeated in six innings 12-2. Mount Vernon scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning on a RBI double by junior pitcher Clint Echols and added two more in […]
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Event Honors Yearlong Efforts Of Parish Ministers
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published April 17, 2008So often it is easy to forget the many faces of those who work behind the scenes. To remedy this, Dennis Johnson Jr., director of the Office of Religious Education, and the ORE staff arranged a special evening in honor of those who work with children, youth, young adults, adults and in catechist formation ministries […]
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Documentary Illuminates ‘Invisible’ Community
By JANE WILSON, Special To The Bulletin
Published April 17, 2008In San Diego, Calif., not far from neighborhoods full of well-appointed homes that cost millions of dollars, live hundreds of migrants, mostly men, who have come over to the United States from Mexico. These men struggle to earn a living and support their families back home, and they live in very basic conditions, residing in […]
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Moda Real Fashion Show To Be Held May 3
Published April 17, 2008
The second annual Moda Real Fashion Show will be held at the upper school campus of Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, on Saturday, May 3, at 4 p.m. All are invited to attend this event, which is the highlight of a yearlong outreach project of the girls from Holy Spirit who participate in the national […]
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Archbishop: Blessing To Have ‘Peter In Our Midst’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 17, 2008When Pope Benedict XVI speaks during his first papal visit in the United States, Catholics should consider the pope’s message with “an open heart,” said Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. “I like to use the words from the Gospel of Luke that describe the Blessed Mother. That we ponder his words in our heart and […]
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Vocations Director Sees Priesthood As ‘Great Adventure’
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published April 10, 2008Father Luke Ballman, director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, views the Catholic priesthood as a “great adventure” and has answered God’s call to help others discern if they are ready to accept the task. As someone who has been through the difficulty of discernment, Father Ballman knows about the process of becoming a […]
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To Care, To Love, To Serve: Three Sisters’ Lives
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 10, 2008As a high school student Sister Edwin Sheil was taught by nuns in her native Cleveland. She had no desire to follow her teachers, but she was interested in life as a sister. “I couldn’t see myself doing that. Correcting papers all night long was not for me,” said Sister Edwin, a member of the […]
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Men To Be Ordained Say Other Priests Inspired Them
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published April 10, 2008This May the archdiocese will witness the ordinations on successive weekends of eight new priests and seven transitional deacons, the largest groups of candidates in about five years. The new priests will be ordained on Saturday, May 31. The previous Saturday, May 24, the new deacons will be ordained and begin their last year of […]
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Immigration Lawyers To Sponsor Citizenship Day
Published April 10, 2008
On April 19, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), in partnership with Catholic Charities and other organizations, will sponsor the second annual Citizenship Day, a single-day workshop with sites around the country providing assistance to lawful permanent residents eligible for naturalization. Chapter attorneys and trained volunteers will provide assistance at no cost at sites in […]
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Archdiocesan Festival Choir Presents Spring Concert
Published April 10, 2008
The Archdiocesan Festival Choir of Atlanta celebrates its sixth season with a wildly diverse program “Alleluia—Songs of Devotion and Praise” on Saturday, April 26, at 8 p.m. at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, NW. The program will feature several traditional Marian chants as well as motets by Bruckner, Biebl, Aichniger, Dupre and Thompson, and […]
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Marist Extends Win Streak In Lacrosse Rivalry
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published April 10, 2008In their first and only meeting of the 2008 regular season, the Lady Golden Lions of St. Pius X High School visited Hughes Spalding Stadium to face the Lady War Eagles of Marist School for a balmy spring evening of varsity lacrosse. In the aftermath of the April 2 clash between the two schools, Marist […]
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2008 Congress Will Nourish With ‘Living Bread’
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published April 10, 2008Each year, the Eucharistic Congress provides an opportunity for Catholics to gather in an enormous display of faith, with thousands coming together to publicly affirm a fundamental faith in the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This year, as before, Catholics of the archdiocese are invited to partake of this annual spiritual revival […]
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NFP Is Part Of Family Life Office Ministry
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published April 3, 2008It’s never too late for couples to learn Natural Family Planning, according to Lynn Crutchfield, NFP program coordinator for the Family Life Office of the Atlanta Archdiocese. NFP is not the rhythm method of old. Methods used today allow couples to effectively determine the time of ovulation and then to seek or to postpone conception […]
