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• Jeb Bush Among Speakers At Youth, Family Encounter

  Published July 5, 2007

  Keynote speakers Jeb and Columba Bush will highlight the 11th Youth and Family Encounter that will be held July 24-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center. The former Florida governor and first lady will speak Saturday evening, July 28, at the conference, which is organized by priests of the Legionaries of Christ and members of […] Full Story

• St. Pius X Athletes Take Skills To College Level

  Published July 5, 2007

  St. Pius X seniors Jennifer Angelich, Tyler Fish, Joseph Flint and Jordan Schultz each accepted scholarships to pursue their education and compete at the collegiate level prior to their May 19 graduation. Angelich signed a letter of intent to play volleyball next year at Belmont Abbey College, N.C. She is a two-time All DeKalb County […] Full Story

• Institute Set For Christian Initiation Ministers

  Published July 5, 2007

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta and the North American Forum on the Catechumenate are co-sponsoring a Beginnings Plus Institute for all people who work in the Christian initiation ministry at the parish level. The institute will be offered Oct. 10-13 at Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City. RCIA teams from around the diocese and beyond will […] Full Story

• Popular Friday Night Apologetics Series Begins

  Published July 5, 2007

  The popular apologetics series “Reason to Believe” will be held Fridays in July and August at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE. Each week a priest or deacon will discuss a topic that Catholics may be challenged on by those of other faiths or other Christian denominations. The topics, which are […]

• Eight Ordained As Deacons On Path To Priesthood

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published July 5, 2007

  Jubilant well-wishers, friends and family packed into the pews and overflow section in the parish hall of the Cathedral of Christ the King on May 26 to witness with joy the ordination of eight young seminarians to the transitional diaconate for the Atlanta Archdiocese. The men, who hail from places as far away as Colombia, […] Full Story

• Podcasts, CDs Of Congress Speakers Available

  Published June 21, 2007

  Missed the Eucharistic Congress? Want to relive your experience? Listen to podcasts of the event provided by the Office of Catholic Communications of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Podcasts, which are short, online radio-like shows, can be listened to via a computer or downloaded to an MP3 device player. The Eucharistic Congress podcasts can be found […] Full Story

• ‘Family Of Faith’ Gathers To Celebrate Eucharist

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO and GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writers
  Published June 21, 2007

  The theme of this year’s Eucharistic Congress, chosen from John’s Gospel, resonates especially in a culture struggling with wrong answers to human hungers. “Jesus answered them and said, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not […] Full Story

• Father Luke Ballman Named New Vocations Director

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 7, 2007

  Though he never envisioned himself in an administrative role in the archdiocese, Father Luke Ballman said he was honored when Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory asked him to serve as the new vocations director. Father Ballman, pastor of St. Augustine Church in Covington, will succeed Father Brian Higgins, who will become the chaplain at Southern Catholic […] Full Story

• Fathers Hargaden, Orellana, Shaute Made Pastors

  Published June 7, 2007

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named three priests as first-time pastors, effective June 21. Father Kevin Hargaden, currently a parochial vicar at St. Lawrence Church in Lawrenceville, will become pastor of St. Peter Church in LaGrange and administrator of its mission, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Warm Springs. Father Roberto Orellana, a parochial vicar at St. […] Full Story

• Catholic Charities To Celebrate World Refugee Day

  Published June 7, 2007

  Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Inc. will host a celebration of World Refugee Day on Wednesday, June 20, at 6 p.m. at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The event is being held as a fundraiser for Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugee Program and a celebration of the refugee population resettled and served […]

• Priests Mark Milestones Of Fidelity To Christ’s Church

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 7, 2007

  As priests, they have given of themselves so that others may find Christ. In the 25, 50 or even 60 years that they have served, their lives as priests have belonged to the people of God. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, priests of the archdiocese and dozens of Atlanta Catholics gathered at the Cathedral of Christ […] Full Story

• New Priest Assignments Announced

  Published June 7, 2007

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. The assignments are effective June 21, 2007, unless otherwise noted. Director Of Vocations Father Luke R. Ballman, pastor of St. Augustine Church, Covington, has been assigned as director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Atlanta and rector of St. Charles Borromeo House of Formation, Atlanta. […]

• Marist Defeats Northgate, Moves To State Semifinals

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published May 31, 2007

  After splitting a doubleheader with Northgate High School, Newnan, in the May 22 quarterfinal contest, Marist returned to their home diamond the following day to defeat the Vikings 12-7. In game one of the best of three series Northgate struck first on a T.J. Jackson two-run homer in the first inning. Marist senior third baseman […]

• Faith Calls Young Atlantan To Identify With Poor

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published May 31, 2007

  In November 1989 Michael Vosburg-Casey was a student attending a Jesuit high school in California when news broke out about the killing in El Salvador of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her teenage daughter. “It was significant around the school,” Vosburg-Casey recalled in a phone interview in late March. Further investigation into the incident […] Full Story

• Sacred Heart, Immaculate Heart Vigil To Be Held

  Published May 31, 2007

  The solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the King on Friday, June 15, with a vigil of reparation sponsored by the Alliance of the Two Hearts. At 8 p.m. the joyful and luminous mysteries of the […] Full Story

• Congress To Focus On Eucharist, Blessed Mother

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published May 31, 2007

  The upcoming 2007 Eucharistic Congress, using the theme “The Food That Endures for Eternal Life,” will provide food for the heart and soul to those who attend, using storied speakers and gifted musicians, as well as a unique opportunity to pray in communion with thousands of others who attend this popular event devoted to the […] Full Story

• Georgia Drivers Can ‘Choose Life,’ Benefit Adoptions

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published May 24, 2007

  With the help of pro-life supporters across the state, “Choose Life” license plates will be coming to Georgia. Last fall Georgia voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that led to legislation allowing for the sale of a specific list of specialty tags, with a portion of funds collected going to support affiliated nonprofit […] Full Story

• Parishioners Invited To Take Archdiocesan Survey

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 24, 2007

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory wants to hear from the people in the pews. Archbishop Gregory formed the Archdiocesan Planning Committee in 2006 to proactively address the evolving pastoral, educational, social service and social justice needs of the communities the archdiocese serves. Now, as part of the planning process, the planning committee is conducting a parishioner […] Full Story

• Seven Priests To Be Honored At Jubilee Mass

  Published May 24, 2007

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate the annual Jubilarian Mass for priests on Wednesday, May 30, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Seven priests will be honored at the Mass, including one priest marking 60 years of priesthood, four golden jubilarians celebrating 50 years of priesthood, and two celebrating their silver […] Full Story

• Guadalupe Images To Be Focus Of Marian Renewal

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published May 24, 2007

  As the Hispanic population in North Georgia continues to grow steadily, the Archdiocese of Atlanta prepares to re-consecrate the North Georgia church to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to ask for her to unify and protect the increasingly diverse Catholic population under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas and […]