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• ‘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 […]

• 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. […]

• 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 […] Full Story

• 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. […] Full Story

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• Study Of U.S. Migrant Rights Brings Official To Georgia

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published May 24, 2007

  The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Jorge A. Bustamante, visited Atlanta on May 9-11 as part of a U.S. tour to discuss migrant rights-related issues with U.S. officials, experts, advocates and migrants, including Catholic Charities of Atlanta, Inc. Georgia was chosen because it has the nation’s fastest-growing population of undocumented […]

• Rosary Service At IHM Highlights Marian Week

  Published May 24, 2007

  The annual Marian devotion week rosary prayer service at Immaculate Heart of Mary School was held in the gymnasium on Friday, May 4. Second graders offered flowers to Mary in an opening procession as the choir led the gathering in the hymn “Immaculate Mary.” Father John Shramko, chaplain of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, […] Full Story

• Eight Men To Be Ordained Transitional Deacons

  Published May 17, 2007

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will ordain eight men to the transitional diaconate for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Saturday, May 26, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. The men to be ordained are as follows: Juan Francisco Anzora, Juan Fernando Areiza Rios, Henry Amingwa Atem, Neil Michael Dhabliwala, Gilbert Exume, James […]

• Diverse Growth Will Have Significant Impact On Future Of Atlanta Archdiocese, Study Suggests

  Published May 17, 2007

  In the next 10 years the growth of the Catholic population in North Georgia is expected to increase by 30 to 40 percent, continuing a strong pattern of growth in the region. This increase is just one of the findings announced today by the Archdiocesan Planning Committee, which recently completed a demographic study as part […]

• Catholic Social Services Honored By Atlanta Mayor

  Published May 11, 2007

  Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin recently selected Catholic Social Services, Inc., to receive the Phoenix Award for its relief efforts and services to Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Franklin invited all service organizations to the “Tribute of Triumph” event at the Trolley Barn on April 25. Catholic Social Services was honored along with 30 other agencies. CSS began […] Full Story

• Emory To Unveil New Flannery O’Connor Letters

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 10, 2007

  Author Flannery O’Connor and Elizabeth “Betty” Hester first began corresponding in 1955, when Hester wrote a letter to O’Connor commenting on her work. Having read O’Connor’s collection of short stories, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” Hester told O’Connor in a letter that she thought the stories were about God. O’Connor quickly responded to […] Full Story