Georgia Bulletin

Atlanta

• Archbishops To Lead This Year’s King Celebration

  Published January 13, 2005

  This year, all are invited to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with events throughout the weekend of Jan. 15-16. “Rooted in Love, Grounded in Peace, United in Justice,” is the theme for this year’s celebration weekend, which will begin with the 21st annual archdiocesan eucharistic service on Jan. 15 from 2-4 […]

• Farewell Mass Lauds Archbishop’s Faith, Humor

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published January 13, 2005

  The congregation at the Cathedral of Christ the King stood and welled up with warm, extended applause for Archbishop John F. Donoghue as his vicar general Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan thanked him for his service and leadership as their father over the past 11 years in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. As the large white Christ […] Full Story

• Installation, Masses Planned For Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory

  Published January 6, 2005

  The Mass of Canonical Installation of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, the sixth archbishop of Atlanta and seventh bishop of Atlanta, will be held on Monday, Jan. 17, at 1:30 p.m. at the Georgia International Convention Center. The convention center is located at 2000 Convention Center Concourse, College Park. All people of the archdiocese are invited […]

• St. Pius Exhibit Provides In-Depth Look At Genocide

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published January 6, 2005

  Holocaust survivor Vera Schiff cherishes life and freedom, and she admonished seniors at St. Pius X High School in the History of the Holocaust class to never take these values for granted and to defend them. This petite woman in her 80s with a Czech accent sat in a suit at a long conference table […]

• Annual Pro-Life Events Planned For Jan. 20-21

  Published January 6, 2005

  Both Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue will lead the archdiocese in the annual pro-life activities marking the anniversary of Roe v. Wade Jan. 20 and 21. The annual Mass for the Unborn will be held Friday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Archbishop Gregory will […]

• Sacramental Preparation Helps New Director Bridge Cultural Divide In Archdiocese

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published January 6, 2005

  Marissa Sierra knows, from her training and experience in her homeland of Mexico as a marketer and graphic designer, the importance of designing the most effective, comprehensive marketing strategy to best serve a client and reach the consumer. As the new director of sacramental formation of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, she is eager to apply […]

• Young Hawk Provides Unique Chance For Book

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published January 6, 2005

  ‘Twas a stormy spring night when a baby red-shouldered hawk blew out of its nest in a tall pine tree by a duck pond down the street from the Cathedral of Christ the King. But a neighborhood Labrador Retriever named Pearl discovered it and fetched his owner who rescued it, building it a new nest. […]

• Nonprofits Co-Sponsor Huge Yard Sale July 31

  Published July 22, 2004

  Catholic Social Services, Inc. is partnering with nonprofit organizations from all over Atlanta for “Georgia’s Biggest Yard Sale” at Lakewood Exhibition Center on Saturday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Presented by American Equity Mortgage, the yard sale will feature items such as toys, furniture, clothing, shoes, tools, household items, appliances, outdoor equipment, […]

• Msgr. Donovan Marks 60th Anniversary Of Ordination

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 22, 2004

  When Tony Totis and his family emigrated from Italy to Georgia in 1951, Msgr. Walter Donovan was just a young priest with a big heart. He was there to greet the family when they arrived and he brought them to Athens, where he was serving as pastor of St. Joseph’s Church. They were strangers in […]

• Sue Stubbs To Head Office Of Child & Youth Protection

  By MARY ANN CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published July 22, 2004

  Mary Susan Stubbs believes that counseling is her calling, and her enthusiasm for helping people and her varied job experiences have been an invaluable preparation for her new position with the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archbishop John F. Donoghue recently named Stubbs, a parishioner at St. Benedict Church, Duluth, as the new director of the Office […]

• 21 Brownies Receive Family Of God Medals

  Published July 15, 2004

  Twenty-one students from Holy Spirit Preparatory School Brownie Scout Troop 21359 have been awarded Family of God Medals. Msgr. Edward J. Dillon, pastor of Holy Spirit Church, presented the medals in a ceremony at the school. The girls completed work on the Family of God Medals during four months of activities. Participating in the activities […]

• Covenant House Head Sees Atlanta Branch At Work

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published July 15, 2004

  As part of her inaugural tour of the 21 branches of Covenant House, its new national president Sister Patricia A. Cruise recently visited the Atlanta site, which is raising funds to build a 40-bed crisis shelter. Since opening in August 2000, Covenant House Georgia has served about 3,000 youth and is the youngest branch of […]

• GED Class Can Be Her Doorway To A Better Life

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published July 15, 2004

  Three days before her high school graduation Jessica Walden learned that she had failed the graduation test for the third time and wouldn’t be getting her diploma. “I had retaken the test two times. I didn’t give up. I just didn’t want to take the test again,” said Walden. Now 20 years old, and after […]

• Teaching Nun, Sister Rita Led Many To God

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 15, 2004

  As a teacher and an administrator at St. Pius X High School, Sister Rita Marie Raffaele had a reputation for being strict. But for those who knew her, her toughness was balanced, if not overpowered, by her fairness, good humor and, most especially, her great faith in God. Though small in stature, the late Grey […] Full Story

• Military Chaplain Honored At Retirement

  Published July 15, 2004

  Father Paul J. Bolton, who will be 68 in October and has been a priest for 42 years, has been serving in the military chaplaincy for 39 years. A priest of the Diocese of Providence, R.I., he began by serving as a chaplain to the Rhode Island National Guard in July 1965. In addition to […] Full Story

• Couples Speak To Couples In NFP Classes

  By LYNN CRUTCHFIELD, Special Contributor
  Published July 15, 2004

  Natural Family Planning has been referred to as “the church’s best kept secret,” but in the Archdiocese of Atlanta the secret is out and couples are signing up for classes in record numbers. I believe the reason for the increase can be summed up in the support of Archbishop John F. Donoghue and the amazing […]

• CTK School Raises Funds For Children In Haiti

  Published July 15, 2004

  Christ the King School students who heard a Haitian priest speak about the poor conditions in his country have been empowered to try to make a difference. When Christ the King School’s second- through fifth-grade student council held their first meeting in September, the representatives wanted to make sure to do a service project to […]

• Moment Of Conversion Started Colombian On Path: Father Fabio Alvarez Posada

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
  Published July 1, 2004

  Father Fabio Alvarez Posada recalls going out to play his beloved sport of soccer at the age of 17 one day when he, having not yet embraced his faith, felt this strange desire to go to Mass. There he heard the priest express God’s invitation to “ven a mi” (come to me). That kicked off […] Full Story

• Filipino Family Planted God’s Service In His Heart: Father Diosmar Amalay Natad

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 1, 2004

  While growing up in the Philippines, Diosmar Natad and his cousins would often go to the family chapel and reenact the Mass. His great-grandparents built the chapel, which later became a parish church, as more and more people flocked to it. A priest would come and celebrate Mass each Sunday for the family, who were […]

• Mother’s Baptism Begins Son’s Vocational Journey

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 1, 2004

  As a young boy growing up in Seoul, South Korea, Cyril Soo-Gil Chae had a typical childhood. As one of five children, he lived in a home full of mutual love and respect. “My father was diligent, honest and a good man, and my mother was prayerful and pious,” he said. “I was inspired by […]