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St. Pius X School holds first Fine Arts College Signing Day
Published May 30, 2019
A new tradition started at St. Pius X High School on May 6, placing the school’s art department in the spotlight. The school’s arts society celebrated the first Fine Arts College Signing Day amid festive gold and blue balloons and posters bearing graduates’ names and college logos.
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Sister Margaret McAnoy retires after 50 years of ministry in Atlanta
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 30, 2019Chancery staff gathered on May 23, to spend time with Sister Margaret McAnoy, IHM, as she prepared to retire after 50 years of ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. At age 18, she professed her vows and entered religious life. She came to work in Atlanta in 1969.
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Meet the Transitional Deacons
Published May 30, 2019
Bishop Joel M. Konzen ordained three men to the transitional diaconate May 25 at the Cathedral of Christ the King.
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Bishop Konzen ordains three transitional deacons May 25
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 30, 2019On Saturday, May 25, three men were ordained transitional deacons at the Cathedral of Christ the King to serve in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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St. Pius’ Teacher Jam a year-end school tradition
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 16, 2019Teacher Jam has been a tradition closing out the school year since 2001 at St. Pius X High School. The outdoor concert, featuring teachers as the musicians, gives students a chance to relax before final exams.
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Cristo Rey student wins 2019 Anne Frank essay competition
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 16, 2019Bae Na Dae Ta, a sophomore at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, is the winner of the national 2019 “Lessons from Anne” essay competition, inspired by the writings of Anne Frank.
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Pastors welcome 53 graduates who will help them catechize in Spanish
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 16, 2019An innovative program equipping parishes with catechetical leaders trained in Spanish for ministry has graduated its third class. More than 50 leaders representing 30 Hispanic ministries received a certificate in pastoral theology in April.
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Archdiocese of Atlanta, Diocese of Savannah welcome independent review of child abuse files
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published May 10, 2019A third-party review of any records of the Archdiocese of Atlanta regarding suspected child abuse will begin soon and is fully supported by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who first encouraged the independent study of files last fall.
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Georgia governor signs heartbeat bill restricting state abortions
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published May 7, 2019Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation May 7 to ban abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is around six weeks.
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The mystery of love through a child’s eyes
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY
Published May 2, 2019Someone had made my bed and it was a much neater job than my own efforts. This same person had tidied up the bathroom and provided me with fresh towels, plus a carafe of filtered water. I was spending the Easter weekend at Ladydale, the name of my friends’ home in South Carolina. They live […] Full Story
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AACCW honors dedicated youth, women at annual Recognition Day Mass
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 2, 2019Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recognized women and youth for outstanding support of their parish communities during the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) Recognition Day Saturday, April 13. A Mass was celebrated at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Religious share stories, encouragement for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 2, 2019Sunday, May 12, will mark the 56th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, a day to pray for ordained ministries—priesthood and diaconate—and religious life in all forms.
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Honoring the 2019 jubilarian priests
Published May 2, 2019
The April 16 Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King was a jubilee celebration of the ordinations of seventeen priests, both religious order and archdiocesan priests. Read more about their service.
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Holy Spirit Preparatory comes from behind to win at home
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Photographer
Published May 2, 2019Holy Spirit Preparatory School was the 13-3 winner over Atlanta’s Brandon Hall School in the April 25 baseball game, coming from behind to claim victory.
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Mental health and faith intersect at annual conference
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published May 1, 2019Catholic mental health professionals and students from across the country attended the Catholic Psychotherapy Association (CPA) annual conference April 25-27 in Atlanta. The theme of the conference was “Let not your hearts be troubled.”
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At Chrism Mass, archbishop urges priestly unity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 1, 2019More than 150 of Atlanta’s priests said farewell to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory during his final Chrism Mass as the leader of the Atlanta Archdiocese. The annual Holy Week Mass is a gathering of nearly all priests who serve in north and central Georgia.
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Divine Mercy Mass a time to bid farewell to Archbishop Gregory
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 1, 2019Signs of Jesus are shown in “your mercy and compassion,” Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told believers at a Sunday, April 28 farewell Mass at Marist School. The faithful had time afterward to wish the Archbishop well as he neared the end of his Atlanta ministry.
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Archbishop Gregory’s statement on third party file review
Published April 30, 2019
This is Archbishop Gregory’s statement, issued April 30, on a third party file review of both Georgia dioceses by the Prosecuting Attorneys Council. Both Archbishop Gregory and Bishop Gregory Hartmayer of the Diocese of Savannah agreed to the review and have been working for months on the agreement.
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Abuse survivor offers reflection for healing
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published April 23, 2019Gina Garcia, program assistant for the Office of Child and Youth Protection of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, wonders what she can do to help people and a church in need of healing amid the sex abuse crisis. After her traumatic experience of being abused by a priest, Garcia wrote a poem, “Behind the Veil,” about […]
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Archbishop Gregory’s years of ministry remembered
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published April 23, 2019What does 14 years of ministry in one archdiocese look like? Atlanta Catholics answered this question with an array of pictures and memories of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as he prepares to become the next Archbishop of Washington on May 21.
