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Catholic school basketball scores
Published December 5, 2018
ATLANTA—The basketball scores for Catholic school teams for Nov. 30-Dec. 1 follow: BOYS Blessed Trinity High School 70, Westminster Schools 73 (OT) Holy Spirit Preparatory 75, Creekside Christian 46 Monsignor Donovan High School 29, Loganville Christian Academy 66 Notre Dame Academy 43, The Paideia School 47 Our Lady of Mercy High […] Full Story
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Defending champs, Blessed Trinity, return to the state football finals
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published December 5, 2018ROSWELL—Blessed Trinity High School advanced to the Class AAAA state football championship for the second consecutive year after defeating Troup County High School of LaGrange 51-35. It was the second highest-scoring game of the season for Blessed Trinity. Running back Steele Chambers had 36 carries for 244 yards and three touchdowns. Wide receiver James Bryant […] Full Story
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Atlanta Catholics encouraged to participate in #GivingTuesday campaign
By Andrew Nelson, Staff Writer
Published November 24, 2018Atlanta donors and others opened their wallets in the inaugural year of the #iGiveCatholic campaign in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, contributing $292,115 in a 24-hour span. Organizers this year hope to boost the giving to charities as believers contribute to parishes, schools, and ministries. The Atlanta Catholic community is being encouraged to participate in the […] Full Story
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Welcoming wives at diaconate formation classes magnifies impact
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published November 21, 2018ATLANTA—As her husband, Deacon Rick Medina, went through diaconate formation, Christy Medina also experienced a spiritual awakening and undertook her own journey of prayer, faith and study to become a chaplain and spiritual director. Earning a master’s degree, the mother of three now ministers as an Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital chaplain, inspired by her husband’s […]
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Formation of permanent deacons a time of discernment
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 21, 2018ATLANTA—From application to ordination the formation process for the permanent diaconate takes roughly six years. The application process alone for those interested in exploring serving as a deacon can take eight or nine months. After acceptance, the formation includes a year of aspirancy and four of candidacy, and involves classes, reflections and retreats. Atlanta’s permanent […]
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Melkite clergy of Southern region meet in Atlanta
Published November 21, 2018
The annual retreat and protopresbyteral meeting of Melkite clergy from the southern region took place Monday, Nov. 5 to Wednesday, Nov. 7, at St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church, Atlanta. Some of the topics discussed included: A Byzantine perspective on what a priest is, the church as a sacrament versus institution, ordained priesthood, narcissistic clericalism, […] Full Story
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Celebrating deacons: Servants drawn to the ministry of Charity and Word
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 21, 2018ATLANTA—This year marks the 50th anniversary of the renewal of the permanent diaconate in the United States. The bishops of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) voted to affirm the diaconate as noted in several Council documents to complete the sacramental character of the Church. In 1968, bishops in the U.S. were given permission to renew […]
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Holy Spirit Church to host St. John Vianney relic tour
Published November 21, 2018
ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Church will host the Knights of Columbus relic tour of the incorrupt heart of St. John Vianney on Dec. 7 and 8. The relic is normally kept with the saint’s incorrupt body at the Shrine of St. John Vianney in the Basilique d’Ars in Ars-Sur-Formans, France. St. John Vianney, the “parish priest of […]
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Priests, deacons, seminarians and religious with credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors
Published November 6, 2018
The Archdiocese of Atlanta is committed to the protection of minors, as well as to compliance with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. In a spirit of transparency and the hope of continued healing for the survivors of abuse, I have decided to release the […] Full Story
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St. Paul of the Cross to have evangelization revival
Published November 5, 2018
ATLANTA—All are invited to join St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, for an Evangelization Revival celebrating Black Catholic History Month. The event will begin with Mass on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. Dewayne Smithers will conduct a motivational session for youth and young adults following the Mass. Smithers is a youth minister and […] Full Story
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IHM Church and School celebrate 60 years
Published November 4, 2018
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the 60th Anniversary Mass of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and School on Oct. 27. “I hear you’ve turned 60,” the Archbishop told the assembly at the beginning of the liturgy. “You look marvelous!” Concelebrants for the Mass included pastor Msgr. Albert Jowdy and parochial vicar Father Carlos Ortega and […]
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PATH to have fundraiser dinner Nov. 8
Published November 1, 2018
ATLANTA—Post Abortion Treatment and Healing, PATH, will have its annual fundraising dinner on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Holy Spirit Church. This year’s guest speaker is Sheila Harper, president and founder of SaveOne Bible Study. The PATH Ministry became familiar with SaveOne in 2016 and began using that program for its weekly Bible studies, which are […] Full Story
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Atlanta’s Jewish and Catholic communities discuss finding unity in diversity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 1, 2018ATLANTA—Days before a gunman attacked the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, more than 250 women and men of Christian and Jewish faiths focused on building unity in a divided society. The gathering on Thursday, Oct. 25, called Repairing the World, is the fourth annual event bringing together the two faith communities, organized by […] Full Story
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Courage Apostolate member Daniel Mattson shares story at Georgia Tech
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 1, 2018ATLANTA—When asked by a student how to talk to a gay friend about the morality of homosexuality, author Daniel Mattson told an audience of students at the Georgia Tech Catholic Center, “Your job is to love him, as he is.” “You relate to him, one on one. That is really the way of the Gospel,” […]
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Father James Martin shares bridge-building message at Atlanta parishes
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 1, 2018DECATUR—When a gunman killed 49 people at Miami’s Pulse Nightclub in 2016, Jesuit Father James Martin was struck by the silence from some American bishops in expressing solidarity with the slain gay patrons, unlike their responses to other mass shootings. “It seemed to me, even in death, LGBT people were more or less invisible to […]
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Marist School gets goats to help battle creek erosion
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 1, 2018ATLANTA—Rented goats visited the campus of Marist School Oct. 16-23 upon the invitation of environmental science students and their teacher Kelly Mandy. Students in Mandy’s science classes began researching ways to help restore riparian zones along the banks of the school’s Nancy Creek. Riparian zones are the 50-foot areas that border rivers and other bodies […]
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Archbishop answers Catholics’ questions on abuse
Published November 1, 2018
ATLANTA—In the weeks since scandals related to former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and troubling revelations of heinous abuse in six Pennsylvania dioceses have come to light in the national media, many parishioners in churches across the Atlanta Archdiocese have met together for prayer and to share their concerns in an open or town hall format. […] Full Story | En Español
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Bishop Shlesinger celebrates Green Mass on feast of St. Francis
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 23, 2018ATLANTA—Karen Jimenez relies on the papal encyclical “Laudato Si” as inspiration when teaching her ecology class at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta. In his papal encyclical, Pope Francis included two prayers on environmental issues—one an interfaith prayer for all and one specifically for Christians. The prayers often open and close Jimenez’s class, which is largely […] Full Story
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Mass spotlights those who are building the church of the future
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published October 19, 2018ATLANTA—The 2018 Deo Gratias Mass and brunch honoring the members of the Deo Gratias and Founders Society of the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia was held at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, Aug. 25. The gathering spotlights ordinary people who are helping to ensure that the church in the archdiocese continues to thrive […] Full Story
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‘Body of Christ’ the unifying theme of national liturgical meeting
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 19, 2018ATLANTA—Some 130 members of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions attended its national meeting recently held in Atlanta. It was the 49th meeting of the organization, based in Washington, D.C. The theme of the gathering at the Omni Atlanta Hotel from Oct. 2-4 was “The Body of Christ: A Prophetic Sign of Unity and Concord.” […] Full Story
