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Newspaper, communications office receive 16 Catholic Press awards
Published June 21, 2018
GREEN BAY, Wis.—The Georgia Bulletin and the Office of Communications for the Archdiocese of Atlanta earned a total of 16 Catholic Press awards for work done in 2017, some for collaborative projects, at this year’s Catholic Media Conference. The awards were announced at the June 15 banquet that closed the conference. The conference, held June […] Full Story
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Cathedral’s Hyland Center project moving forward
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 21, 2018ATLANTA—As rector of the distinctive Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, Msgr. Frank McNamee wears many hats. His favorite lately is a white hard hat that he dons to go outside and check on the construction progress of the parish’s new Hyland Center. The demolition and construction project in the cathedral’s courtyard began after […] Full Story
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Msgr. Churchwell was ‘always there for the people’
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 21, 2018ATLANTA—The brother priests of Msgr. Stephen T. Churchwell, JCD, remembered his love of vocation and people at a June 7 vigil at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Atlanta. The longtime priest and canon lawyer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta died May 31. He was 68. “From the earliest of times, Steve knew something was […]
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Theology on Tap provides unity for young adult community
By C. DANIELS-DUBOSE, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 21, 2018ATLANTA—A Facebook post alerted Michael Brown to the Theology on Tap event May 23 at a brewery in Atlanta’s Grant Park neighborhood. Although the event started in two hours, Brown knew he had to be there. “To see such a young Catholic crowd in Atlanta getting together—you don’t really see that in the Catholic Church,” […]
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An opportunity to meet the new priests
Published June 21, 2018
Father Jack Knight Age: 31 Family: Jack and Lelis Knight; three sisters. Secular career: Assistant in the Office of Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Atlanta; coffee barista; medical office billing assistant. The Call: “My parents and three older sisters are the ones who formed my heart of service and self-sacrificial love rooted in the person of […] Full Story
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Five priests ordained to serve archdiocese
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 21, 2018ATLANTA—Five men were ordained at the Cathedral of Christ the King June 16 to serve in the Atlanta Archdiocese as priests. As the men take on the ministry in a skeptical age, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory encouraged them to be “faith witnesses to the living Christ” by serving as “humble credible men of faith.” Archbishop […]
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Former Atlantan takes over as director of formation and discipleship
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 11, 2018ATLANTA—It’s home again for Andrew “Andy” W. Lichtenwalner, Ph.D., the new director of the Office of Formation and Discipleship (OFD) for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced Lichtenwalner’s appointment in March, and he officially started in his new role May 21. He joins the Secretariat, replacing Amy Daniels, who transferred to the […]
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Archbishop announces new priest assignments
Published June 11, 2018
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments, effective July 2, unless otherwise noted. Pastors Father Timothy Hepburn has been appointed pastor of St. Michael Church, Gainesville. Father Juan Areiza has been appointed pastor of St. Pius X Church, Conyers. Father Feiser Muñoz Polanco has been appointed pastor […]
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Atlantan Wessels lives the faith by leading Malteser relief efforts
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 11, 2018ATLANTA—In the U.S. Army Reserve, Maj. Gen. Thomas Wessels engaged in missions across the Middle East and Southeast Asia from Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. Now retired after 37 years of military service and a 43-year banking career, he travels from Haiti’s slums to Colombian jungles to lead a new strategic mission: to uplift the hemisphere’s […]
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Atlanta’s Order of Malta has been helping for 25 years
Published June 11, 2018
ATLANTA—Some 50 Knights and Dames and 20 auxiliary members of the Atlanta Region of the Order of Malta exercise their faith in care for the least. The Atlanta Region of the Order of Malta was established in 1993 by Msgr. Edward Dillon, pastor of Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta. The religious lay and chivalrous Order of […]
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Six years since conversion, Atlanta native ordained deacon
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 7, 2018ATLANTA—Finding himself a Catholic is not what Mark White envisioned for himself as a young man. Growing up he wasn’t hostile toward faith, he just didn’t see its point, he said. “I would have presented myself as someone who didn’t care.” The journey has had many twists and turns, as he was inspired by his […]
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The Quest is newest Catholic radio station in Atlanta
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 7, 2018ATLANTA—A new Catholic radio station is on the air, broadcasting the faith in a vast part of the Atlanta area. The Quest—1160 AM—is now reaching people in their cars and is simulcast on the Internet. “It’s a great way to spend Atlanta traffic. It makes traffic more bearable,” said Janice Givens, one of three women […] Full Story | En Español
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Msgr. Stephen Churchwell, pastor and canonist, dies
Published June 7, 2018
ATLANTA—Msgr. Stephen T. Churchwell, JCD, a longtime priest and canon lawyer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died May 31. He was 68. Born in Carmi, Illinois, on Oct. 4, 1949, he was the son of George and the late Juanita Wilson Churchwell. The oldest of five children, he converted to Catholicism at the age of […]
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Retiring educators bid farewell to school communities
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 25, 2018ATLANTA—As students excitedly prepare for the freedom of summer vacation, two Atlanta Catholic school educators are preparing to say goodbye to their beloved students for the last time. For Melody Summers of St. Thomas More School, Decatur, and Sandy Wilson, of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Atlanta, retirement is bittersweet. Though they’ll be excited […] Full Story
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St. Pius X selects Mooney as new director of athletics
Published May 25, 2018
ATLANTA—With more than 25 years of experience as a coach and administrator at the college and high school level, Todd Mooney has been named the fourth athletic director in the 60-year history of St. Pius X High School. After a thorough four-month search by the school, Mooney steps in for longtime Golden Lion athletic director, […] Full Story
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St. Paul of the Cross Church pastor celebrates 60 years of ministry
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 25, 2018ATLANTA—Still passionate for ministry at 88, Father Jerome McKenna, CP, celebrated his 60th jubilee Mass of priesthood on April 22 at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Atlanta, the parish that he has pastored for nearly a decade. And the bilingual liturgy celebrated his multicultural parish’s growing children’s and young adult ministries, African-American heritage […] Full Story
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Deacon Hilliard M. Lee Jr. dies May 8
Published May 25, 2018
ATLANTA—Deacon Hilliard M. “Buddy” Lee Jr., 75, a longtime parishioner at St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, died May 8. Born May 14, 1942, in Atlanta to the late Mr. Hilliard M. Lee Sr. and Mrs. Ollie D. Lee, he was the first of four children. He was educated at Our Lady of Lourdes […] Full Story
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With Parkinson’s diagnosis, priest draws strength from St. John Paul II
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published May 25, 2018ATLANTA—Photographs of St. John Paul II adorn the walls of Father Paul Burke’s office at the Metropolitan Tribunal. In one picture, a young Father Burke kneels before the Polish pope to receive his blessing. The priest, chaplain of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home and promoter of justice for the Tribunal, crossed paths with St. […]
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The first graduation: Cristo Rey Atlanta offers unparalleled opportunity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 25, 2018The Georgia Bulletin was with Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School as it opened four years ago, creating a series of stories that looked at the school’s ambitions, students and its unique partnership with Atlanta businesses. This story revisits the school as its first senior class graduates. ATLANTA—Bethy Ramirez-Sanchez faced a final task before dressing […]
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Top scholars named for Catholic high schools
Published May 25, 2018
ATLANTA—The Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored their valedictorians and salutatorians at graduation ceremonies around the region. Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell Graduation for Blessed Trinity High School took place on Saturday, May 19, at the high school. The class of 2018 had 1,006 college acceptances to 186 schools in the U.S. […]
