Atlanta
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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. […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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. […] Full Story
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Sacred gathering of Christian leaders marks King anniversary
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 3, 2018ATLANTA – Gospel songs echoed off the stone walls of the Cathedral of Christ the King as spiritual leaders from different Christian denominations focused on the legacy left by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The gathering on April 23 brought some 200 people together with five leaders from Protestant, Orthodox and Catholic churches to […] Full Story | En Español
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AACCW’s outstanding women and teens of the year
Published May 3, 2018
ATLANTA—Each year, the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) honors women and high school seniors for their service to the church and the community. Here are this year’s honorees: Outstanding Women of the Year Maria C. Almeida, St. Matthew Church, Winder; Rita Anderson, St. Ann Church, Marietta; Barbara Ange, St. Joseph Church, Marietta; Laurel […] Full Story
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Father Dan McCormick, first priest ordained for Atlanta, dies
Published May 3, 2018
ATLANTA—Father Daniel J. McCormick, 90, the first priest ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Thursday, April 19. The son of Daniel and Mary Ursula McCormick, he was born Dec. 2, 1927, in Lynbrook, New York. Following high school in Malverne, New York, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948 on a […] Full Story
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Nursing school classmates celebrate almost 50 years of memories
Published May 2, 2018
ATLANTA—Attendees at the St. Joseph’s Infirmary Class of 1969 reunion relived old times and made new memories during a celebratory cruise. The former nurses gathered in Tampa, Florida, to kick off the trip. The reunion brought together 15 classmates and one husband. The five classmates who have died over the years were remembered, including Mandy […] Full Story
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Community effort raises money for St. Peter Claver Regional School athletes
Published May 2, 2018
ATLANTA—More than 50 people participated on the ACE Teaching Fellows Team in March in the Publix Georgia Marathon. ACE, the Alliance for Catholic Education, is a master’s degree education program earned through Notre Dame University. The runners included several who ran the 26.2-mile course and nearly 20 who laced up for the 13.1-mile half marathon. […] Full Story
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Student earns first prize at high school photography exhibition
Published May 2, 2018
ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Preparatory School senior Jordan Daly earned the top prize at the 27th annual Georgia Photography Awards and Exhibition at Pace Academy. The 2018 show featured 100 photos from Georgia high school students at one of the largest photography festivals in the country. Daly’s inspiration came from the various face collages she found on […] Full Story
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Scholarship will assist St. Pius X student in Spanish culture immersion
Published May 2, 2018
ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School junior Ansley Boykin won the 2018 Junior Study Abroad Scholarship for her achievement on the National Spanish Examination and for her excellent skills in the Spanish language. Boykin earned travel to Spain to study the language and culture at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She’ll join 23 other scholarship winners. […] Full Story
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Bishop lauded for leadership abilities
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 20, 2018ATLANTA—Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, learned to be a leader and administrator on the Marist School campus, but he has not kept his expertise inside the brick entrance to the Brookhaven school. He and Marist School have supported Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School since before it opened four years ago. Marist, run by the […] Full Story
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Marist teachers will miss Bishop Konzen’s dedication
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published April 20, 2018ATLANTA—The teachers of Marist School, Atlanta, know firsthand the qualities that longtime school administrator Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, brings to his work. In 2015, then-principal Konzen earned the Educational Excellence Award from the National Catholic Educational Association. He was one of seven award recipients nationwide, selected from more than 100,000 educators serving in U.S. […] Full Story
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Friends, family applaud Bishop Konzen as the ‘right person … right time’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 19, 2018ATLANTA—From an early age, Joel Konzen knew he wanted to be a priest. Lifelong friend John Hermes remembers him playing as if he were saying Mass, substituting a Necco wafer for a communion host. Now, members of his childhood church, St. Boniface, are talking about how they can get this native son of Oak Harbor, […] Full Story | En Español
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Biography of Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM
Published April 19, 2018
Joel M. Konzen, the son of Lawrence A. and Margaret Thome Konzen, was born in Toledo, Ohio, on Nov. 6, 1950, and grew up attending public schools in Oak Harbor, Ohio. He attended the Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio, for high school, followed by St. Meinrad College in Indiana, where he graduated in 1972 with […] Full Story
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Coat of arms of Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM
By DEACON PAUL J. SULLIVAN, Commentary
Published April 19, 2018The episcopal heraldic achievement, or bishop’s coat of arms, is composed of a shield, that is the central and most important part of the design and tells to whom the design belongs, the external ornamentation, that tells the owner’s position or rank, and a motto, placed upon a scroll. By heraldic tradition the design is […] Full Story
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Blue and gold blessing for Marist leader called to be bishop
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published April 19, 2018ATLANTA—Bishop-designate Joel M. Konzen, SM, thought he’d stay at Marist School for the rest of his life, but God had other plans. As he bid farewell to the students, alumni, parents, and former and current Marist faculty and staff who filled Centennial Center gymnasium, he expressed his gratitude for the nearly three decades he spent […] Full Story
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New bishop hopes to go about tasks of a dutiful Christian
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 19, 2018ATLANTA—Bishop-designate Joel M. Konzen, SM, made his oath of fidelity to the Catholic Church on the eve of his episcopal ordination with his hand resting on a verse in the Gospel of St. Luke that has been an inspiration to him. It was about being a useless servant. Speaking at the end of the April […] Full Story | En Español
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An interview with Bishop Konzen
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Executive Editor
Published April 19, 2018ATLANTA—In the weeks preceding his ordination as auxiliary bishop of Atlanta, Father Joel M. Konzen, SM, in the midst of moving and setting up his new office and preparing for his new duties while winding up former responsibilities at Marist School, found time to sit down for an interview with The Georgia Bulletin. He reminisced […] Full Story
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Marist priest ordained Atlanta’s newest auxiliary bishop
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published April 19, 2018ATLANTA—Having chosen “Be merciful, and with a cheerful heart,” as his episcopal motto, Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, was ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Atlanta during an afternoon Mass, April 3. Magnificent Easter flowers adorned the altar of the Cathedral of Christ the King as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory ordained the Society […] Full Story | En Español
