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• Coat of arms of Bishop Shlesinger

  By DEACON PAUL J. SULLIVAN, Commentary
  Published August 3, 2017

  The 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

• Unflappable nature gave him ROTC nickname as the ‘Happy Rat’

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 3, 2017

  ATLANTA—As a first-year student in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Ned Shlesinger was one of the “rats”—a freshman facing tough initiation doled out by cadet upperclassmen into the strict discipline of the corps. However, his friends say his good nature and ability to take the badgering in stride earned him the nickname of the […]

• Priests’ assembly reflects on need to heal ‘deep malady’ in American soul

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 7, 2017

  ATLANTA—In the face of an abiding “soul sickness” in the United States, the Catholic Church can serve as a counterbalance to forces of violence and hatred, keynote speaker Father Bryan Massingale told a June gathering of priests in Atlanta. His message, inspired by the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. about America, was shared […]

• Archdiocesan newspaper, videographer earn 14 awards at annual media conference

  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Georgia Bulletin and the archdiocesan Office of Communications were honored with 14 awards from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada at the 2017 Catholic Media Conference. The conference was held in Québec City June 20-23, in conjunction with the Signis World Congress. Signis met June 19-22, drawing members of the […] Full Story

• Lisa Wheeler to speak at August Magnificat

  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—The speaker for the August Magnificat meal will be Lisa Wheeler, the founder and president of Carmel Communications, a Catholic agency that has brought to the public eye a wide array of uplifting films, books and music against every contemporary tide. All women are invited to the Magnificat meal, which will be held on Saturday, […] Full Story

• Magnificat chapter founders say step out in faith, receive God’s grace

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—Olga Myers, Jan Nerone and Elyse O’Kane, co-founders of the Joyful Visitation chapter of Magnificat, spoke May 6 of how God led them to bring this international Catholic women’s ministry to Atlanta and what he has done in their lives. The occasion was the 25th anniversary of the chapter and its 100th Magnificat meal. Speaking […] Full Story

• Newly ordained priests urged to imitate St. John the Baptist

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—On the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory ordained two new priests for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. At the rite of ordination June 24 at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Archbishop Gregory said he was pleasantly surprised when the ordinandi themselves suggested that the feast offered an […]

• Atlanta’s new auxiliary bishop to be ordained July 19

  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—The episcopal ordination of Bishop-designate Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger III will take place on Wednesday, July 19, at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. Bishop-designate Shlesinger will become a bishop by the laying on of hands and prayer of consecration, similar to the ritual of a priest’s ordination. Archbishop Wilton D. […] Full Story

• A year of state championships for Catholic schools

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—Archdiocesan and independent Catholic high schools captured individual and team state championships last fall and winter and this past spring in a variety of sports. Four of the schools—Blessed Trinity High School, Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Marist School and St. Pius X High School—won 10 team state championships in 10 different sports. Among the same […] Full Story

• Spirit of welcome, openness draws many to Cathedral Hispanic mission

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—Since relocating to Buford Highway two years ago, the Cathedral of Christ the King Hispanic Mission has nearly quadrupled in size, now drawing some 1,400 people to the mission’s two Sunday Masses. With hundreds of new members, those coming range from impoverished newcomers to established immigrants from Mexico and across Latin America. Enrollment in religious […]

• Teacher wins Georgia Credit Union scholarship for continuing ed

  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Georgia United Credit Union announced the winner of the Archbishop Emeritus John Francis Donoghue Scholarship for Continuing Education, Kathryn Ledlie of Atlanta, first-grade teacher at Christ the King School. This scholarship is named for the late Archbishop John Francis Donoghue, who was a strong advocate of Catholic education and credit union services. Since the […]

• Holy Spirit Prep graduate to attend college seminary

  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—Among the 2017 graduates from Holy Spirit Preparatory School this year was Matthew “Cole” Austin. Cole served as the head boy and is the first student at this Atlanta independent Catholic high school to enroll in a college seminary. In August, he will be attending St. Joseph Seminary College in Saint Benedict, Louisiana, where he […]

• Christ the King School service program earns national recognition

  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Christ the King School’s “CKS Serves” program was recognized this past spring with a 2017 Innovations in Catholic Education award. The prize was awarded to the school as the winner of the “Total Community Involvement” category, announced at the annual National Catholic Educational Association convention in St. Louis, Missouri. CKS Serves grew out of […] Full Story

• Cristo Rey looks toward 2017 school year with newly renovated place to learn

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 6, 2017

  ATLANTA—Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School for the first time will have an entire high school student body, from veteran seniors to wide-eyed freshmen, when classes reconvene. Freshmen students start arriving for a summer academy July 24 at the school’s new location in downtown Atlanta after a $21 million makeover of the donated building. Classes […] Full Story

• Bishop Luis R. Zarama named bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina

  

  Published July 5, 2017

  ATLANTA—Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Luis R. Zarama, auxiliary bishop of the Atlanta Archdiocese, to serve the people of the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, as their bishop. The appointment was announced Wednesday, July 5. In a statement, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said that Pope Francis has “honored the Archdiocese of Atlanta with the gift […]

• SPC students’ summer enriched with learning program

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—A pilot enrichment program at St. Peter Claver Regional School in Decatur, made possible by the Christ Child Society of Atlanta, will help students avoid the summer academic slide. Fifty students from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade are participating in the summer series on Wednesday mornings. The Christ Child Society funded the program to help students […]

• Transfiguration Church founding pastor, Father Raymond F. Horan, dies at 74

  Published June 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—Father Raymond F. Horan died Friday, June 9, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. He was 74 years old. The son of Raymond F. Horan Sr. and Marguerite E. (O’Shaughnessy) Horan, he was born Oct. 10, 1942, in Somerville, Massachusetts. He had two siblings, Peter and David. He attended Marist College High School […]

• Sister Mary Paul Cretello, who served at the cancer home, dies

  Published June 23, 2017

  ATLANTA—Sister Mary Paul Cretello, OP, died April 18 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta after an extended illness. She was 84 years old. She was born Anne M. Cretello on Jan. 25, 1933, in Long Branch, New Jersey, to Anthony Cretello and Antoinette (Cittandino) Cretello. She was preceded in death by her […]

• Four ordained as transitional deacons

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 1, 2017

  ATLANTA—Thunderous applause echoed off the stone walls of the Cathedral of Christ the King as four men presented themselves to be ordained as transitional deacons, a milestone toward serving as Catholic priests. As the men lay face down on the stone floor, friends and family filling the Gothic church’s wooden pews asked the saints to […]

• Innovative program funds buildings for rapidly growing churches

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 1, 2017

  ATLANTA—Making room for everyone at the Lord’s table is the spirit behind a focused new program in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Special Projects Program is funding the expansion of basic worship and religious education space in a few uniquely challenged parishes whose churches cannot hold all those coming for Mass or faith education. The […] Full Story | En Español