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• Religious in Atlanta inspired Sister Sharon Euart’s Mercy vocation

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Sister Sharon Euart served for over a decade as the first female associate general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, opening doors for women in church leadership. Her pioneering started young in Atlanta when she was a member of the first four-year graduating class of St. Pius X High School. Now 72, the […]

• North, Northwest Metro Deaneries mark decade of catechist conferences

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—More than 600 catechists representing 40 churches attended the 10th annual North and Northwest Metro Deanery Catechist Conference at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Atlanta Aug. 20. “Prayer: The Faith Prayed” was the theme for the conference, with workshops offered to nurture catechists in their own faith and to prepare them to teach others […] Full Story

• 2 schools—St. Thomas More and St. Joseph—earn Blue Ribbon status again

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—It’s all things blue for archdiocesan elementary schools St. Joseph in Marietta and St. Thomas More in Decatur. On Sept. 28, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. named both schools as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence. Each serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade, the Catholic schools are among 279 public […] Full Story

• Remembering a beloved baby, thanking God: Profound reasons motivate people to give

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Matthew Isaac Herrin was born on Feb. 15, 2016. He lived for 15 days. “He was born with Trisomy 13,” Brent Herrin, Matthew’s father, said. “He had an extra copy of the 13th chromosome. Trisomy 13 comes with a lot of other conditions.” Herrin said that Matthew’s brain did not form properly and he had […]

• Workshops to inform voters on ‘Safe Harbor’ ballot question

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Experts at upcoming workshops will share information with voters about the so-called “Safe Harbor” amendment proposed for the Georgia Constitution. The discussion will focus on the commercial sexual exploitation of children, current statistics, and how children victimized by sex trafficking can recover. Panelists will include Safe Harbor task force members, Georgia lawmakers, law enforcement officers […]

• Father Tran will speak at Magnificat Nov. 5

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Father Augustine Tran will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat breakfast for women on Saturday, Nov. 5. All women are invited to come and to be refreshed in faith during this morning gathering at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. Born in Saigon, South Vietnam, Father Tran, 48, came to the United States in 1974 when […]

• Red Mass to be celebrated Oct. 13 at basilica

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—The annual Atlanta Red Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta. The basilica is located at 353 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta. Clergy, local judges, attorneys, and members of the legal community of all faiths are invited […] Full Story

• Cristo Rey Atlanta High School moving to larger site in 2017

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Eight-foot-high letters will soon crown a downtown Atlanta office building to announce the future home of Cristo Rey Atlanta High School. The Jesuit-sponsored high school for students from families with lower incomes is outgrowing the Midtown Atlanta site where it opened in August 2014. Students in the fall of 2017 will be filing into classrooms […]

• Christ the King School families learn to serve

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Hundreds of Christ the King School students and families took part in the inaugural CKS Family Day of Service assisting at 11 service projects. The recent event placed the students at St. Vincent de Paul, Atlanta Community Food Bank, 7 Bridges to Recovery and more. They completed many tasks, from filling dressers with clothes for […] Full Story

• University Catholic students examine gifts for ministry

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—The Catholic student communities of the Atlanta University Center and Georgia State University held their first joint workshop on liturgy and ministry in the Catholic Church on Aug. 31. The workshop was held in the Lyke House Atrium, where some 20 students and three facilitators—Kevin Johnson, Kenneth Lewis and Father Urey Mark—examined the documents of […] Full Story

• Centro Hispano Marista receives $20,000 from Marists

  Published October 6, 2016

  ATLANTA—Centro Hispano Marista, a GED program for Hispanic adults, announced that it received a $20,000 grant from the Society of Mary, a religious congregation of priests and brothers known as the Marists. Established in 2012 to address the educational and spiritual needs of the Hispanic immigrant population in Atlanta, Centro Hispano Marista helps students pass […] Full Story

• World War II hero’s remains brought home to grateful Euart family

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 23, 2016

  ATLANTA—Answering the call to duty, Army Capt. Elwood Euart never stopped climbing and lifting others up until his last breath in 1942. Upon escape from a sinking ship, he reentered and extended a rope to rescue trapped soldiers in the ultimate heroic sacrifice. Serving as a troop carrier during World War II, the SS President […] Full Story

• College students embrace Catholic Relief Services’ mission for justice

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
  Published September 23, 2016

  ATLANTA—Nathalie Borgella has a passion for “taking care of the poor, the sick, the lowly.” The political science major at Spelman College, in Atlanta, is channeling her desire into a new service as a Catholic Relief Services student ambassador. It is important for her to serve people. She knows people outside the campus gates need […]

• St. Mother Teresa exhibit, relic to travel around archdiocese

  Published September 23, 2016

  ATLANTA—An exhibit of 75 full color panels depicting the life story of St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata will be available for viewing at a number of parishes around the Archdiocese of Atlanta, beginning this month. The vibrant panels, provided by the Missionaries of Charity, St. Teresa’s religious order, tell the saint’s story from birth, tell […]

• Synod spokesman looks at pope’s mercy theme with local priests, bishops

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff writer
  Published September 23, 2016

  ATLANTA—Mercy, the cornerstone of Pope Francis’ ministry, was also the focus of an assembly of Catholic bishops and priests from Georgia and North and South Carolina hosted by the Archdiocese of Atlanta Aug. 22-24. Father Thomas Rosica, who served as the English language spokesperson for the most recent Synod of Bishops held at the Vatican, […] Full Story

• Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces 2016 spring grant awards

  Published September 23, 2016

  ATLANTA—The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 40 grants totaling $140,000 for the 2016 spring grant cycle from the Community Services Fund, General Fund, Goizueta Fund, Nellie Dodd McAdams Fund, Conrads Family Education Fund, and the Archbishop Donoghue Fund for Life. Nancy Coveny, executive director, announced that these grants will support the Catholic community through […] Full Story

• Life Chain: Prayers and a silent witness for life

  Published September 23, 2016

  ATLANTA—Life Chain is a prayer chain and silent public witness for life and against abortion. While Life Chain is held in October, which is Respect Life Month in the Catholic Church, the witness is a non-denominational event. In its 29th year, Life Chain is held throughout the United States and Canada on the first Sunday […] Full Story

• Upcoming pilgrimage offers timely spiritual journey to Marian shrines

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff writer
  Published September 23, 2016

  ATLANTA—A pilgrimage to the Marian shrines of Fatima and Lourdes and the opportunity to walk a portion of the ancient Camino de Santiago pilgrimage path in Spain is being offered by The Georgia Bulletin this coming April. The 11-day pilgrimage from April 18-28, 2017, which begins in Lisbon, Portugal, will occur during the year of […] Full Story

• ‘Radical hospitality’ can help repair the world, speaker says

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 22, 2016

  ATLANTA—Faced with political mudslinging, online venom, and racial unrest in this country, an interfaith crowd of Jewish and Catholic faithful wrestled with how to heal divisions. In a room of more than 200 people, the ministry of Pope Francis was offered as a guidepost. Speakers quoted his vision of a “culture of encounter” and respect […] Full Story

• Bishop Talley named coadjutor bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana

  

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published September 21, 2016

  ATLANTA—Pope Francis has appointed Bishop David P. Talley, auxiliary bishop of the Atlanta Archdiocese, to serve the people of the Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, as coadjutor bishop to Bishop Ronald P. Herzog, the bishop of that diocese. The appointment was announced Wednesday, Sept. 21. In a statement, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said that the pope […] Full Story | En Español