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U.S., Mideast Christian leaders vow to work for peace, increase advocacy
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published April 29, 2016ATLANTA (CNS)—Christian churches have a responsibility to work to bring the chronic conflict in the Middle East to a just peace, and more effective advocacy is needed in the United States, said church leaders meeting in Atlanta. Nearly 40 heads of Christian churches and church-related organizations in the U.S. and the Holy Land adopted a […]
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Shelter director Katie Bashor finished her race, with love
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published April 28, 2016ATLANTA—For more than three decades, Katie Bashor lovingly served Atlanta’s homeless at Central Night Shelter, an ecumenical ministry of the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Central Presbyterian Church. On April 23, friends and loved ones, co-workers and students, former and current shelter guests came to Mass at the Shrine in celebration of Katie’s […] Full Story
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Lourdes group confronts racism with talk
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 28, 2016ATLANTA—In a crowded room at Our Lady of Lourdes Church parish center on a recent Saturday morning, Gino Lloyd shared how the far-flung reach of Facebook, Twitter and social media has brought racism out of the shadows. “It has let America see this is truly going on. In my corner, we knew it was going […]
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St. Pius outscores Marist in rivalry lacrosse match
Published April 28, 2016
ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School girls lacrosse team edged out a 15-13 victory over Marist School girls during a closely contested lacrosse match April 13 at Pius’ George B. Maloof Stadium. Since the match St. Pius (11-3) has gone undefeated in four contests through April 25. They close out the regular season on the road […] Full Story
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Holy Spirit Prep girls reach state soccer quarterfinals
Published April 28, 2016
ATLANTA—The girls soccer team at Holy Spirit Preparatory School shut out Griffin Christian High School 4-0 in an April 18 match on their home field. Midfielder Morgan Delaney scored the first two goals. Stephanie Perez and Jordan Daly scored the other two goals. For senior defender Perez it was the first goal of her Holy […] Full Story
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Corpus Christi USO volunteers honored
Published April 28, 2016
ATLANTA—The Atlanta Airport hosted the 2016 Airport Volunteer Appreciation Awards Dinner on Monday, April 11, at the Atlanta Marriott Gateway Hotel. Many parishes in the Atlanta Archdiocese were represented as USO volunteers. Pat and Jack Horvath accepted an award from the USO on behalf of the Corpus Christi Church Seniors. The award reads: “75th Anniversary […] Full Story
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Marist School marks Society of Mary founding
Published April 28, 2016
ATLANTA—Marist School recently celebrated Fourviere Week April 11-15 in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Society of Mary, the religious congregation that owns and operates the school. The international celebration of the 200th anniversary will occur in France on July 23 with representatives from all Marist branches in attendance. At Marist […] Full Story
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Marist junior’s art wins scholastic medal
Published April 28, 2016
ATLANTA—Artistry is in the Dockter family DNA. Jefferson Dockter, a junior at Marist School, Atlanta, earned two gold key awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Georgia level competition, which qualified him for national recognition. His work was recognized with a silver medal for one of his two pieces. This award places him in […] Full Story
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Fifth annual Embrace Mass to be celebrated at Cathedral of Christ the King
Published April 28, 2016
ATLANTA—Each year families in the Archdiocese of Atlanta come together for a memorial Mass in honor of their children who were lost to miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss. This Mass, sponsored by All Embrace, Inc., is a tangible way to celebrate these babies as members of Christ’s kingdom, as well as a means to provide […] Full Story
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Catholic educator calls role as first president of St. Pius High School a ‘dream job’
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published April 28, 2016ATLANTA—The leadership structure of Atlanta’s oldest archdiocesan high school has been modified to become a president and principal model. A youthful Catholic administrator will become its first president. Chad Barwick, a Catholic middle and high school principal in Montgomery, Alabama, who entered teaching through the University of Notre Dame ACE program, will be the first […] Full Story
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Teacher marries beau with second-graders in the front row
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published April 14, 2016ATLANTA—Beth Anne Ross and William Dempsey III were united in the sacrament of marriage Friday, April 1, at the morning Mass of St. Jude the Apostle School. Dempsey and Ross, longtime friends and running and hiking partners, became husband and wife at the first wedding in the school community’s history. A second-grade teacher at St. […] Full Story
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Archbishop Gregory shares reaction to new apostolic exhortation
By ARCHBISHOP WILTON D. GREGORY, Commentary
Published April 14, 2016ATLANTA—With the April 8 release of the document, “‘Amoris Laetitia’ (The Joy of Love), from Pope Francis, The Georgia Bulletin asked Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory a few questions about this latest document from the pontiff. He shared his thoughts in this Q&A for Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Georgia Bulletin: What is an apostolic […] Full Story
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Preschool teacher of the year, ‘Ms. Jerry’ just loves her OLA kids
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published April 14, 2016ATLANTA—Jaroslava Patak, known as “Ms. Jerry” to her students at Our Lady of the Assumption Church preschool, is the 2016 Distinguished Teacher of the Year of the Georgia Preschool Association. Patak received the award at the association’s annual meeting Feb. 26 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. She has served on the OLA preschool […]
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Archdiocese responds to victims group’s protest
Published April 14, 2016
ATLANTA—A small group of members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) held signs as part of a press conference outside the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, April 4. The group asked that the Archdiocese of Atlanta publish on its website a list of those priests, deacons and religious who were […]
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Cathedral homily traces recent popes’ great emphasis on God’s mercy
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published April 14, 2016ATLANTA—Eucharistic exposition and Benediction for Divine Mercy Sunday were presented at the Cathedral of Christ the King April 3 by Deacon Gerald Zukauckas, spiritual director of the Divine Mercy Apostolate. The celebration began after the 7:15 p.m. Mass and was in conjunction with the Divine Mercy celebration held earlier that day at St. Marguerite d’Youville […] Full Story
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St. Joseph’s Tables honor beloved saint
Published April 14, 2016
ATLANTA—Immaculate Heart of Mary School and St. Anthony of Padua Church, both in Atlanta, celebrated the feast of St. Joseph on March 18 and 19 with a St. Joseph’s Table. The table at the school was filled with wonderful food of Italian and Polish heritage, prayer cards, carpenter tools, turnips from the IHM garden, prayers […] Full Story
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Boys round up items for children in foster care
Published April 14, 2016
ATLANTA—Joseph Miller, a seventh-grader at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Atlanta, and neighborhood friend Alex Matullo, a seventh-grader at St. Thomas More School, Decatur, collected new and gently used luggage, backpacks and duffel bags for children in foster care. The boys learned that many children in foster care do not have luggage and are forced […] Full Story
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First-graders build model to get a handle on anatomy
Published April 14, 2016
ATLANTA—At Our Lady of the Assumption School, students participate in a STREAM program focused on Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. It’s an interdisciplinary and applied educational philosophy founded on hands-on, problem-based learning. John Lamarca heads the STREAM program. First-grade students built models of the thoracic cavity to end a science unit focused […] Full Story
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Georgia governor vetoes state RFRA measure; bishops respond
Published March 31, 2016
ATLANTA (CNS)—Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Savannah Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer said that like all of the U.S. Catholic bishops, they support the Religious Freedom Restoration Act but “do not support any implementation of RFRA in a way that will discriminate against any individual.” “Indeed, the dignity of each individual is the basis for […] Full Story
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Maria Boylan will speak at May 7 Magnificat
Published March 31, 2016
ATLANTA—All women are invited to the Magnificat gathering on Saturday, May 7, when the guest speaker will be Maria Boylan, coordinator of the newly formed Magnificat chapter in South Carolina. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Maria grew up in Canada, where her family emigrated when she was a child. Now she and her […] Full Story
