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15th anniversary caps banner year for Lyke House
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 30, 2014ATLANTA—Lyke House, the Catholic Center at Atlanta University Center, marked the 15th anniversary of its dedication Oct. 17-19. Students, alumni, benefactors and a host of people in the community who assist in cultivating and shaping the mission of Lyke House were there to celebrate the occasion. This has been a banner year for Lyke House […]
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Flannery O’Connor lecture at Emory University draws sellout crowd
Published October 30, 2014
ATLANTA—Dr. Bryan Giemza, the director of the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina, spoke to a sellout crowd at Emory University’s annual Flannery O’Connor lecture. His lecture was given on two nights to accommodate those interested. Giemza’s remarks included research into Irish living in Georgia and the South, along with audio recordings […]
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Medical staff at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital serve homeless, poor
Published October 30, 2014
ATLANTA—Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital celebrates Mercy Day annually on Sept. 24, in recognition of Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Sisters of Mercy. She opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland, to assist the homeless, serve the poor and visit the sick. Following in the footsteps of the Sisters of Mercy, who founded […]
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St. Pius X hands Marist its first loss of the season
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 17, 2014ATLANTA—For the first time since 2009, Atlanta’s Marist School and St. Pius X High School met on the gridiron at Marist’s Hughes Spalding Stadium Oct. 10. Unlike the 2009 game—then the season opener for these schools—St. Pius entered the game with a 3-2 record, while Marist was undefeated and had outscored its opponents in the […] Full Story
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Jubilee couples: Nicholsons celebrate anniversary with pilgrimage to Lourdes, Fatima
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 16, 2014Some 158 couples reaffirmed their wedding vows at the annual archdiocesan Mass to honor 50- and 60-year marriages on Oct. 4. These couples had first said their I do’s in 1954 and 1964, but this time they and their families gathered at St. Brigid Church, in Johns Creek, with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to celebrate […] Full Story
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Jubilee couples: Raul, Annie Trujillo trust in God through 50 years of ‘love and happiness’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 16, 2014Some 158 couples reaffirmed their wedding vows at the annual archdiocesan Mass to honor 50- and 60-year marriages on Oct. 4. These couples had first said their I do’s in 1954 and 1964, but this time they and their families gathered at St. Brigid Church, in Johns Creek, with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to celebrate […] Full Story
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Judge Ward, Pryor honored by Catholic legal society
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 16, 2014ATLANTA—In a tradition dating back more than 750 years, judges, lawyers and those who work alongside them assembled for the annual Red Mass, sponsored by Atlanta’s St. Thomas More Society Oct. 9 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, principal celebrant, asked God’s gracious blessings on all engaged in […] Full Story
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Friendship between Catholic and death row inmate began with a letter
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 16, 2014ATLANTA—Letters may be a throwback in the digital age, but an envelope stuffed with paper is evidence someone is thinking of you. Letters are a bridge linking people, and maybe even more so if the letter is read behind the bars of a cell. Many years ago, Diana Shertenlieb plucked a name off a list […] Full Story
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African priest in Atlanta asks for prayers to ‘drive out’ Ebola
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 16, 2014ATLANTA—Increasingly, the prayers of the faithful in Masses celebrated throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta are including petitions for patients suffering from the Ebola virus, and those providing care for them. Since March, when an outbreak of Ebola occurred in Guinea, West Africa, the World Health Organization estimates 8,914 people have tested positive for the virus, […]
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Women saints show how to ‘make a difference,’ AACCW speaker says
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published October 16, 2014ATLANTA—Women who came to the annual archdiocesan convention of Catholic women heard about female saints who made a difference in their time for peace and justice. Melanie Rigney, who spoke in a workshop on spirituality, is author of the book, “Sisterhood of Saints: Daily Guidance and Inspiration” and co-author of “When They Come Home: Ways […]
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Embrace founder will speak at Magnificat
Published October 16, 2014
ATLANTA—Nicole Lea Hartman, who has founded the Embrace ministry, will speak about her faith journey at the Magnificat gathering for women on Saturday morning, Nov. 15. All women are invited to the Magnificat breakfast, which will be held at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. This morning of faith offers […] Full Story
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OLA students devote full day to service
Published October 16, 2014
ATLANTA—Our Lady of the Assumption School in Atlanta dedicated Wednesday, Sept. 24, as its fourth annual Day of Service. Students in all grades participated, serving 20 organizations. Fifth- and sixth-grade students packaged 10,000 non-perishable meals for school-aged children in Africa. Third- and fourth-graders put together 464 snack bags for family members of children with cancer. […]
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Cristo Rey High School promotes green projects
Published October 16, 2014
ATLANTA—On Sept. 27, students, staff and community volunteers rolled up their sleeves to make Cristo Rey Jesuit High School a healthier, more sustainable learning environment. They focused on participating in a school-wide clean up and recycling initiative, launching an environmental awareness program, and encouraging student-led “trash-to-treasure” recycling projects. To commemorate the effort, the school will […]
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Refugee finds ‘nation I can be proud of’
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 2, 2014ATLANTA—For more than 20 years, Pasupati Regmi had no country to call home. That changed Aug. 29 when the Bhutan native’s dream of becoming an American citizen was realized. He took his oath of allegiance, along with 162 others, at the Atlanta office of the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. Regmi, who works […]
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Rita McInerney, Georgia Bulletin retired staff member, dies at 92
Published October 2, 2014
ATLANTA—Rita McInerney, former staff writer and associate editor of The Georgia Bulletin, died Thursday, Sept. 4, at St. Joseph Villa, near Philadelphia. She was 92. Miss McInerney, whose given name was Mary Rita, was a pioneer as a woman in newspaper work in Pennsylvania for many years before she moved to Atlanta, to be near […]
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Pinecrest, St. Jude’s celebrate ‘sweet’ honor
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 2, 2014ATLANTA—St. Jude the Apostle School was honored again as a National Blue Ribbon School for overall excellence, its second award in 11 years. The Sandy Springs school marked the occasion with a celebration, complete with frozen popsicles and a party for faculty. “It’s an affirmation. It is not all about test scores. It is an […]
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St. Vincent de Paul creates more shared ‘tables’ with the poor, Atlanta Food Bank director says
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published October 2, 2014ATLANTA—They came from different states. They spanned a wide range of ages. Their backgrounds were varied. But all who gathered for the 2014 Society of St. Vincent de Paul National Assembly at the Marriott Marquis Sept. 24 to 27 shared one common mission—to learn how to better serve those who most need their help. More […]
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40 days of prayer dedicated to restoring ‘respect for all human life’
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published October 2, 2014ATLANTA—About 100 people walked with candles along Briarcliff Road on Tuesday night, Sept. 23, their dimly lit procession drawing attention from passing cars and joggers as they processed from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church to an office park a few blocks away. There, in front of a nondescript building, they were led in ecumenical prayer […] Full Story
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St. Pius X graduate signs to play lacrosse at St. Gregory University
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 2, 2014ATLANTA—Exactly one month before his 19th birthday on Oct. 4, Jake Henderson, a 2014 graduate of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, received a scholarship to play lacrosse for the Cavaliers of St. Gregory University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The 6-foot-2 Henderson will play the attack and midfielder positions for the Cavaliers. Henderson played lacrosse for […] Full Story
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IHM student chosen Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar
Published October 2, 2014
ATLANTA—Tommy Kim, an eighth-grade student at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, in Atlanta, was named a 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar. More than 1,000 seventh-grade students nationwide applied for this scholarship, which is awarded to approximately 60 students. The scholarship supports outstanding students from seventh grade through graduate school who have a variety of […]
