Atlanta
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St. Pius X advances to Class AAAA state football championship
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published December 11, 2014ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School had to come from behind to defeat Woodward Academy 28-21 in the semifinal game of the state football playoffs Dec. 5. St. Pius scored 21 of its 28 points in the fourth quarter. Senior tailback Joey Connors led the team in rushing with eight carries for 110 yards and one […]
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Final pastoral plan recommendations sent to Archbishop Gregory
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published December 11, 2014ATLANTA—The time is nigh for the pastoral plan for the Atlanta Archdiocese to be unveiled. After 10 months of input, with an opportunity for all to participate through surveys, discussions, recommendations from clergy and lay people, and voting, an array of over 100 possible priorities for the archdiocese has been whittled down to 12 to […] Full Story
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Doctoral candidate presents malaria research
Published December 11, 2014
ATLANTA—More than half the world’s population is at risk of malaria and Morgan (Miller) Milton, who graduated from St. Jude the Apostle School in 2001, is working to identify drugs to combat this deadly disease. After receiving a bachelor’s and master’s of science at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she enrolled in the biochemistry doctoral […] Full Story
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Christ the King School keeps serving MAC
Published December 11, 2014
ATLANTA—Christ the King School celebrated 28 years of service to the Midtown Assistance Center. Nearly 50 young people filled four vans and a jeep with items donated by school families for the nonprofit. The Peachtree Road school holds the record for the longest continuous service to the MAC. After working at MAC and before lunch, […]
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Solidarity School helps children learn English, prepare for kindergarten
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 11, 2014ATLANTA—Born in Mexico, Ameyaltzin Palomino came to the United States as a teenager speaking no English. She entered public school as an ESOL student, a special program to learn English for those with another native language. “I was 13 years old. It was hard,” said Palomino. It can be difficult academically and socially for ESOL […]
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St. Anthony’s members deliver Thanksgiving meals to seniors
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 27, 2014ATLANTA—If three years in a row makes a tradition, there is a new one at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Atlanta. Parishioners have gotten in their cars and delivered hot meals to shut-ins on Thanksgiving as part of the Meals on Wheels program. “The people are so happy and appreciative of it,” said Karen Burke, […] Full Story
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Mercy Care doctor: ‘I need to give back to the community’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 27, 2014Luis Galvez, M.D., 58, has volunteered with Mercy Care for 20 years. A physician at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, he lives in Sandy Springs and attends Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta. He spoke of the imperative he feels as a physician to give back. Q. How do you serve at Mercy Care? A. I provide medical […] Full Story
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Jail cells transformed into Mercy units where ill homeless men recover
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 27, 2014ATLANTA—In the fall of 2012, Seth Weingarten was staying at the night shelter of the Atlanta Mission. A diabetic, Weingarten was running out of the medicines he needed. During the day, he would sit along Luckie Street in downtown Atlanta. “I didn’t feel lucky,” quipped Weingarten. “At the time my sugar was out of control. […] Full Story
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‘The quality of mercy is not strained’: Mercy Care brings healing to those in need
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 27, 2014ATLANTA—With the ambition of enlarging its health care safety net, Atlanta’s Mercy Care is having to reintroduce itself to the metro community. Once an offshoot of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, the nonprofit now stands on its own. “We have been the best-kept secret,” said Tom Andrews, the president of Mercy Care. “We don’t want to be […]
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Father Robert Barron: Daily Advent reflections
By FATHER ROBERT BARRON
Published November 27, 2014ATLANTA—Advent begins Sunday, Nov. 30, as Catholics quietly prepare spiritually for Christmas and the birth of the Christ child. Included here are meditations for the first three days of Advent, written by Father Robert Barron, a noted author and speaker, of Mundelein Seminary in Illinois. These are part of a series of daily meditations made […] Full Story
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Contest winner nets St. Vincent de Paul $1,000 in gas cards
Published November 27, 2014
ATLANTA—Brenda Price won this year’s GasBuddy “Outsmart the Pump” sweepstakes, meaning filling her gas tank for the next year will cost $0. Brenda and her husband, Allen, are volunteers at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, serving at the Stone Mountain St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. As a result, GasBuddy, an app […]
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Sophia Academy drives for first school bus
Published November 27, 2014
ATLANTA—Sophia Academy held its “Eagles on the Green” Tournament on Oct. 6 and raised $6,500 toward a goal of $35,000 to purchase its first school bus. The school is a Marist Catholic school, from preschool to high school, with an emphasis on small class sizes and specialized teaching, including the Orton-Gillingham reading and spelling approach. […]
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Parents of Atlanta seminarians honored
Published November 27, 2014
ATLANTA—Parents of Atlanta Archdiocese seminarians were treated in October to a special dinner. It was hosted by the Alter Christus Society and held at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta. More than 100 guests came to the evening celebration where each family received a gift bag with a handmade bracelet, by Mary Selano of Faithful Servant Ministries, […]
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Mercy Sister who directed Saint Joseph’s nursing school dies
Published November 27, 2014
ATLANTA—Sister Mary Kristen Lancaster, RSM, the former director of Saint Joseph’s Infirmary Nursing School in Atlanta, died in Savannah on Oct. 10. She was 88 and had retired officially from St. Joseph’s Hospital, in Savannah, in August. Born on March 13, 1926 at St. Inigoes, Maryland, she was the youngest of three Lancaster sisters to […]
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St. Vincent de Paul Georgia expands on Lakewood Avenue
Published November 27, 2014
ATLANTA—With the help of a donation from SunTrust Bank, Inc., the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia (SVdP) will open its newest Family Support Center at 1700 Lakewood Ave. in Atlanta in January 2015. SVdP will teach job training, job search skills, and economic and financial strategies for greater success and self-sufficiency at the […]
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Upcoming youth speaker will focus on the myths of pornography
Published November 27, 2014
ATLANTA—The Office of Formation and Discipleship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will welcome national speaker Matt Fradd for three presentations Jan. 30-31, 2015, on virtue and exposing the myths of pornography. The presentations are for middle and high school teens and adults. Fradd experienced a profound conversion at World Youth Day in Rome in 2000 […]
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Upcoming collection for religious retirement fund
Published November 27, 2014
ATLANTA—The 2014 collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious (RFR) will be taken during Masses the weekend of Dec. 13-14 in the Archdiocese of Atlanta during the second collection. The Retirement Fund for Religious enables senior Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests to enjoy the dignified care they deserve as they continue to devote […] Full Story
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With its Catholic roots, Caminar Latino supports families
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 13, 2014ATLANTA—The newest youngster in the class gets his pick of a plush teddy bear, a cow, or another treasure among the stuffed animals. He goes home with a fuzzy white, snowball-looking creature as a reminder of the friends he made in this support group. The boy also hears why the group exists: The 18 kids […] Full Story
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Survivor of domestic violence helps others by breaking silence
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 13, 2014ATLANTA—One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Even more astounding is that one in four will be affected by domestic violence in her lifetime. Society talks openly about breast cancer; there are three-day walks to fight it, and many wear pink to raise awareness about the disease. When it comes to domestic […]
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Church agencies, nonprofits can help men, women, children in crisis
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 13, 2014ATLANTA—There are many organizations in metro Atlanta that work to assist victims of domestic violence. Karelis Ferrer is Latino outreach coordinator at the YWCA of Northwest Georgia in Marietta. “We have the only shelter in Cobb for the women and children,” said Ferrer. “We have transitional housing. We have counseling as well.” The ultimate goal […]
