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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 […]
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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, […] Full Story
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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. […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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St. Pius X students honored by National Merit Scholarship program
Published October 2, 2014
ATLANTA—At St. Pius X High School, in Atlanta, five students were named semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Carter A. Grabbe, Connor J. Huddleston, Andrew J. Jacon, Joe W. Kilpatrick and Caroline R. Porter. Semifinalists have the opportunity to continue in competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships that will be […]
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Archbishop Gregory interview on reorganizing Chancery administration
Published September 19, 2014
This is the full text of the Georgia Bulletin question-and-answer interview with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory about his appointment of a chief operating officer of the Atlanta Archdiocese and other administrative changes made in July 2014. A story based on the written interview was published Sept. 18, 2014. Q. You and David Spotanski have a […] Full Story
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See ‘face of Christ’ in young migrants, Ga. bishops ask
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 18, 2014ATLANTA—The bishops of Georgia have called on their faith communities to “seek opportunities to welcome and serve” the wave of unaccompanied immigrant children and teenagers and young families who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and are now being sheltered in various states, including Georgia. Catholics should “recognize the face of Christ in each migrating person,” […] Full Story
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Archbishop creates post of chief operating officer, reorganizes direct reports
By GRETCHEN KEISER and ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writers
Published September 18, 2014SMYRNA—In a recent reorganization of the Chancery administration, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named a layman to the new post of chief operating officer and brought Brad Wilson, the chief financial officer of the archdiocese, into a direct reporting relationship to the archbishop. Archbishop Gregory also has designated Bishop David P. Talley as a vicar […] Full Story
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Property on Habersham Road now listed for sale
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published September 18, 2014ATLANTA—The house at 3358 Habersham Road, previously the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s residence for the archbishop, went on the market Sept. 17. The house is listed at $2.85 million. The property has been listed by Beacham and Company Realtors, a firm selected after a search by Catholic Construction Services, Inc., the real estate arm of the […] Full Story
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Emory Saint Joseph’s VolunTeen program lets teens serve others
Published September 18, 2014
ATLANTA—Sixty-two high schoolers committed a minimum of 40 hours during the summer to changing lives with the VolunTeen program at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Students from Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Lithonia, Cobb and other areas of Atlanta traveled weekly to Emory Saint Joseph’s to participate. The young men and women got a chance to dress […] Full Story
