Atlanta
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Catholic schools, athletes excel at state level
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published June 12, 2014ATLANTA—Archdiocesan and independent Catholic high schools captured 14 team state championships in the spring sports, such as baseball, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field. Here is a school-by-school breakdown: State Champions Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell The girls tennis team defeated St. Pius X High School in the 2014 state finals 3 to 2. […] Full Story
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Marist’s new academic building evokes history
Published June 12, 2014
ATLANTA—Marist School cut the ribbon on its Ivy Street Center, the first addition of an academic building to its campus in more than 20 years. Ivy Street Center is the signature project in the first phase of a master plan for the Marist School campus. The building’s name recalls Marist School’s original campus on Ivy […] Full Story
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John Schiavone to direct Catholic Construction Services
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 12, 2014ATLANTA—John Schiavone is the new director of real estate development for the Atlanta Archdiocese, appointed the head of Catholic Construction Services, Inc. The department reviews and approves all construction contracts in the archdiocese when any of the nearly 100 parishes and missions starts a renovation or building project. CCSI staff also work with parishes and […] Full Story
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Atlanta prelates recall historic Catholic-Orthodox meeting
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2014ATLANTA—Some 200 people joined the spiritual leaders of the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches gathered in prayer. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Metropolitan Alexios, both carrying pastoral staffs, walked side by side as they entered the church as chants and the sweet smell of incense filled the gothic Cathedral of Christ the King on Tuesday, […] Full Story
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Who’s got spirit! School mascots fire up the fan base
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 29, 2014ATLANTA—Who’s under that lion’s head and how did they end up there? High school mascots who served their schools this year include some students who say they were the ones least likely to dress up in hot, heavy costumes and cavort in front of their peers. Sophomore Brooks Maxwell was asked by athletic director Will […]
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AACCW welcomes visiting scholars with dinner hospitality
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 29, 2014ATLANTA—An annual dinner sponsored by the Catholic women of the archdiocese for visiting scholars from around the world drew about 100 attendees at Villa International Atlanta. The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) hosted the welcoming dinner for the Hubert Humphrey Fellows at Villa International, near the Emory campus, March 16. “Every year in August […]
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Holy Spirit alumnus led protests against ‘Black Mass’ at Harvard
Published May 29, 2014
Todd Jones was one of the Harvard Catholic student leaders who spearheaded opposition to a so-called “Black Mass” on the Cambridge, Mass., campus. Jones graduated from Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Preparatory School in 2012. “Loved every bit of it,” he said of his high school experience in an email. Catholics in the Boston Archdiocese rallied in […]
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La Salette Father Denis Kolumber dies
Published May 29, 2014
ATLANTA—Father Denis A. Kolumber, a priest of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, died Friday, May 16, at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. He was 74. Father Kolumber served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta from 1990 to 2004, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna and at Our […]
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St. Pius X junior recognized as outstanding writer
Published May 29, 2014
St. Pius X High School junior Mary Papania, a resident of Lilburn, has been chosen by the National Council of Teachers of English as one of its outstanding writers in the 2014 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing program. Papania was the only student from Georgia recognized for the honor and the 39th St. Pius X […]
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Conventual Franciscan Friars create new province
Published May 29, 2014
The Franciscan Friars Conventual religious order merged two provinces to make the new Our Lady of the Angels Province. More than 200 friars are members of the province. Formally established on May 5, the territory of the new province stretches from Ontario, Canada, to the eastern United States, from New England to Florida. The province […] Full Story
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Summer organ festival brings guest artists to four Atlanta churches
Published May 29, 2014
ATLANTA—Celebrating its 20th season, the Atlanta Summer Organ Festival is a celebration of the ecumenical spirit of music in four Atlanta churches, each with its own distinguished organ. All Wednesday evening concerts are one hour in length and conclude with a dessert reception. Come and hear four renowned organists play four spectacular Atlanta organs. A […] Full Story
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Four key issues arise as dynamic pastoral planning process continues
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published May 16, 2014ATLANTA—Issues of faith—knowing it, living it, keeping and spreading it—form the basis of the key concerns, along with a focus on the evolution of parishes, that are emerging in the pastoral planning process. A survey offered in March as part of the ongoing pastoral planning process yielded these themes of concern about the church from […] Full Story
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Georgians support canonization cause of Father Augustus Tolton
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published May 16, 2014ATLANTA—Father Augustus Tolton, while not a household name for most Catholics, is being investigated for possible sainthood. Born to slave parents in Brush Creek, Mo., in 1854, Father Tolton was to become the first black diocesan priest in the nation. Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago, officially opened the cause for canonization of Father Tolton […] Full Story
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Anniversaries for the Marists
Published May 16, 2014
Five Marist priests who serve in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are celebrating priesthood anniversaries between three and four decades this year. Father Ralph F. Olek, SM, superior of the Marist community at Marist School and English teacher, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his ordination. He was ordained on June 15, 1974. The other four […]
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St. Pius high school administration takes stand against cyberbullying
By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 16, 2014ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School principal Steve Spellman reached out to parents via email May 5 and then again May 7 on 11 Alive to combat the app uMentioned. The smartphone app was being used by some students to gossip anonymously about classmates and teachers. “Some of it was vulgar and vile,” Spellman said. “I […] Full Story
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Atlanta students raise funds for Syrian refugees
By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 16, 2014ATLANTA—Attacks on minorities in Syria are continuing at a feverish pace as more people are forced to flee their homes and, in some cases, are being killed for their faith. Hundreds of thousands of Christians have been displaced since 2011, report Syrian church officials, when civil war broke out between Syrian rebels and President Bashar […] Full Story
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Program helping human trafficking victims among those aided by CCA gala
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 16, 2014ATLANTA—Enveloped in Atlanta history, supporters of Catholic Charities Atlanta gathered at its seventh annual gala to celebrate the many lives the organization has changed. The event, held at the historic 200 Peachtree building—the former home of a premier Atlanta department store Davison’s—featured a live and silent auction, as well as dinner and dancing. More than […] Full Story
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St. Jude Odyssey of the Mind team aims at world finals
Published May 15, 2014
The Reilly/McLaughlin team from St. Jude School, in Atlanta, took first place at regionals and second place at the state competition of Odyssey of the Mind. This qualifies the team to compete in the world finals the last week of May at Iowa State University. Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that […]
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Holy Spirit junior wins pro-life speech contest
Published May 15, 2014
The Atlanta Chapter of Georgia Right to Life announced the winners of the chapter’s Pro-Life Oratory Contest held this spring at Holy Spirit Prep School in Atlanta. The first-place winner was Andrew Agrippina. Second place went to Meredith Jones and third place to Andrew Vincent. All three winners are juniors at Holy Spirit Prep School. […] Full Story
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Pope Francis’ inspiration impacts agenda for leaders of priests’ councils
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 15, 2014ATLANTA—Longtime Vatican reporter John Allen on Thursday, April 24, spoke to more than 100 priests in Atlanta attending the meeting of the National Federation of Priests’ Councils. Allen said the global fascination with Pope Francis is an opportunity for the church to engage with the world. But he wondered what type of church the world […] Full Story
