Atlanta
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Next step in pastoral plan: Hearing from the people
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 12, 2014ATLANTA—First some 14,700 people responded to a survey, then Archdiocese of Atlanta officials organized those responses around four themes. Now it is time for parishioners in the archdiocese to have their say. The Archdiocese of Atlanta is in the midst of a yearlong planning process to target key issues facing Catholics in its 69 counties. […]
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2014 Fortnight for Freedom begins June 21
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 12, 2014ATLANTA—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has called for a Fortnight for Freedom—14 days of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedoms. The 2014 Fortnight for Freedom, with the theme of “Freedom to Serve,” will take place from Saturday, June 21, to Friday, July 4. The theme of this year’s Fortnight […] Full Story
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Archbishop announces new priest assignments
Published June 12, 2014
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced the following changes in priest assignments, effective July 1, unless otherwise noted. First-time pastors and administrators Father Juan Francisco Anzora has been assigned as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Cartersville. Father Stephen Lyness has been assigned as pastor of St. Joseph Church, Washington, and Queen of Angels Church, […]
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Priest of archdiocese returning to India to start seminary, new congregation
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 12, 2014ATLANTA—Father Balappa Selvaraj now realizes that his experiences as a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta have uniquely prepared him for his new endeavor—forming a seminary in India. Father Selvaraj, chief advocate in the Metropolitan Tribunal, will be leaving the archdiocese June 17 for a period of five years. With the permission of Archbishop Wilton […]
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Mother’s Day fundraiser a hit for Villa International
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 12, 2014ATLANTA—Grandmothers, mothers and daughters, many dressed in their Sunday best, some wearing hats, attended the 12th annual Mother’s Day Tea fundraiser at Villa International Atlanta. The festive event, sponsored by Villa’s cultural and social committee, was held on Saturday, May 10. The tea is a time for “our women volunteers to be honored,” Camille Gaffron, […] Full Story
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Screenings of French Revolution docudrama planned for Atlanta
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published June 12, 2014ATLANTA—Former EWTN producer Daniel Rabourdin is hoping to have screenings of his latest project, “The Hidden Rebellion,” in Atlanta this fall. Currently wrapping up editing of the docudrama in Atlanta and Birmingham, Ala., Rabourdin will also produce a shorter version to distribute as a history program for television channels. The work, with the French title […]
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Trio of Dominican sisters leaving Atlanta
Published June 12, 2014
With 55 years of ministry and service in Atlanta among them, Dominican sisters Patricia Caraher, Nora Ryan, and Emeric Bouch are returning to their motherhouse in Sinsinawa, Wis., in the next week or so. Sister Patricia will continue her passion for social justice ministry, Sister Nora will work in pastoral care with sisters confined to […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
