Atlanta
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Birmingham bomb victims remembered at 2014 MLK Mass
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 23, 2014ATLANTA—A leader in the Kenyan Catholic community was celebrated at the annual Archdiocese of Atlanta Mass for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observance. Victoria Mburu, 41, received the Father Bruce Wilkinson Founders Award for bringing the East African immigrants together for support, friendship and worship. “I was definitely honored. I couldn’t do it by […] Full Story
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Catholic Foundation announces fall grant recipients
Published January 23, 2014
ATLANTA—For the fall 2013 grant cycle, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia awarded 29 general grants totaling $92,100, and 10 parish enrichment grants totaling $10,000. According to Nancy Coveny, executive director of the Catholic Foundation, the foundation received its greatest number of requests to date during this grant cycle. Forty-four applications totaling just over $440,000 […] Full Story
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Catholic Charities Atlanta announces graduation of 2013 Leadership Class
Published January 23, 2014
ATLANTA—The 42 men and women of the 2013 Leadership Class sponsored by Catholic Charities Atlanta (CCA) graduated in a ceremony held Jan. 8 at the Georgian Club. The leadership program, concluding its third year, continues to grow as young faithful Catholic leaders seek opportunities to learn servant leadership and incorporate their faith in the workplace. […] Full Story
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Opportunities to serve in the spotlight at upcoming ‘Salt and Light’ exposition
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, ngolden@georgiabulletin.org
Published January 23, 2014ATLANTA—“Being Salt and Light” is the theme of the second annual archdiocesan Justice and Peace Exposition. Admission and parking are free for the Saturday, Feb. 8, event, to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Chancery offices, located at 2401 Lake Park Drive, in Smyrna. “All they need is an open heart,” […] Full Story
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High school integration meant an Atlanta black Catholic could ‘come home’
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2014ATLANTA—Charles Reginald Moore was the first African-American to graduate from St. Joseph’s High School in Atlanta. Entering in the fall of 1962, when the first black students desegregated Catholic schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese, Moore came in as a junior. He graduated in 1964 from the archdiocesan high school, which was then located on Courtland […] Full Story
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Photo inspires look back at era when Catholic schools desegregated
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2014ATLANTA—Fifty years ago, federal court pressure was forcing Atlanta to dismantle an unjust segregated public school system. The bishops of Georgia and South Carolina decided that this was the right time to also desegregate the Catholic schools. Documents in the Archdiocese of Atlanta Archives show what a stressful and carefully planned effort this was over […] Full Story
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Soldiers thank Immaculate Heart of Mary students
Published January 9, 2014
Students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Atlanta, support overseas members of the military with care packages several times a year. But this time students were on the receiving end of thank you notes and pictures. Soldiers wrote to the students how much the handwritten notes, lip balm, crackers and assorted odds and ends mean […] Full Story
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Students take mission trip to Nicaragua
Published January 9, 2014
Half of Atlanta’s Sophia Academy’s high school students and two staff members went last November on a weeklong mission trip to Chinandega, Nicaragua, with Amigos for Christ. Before their departure, Father Joseph Peek showed the high school students a relic of the first degree of Jesus’ cross—the students kissed the relic in preparation for their […] Full Story
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Reception for Flannery O’Connor’s ‘Prayer Journal’ set for Jan. 26
By PAULA LAWTON BEVINGTON, Special to the Bulletin
Published January 9, 2014Flannery O’Connor, arguably Georgia’s preeminent author, has a new book out. Never mind that she has been dead nearly 50 years. “A Prayer Journal,” written by O’Connor and edited by William A. Sessions, was published in November 2013 and has evoked high praise from reviewers. The board of the Flannery O’Connor – Andalusia Foundation will […] Full Story
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Annual Valentine event focuses on World Marriage Day
Published January 9, 2014
ATLANTA—The second Sunday of February has become “World Marriage Day” in 43 states and several military bases in foreign countries. World Marriage Day honors couples as the head of the family, the basic unit of society. The observance salutes the beauty of a couple’s fidelity, sacrifice and joy in married life. The Atlanta Area Worldwide Marriage […] Full Story
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Memorial Mass set for Archbishop Gregory’s mother
Published January 9, 2014
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate Mass in memory of his mother, Ethel Duncan Gregory, who died Dec. 10, 2013, in Chicago. The Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. A reception will follow in Kenny Hall. All are welcome to attend.
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Retirement for priests can open new avenues for ministry
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2014ATLANTA—Although officially retired from active ministry, many diocesan priests continue dedicated ministries serving in Atlanta and beyond. Father Richard Morrow, Msgr. William Hoffman, Father Walter Foley and Father Patrick McCormick have a combined 192 years of service as priests. ‘I’m 84 and I’m still needed’ Father Richard “Dick” Morrow has been a priest for 58 […]
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Annual celebration planned for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Published January 9, 2014
ATLANTA—The annual weekend celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held in the Atlanta Archdiocese on Jan. 16, 18-19. The theme of the weekend is “The Content of Their Character: Made in the Image and Likeness of God—Remembering the 16th Street Baptist Church Four Little Girls and the Martyrs […] Full Story
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Charismatic Mass will be a Saturday night celebration
Published January 9, 2014
ATLANTA—The New Year offers a new opportunity to come together for a charismatic vigil Mass, celebrated by Father Tim Hepburn. The priest, who has been active in the Catholic charismatic renewal for many years, will celebrate the Mass on Saturday evening, Jan. 18, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Briarcliff Road in Atlanta. The […] Full Story
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Marist center opens doors for ‘Dreamers’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2014ATLANTA—Lucio Parro would wrap up his workday on Thursdays by telling his crew at a Tennessee construction site where to focus their work before he drove onto the highway so he could make it to class. It was a weekly routine for the 32-year-old foreman as he pursued his high school equivalency certificate. When he […] Full Story
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Several issues may surface under Gold Dome in 2014
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2014ATLANTA—It’s expected to be a shortened legislative session at the Georgia Statehouse, according to the Catholic bishops’ lobbyist, as lawmakers will turn their attention to the fall election. Frank Mulcahy is the executive director of the Georgia Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the Savannah Diocese and the Atlanta Archdiocese. He spoke recently about […] Full Story
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Grace Scholars offers one-step way to give student aid
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2014ATLANTA—Leaders with Grace Scholars are working to clear hurdles for Georgia residents and businesses to redirect state tax dollars to the student scholarship organization. A new effort with a “one-stop shop” approach is kicking off in 2014, as the organization aims to encourage business owners and donors to support Catholic education. In 2013, through November, […] Full Story
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2013: History made and history revisited
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 19, 2013In keeping with a tradition at many publications, The Georgia Bulletin staff took time to reflect on the top news stories and events of the year. It was an historic year for the Catholic Church, locally and internationally. It was also an anniversary year, as the chronology of the archdiocese marched in rhythm with the […] Full Story
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Helping with homework is ‘doing justice’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 19, 2013ATLANTA—The classroom walls are covered with reports on field trips to Clark Atlanta University, certificates celebrating students as “rockin’ readers,” and books line the shelves. The students file in, stuff their bags and jackets into the cubbyholes and take a seat as homework help begins. Today, it’s special: there’s a chocolate birthday cake. This classroom […] Full Story
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In jubilee year, sisters still zealous in ministries
By NICHOLE GOLDEN
Published December 19, 2013The year 2013 was one of milestones for several sisters in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Celebrating jubilee anniversaries with their congregations this year were Sister Margaret McAnoy, IHM; Sister Nora Ryan, OP; Sister Mary Paul, OP, and Sister Mary Ellen, OP.
