Atlanta
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Christ Child Society volunteers see children in need as face of Jesus
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 19, 2013ATLANTA—The Christ Child Society of Atlanta, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014, continues the mission of “Challenging Poverty: One Child at a Time.” The group has 70 members representing various parishes. The women assemble and distribute layettes of baby care items to mothers in need, collect gently used books for children, rock infants at Grady […]
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IHM students collect 599 toys
Published December 19, 2013
Each year the Student Council at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Atlanta organizes a toy drive for Catholic Charities Atlanta. The yearly goal is 300 toys. This year, however, the Student Council exceeded that goal and actually collected 599 toys. These new, unopened toys will be delivered to needy children in time for Christmas. […] Full Story
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Motorcycle clubs replenish Shrine food pantry
Published December 19, 2013
Metro Atlanta motorcycle riders filled the food pantry shelves at the St. Francis Table in Atlanta. John Peek of KickStand Promotions, LLC, a local motorcycle marketing company, teamed with riders and Deacon Bill Payne at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to help those in need. The table serves about 1,500 men, women and children […]
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Stand for Life to be held in Atlanta, Washington Jan. 22
Published December 19, 2013
ATLANTA—The inaugural Stand for Life will take place in two locations to highlight one powerful cause. Stand for Life, designed to commemorate and focus attention on the 1973 Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion in the United States, will have events in both Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Nine major events will be held in both cities. … Continue reading Stand for Life to be held in Atlanta, Washington Jan. 22
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Gift of Grace House decorated for Christmas
Published December 19, 2013
For the 18th year, the AIDS Ministry of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart decorated the Gift of Grace House for Christmas. Monica Rudolph, AIDS ministry coordinator, organized the event. Ten adults helped by six children attended the festive event. They decorated a live Christmas tree, the front porch and the living room of the […] Full Story
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Father Niel Jarreau, Jesuit retreat director, dies
Published December 19, 2013
ATLANTA—Father J. Niel Jarreau, SJ, a longtime retreat director at Ignatius House Retreat Center, died on Dec. 10 in Opelousas, La. He was 87. Father Jarreau, who was known as Father Niel, had been a member of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) for 70 years and a priest for 57 years. He served his […] Full Story
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National speaker Jason Evert will talk to teens about chastity
Published December 6, 2013
ATLANTA—Adults and teens will have the chance to hear from a nationally known speaker and author with a focus on the virtue of chastity. In collaboration with Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City, and St. Monica Church, Duluth, the Office of Formation and Discipleship has announced the second annual national speaker series featuring Jason Evert. He […] Full Story
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Corrigans receive Marist’s highest honor
Published December 6, 2013
Marie and Dr. Victor Corrigan II received the 2012-2013 St. Peter Chanel Award, the highest honor Marist School bestows. The St. Peter Chanel Award is given in recognition of individuals whose support and leadership has advanced the mission of Marist School. The award is named for the saint who sacrificed his life to his missionary […] Full Story
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Looking Back: December 1963
Published December 6, 2013
The second session of the Second Vatican Council came to an end on Dec. 4, 1963, with the approval of a “sweeping reform of the public worship of the Church by passing the Liturgical Constitution by an overwhelming majority of 2,147 to 4,” according to a front-page article in the Dec. 5 edition of The […] Full Story
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Ministries refocus on helping those living with HIV
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 6, 2013ATLANTA—Mary Paetsch carries a leather portfolio filled with loose papers. It’s sort of a diary. She scribbles on the papers phone messages from people with HIV and AIDS who have turned to the AIDS ministry at St. Ann’s Church pleading for help. Her cryptic notes tell of the aid given: February 1998: rent; November 1999: […]
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Film profiles sisters’ work among poor, homeless, imprisoned
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 6, 2013ATLANTA—The documentary “Band of Sisters” opens with two headphone-wearing nuns fielding questions from listeners about the lives of women religious and the Catholic faith. “Podcasting live from the convent,” says the announcer. The Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta featured the film “Band of Sisters” at a Nov. 12 screening in the […] Full Story
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CTK offers ‘Readings and Carols’
Published December 6, 2013
ATLANTA—The Cathedral Choir of Christ the King will celebrate the return of its annual presentation, “A Candlelight Service of Readings and Carols,” on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m. This Cathedral tradition combines the prophetic expectation of Advent with the joyful fulfillment of Christ’s birth. The visual and acoustic environment of the Cathedral will be […] Full Story
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Summons to more ‘selfless’ living, in imitation of Christ, closes Year of Faith
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 6, 2013ATLANTA—The glorious music of the Cathedral Choir filled the air, and the pews and aisles were teeming with worshippers as the Year of Faith in Atlanta came to a close Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory presided at the Year of Faith closing Mass with Bishop Luis […] Full Story
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Archdiocese offers survey online for local Catholics
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 5, 2013ATLANTA—Archdiocesan Catholics can join people around the world in sharing thoughts about their real-life experiences of marriage and family life and the Catholic faith, particularly areas of difficulty, with their bishops and ultimately the Vatican. Pope Francis recently announced plans to convene an extraordinary Synod of Bishops next October on the theme of “The Pastoral […] Full Story
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Sophia Academy girls win volleyball championship
Published November 22, 2013
ATLANTA—The Sophia Academy Eagles girls volleyball team was crowned champions of the Atlanta Private Athletic Conference after defeating the Waldorf School of Atlanta, Oct. 22. Sophia Academy advanced to the title game after defeating the Swift School of Roswell 2-1 (26-24, 20-25, 15-12). Sophia Academy finished the season with a record of 6-1. This is […] Full Story
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Christmas card by third-grader chosen
Published November 22, 2013
A colorful drawing of three wise men carrying peanuts, a peach, and a bottle of Coca-Cola was selected to be the front cover for the Atlanta Archdiocese Christmas card. Phillip Eidson, a third-grader at Christ the King School, Atlanta, designed the playful artwork to depict the theme of Christmas in Georgia. Nearly 70 archdiocesan employees […] Full Story
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The hungry need to be heard
Published November 21, 2013
This is a statement by the bishops of Georgia on the Farm Bill being debated in Congress. Legislators in Washington are negotiating the final text for a five-year Farm Bill, a $500 billion law that sets agricultural policies for the country. At stake in this political wrangling are programs that help the hungry here at […] Full Story
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Shrine parishioners inspired by pastor’s courage, ministry to war-wounded
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 21, 2013ATLANTA—The Atlanta Zero Mile Marker is hard to find. It’s tucked below a parking deck at Underground Atlanta, usually behind locked doors. But on Sunday, Nov. 17, Irish and American flags and lit candles flanked the yard-high stone marker. Scores of people from the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the Hibernian Benevolent Society of […] Full Story
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Looking Back: Remembering John F. Kennedy
Published November 21, 2013
From The Georgia Bulletin of Nov. 28, 1963, and Dec. 5, 1963, these are some of the reflections from national leaders and parish priests on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the legacy of the youthful first Catholic president. Father R. Donald Kiernan, a Massachusetts native, in his “Georgia Pines” column … “ […] Full Story
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‘Peace encyclical’ offered in print, online weekly briefs
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 21, 2013ATLANTA—A landmark document on peace is being offered in a new format to touch more people. “Pacem in Terris,” the final encyclical of Blessed Pope John XXIII, was addressed not only to the Catholic faithful but also to “all men of good will” when it was written in 1963. The English title is “Peace on […] Full Story
