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• Thank your priests on Priesthood Sunday

  By Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory
  Published October 24, 2013

  This Sunday is Priesthood Sunday here in the Archdiocese of Atlanta—an annual opportunity for us to express our thanks for the service of our priests. In truth, every Sunday is Priesthood Sunday because through the sacramental ministry of our priests, we all worship the Triune God each Lord’s Day (and during the weekdays for many […] Full Story

• Animals to make St. Francis proud

  

  Published October 24, 2013

  Guinea pigs, dogs, and even a stuffed dolphin received blessings to honor St. Francis of Assisi. Students, parents and staff of Sophia Academy, Atlanta, gathered on Friday, Oct. 4, behind the school for the annual Blessing of the Pets. The students were invited to bring their pets, pictures of their pets, or stuffed animals to […] Full Story

• Parents’ letters highlight eighth-grade retreat

  

  Published October 24, 2013

  A retreat for eighth-grade students at Christ the King School is an opportunity to remember the past, while looking ahead to the future. The school’s annual retreat gives students time for prayer and reflection, as well as fun with friends. Teachers and administrators see each year the sweetest moments come as students read letters penned […]

• Students respond to community needs with service

  Published October 24, 2013

  Area Catholic high schools have innovative ways for students to serve the community. At St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, at the fourth annual Marathon of Mercy on Saturday, Oct. 26, more than 200 students will participate in various works of mercy projects designed to give back to the greater Atlanta community. Students will be […] Full Story

• Archbishop’s Red Mass homily: ‘Exercise the works of justice and mercy as God alone would have you’

  Published October 17, 2013

  ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the 2013 Red Mass on Oct. 10 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta. Following is the text of his homily at that Mass. Tenacity is the virtue of never giving up, as the Gospel passage today so effectively reminds us! Sacred Scripture is filled with the […]

• National prayer campaign aims to end abortion

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 14, 2013

  ATLANTA—In the Bible, the time frame of forty days is often one of transformation. Forty-day periods set Noah, Moses, the disciples of Jesus and others on paths that changed the world. The national organization 40 Days for Life uses that spiritual tie in both its name and approach with the goal of ending abortion through […]

• Concert to benefit Centro Hispano at Marist

  

  Published October 11, 2013

  ATLANTA—“Somos Dreamers, We are Dreamers,” is the name of the upcoming benefit concert to be presented at the Marist Centennial Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Marist School and the Society of Mary will host a Catholic Latin Salsa Concert featuring the exciting tropical band, “E.M.A.,” Emmanuel Ministero de Alabanza. Everyone, […] Full Story

• IHM School seventh-grader receives life-saving award

  

  Published October 11, 2013

  Firefighters from the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Station 8 and Station 1, along with Jim Lee, principal of Atlanta’s Immaculate Heart of Mary School, honored seventh-grader Lily Massey for her heroism during a house fire on June 24. Massey, 12, awoke to the smell of smoke and the blare of a smoke detector. She alerted […] Full Story

• Catholic Media Mass recognizes excellence in journalism

  Published October 11, 2013

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recently celebrated a Catholic Media Mass  at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, to recognize excellence in journalism. At a reception after Mass, Georgia Bulletin staffers, along with journalists from 11Alive WXIA-TV, received awards for their work. Archbishop Gregory handed out the awards, with the help of Pat Chivers, director […] Full Story

• Mass recognizes life-saving work of those in health care

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—The Atlanta Archdiocese is honoring Catholic physicians, nurses and other health care workers with the White Mass, signifying the white coat worn in the medical profession. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and the priests of the archdiocese will celebrate the Mass in recognition of the profession’s life-saving work. The Mass is associated with St. Luke, the […] Full Story

• Relics of saint-physician in Atlanta

  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—During the weekend of Oct. 12-13, Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta will have relics of St. Gianna Beretta Molla available for veneration after each Mass. St. Gianna was a wife, mother and pediatrician in Italy. She caught the attention of the church in Italy when she refused to terminate her pregnancy to save her life […]

• Many benefit from ripple effects of father’s love for daughter

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—People with Down syndrome have a dedicated friend and advocate in Frank Murphy of St. Jude the Apostle Church, Sandy Springs, and, in turn, he considers them his “Down syndrome family.” The Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta presented a Lifetime Achievement Award Sept. 19 to Murphy at its annual Buddy Breakfast. Murphy and his late […] Full Story

• Local Marian Servants community commits to service

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—The national leader of the Marian Servants of Divine Providence came to Atlanta Sept. 13 to celebrate the commitment ceremony for its members. Diane F. Brown, of Clearwater, Fla., watched as more than 30 members of the group in the Archdiocese of Atlanta repeated vows at St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek, to strive “to be […]

• Aquinas Center to offer ‘Band of Sisters’ documentary

  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—“Band of Sisters,” a documentary on the remarkable history of Catholic women religious in the United States, will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Emory University. The program will be from 7-9 p.m. at 208 in Goodrich C. White Hall. The hall is located at 301 Dowman Drive in Atlanta with parking available in both […] Full Story

• PATH fundraiser dinner features singer

  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—The annual fundraising dinner for PATH, a post abortive treatment and healing ministry, will feature an uplifting performance by singer Maiesha McQueen. It will be held on Thursday evening, Nov. 7, in Moylan Hall at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Atlanta. Tickets are $50. The dinner, which will be held from 7 to […]

• Chief Justice Thompson, Rep. Willard honored by Catholic attorneys

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—Members of Georgia’s legal community were scheduled to gather Oct. 10 for the 2013 Red Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Atlanta, asking for God’s blessings upon those entrusted with the administration of justice and upon all public officials who serve the common good. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was the […]

• My retirement and a chalice of memories

  By FATHER JOHN KIERAN Commentary
  Published October 10, 2013

  Retirement is like climbing a mountain and not knowing what to expect on the other side. My moving on this summer from 46 years as a fully active priest of the Atlanta Archdiocese to the role of senior priest was an unexpected consolation amidst the arduous work of uprooting. For sure, the withdrawal from the […] Full Story

• Looking Back: Sept. 26, 1963

  Published September 26, 2013

  The Sept. 19, 1963 edition of The Georgia Bulletin reflected the shock and grief of Catholic Church leaders nationally and at the Vatican over the bombing, out of racial hatred, of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., and the killing of four young girls attending Sunday services at the church. “A sense of […] Full Story

• Preserving the Catholic history of the archdiocese

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 26, 2013

  SMYRNA—Staff archivist Angelique Richardson doesn’t hesitate when asked to name her favorite item in the archdiocesan Office of Archives and Records. She gently picks up a book filled with loopy cursive handwriting and runs her hands across its pages. The book contains the Mitchell family’s history, written by author Margaret Mitchell’s father, Eugene. “This is […]

• New director ready to archive local Catholic history

  Published September 26, 2013

  ATLANTA—The new director of the archdiocesan Office of Archives and Records, Claire Galloway Jenkins, arrived recently in Atlanta from Fort Worth, Texas, ready to take the reins and get started. She brings varied and interesting professional qualifications for the job of preserving the history of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. A native of Louisiana, Jenkins most […] Full Story