Atlanta
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‘Cyberpilgrim’ sister urges use of Internet to spread the faith
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 29, 2013ATLANTA—As people video chat with friends, send Tweets, and post instant photos on Facebook, religious educators need to become “digital disciples” to continue to spread the faith. And it is a sister in a century-old religious community who is encouraging people to embrace social networks, blogging and “Web 2.0.” “We are in a participatory culture,” […]
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Archdiocesan office facilitates forming the faithful
By SUZANNE HAUGH Special to the Bulletin
Published August 29, 2013ATLANTA—There’s no question that Cathy Marbury and others of the Office of Formation and Discipleship receive a thorough workout helping pastors and catechists from 88 parishes and 11 missions across 69 counties that are home to an estimated 1 million Catholics. Serving the diverse catechetical needs of these parish communities is akin to playing dodge […] Full Story
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Growing in the faith requires lifelong dedication
By SUZANNE HAUGH Special to the Bulletin
Published August 29, 2013ATLANTA—Embracing more of the faith through study begins anew in every parish on Catechetical Sunday, Sept. 15. Amy Daniels, the director of the Office of Formation and Discipleship in the Atlanta Archdiocese, spoke at the beginning of this important milestone in parish life about the vital importance of lifelong dedication to growing in the Catholic […]
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Archbishop: Many ‘great souls’ advanced civil rights movement
Published August 28, 2013
ATLANTA—On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory answered these questions from The Georgia Bulletin about its significance and his reflections as a Catholic and African-American then and now. What is your memory of the original March on Washington, where you were, and how acutely aware […] Full Story
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Schools renovated for greater security
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 15, 2013ATLANTA—Students at Catholic schools will be returning to classrooms with enhanced security on some campuses, with the addition of new alarms, greater control of access and closer relationships with local police departments. “Like everybody, after the Newtown tragedy, (security) was on everybody’s radar,” said Frank Moore, the long-time principal at Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell. […] Full Story
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Our Lady of the Assumption parishioner wears a gold medal
Published August 15, 2013
Our Lady of the Assumption parishioner Kate Ward traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, this summer, participating in the 2013 Deaflympics, hosted by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Kate, the daughter of Tony and Joan Ward, is a member of the U.S. Deaf National Women’s Soccer Team. She scored the first goal against the […]
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New leader is second-generation Catholic school administrator
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 15, 2013ATLANTA—Rebecca Hammel is the new associate superintendent in the Office of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. She started in the number two administrative post this summer, moving from serving as a principal in Catholic schools in Texas and Indiana. She answered some questions about her background, experience and new role. Q. Where did […] Full Story
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New young adult leader seeks to help others find Christ
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff writer
Published August 15, 2013ATLANTA—Alejandro (Alex) Rodriguez has taken on the leadership of the young adult community in the Atlanta Archdiocese. He was named the new YAM director in July by Amy Daniels, director of the Office of Formation and Discipleship. Daniels said, “The OFD has been under construction since the end of 2011,” with an important aspect of […] Full Story
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Looking Back: Aug. 15, 1963
Published August 15, 2013
The fascinating early history of the Catholic Center at the University of Georgia in Athens was the subject of a column by Father R. Donald Kiernan in the Aug. 8, 1963 edition of The Georgia Bulletin. Father Kiernan’s “Georgia Pines” column gave him a place to introduce many of the more unusual and interesting parts […] Full Story
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Free English classes give immigrants freedom, better opportunities
By LINDSAY WOOD Special to the Bulletin
Published August 15, 2013ATLANTA—Last year Catholic Charities Atlanta’s English Literacy and Civics program improved the lives of 144 non-English speaking immigrants one syllable at a time. This federally funded grant program teaches adult students English within a cultural context. Increasing the students’ language proficiency not only helps immigrants find better job opportunities and earn citizenship, but it allows […] Full Story
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iConnect Singles celebrates second anniversary
By CHRISTINE ZIMMERMAN, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 15, 2013ATLANTA—In late 2010, a small group of single adult Catholics from the Atlanta Archdiocese found themselves often hanging out together and discussing how they had “no place to go” when it came to a singles community in which they felt comfortable. Feeling out of place in young adult groups but not yet ready for senior […]
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In Denver, Rome, Paris, World Youth Day changed their lives
By ERIKA ANDERSON Special to the Bulletin
Published August 1, 2013ATLANTA—The top shelf in Khristina Followell’s office is covered with World Youth Day memorabilia, and the memories have never left her heart. Followell, 36, has attended three World Youth Days—Denver in 1993, Rome, Italy, in 2000 and Toronto, Canada, in 2002. The former parishioner of Good Shepherd Church in Cumming now lives in Knoxville, Tenn., […]
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Gambian Christian Organization Association marks 20 years of service
Published August 1, 2013
ATLANTA–The Gambian Christian Organization is marking its 20th anniversary this year, as it continues to serve its members in Atlanta and people in the West African country. The community’s spiritual home is Atlanta’s Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, on Briarcliff Road. One of the community’s biggest celebrations is approaching with the feast of Our Lady […] Full Story
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Looking Back: Aug. 1, 1963
Published August 1, 2013
The Aug. 1, 1963 issue of The Georgia Bulletin reports that the Jesuit director of Ignatius retreat house in Atlanta, Father John L. Hein, has invited nearly 400 Protestant ministers to attend two and a half days of meditations and discussions on Christian unity beginning Aug. 12. The meeting grew out of the work of […]
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Breast cancer walk offers alternative way to help
By Becky Scott Special to the Bulletin
Published August 1, 2013ATLANTA—Janice Givens is a devout Catholic, a wife, a mother of two, and a breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed for the first time in October 2004, when her children, Grace and Murphy, were just 1 and 3 years old. After a mastectomy she was told that her breast cancer was gone. Her second diagnosis […] Full Story
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Looking Back: July 18, 1963–Death of Archbishop O’Hara
Published July 18, 2013
The July 18, 1963 issue of The Georgia Bulletin announced the death in London of Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara, former bishop of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, who was serving as apostolic delegate to Great Britain. Distinguished in service to the church, Archbishop O’Hara was bishop of Savannah-Atlanta from 1936 to 1956. The title of the […]
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Good Country Pictures aims for noted author’s vision
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 18, 2013ATLANTA—Though she was born in Savannah and grew up in Milledgeville, Flannery O’Connor did not write sweet, Southern fiction. Many of her works, which include two novels and dozens of short stories, are considered violent, graphic and often grotesque. But in the midst of them, there is God’s grace and mercy. Good Country Pictures, an […] Full Story
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Historic papacy bridged eras, world
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 18, 2013ATLANTA—Elzbieta Gurtler-Krawczynska lived with her family in Poland under the communist regime when the Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyła was elected as Pope John Paul II in 1978. His election gave people in his native land a new sense of what was possible. “That was a sign that there would be a big change,” she said. […]
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Cristo Rey to open in Midtown
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 18, 2013ATLANTA—The city’s next Catholic school is to open its doors in Midtown Atlanta. Students attending Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School in the fall of 2014 will be learning in a renovated version of 680 West Peachtree Street, the former headquarters of the Atlanta Archdiocese. Organizers hope the accessible location helps the school attract a […]
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Brief pontificate had great impact
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 18, 2013ATLANTA—Father Richard Morrow recalled when he celebrated Mass for the first time in English, facing the congregation. It was for the children in the religious education classes at St. Bernadette Church in Cedartown. “They were always restless at Mass. Not that Saturday morning. They kept their eyes on me and were very attentive to me. […] Full Story
