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• Hispanics Challenged To Pass Faith To Their Children

  

  By RUTH E. DÁVILA, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2010

  When Atlanta’s Auxiliary Bishop Luis Zarama greeted thousands of Spanish-speaking attendees at the Eucharistic Congress’ Hispanic track June 5, section by section people rose to their feet. Whistles, applause and shouts of “bravo” resounded through Exhibit Hall B of the Georgia International Convention Center. “Seeing the procession today, the people’s faces … it’s really energizing,” […] Full Story

• General Track Speaker: ‘We Are A Eucharistic People’

  

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2010

  The disparate crowd, numbering in the thousands, flowed continuously in, out, and around the largest hall at the Georgia International Convention Center, while the speakers in the General Track of the 2010 Eucharistic Congress taught and preached throughout the day. Despite the movement, the people listened intently, with little extraneous noise in the cavernous space, […] Full Story

• Many Voices Echo Common Devotion To Eucharist

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2010

  With the boom of a Vietnamese drum and gong, thousands of people from many cultures in the Archdiocese of Atlanta came to attention June 5, showing again that they share a reverent belief in God’s presence in the Eucharist and a joyous desire to celebrate his love and nearness. For the 15th year, the two-day […] Full Story

• ‘Catholics Next Door’ Broadcast Is A New Experience

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2010

  Greg and Jennifer Willits, known to many as the hosts of “The Catholics Next Door” show on SIRIUS XM satellite radio, had an experience like none of the other attendees of the 2010 Eucharistic Congress. While the couple has become more and more comfortable performing live broadcasts for their weekday shows, it is usually from […] Full Story

• Teens, Young Adults Share Speakers, Enthusiasm

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2010

  The future of the Catholic Church is in capable hands, if the 2010 Eucharistic Congress is any indication. Both Friday evening’s “Revive!” young adult track on June 4 and Saturday’s Teen Track on June 5 were punctuated with praise and worship, powerful testimonies and faith-filled relationship building. Popular Catholic recording artist Matt Maher provided the […] Full Story

• Thousands Attend 15th Congress’ Opening Mass

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2010

  “I formally declare our 2010 Eucharistic Congress officially open,” said Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to a rousing round of applause at the June 4 evening Mass in the Georgia International Convention Center. In his words of welcome, he reminded Catholics that the worldwide church is still celebrating the Year for Priests. “During this Congress time, […] Full Story

• Mass, Healing Service Emphasize Need For Eucharist

  

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 18, 2009

  Harkening to the 2009 Eucharistic Congress theme “As Grain Once Scattered,” North Georgia Catholics became one body in Christ on Friday evening, June 12, as they gathered at the Georgia International Convention Center for an opening Mass and healing service. The presence of the diverse and vibrant archdiocesan church buoyed people like Jim O’Brien of […] Full Story

• Cardinal: With Eucharist, ‘We Can Change The World’

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 18, 2009

  Cardinal John P. Foley was quick to note the impressive crowd at the closing Mass for the 2009 Eucharistic Congress. “I haven’t seen a crowd this big at Mass since Yankee Stadium, and that was for Pope Benedict XVI,” he said, referring to the pope’s 2008 U.S. visit. “This is a tremendous testimony to the […] Full Story

• Faith Stories Linger After General Track Ends

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 18, 2009

  Greg and Jennifer Willits, founders of the Rosary Army and hosts of “The Catholics Next Door with Greg & Jennifer Willits” on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, led the General Track’s first session, sharing their personal journey and suggesting that others discern if God is calling them to be involved in spreading the Gospel in a […] Full Story

• Revive! Encourages Young Adults To Seek Vocation

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 18, 2009

  Kicking off the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s 2009 Eucharistic Congress was Revive!, with a powerful and consistent message for the several hundred young people who attended the young adult track held at the Georgia International Convention Center. A call to unity and the honest discernment of vocation were the topics of discussion the evening of Friday, […] Full Story

• Music, Prayer, Love For Christ Heat Up Hispanic Track

  

  By RUTH E. DÁVILA, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 18, 2009

  Latin American religious and lay speakers called for a fortification of faith while addressing the Hispanic Track’s largest audience to date at the 2009 Eucharistic Congress. The core message was that in times of adversity, Christ still conquers through love—and his victory is realized in the Bread of Life. The transformative power of the Eucharist […] Full Story

• Speakers Say New Media Offer Chance To Grow In Faith

  

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 18, 2009

  “WWNC!” (Wonders will never cease!) With home computers and satellite radio, digital cameras and high-definition TV, social networking and cell phones, technology has become affordable and available to people across the globe. In this new media saturated environment, has the Catholic Church adequately embraced the possibilities for evangelization? And what is lost if wireless becomes […] Full Story

• Deaf Priest Urges Solidarity With Poor, Suffering

  

  By KATHRYN R. BYRNE, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 18, 2009

  Is deafness a blessing from God? Many wouldn’t think so. Dominican Father Thomas Coughlin begs to differ. Father Tom, as he is affectionately called, the first deaf Catholic priest to be ordained in the United States, in an interview with Sister Lou Ella Hickman in February, said that “God created me a deaf person for […] Full Story

• Adoration Is Highlight For Kids At Congress

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 18, 2009

  It was well after 2 p.m. before Nate Boster, head of security for the Kid Track, got the first word that a child was crying for his mother. “That’s pretty impressive, considering these kids have been here all day,” he said. “It shows that everything has gone quite well.” Indeed, in this track, located a […] Full Story

• Teen Track Imparts Faith Through Music, Messages

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 18, 2009

  When Curtis Stephan and Band took the stage Saturday morning at the 2009 Eucharistic Congress, hundreds of teens rushed the stage to dance and sing along, setting the bar high for the day’s events. But the line-up of musicians and speakers throughout the day successfully kept the energy level at a maximum and continued to […] Full Story

• Congress Offers ‘Big Picture’ To Vietnamese Catholics

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 18, 2009

  While enriching the Archdiocese of Atlanta with their vital faith, Vietnamese Catholics are blessed in return when they take part in the annual Eucharistic Congress, a Vietnamese deacon said. “The Vietnamese community is active within their parish. In this environment, they can see the big picture outside their boundaries. In my opinion this is a […] Full Story

• No Slowdown For Catholic Vendors, Ministries

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 18, 2009

  The crowds at the Eucharistic Congress had plenty of vendors and ministries to visit where they could fill goodie bags and offer support. There were hand-carved gifts from the Holy Land, Catholic marketing companies and a foundation spreading the word about Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the Catholic prelate who garnered an Emmy for his work […] Full Story

• Newcomers To Catholic Podcasts Must Find Passion, Presenters Say

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published July 3, 2008

  During the Catholic New Media Celebration, two separate presentations were given on the subject of podcasts, a Web-based audio broadcast and a new and relatively easy way to become involved in the new media. Father Roderick Vonhögen, host of the Daily Breakfast and Catholic Insider podcasts and known by some as the original podcasting priest, […] Full Story

• Faith-Filled Congress-goers Embrace ‘The Living Bread’

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 3, 2008

  The crowd knelt as the ringing bells signaled the approach of the golden monstrance carried by the archbishop. A parade of colorful banners from Catholic parishes and organizations across the Atlanta Archdiocese, youngsters in white dresses and suits worn at their first Communion, followed by sword-carrying members of the Knights of Peter Claver and of […] Full Story

• Opening Mass Stirs Faith In Jesus’ Healing Presence

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published July 3, 2008

  Since 2005 the Eucharistic Congress has opened on Friday night with a healing Mass and an extended time for the sick, the frail, those wounded in any way, to receive prayer. For the first time in 2008 the clergy and laity who were praying for those in need of healing came from within the Atlanta […] Full Story