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• Speakers Challenge Catholics To Take Action

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published July 3, 2008

  Presenters at this year’s Eucharistic Congress by turns challenged, instructed and inspired the scores of people gathered in the main hall at the Georgia International Convention Center to listen and learn during the general track. The roster of speakers drew people of all ages and backgrounds, some stopping in to listen to one or two […]

• Hispanic Bishops: Eucharist Is Universal Language

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published July 3, 2008

  The auxiliary bishop of Ayacucho, Peru, who heads the Peruvian bishops’ conference committee on youth and young adults, spoke to the Spanish-speaking people at the 2008 Eucharistic Congress. Bishop Gabino Miranda Melgarejo spoke on the need to come to Mass prepared, in dress, in interior respect for God, and spiritually. His words were translated for […]

• Kid Track Lets Little Children Come To Jesus

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

  A surprising hush fell over the crowd of nearly 800 children as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory processed into the Kid Track carrying the Eucharist in a beautifully ornate monstrance. The children, ages 5 to 11, remained silent as the monstrance was placed on the altar and as Archbishop Gregory addressed them directly. “My young friends, […]

• Dancing, Singing Teens Rock Congress With Faith

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published July 3, 2008

  On the weekend that the much-anticipated TV movie “Camp Rock” debuted, teens from across North Georgia attending the Teen Track at the Eucharistic Congress danced and sang at their own Camp Rock, only Catholic-style. “It’s like a rock concert, but they’re doing it for what they believe in. You can’t ask for anything more,” said […]

• Young Adults Inspired By Revive! As Congress Begins

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

  More than 800 gathered at Georgia International Congress Center Friday, June 20, to kick off the young adult track of the Eucharistic Congress with Revive!, a high-energy expression of faith for young adults. Revive! featured music, speakers and eucharistic adoration, in hopes of renewing young adults’ faith in what seems to be an increasingly faithless […]

• Deaf Catholics Taught About Benedict’s Encyclicals

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published July 3, 2008

  The encyclicals of Pope Benedict XVI were the inspiration for the talks given by Father Jeremy St. Martin to deaf participants at the 2008 Eucharistic Congress. The meaning of the word encyclical is a circular message, he said. “It was the custom of the early church for the pope to send a letter and for […]

• Event Draws Catholics Who Are Evangelizing Online

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

  PIt was a Catholic techie’s dream. Hundreds of proudly self-professed geeks came together for the first Catholic New Media Celebration June 22, the day after the annual Eucharistic Congress sponsored by the Atlanta Archdiocese. There was delight-filled interaction among those in the crowd as priests and lay people alike compared iPhones and iPods, podcasting equipment […]

• Catholic Bloggers Help Create Faith Conversations

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
  Published July 3, 2008

  A panel of Catholic bloggers brought together several members of the Catholic community who post regularly on Web logs, or blogs—online journals that they share with the world through the Internet. Among the bloggers was moderator Lisa Hendey, who runs the site www.CatholicMom.com; Amy Welborn, who blogs at www.amywelborn.com; Jeff Miller, blogger at www.splendoroftruth.com; and […]

• Navigator’s Ball To Benefit Lyke House Student Center

  Published March 20, 2008

  The Knights of Peter Claver Archbishop James P. Lyke Assembly #43 will hold the 2008 Navigator’s Ball on Saturday, April 5, at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. The event, which is open to all, will feature live entertainment, door prizes, food, drinks and more. Proceeds from the Navigator’s Ball will benefit the […] Full Story

• Opening Mass Flows Into Healing Service

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 21, 2007

  Joanne Clark, a parishioner from St. Peter the Rock Church, was not alone in admitting that she had never been to a healing service before attending the June 8 Mass and healing service celebrated by Father Fernando Suarez, CC. “I have to say that when I walked into the hall and heard the group singing, […] Full Story

• ‘Revive’ Serves Up ‘Perfect Combination’

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 21, 2007

  It turns out that there is crying in baseball. Or at least from former baseball players. Darrell Miller, a former player for the California Angels, emotionally recounted his journey to the Catholic Church to approximately 600 young adults gathered for “Revive,” the young adult track of the Eucharistic Congress held June 8. Miller joked about […] Full Story

• Kid Track Offers Play With Purpose

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 21, 2007

  Children, many sitting beside siblings as well as parents serving as volunteers, experienced their family of faith on a grand scale during the kid track, which honored Jesus, the hero of heroes. Scenes throughout the day chronicled the fun. Alexandra Lohmeyer, 8, liberally applied face paints on any willing victim sitting close. Nine-year-old Sophia from […] Full Story

• At Congress, Teens Assured That ‘Miracles Happen’

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 21, 2007

  Those teens that didn’t get to Exhibit Hall A of the Georgia International Convention Center early enough to reserve front row seats in the teen track resorted to improvisation. They just sat on the concrete floor in front of the first row of chairs for the entire day. “This was an excited crowd. There was […]

• Deacon Patrick Graybill Delights Deaf Track

  By KATHRYN R. BYRNE, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 21, 2007

  Using examples that were simple, as well as humorous, practical and deeply profound, Deacon Patrick Graybill delighted both the deaf and the hearing participants of the 2007 Eucharistic Congress deaf track with his encouragement to bring prayer and spirituality into their daily lives. “Spirituality isn’t just for Sundays,” he proclaimed in his native language, American […]

• Vietnamese See Eucharist As Strengthening Family Life

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 21, 2007

  There was little floor space available in International Salon 5 as people gathered for the Vietnamese track on June 9 to glean new insights on “the spirit of Vietnam.” A few young children were sprinkled among the crowd that lined the walls and took seats to listen to two notable speakers: Father Joseph Hoang Minh […] Full Story

• Marian Catechesis Set In Motion At Congress

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 21, 2007

  During the closing Mass of the Eucharistic Congress June 9, a special commissioning of 11 images of Our Lady of Guadalupe marked a Marian renewal for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Father José Duván Gonzalez, vicar for clergy and liaison for the Office for Hispanic Ministry, spoke at the closing Mass while the images of Our […] Full Story

• Cardinal Applies Pope’s Words To New Caritas Role

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 21, 2007

  As he arrived in Atlanta to address the 2007 Eucharistic Congress, Honduran Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga had just been elected the new president of Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based confederation of Catholic relief and development agencies. In an interview between his presentations to Spanish-speaking and English-speaking audiences at the congress, Cardinal Rodríguez, 64, smilingly acknowledged that […]

• Exhibitors Showcase Services, Gifts For Catholics

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published June 21, 2007

  In addition to the liturgies, prayer, presentations and music, the lively crowds at the 2007 Eucharistic Congress found a variety of inviting and interesting Catholic gifts, books, clothing, music and services for purchase in the large exhibitors’ hall in the Georgia International Convention Center. The congress each year features vendors with items and information for […] Full Story

• Honduran Cardinal Encourages A ‘Eucharistic Life’

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 21, 2007

  Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga of Honduras told participants in the Hispanic track at the Eucharistic Congress not to work for food that perishes but to focus their lives upon the Eucharist and upon the word of God. Gesturing animatedly, reading letters that children had sent to Pope John Paul II in 2005 asking him faith […]

• Teens Feel The Power Of Family, Community

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 22, 2006

  It wasn’t too hard to find the teen track of the 11th annual Eucharistic Congress. It was just a matter of following one’s ears. Praise and worship music led by the XLT band boomed out of Exhibit Hall A of the Georgia International Convention Center June 17, while as many as 1,500 teenagers gathered together […] Full Story