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• Georgia Attorney General warns of scams targeting faith-based communities 

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published November 7, 2023

  On Oct. 16, Attorney General Chris Carr warned Georgians of an imposter scam targeting faith-based communities. In the scams, fraudsters pose as religious leaders to try and trick parishioners and congregants into sending them money. 

• Parish Milestone: Holy Family Church at 50 years

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 7, 2023

  The community at Holy Family Church celebrated its Golden Anniversary in early October, bringing together young and old, long timers and new members for a weekend of festivities.  

• Full plates bring students together at KSU Catholic Center 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 3, 2023

  The Linus Lunch Bunch volunteers have delivered meals to Kennesaw State University Catholic Center students since the early 2000s, continuing a beloved tradition. The center, a 10-minute walk from the heart of the campus, has seen a surge of students visiting for fellowship, faith and home cooking.

• St. Thomas More Society helps lawyers maintain spiritual values 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 2, 2023

  The history of the St. Thomas More Society in Atlanta goes back some three decades. In the early 2000s, the organization refocused its efforts to host a Red Mass, inviting colleagues from throughout the Atlanta area to come together to pray and honor role models in the legal profession.  

• Taking care of creation     

  

  By BERNADETTE NARO , Special to the Bulletin    
  Published November 2, 2023

  I can vividly picture the scene in my first-grade classroom when I first learned about climate change. My teacher stood at the board explaining humans’ destructive impact on the earth and issuing a warning: unless we repaired our relationship with the planet there would be dangerous consequences.

• Father Eduardo Rodriguez, OCSO, remembered

  

  Published October 26, 2023

  Father Eduardo Rodriguez, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, died Oct. 24, at the monastery infirmary in the company of his brothers.

• Georgia Supreme Court allows ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban to stand for now

  

  By KATE SCANLON, OSV News
  Published October 25, 2023

  The Georgia Supreme Court Oct. 24 rejected a lower court’s ruling, allowing a Georgia law restricting abortion after six weeks gestation to remain in effect amid ongoing legal challenges.

• Floriani to visit Atlanta Archdiocese

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published October 24, 2023

  Floriani, a men’s vocal ensemble dedicated to serving the church and saving the culture through the beauty of sacred music, will visit the Archdiocese of Atlanta Oct. 29-Nov. 5.

• Franciscan friars unify nationwide, form Our Lady of Guadalupe province in Atlanta 

  By SUEANN HOWELL, OSV News   
  Published October 20, 2023

  The Order of Friars Minor—known as the “lesser brothers” of the Franciscan orders for their humility and simple brown robes—have formed a new, unified Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe that spans the United States coast to coast. The province will be headquartered in Atlanta.

• Advocates urge canonization for the ‘Saintly Six’ Black Catholic pioneers 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 19, 2023

  A group of pioneering Black Catholics, who served with love and devotion in the face of racism and injustice, are at the center of an effort by advocates to urge Pope Francis to expedite canonization.

• Archbishop Hartmayer joins interfaith effort for death penalty reform   

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published October 18, 2023

  United in a common commitment to end the death penalty, dozens of faith leaders and advocates assembled outside the Georgia State Capitol Oct. 10 for a prayer vigil. 

• Archbishop Hartmayer’s statement in response to Holy Land violence

  

  Published October 12, 2023

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., issued a statement Oct. 12 in response to violence in the Holy Land. “I implore not only the Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, but all people of good will to pray for peace,” he said.

• Archdiocesan schools strive for podium appearances at state meet 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 11, 2023

  Cross-country teams at the three Archdiocese of Atlanta high schools are tightening their laces to put in the miles with speed drills, pacing runs and conditioning on hills. The season is entering its second half, with the biggest races of the season looming.

• Atlanta’s bishops join interfaith effort for death penalty reform

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published October 10, 2023

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., and Atlanta’s auxiliary bishops are joining other interfaith leaders to ask Georgia lawmakers to change the standard of proof for those with intellectual disabilities in capital cases.

• Emory author hopes to inspire view of parishes as ‘schools of solidarity’ 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 9, 2023

  Susan B. Reynolds studies and teaches Catholic theology at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. She recently published her first book, which takes a deep dive into a working-class parish in Boston. 

• Light of Our Parish Life: Proclaiming the word of God at Mass

  

  By ALEX BROWN, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 8, 2023

  Four Atlanta lectors, who have inspired many by their gift of sharing the events, parables, truths and allegories of the faith, reflect on their commitments to this ministry.

• Castranio Georgia Bulletin Fund to sustain work of archdiocesan newspaper 

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published October 5, 2023

  For 60 years, The Georgia Bulletin has been the source of Catholic news for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In commemoration of the anniversary, an endowment named for its late executive editor Mary Anne Castranio has been established.  

• Emily Wilson shares message of being rooted in Christ at UGA visit

  

  By ALLISON MAWN, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 5, 2023

  On Sept. 28, global influencer, author and speaker Emily Wilson visited the University of Georgia Catholic Center, providing an encouraging message to the community.  

• A sesquicentennial celebration for St. Joseph in Athens 

  

  By ALLISON MAWN, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 22, 2023

  St. Joseph Church, the first Catholic church in Athens, marked its 150th anniversary on Sept. 17, with Mass and a reception. Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated Mass, emphasizing the grace of community.

• Believers encouraged to use weapons of love at Rescue Atlanta  

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 21, 2023

  The work of the faithful is to be “agents of sabotage” against evil to collaborate with God in the re-creation of the world, Father John Riccardo told a sold-out crowd at Rescue Atlanta.