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• Annual Catholic Day at the Capitol set for Feb. 21

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Catholics are invited to join fellow believers from the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah for the annual Catholic Day at the Capitol. The event, which is to include the participation of Bishop Luis R. Zarama, puts Catholics at the crossroads of faith and advocacy, promoting issues that uphold the dignity of all […]

• Amazing Parish program offers time for renewal, training

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Amazing Parish, a Denver-based program supporting pastors and parish leadership teams, will host a March 13-15 conference in Atlanta. The conference, to be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis on Peachtree Center Avenue, will offer training for parish leaders through spiritual renewal and sessions on how leaders can work side by side to best serve […] Full Story

• Revival of Percy’s ‘Lost in the Cosmos’ may reach new young audience

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—In 1996 Tom Key starred in “Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Seminar” in his first season at Theatrical Outfit, adapting for the stage a best-selling novel by Walker Percy who had influenced Key’s own conversion to Catholicism. Two decades later in the Outfit’s 40th anniversary season of “hope” and record growth, Key resurrects […] Full Story

• Bishops support murdered priest’s Declaration of Life

  

  By MICHAEL J. JOHNSON and JESSICA L. MARSALA, Special to the Bulletin
  Published February 9, 2017

  AUGUSTA—Three Catholic bishops from Florida and Georgia held a joint news conference on Jan. 31 at the Richmond County Courthouse to deliver petitions containing the names of 7,400 individuals who wished to see Diocese of St. Augustine priest Father Rene Robert’s “Declaration of Life” honored. In his letter dated May 26 to Ashley Wright, then-District […] Full Story

• St. Thomas More 1959 alumna still keeps watchful eyes on its children

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  DECATUR—Judy Chadwick stood in Mulhern Hall at St. Thomas More School and pointed across the courtyard to the windows on the top floor of the church building. “All eight grades were on one floor. It was small. It was great. It really was,” she reminisced. More than a half century ago, she was a student […]

• School community welcomes Holy Redeemer alumna back as teacher

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  JOHNS CREEK—The sense of community is Amber Hamilton’s favorite thing about teaching at Holy Redeemer School. Hamilton, who teaches second grade, once walked the Holy Redeemer hallways as a student. She graduated from the school, which serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade, in 2004, five years after it opened. “I love second grade. It’s […]

• Catholic student scholarship fund keeps attracting record support

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Grace Scholars topped its record for preregistrations for tax credits in January. Donors committed to giving $6 million to the nonprofit Catholic student scholarship organization. The previous donation record was about $5.5 million in 2016, according to Grace Scholars. David Brown, the executive director of Grace Scholars, credited the boost in contributions to the work […]

• Marist football coach named coach of year by GACA

  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Alan Chadwick, Marist School’s varsity head football coach, was named the Atlanta Falcons Coach of the Year by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association. Chadwick, who is Marist’s longest-serving head football coach, accepted the award Jan. 31 during a ceremony held in Macon. This is the second time Chadwick has received this award. In a statement, […]

• Tour of Fatima statue to travel to local parishes

  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace will come to the Archdiocese of Atlanta Feb. 27 to March 4, making stops at seven parishes. The visit includes two historical elements: This is the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal, which took place in 1917; and the statue which will be brought to […]

• The next Proclaim My Word Bible study to begin

  Published February 9, 2017

  ATLANTA—Proclaim My Word, a Bible study led by Keri Z. Allen, will begin a new session on Feb. 16 continuing through April 20. “The One and Only” is the theme for this discussion of St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians. He wrote this letter urging the new Christians to reject false gospels that would lead […] Full Story

• Youth in Mission presents 35 mission scholarships

  Published February 9, 2017

  MARIETTA—The charity Youth in Mission granted $17,050 in scholarships in December to 35 local youth struggling to fund their 2017 mission trips. The scholarship presentation took place Dec. 17 at St. Joseph Church. Families, mission representatives, Youth in Mission officers and board members, major supporters, Life Teen representatives and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory were in […]

• In accused priest killer’s case, bishops urge mercy, reject death penalty

  By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
  Published February 2, 2017

  AUGUSTA, Ga. (CNS)—Saying “justice needs to be tamed by mercy,” Bishop Felipe J. Estevez of St. Augustine, Florida, and two brother bishops called Jan. 31 for the state of Georgia to drop the death penalty in the case of accused priest killer Steven J. Murray. “We have great respect for the legal system and we […] Full Story

• Archbishop’s Annual Appeal funds church’s most essential ministries, programs

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 27, 2017

  ATLANTA—The theme of the 2017 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, to be officially launched in parishes and missions during commitment weekend Feb. 18-19, is “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself.” Donations made to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal provide funding for the programs, ministries and services of the Catholic Church in north and central Georgia. The goal for this […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity goes to the mat against Westminster, Pinecrest

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published January 27, 2017

  ROSWELL—The Blessed Trinity High School wrestling team hosted The Westminster School, Atlanta, and Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, Jan. 17. In a victorious sweep they outscored Westminster 54-15 in the first match and defeated Pinecrest 62-6 in the second match. The Pinecrest wrestling team, which made its debut in 2015, confronted two more experienced teams as it […]

• NFL’s Los Angeles Rams name Marist alum Sean McVay head coach

  Published January 27, 2017

  ATLANTA—The Los Angeles Rams, of the National Football League, named Marist School alumnus Sean McVay their new head coach Jan. 12. The announcement makes 31-year-old McVay the youngest head coach in NFL history. “I am incredibly honored by this opportunity and I want to start by thanking Mr. (Stanley) Kroenke and Kevin Demoff for their […]

• Holy Spirit Prep defeats Cristo Rey at home

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff photographer
  Published January 27, 2017

  ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Preparatory School faced a team Jan. 20 much like their own during the years when the Upper School started its athletic program between 2003 and 2005. Its opponent, Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, in its third season of play, went down in defeat 71-18 on the basketball court. Yet it seems likely […] Full Story

• Jesuit priest, Father Jack Vessels, dies at 90

  Published January 27, 2017

  ATLANTA—A former director of Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, Father John L. “Jack” Vessels, SJ, died Thursday, Jan. 19, in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was 90 years old, a Jesuit for 72 years and a priest for 59 years. His life will be celebrated in a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2 […]

• Flawed 1973 abortion decision damages society, archbishop says

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 26, 2017

  ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory spoke of God’s wisdom and human folly at the 28th annual Mass for the Unborn, held Jan. 23 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. Students, parish groups and individuals gather each year to remember the Jan. 22 anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision […] Full Story

• Family, friends of Olga Woltering strengthened by her life of faith

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 26, 2017

  MARIETTA—Tim Woltering faced the impending funeral of his mother, Olga, killed in raw violence that struck her down Jan. 6 while among people picking up their luggage in the Fort Lauderdale airport. She and her husband, Ralph, planned to soon board one of their beloved cruises for his birthday when a gunman stepped out of […]

• Year of Mercy brings grace of sacramental marriage to waiting couples

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published January 26, 2017

  LILBURN—To bring souls closer to the heart of Christ during the Year of Mercy, the Atlanta brotherhood devoted to the Lord of Miracles and Our Lady of the Americas Mission in Lilburn extended caring hands to a number of Hispanic couples serving the church but unable to receive the Eucharist and other sacraments. Six civilly […] Full Story | En Español