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Moving to her own rhythm, Lani DeMello defies limits of Down syndrome
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff writer
Published January 1, 2016MARIETTA—Before the afternoon rush at Chattooga Gymnastics and Dance school in Marietta, rhythmic gymnast Lani DeMello takes advantage of the lull to work on perfecting a new rope routine. With years of ballet training, DeMello’s footwork is flawless and graceful. She is focused on mastering the required elements of the routine, including skipping, rope rotations […]
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Holy Trinity finds time to lend a helping hand through CRS program
Published January 1, 2016
PEACHTREE CITY—To celebrate Advent, some 500 parishioners of Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City gathered Saturday, Dec. 10, to package 94,000 meals for needy brothers and sisters in Burkina Faso, a desperately poor West African nation. The parish raised nearly $50,000 during its third annual Helping Hands project, a program developed by Catholic Relief Services. […] Full Story
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Bible study on Romans to begin in January
Published January 1, 2016
ATLANTA—Starting Jan. 21, Keri Allen will be presenting a study series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans, entitled “His Saving Grace!” This life application Bible study will be held at Holy Spirit Church, in St. Mary’s Chapel, on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and will continue through March 17. Holy Spirit is […]
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Challenge to Christ-like love comes on morning after Paris attacks
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
Published January 1, 2016DECATUR—A long-planned prayer breakfast focused on the theme of God’s love had even more significance and import when it was held Saturday, Nov. 14, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. When the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Court 313, opened their annual prayer breakfast, Father Bryan Small, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, […]
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Blessed Trinity, Westminster take it to overtime in football state finals
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff photographer
Published December 15, 2015ATLANTA—This past weekend the Georgia Dome hosted a crowd of Blessed Trinity High School supporters, clad in a palette of green, gold and white, on hand to witness their Titans take on the Westminster Wildcats for the Class AAA state football championship, Dec. 11. In the 14 years since the Roswell school has been playing […]
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IHM School dedicates playground in honor of a friend
Published December 10, 2015
ATLANTA—A new playground graces the grounds of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Atlanta. Dedicated Nov. 16, it was constructed for the students in honor of a special IHM alumna, Christine McLellan. McLellan graduated from the in-town school in 2006 but continued to support the school as an after-school care counselor while she attended Georgia […] Full Story
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‘A Southern Celtic Christmas’ to be broadcast nationally
Published December 10, 2015
ATLANTA—The 2015 Christmas season will mark the third consecutive year that American Public Television will distribute “A Southern Celtic Christmas” to PBS stations nationwide. Georgia Public Broadcasting will air the program as a Christmas special for the fifth year in a row. The dates and times of the broadcast are Monday, Dec. 21, at 11 […] Full Story
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Cathedral Choir offers annual celebration of readings and carols
Published December 10, 2015
ATLANTA—The Cathedral Choir of Christ the King in Atlanta will present its annual Advent service, “A Candlelight Service of Readings and Carols,” on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. The Cathedral is located at 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. This Cathedral tradition combines the prophetic expectation of Advent with the joyful fulfillment of Christ’s birth. […]
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School superintendent at Vatican congress ‘renewing passion’ for Catholic education
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 10, 2015SMYRNA—Diane Starkovich, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, is mulling over the experience of attending the World Congress on Catholic Education Nov. 18-21 in Rome and looking forward to sharing lessons learned with educators at home. More than 2,000 educators and administrators took part in the congress, sponsored by the Congregation for […]
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World AIDS Day Mass continues to spotlight ‘crisis in our community’
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 10, 2015ATLANTA—Worshipers reached inside a small basket of red lapel ribbons as they walked into Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Atlanta for the archdiocesan World AIDS Day Mass Dec. 1. Organized by Justice and Peace Ministries of the archdiocese, the annual Mass is hosted alternately by one of the parishes with active HIV/AIDS ministries. Joining […]
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Chinese Catholics celebrate as their community becomes a mission
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 10, 2015DUNWOODY—Members of the Chinese Catholic community are celebrating as their community recently marked its 25th anniversary and was recognized by the Archdiocese of Atlanta as a mission. Now known as the Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Catholic Mission, the recognition formalizes the community’s tie to the archdiocese. This is the 11th mission in the archdiocese, […] Full Story
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Archbishop to priests: ‘Laudato Si’’ calls for renewed relationship with God, others, creation
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
Published December 10, 2015ATLANTA—Pundits and business interests question why the pope is getting involved in the debate over climate change and environmental destruction, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told priests serving in Georgia, but that reaction occurs whenever church leaders raise moral questions about current events. Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical is “written to the entire world,” Archbishop Gregory said. […]
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Founding principal of Blessed Trinity High School to retire
Published December 10, 2015
ROSWELL—Frank Moore, the founding principal of Blessed Trinity High School, announced in a letter to the school community that he would retire from his position at the end of his contract on June 30, 2016. In his letter, he said, “These 16 years at Blessed Trinity have been the most exciting and rewarding of the […]
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Father Linus DeSantis remembered as faith builder, spiritual father for young adults
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published December 10, 2015ATLANTA—Peace and all good things. That was the way Father Linus DeSantis, OFM Conv., signed his letters and emails. It was also the way he lived his life. The beloved priest died Dec. 1 after a massive heart attack in Syracuse, New York, where he was serving as the campus minister of the Alibrandi Catholic […]
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Knights offer white crosses to show support for Mideast Christians
Published December 10, 2015
ALPHARETTA—Moved by the plight of Christians in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus at St. Thomas Aquinas Church are raising awareness in this northern suburb of Atlanta of the ongoing persecution of believers in Iraq and Syria. Pope Francis has recently said shedding of blood because of a shared Christian faith is uniting Catholics […] Full Story
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Holy Spirit Prep School teacher earns physics’ doctorate
Published December 10, 2015
ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Upper School physics teacher Bianca Hall successfully defended her dissertation and earned her doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of Central Florida. Now Dr. Hall, she studied for the degree over nearly five years, progressing through two years of classwork, picking up her master’s degree, and dedicating two and a half additional […] Full Story
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Visit to native Cuba, meeting Pope Francis there was ‘trip of a lifetime’
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 26, 2015CONYERS—The opportunity to return to Cuba in September to reunite with family and meet Pope Francis was a pilgrimage nearly 50 years in the making for Maria Morera Johnson. A parishioner of St. Pius X Church in Conyers, Johnson traveled to her native Cuba with her mother, Begoña Morera, and her aunts. “It was a […] Full Story
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Bishop celebrates Mass to pray for end to death penalty
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published November 26, 2015ATLANTA—On the Nov. 12 feast day of St. Josaphat, the faithful gathered at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to pray for abolition of the death penalty in Georgia. Bishop David P. Talley celebrated the special Mass upon his return from the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Bishop Talley had celebrated […]
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Orthodox-Catholic Gathering to focus on prayers for Middle East Christians
Published November 26, 2015
ATLANTA—The Orthodox-Catholic Ecumenical Gathering, to be held Monday, Dec. 7, will have a focus of prayers for Christians persecuted in the Middle East. The service begins at 7 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, 2500 Clairmont Road, NE, Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of the Greek Orthodox […] Full Story
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Masses to be celebrated for World AIDS Day
Published November 26, 2015
ATLANTA—Each year at the beginning of December, the Archdiocese of Atlanta joins the world in marking World AIDS Day. The archdiocese holds an annual Mass as a chance for people to gather as a community, remembering and praying for those who died due to HIV/AIDS and those currently living with HIV/AIDS; their families, friends and […] Full Story
