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• Burmese Catholics hold national conference in Atlanta

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 28, 2015

  NORCROSS—“Be Not Afraid” was the theme of the 2015 National Conference of Burmese-American Catholics at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross Sept. 4-7. Deacon Peter B. Swan, of St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, and president of the NCBAC, estimates that 1,800 Burmese-American Catholics from across the United States attended the sixth annual event. Thirty […]

• Atlanta theater, music to highlight 50th jubilee of Jewish-Catholic dialogue

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 16, 2015

  ATLANTA—The American Jewish Committee’s Atlanta regional office and the Atlanta Archdiocese invite the public to celebrate 50 years of dialogue, friendship and reparation in Jewish-Catholic relations with an evening of art, music and faith on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Ferst Center at Georgia Tech. The jubilee celebration culminates a year of activities marking the […] Full Story

• Newly renamed St. Mary’s Hospital blessed

  

  By MARK RALSTON, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 16, 2015

  LAVONIA—Asking for God’s blessings upon St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, its physicians and its staff, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory led more than 170 people in a blessing ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 30, in a giant tent set up on the hospital’s front lawn. “May all the members of this community know that when they come […]

• Canvases of love, along with donations, sent to CURE Childhood Cancer

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  JOHNS CREEK—Art canvases that lift the spirits were donated to CURE Childhood Cancer for young patients after a Sept. 13 gathering that honored the late Sam Robb and brought attention to the foundation created in his memory for childhood cancer research. About 60 people came to the event for CURE, a nonprofit focused on battling […] Full Story

• Charleston leaders honored by St. Thomas More Society

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—Judges, magistrates and attorneys were encouraged to “serve the common good” as the Atlanta legal community gathered for the annual Red Mass. Dressed in black judicial robes and red stoles, members of the Supreme Court of Georgia and other Atlanta area judges filled rows of the historic Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on […] Full Story

• The greatest show of mirth on Catholic middle school turf

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published October 15, 2015

  SANDY SPRINGS—The 2015 edition of St. Jude the Apostle School’s biennial circus took place Sept. 23-27 with performances scheduled in the school gymnasium. Under the guidance of Circus of the Kids, the Tallahassee, Florida–based circus arts instructional program, this is the school’s fifth circus since 2007. Circus of the Kids, which was founded in 1982, […]

• Vigils offer 40 days of continuous prayer near abortion clinics

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—Organizers of 40 Days for Life to end abortion estimate that 251 lives have been saved worldwide since the start of the current prayer vigil with that many women choosing to continue their pregnancy instead. Atlanta is one of 307 communities around the world conducting simultaneous 40 Days for Life campaigns from Sept. 23 through […] Full Story

• Freshman cellist chosen for Carnegie Hall Honors Performance

  Published October 15, 2015

  ROSWELL—Blessed Trinity freshman Mattie Riordan accomplished a dream of many artists—she performed at Carnegie Hall. Mattie was nominated for the Honors Performance Series by her band teacher at St. Joseph School in Marietta, auditioned and was selected to play her cello with the Honors orchestra. Mattie submitted Bach’s Minuet #2 for her audition. Mattie, who […]

• Georgia Tech Catholics mark anniversary, eager to continue vibrant center

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—The Georgia Tech Catholic Center has a prime spot on campus and in the hearts of students, their families, faculty and alumni. While the Catholic Church has had a presence on campus for more than 85 years, the Georgia Tech Catholic Center marked the 30th anniversary at its 172 Fourth Street location the weekend of […]

• At 70, St. Mary’s School feels like a family

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ROME—As it marks its 70th year, leaders at St. Mary’s School, Rome, are proud of how the community has embraced the school and how its students are service-minded. Principal John Tarpley has led the pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school with its 222 students and 20 faculty members for five years. “The school has a well-earned reputation […] Full Story

• National Merit semifinalists come from five Catholic high schools

  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—Seniors at Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, Holy Spirit Prep School, Atlanta, Marist School, Atlanta, St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, and Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, have been named as semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. Drew Bryant and Garrett Witt are seniors at Pinecrest Academy. Lauren Bohling attends Holy Spirit Prep, where she […] Full Story

• New funds to serve homeless at Catholic Foundation of North Georgia

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—John Shadix lived a simple life. He found fulfillment in serving others. “That was his passion in life, to help people,” said a longtime friend. Shadix died in 2014 at the age of 71. But with the help of the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, his estate will help people important to him: the homeless. […]

• First ‘Poverty Forum’ tackles issues of suburban poor, health care, graduation rate

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—The first Poverty Forum, sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Mercy Care and other nonprofit partners, was about more than raising awareness of the struggles of the impoverished. It served as a spark to find long-term solutions for the poor in Atlanta and suburban communities. More than 250 people registered for the Sept. 18 […] Full Story

• Pinecrest alum named William Campbell Trophy semifinalist

  

  Published October 15, 2015

  CUMMING— John DePalma, a senior long snapper at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, is one of 135 semifinalists for the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy. The award recognizes the best football scholar-athletes in the nation. According to the award guidelines, a school can only nominate one person who must be a senior or graduate […] Full Story

• Former Marist football standout set to receive national award

  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA— The National Football Foundation (NFF) named Kenneth Brinson Jr., a 2015 graduate of Marist School, Atlanta, one of the five recipients of its 2015 NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award. According to the NFF, “each recipient is selected as the best of the best from his region of the country at the high school […] Full Story

• Training to help serve young people with mental health problems

  Published October 15, 2015

  SMYRNA—The archdiocesan Disabilities Ministry, in partnership with the Georgia State Center for Leadership in Disability, is offering Youth Mental Health First Aid USA training in response to the increasing episodes of violence associated with mental illness. The one-day training will be offered on Thursday, Dec. 10, and Monday, Dec. 14, at the Chancery in Smyrna, beginning […] Full Story

• Chancery Fair Trade sale brings gifts from and to developing communities

  Published October 15, 2015

  SMYRNA—The annual archdiocesan Fair Trade sale at the Chancery will feature handcrafted goods and jewelry, as well as shade-grown organic coffees and delicious chocolates, olive oil from the Holy Land and jams from Africa. The sale, through the initiative of Catholic Relief Services, is to be held Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 7 […] Full Story

• Marian Servants community grows with four new full members, nine candidates

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  JOHNS CREEK—The Marian Servants of the Blessed Trinity welcomed four new full members during an annual commitment day Mass Sept. 10 at St. Benedict Church in Johns Creek. The Mass also celebrated Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s recent affirmation of the Marian Servants as a public association of the Christian faithful in the archdiocese. The Atlanta […] Full Story

• Emory panel: Pope’s speech to Congress cuts across boundaries

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 2, 2015

  ATLANTA—Pope Francis told members of Congress and government leaders to work together “to protect, by means of the law, the image and likeness fashioned by God on every human face.” The pope in his historic speech on Thursday, Sept. 24, standing at the podium of the U.S. House of Representatives encouraged the hundreds of lawmakers […]

• Marist softball team remains perfect in region play

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published October 1, 2015

  ATLANTA—You can’t overstate the mutual respect that exists between the two sports programs, but when Marist School and St. Pius X High School take the field or court, it’s going to be an all-out tussle for athletic superiority. That was certainly the case when the schools’ softball teams, both undefeated in Class 6-AAAA region play, […]