Georgia
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Catholics under Gold Dome introduced to legislative advocacy
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
Published February 19, 2015ATLANTA—The Georgia Catholic Conference successfully lobbied for a proposal to direct aid to sexually trafficked boys and girls, one of its key 2015 legislative priorities. Frank Mulcahy, the conference executive director, testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, to back the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund, dedicated to help trafficking victims. The church […]
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Deacons witness execution of Catholic inmate Warren Hill
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published February 19, 2015ATLANTA—The State of Georgia executed Warren Lee Hill, who had received the sacraments of the Catholic Church while on death row, the evening of Jan. 27. Hill, sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of a fellow inmate, died by lethal injection. The U.S. Supreme Court denied his application for a stay of execution earlier […] Full Story
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Area Catholic athletes sign on to play college sports
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published February 19, 2015ATLANTA—This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Local Catholic seniors in high school joined other athletes around the country by making it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play collegiate sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic athletes who […] Full Story
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Appeals court hears Atlanta Archdiocese, EWTN cases challenging HHS mandate
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special to the Bulletin
Published February 19, 2015ATLANTA—A new chapter has been added in the ongoing fight against the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. Attorneys for the Atlanta Archdiocese, Catholic Education of North Georgia, Inc. and the Savannah Diocese joined those representing the Eternal Word Television Network Feb. 4 in back-to-back court cases before a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit […]
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CRS Rice Bowl kicks off, provides a means to give to the world
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published February 19, 2015SMYRNA—Justice and Peace Ministries of the Atlanta Archdiocese joined with Catholic Relief Services to host a kickoff for Rice Bowl on Friday, Feb. 13. The lunchtime program included Mass, followed by a sharing of a meal of rice and beans, and a talk by Thomas Awiapo, a senior program officer for CRS Ghana. It took […]
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Girls team hits new heights supporting Sam Robb Fund
Published February 19, 2015
DECATUR—For the past five years, the St. Thomas More girls basketball team has participated in the Sam Robb Memorial Holiday Classic tournament. The tournament benefits the Sam Robb Fund of CURE Childhood Cancer and funds a pediatric research fellowship at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University. […]
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Holy Spirit seniors sing, dance, to reach ‘Roma!’
Published February 19, 2015
ATLANTA—With a two-act lineup of singing and dancing to entertain guests, seniors at Holy Spirit Prep School raised more than $7,000 at the annual “Roma!” event, a night of food, entertainment and auctions to support the annual senior class trip to Rome, Italy. The festivities took place on Wednesday, Feb. 4. It’ll be the 10th […] Full Story
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Sophia Academy girls win basketball championship
Published February 19, 2015
ATLANTA—Sophia Academy’s girls and boys basketball season ended with a tournament in which the girls won. The Sophia girls captured their second straight Atlanta Private Athletic Conference championship by defeating Swift School of Roswell in the semifinals and the Waldorf School of Decatur in the title game at Weller Park Recreation Center in Roswell. In […] Full Story
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Catholic Foundation announces ministry grants
Published February 19, 2015
ATLANTA—The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia has announced the award and distribution of 37 general awards for the 2014 fall grant cycle. Nancy Coveny, executive director of the Catholic Foundation, said 48 grant applications in need of $547,334 were received for the grant cycle just past. For these requests, $102,500 was available for distribution. These […]
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Pinecrest team wins regional mock trial championship
Published February 19, 2015
CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy’s mock trial team won every round of its regional competition held in Cartersville on Saturday, Feb. 7. Pinecrest defeated Adairsville, Cartersville, Cass, Cherokee, Pepperell, Pope and Woodland high schools to become mock trial regional champions. The competitions are sponsored by the Georgia Bar Association. Students are judged by approximately 24 local attorneys, sitting […] Full Story
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Trivia night helps raise mission trip funds
Published February 19, 2015
ALPHARETTA—Members of Knights of Columbus Council 6532, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, continued a 12-year tradition on Saturday, Jan. 31, by hosting a trivia night with Italian food at the Alpharetta parish. The proceeds fund an annual youth mission trip to serve in West Virginia. The kids and a group of adults spend the week […]
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Creative teaching methods define Sophia Academy’s first honoree
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2015ATLANTA—Christy Wallace, a kindergarten teacher at Sophia Academy, is the school’s first teacher to be honored at the Archbishop’s Banquet for Catholic Education. Wallace said the award, in her mind, recognizes the achievement of the school and its staff in being designated in 2013 as an independent Catholic school. The teacher recognition could have gone […] Full Story
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While achieving her goal to teach, she also discovered Catholic faith
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2015MARIETTA—The classroom of second-grade teacher Mistie Jéan at St. Joseph School in Marietta reflects her enthusiasm for education. The colorful room, decorated in a pirate theme for this school year, features an extensive library of hundreds and hundreds of books. Reading is Jéan’s favorite subject to teach. “I’ve read every single one of those,” she […] Full Story
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Overseeing Christ the King facilities makes Chris Brown indispensable
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2015ATLANTA—A walkie-talkie is Chris Brown’s constant companion on the job as facilities manager for both Christ the King School and the Cathedral of Christ the King. It frequently crackles as he walks throughout the Peachtree Road campus with a question or a summons. Brown handles problems ranging from plumbing to electrical in the buildings, oversees […] Full Story
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Teaching since 1981 makes her a legend at St. Thomas More School
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2015DECATUR—Kathy Merritt walked heel to toe across the table to count out the 7-foot length of the classroom furniture, as her young students watched, sitting with crossed legs. Moments later, she guided the hand of a young girl, who mimicked her teacher as she, too, walked across the tabletop. That is how Merritt began her […]
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Msgr. McNamee named NCEA 2015 Distinguished Pastor
Published February 5, 2015
ATLANTA—Msgr. Francis (Frank) G. McNamee, rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King, has been selected by the National Catholic Educational Association for the 2015 Distinguished Pastor Award. The annual award, established in 2007, honors pastors who have given outstanding support to Catholic elementary education. “We in the Christ the King School community know that […]
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Reporting to jobs one day a week is part of freshman year at Cristo Rey Atlanta
By ANDREW NELSON and NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writers
Published February 5, 2015Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School opened its doors in August 2014 with some 160 students in its inaugural freshman class. The West Peachtree Street school offers a college prep curriculum for students from financially strapped families. What is unique is how it does this: one day a week, on a rotating schedule, students are […] Full Story
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Hundreds gather to pray at the 2015 Mass for the Unborn
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2015ATLANTA—On the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, Catholics in the Atlanta Archdiocese voiced their opposition to abortion. Hundreds prayed together in the Cathedral of Christ the King, led by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, on the day of the anniversary. Later, under an overcast sky with temperatures in the 50s, […] Full Story
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Catholic hospital reopens in Haitian capital five years after earthquake
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2015ATLANTA—The people of Haiti marked the fifth anniversary of the country’s devastating earthquake with the reopening of St. François de Sales Hospital in the heart of Port-au-Prince Jan. 15. The country’s oldest Catholic health care facility, rebuilt by the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince and Catholic Relief Services, can serve an increased number of patients and has […]
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Rabbi Skorka: Pope Francis keeps people close, even those disagreeing
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2015ATLANTA—Affectionately dubbed the pope’s rabbi, an Argentinian Jewish leader shared stories and insights in Atlanta recently into their unlikely friendship that started with needling about soccer teams and led to an embrace at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the holiest place Jews can pray. “God blessed us to materialize a common dream,” said Rabbi Abraham Skorka about […]
