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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

• 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

• 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 […] Full Story

• 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

• 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 […] Full Story

• Creative teaching methods define Sophia Academy’s first honoree

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2015

  ATLANTA—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

• While achieving her goal to teach, she also discovered Catholic faith

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2015

  MARIETTA—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

• Overseeing Christ the King facilities makes Chris Brown indispensable

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2015

  ATLANTA—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

• Teaching since 1981 makes her a legend at St. Thomas More School

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2015

  DECATUR—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 […] Full Story

• 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 […] Full Story

• 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, 2015

  Cristo 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

• Hundreds gather to pray at the 2015 Mass for the Unborn

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2015

  ATLANTA—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

• Catholic hospital reopens in Haitian capital five years after earthquake

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2015

  ATLANTA—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 […] Full Story

• Rabbi Skorka: Pope Francis keeps people close, even those disagreeing

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2015

  ATLANTA—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 […] Full Story

• Dominican priest to lead three parish missions in Lent

  Published February 5, 2015

  ATLANTA—Father Emmerich Vogt, a priest of the Holy Name Province of the Dominican order, will lead three Lenten parish missions in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The first mission program on spiritual healing will be at St. Brigid Church, 3400 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek, Feb. 23-26. Morning and evening conferences will be available to accommodate […] Full Story

• Annual program for physicians Feb. 28 at All Saints Church

  Published February 5, 2015

  DUNWOODY—The Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association is sponsoring its 20th annual program on Saturday, Feb. 28, at All Saints Church, 2443 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody. The program begins with participation in the 5 p.m. vigil Mass in the church, followed by a catered banquet in the social hall and after dinner program. The […] Full Story

• Our Lady of Mercy boys lose in a close one

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published February 5, 2015

  KENNESAW—The Our Lady of Mercy boys basketball team held a 28-22 lead at halftime, but in the second half of its Jan. 31 game against Mt. Paran Christian School, there were five ties and six lead changes before Mt. Paran took the lead for good with just over three minutes left. With 40.7 seconds remaining, […] Full Story

• Outstanding employees recognized at annual Archbishop’s Education Banquet

  

  Published February 5, 2015

  ATLANTA—National Catholic Schools Week, the annual celebration of Catholic education in the U.S., ended Jan. 31, a day on which employees of Catholic schools in the Atlanta area gathered for their annual banquet and recognition event with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. The national theme for this year’s observance was “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge […] Full Story

• Donors to Grace Scholars double in 2015

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 22, 2015

  ATLANTA—Grace Scholars doubled its support as more than 2,000 people and businesses applied for the Georgia education tax credit on its behalf. Staff members at the Chancery on Jan. 1 entered 2,116 application forms into the Georgia Tax Center website. Due to high demand, the private school tax credit limit for 2015 was reached in […] Full Story

• At local Catholic schools, religion, arts to blend with new science standards

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published January 22, 2015

  ATLANTA—If you’re the parent of a school-aged child, you are likely familiar with the acronym STEM—curricula that focus on science, technology, engineering and math. In the Archdiocese of Atlanta, there’s a new initiative driving the revision of science standards and instructional practices in the classrooms of elementary Catholic schools. “We call this STREAM,” said Rebecca […] Full Story