Georgia
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West Wesley rectory renovation debated at zoning meeting
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published August 8, 2014ATLANTA—While renovations are underway preparing the home at 136 West Wesley Road to be the rectory of the Cathedral of Christ the King, a neighborhood zoning committee heard two points of view on the project July 29. After more than an hour of discussion, the zoning committee of Neighborhood Planning Unit-B adjourned its meeting and […] Full Story
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Link with businesses attracts 160 students to new Cristo Rey Atlanta
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2014ATLANTA—Some 160 first-year students filled Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School on Monday, Aug. 4, as the newest Catholic high school in the community opened. After nearly a year and a half of planning to start the school, some students arrived before the doors even opened at the 680 West Peachtree Street building. “It’s alive. […]
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Event underscores faith perspective on death penalty
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2014SMYRNA—More than 85 people, at varying stages in the journey to oppose capital punishment, attended an inaugural event of Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty Aug. 2 at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. “Restoration, Reconciliation and Forgiveness: A Catholic Perspective on the Death Penalty” featured speakers, group discussions, a question-and-answer session and afternoon […]
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Photojournalists illustrate faces of poverty, work of St. Vincent de Paul in Georgia
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2014ATLANTA—The face of poverty isn’t always someone living in a tent under a city overpass. Sometimes it’s the person sitting next to you in the church pew struggling to buy groceries. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is featuring a photography exhibit throughout the month of August to depict the plight of Georgians […] Full Story
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Many volunteers build love into adoration chapel, new hall at St. Monica’s
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 7, 2014DULUTH—The new “Mary, Mother of the Eucharist Chapel” at St. Monica Church is an awe-inspiring space where parishioners and visitors can pray without distraction before the Blessed Sacrament. The adoration chapel, blessed by Bishop Luis R. Zarama on Sunday, June 1, includes a monstrance from France, hand-carved altar panels, stenciled ceiling patterns and stained glass […] Full Story
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Holy Spirit makes its jubilee year a springboard into New Evangelization
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, ngolden@georgiabulletin.org
Published August 7, 2014ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Church commemorated its 50th anniversary with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at the beginning of 2014, with 50 Wednesday evenings of Eucharistic adoration and a summertime parish picnic complete with a mortgage burning. “Our game plan for the 50th year was to make it a yearlong celebration where this year […]
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SVdP holds national assembly in Atlanta
Published August 7, 2014
ATLANTA—The 2014 National Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be held in Atlanta Sept. 24-27 with a theme of “Hope in Action.” Host council for the National Assembly is St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Louise Fisher Coniglio, director of volunteer and community engagement […] Full Story
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St. Augustine Hall extends St. Monica’s ministries
Published August 7, 2014
DULUTH—St. Monica Church broke ground on construction of St. Augustine Hall and Mary, Mother of the Eucharist Chapel in May 2013. The additions were complete in January 2014, and parishioners then started the process of completing the interior spaces, including flooring, and the landscaping outdoors. “We’re still actually working,” said Father Jack Durkin, pastor. St. […]
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Student takes up his cross for 431-mile journey
By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 7, 2014ATLANTA—John Bessis, 21, grew apprehensive as he stood on Atlanta’s Pine Street with a 50-pound cross pressing down on his back. An agitated man was shouting at Bessis about the 6-foot-tall, pressure-treated wooden symbol. “He said that I was disrespecting God for bringing the cross into that place,” Bessis said. “He said, ‘Do you know […] Full Story
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Archbishop Romero inspires priest starting his first pastorate in Cartersville
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 7, 2014CARTERSVILLE—In his sixth year of priesthood, Father Juan Francisco Anzora feels right at home in his first pastorate at St. Francis of Assisi Church, having come a long way by faith from his home in a farming village in El Salvador. Father Anzora and nine siblings grew up on a farm outside the capital of […]
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Fayette County parishes serve hungry children during summer
Published August 7, 2014
Some 250 lunches a day are made and delivered by volunteers at three parishes in Fayette County. Members of the Holy Trinity, St. Gabriel and St. Matthew parishes teamed up again during the school summer break to make sure local youngsters don’t go hungry. The families receiving the lunches qualify for free or reduced meals during the school […] Full Story
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Teens and young people paint inspiring messages
Published August 7, 2014
Canvases and paint supplies appeared at St. Jude Church recently, giving Life Teen and Edge group members and their families a creative outlet. It was part of the ministry known as Caring Canvases. The group members painted and drew inspirational canvases with uplifting messages for people in need. These canvases will be donated to the parish’s Elderly Outreach […] Full Story
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Crossroads Pro-Life walkers visit archdiocese
Published August 7, 2014
A group of young adults with the Crossroads Pro-Life Walk Across America visited the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 1. The walkers joined the staff for Mass in St. Dominic’s Chapel and then shared in pizza and prayer. The Crossroads walkers are visiting various parishes around the archdiocese as part of their […]
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Queen of Angels students represent state at Odyssey of the Mind World Competition
Published August 7, 2014
Five Queen of Angels School students represented Georgia in the Odyssey of the Mind World Competition. They faced 836 teams from around the world. The event took place in May at Iowa State University. The team put their brains together to figure out how to complete a mock driver’s test. The students relied on their work […]
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St. Pius X finishes second in MaxPreps Cup national rankings
Published August 7, 2014
ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School finished second behind Bentonville High School of Arkansas in the 2013-14 MaxPreps Cup national rankings recognizing the top high school athletic programs in the nation. The St. Pius Golden Lions are coming off the best athletic season in school history with eight state championships, three state runners-up and 21 of […] Full Story
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‘Second and 6’ with Holy Spirit’s new head football coach
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published August 7, 2014ATLANTA—David Rosenzweig is taking on a new title at Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Prep School. Already serving as the assistant principal of student leadership and teaching advanced placement modern European history, now he will also be known as the head football coach. The independent Catholic school’s revamped football coaching staff includes Rosenzweig and three first-year assistant […] Full Story
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Former Norcross pastor died in Florida
Published August 7, 2014
ATLANTA—Father John Joseph Meehan, who at one time served as the pastor of St. Patrick Church in Norcross, died June 2 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was 76. Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 9, 1937, he was the son of James and Kathleen (Gough) Meehan. According to a news article in the St. Augustine Catholic […] Full Story
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Jubilee year for St. Paul the Apostle, center of enduring faith for White County Catholics
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 24, 2014CLEVELAND—Father Frank Ruff never wanted to waste a visit to a store. Meeting folks in restaurants and drug stores for any excuse to chat was all in a day’s work for this priest. It was 1963 in rural White County. There were fewer Catholics here than fingers on his hands. “If I needed stuff, I […] Full Story
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Magnet award for nursing excellence given for fifth time to Saint Joseph’s Hospital
By LINDSAY GLADU, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 24, 2014ATLANTA—No one enjoys being sick or stuck in a hospital bed. But the nursing staff at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital work hard to ensure their patients have the best experience and best care possible. That’s why the hospital is being recognized with its fifth consecutive Magnet designation, an American Nurses Credentialing Center honor reserved for […] Full Story
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Steubenville conference brings teens ‘so close to Christ’
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 24, 2014DULUTH—A full rock-star quality band, an incredible light show, high definition screens: The atmosphere at Steubenville Atlanta was electric. But in the midst of it all was the real reason nearly 3,000 teens had flocked to the Gwinnett Center—there was Jesus. Colorful T-shirts peppered the giant room where nationally known Catholic speakers spoke to teens […]
