Georgia
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Local musician selected for Army band
Published October 11, 2013
Brendan Dukes, a senior mellophone player and the band captain for the Habersham Central High School Band of Blue, has been selected to be a member of the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. He and other band members are to perform at halftime of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San […]
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Mass recognizes life-saving work of those in health care
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 10, 2013ATLANTA—The Atlanta Archdiocese is honoring Catholic physicians, nurses and other health care workers with the White Mass, signifying the white coat worn in the medical profession. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and the priests of the archdiocese will celebrate the Mass in recognition of the profession’s life-saving work. The Mass is associated with St. Luke, the […]
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Relics of saint-physician in Atlanta
Published October 10, 2013
ATLANTA—During the weekend of Oct. 12-13, Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta will have relics of St. Gianna Beretta Molla available for veneration after each Mass. St. Gianna was a wife, mother and pediatrician in Italy. She caught the attention of the church in Italy when she refused to terminate her pregnancy to save her life […]
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Many benefit from ripple effects of father’s love for daughter
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 10, 2013ATLANTA—People with Down syndrome have a dedicated friend and advocate in Frank Murphy of St. Jude the Apostle Church, Sandy Springs, and, in turn, he considers them his “Down syndrome family.” The Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta presented a Lifetime Achievement Award Sept. 19 to Murphy at its annual Buddy Breakfast. Murphy and his late […]
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Local Marian Servants community commits to service
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 10, 2013ATLANTA—The national leader of the Marian Servants of Divine Providence came to Atlanta Sept. 13 to celebrate the commitment ceremony for its members. Diane F. Brown, of Clearwater, Fla., watched as more than 30 members of the group in the Archdiocese of Atlanta repeated vows at St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek, to strive “to be […]
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Aquinas Center to offer ‘Band of Sisters’ documentary
Published October 10, 2013
ATLANTA—“Band of Sisters,” a documentary on the remarkable history of Catholic women religious in the United States, will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Emory University. The program will be from 7-9 p.m. at 208 in Goodrich C. White Hall. The hall is located at 301 Dowman Drive in Atlanta with parking available in both […]
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PATH fundraiser dinner features singer
Published October 10, 2013
ATLANTA—The annual fundraising dinner for PATH, a post abortive treatment and healing ministry, will feature an uplifting performance by singer Maiesha McQueen. It will be held on Thursday evening, Nov. 7, in Moylan Hall at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Atlanta. Tickets are $50. The dinner, which will be held from 7 to […]
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Chief Justice Thompson, Rep. Willard honored by Catholic attorneys
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published October 10, 2013ATLANTA—Members of Georgia’s legal community were scheduled to gather Oct. 10 for the 2013 Red Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Atlanta, asking for God’s blessings upon those entrusted with the administration of justice and upon all public officials who serve the common good. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was the […]
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Mobile clinic will expand reach of longtime pregnancy aid center
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 10, 2013HAPEVILLE—A new modified 28-foot recreational vehicle will be used to spread the message of the Pregnancy Aid Clinic. The mobile clinic will allow volunteers to reach women needing assistance who can’t travel to the clinic’s home on the south side of metro Atlanta. They will also be able to park near abortion clinics and offer […]
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My retirement and a chalice of memories
By FATHER JOHN KIERAN Commentary
Published October 10, 2013Retirement is like climbing a mountain and not knowing what to expect on the other side. My moving on this summer from 46 years as a fully active priest of the Atlanta Archdiocese to the role of senior priest was an unexpected consolation amidst the arduous work of uprooting. For sure, the withdrawal from the […] Full Story
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Faith on Fire charismatic conference set for Oct. 25-26
Published October 10, 2013
LILBURN—Faith on Fire, a charismatic renewal conference for archdiocesan Catholics, will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, at St. John Neumann Church, 801 Tom Smith Rd. in Lilburn. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with praise and worship at 7 p.m. A healing service will be held at 8:25 p.m. Saturday’s events begin […]
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Weeping Mary inspires reconciling ministry of La Salettes
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 26, 2013SMYRNA—Father Brian Sheridan’s office is filled with books, greeting cards and a large world map takes up most of a wall. Pointing a finger at some small dot on the colorful map is how this Connecticut-born priest connects with believers from Latin America to Africa as they show him their native cities. “We have to […]
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Looking Back: Sept. 26, 1963
Published September 26, 2013
The Sept. 19, 1963 edition of The Georgia Bulletin reflected the shock and grief of Catholic Church leaders nationally and at the Vatican over the bombing, out of racial hatred, of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., and the killing of four young girls attending Sunday services at the church. “A sense of […]
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Preserving the Catholic history of the archdiocese
By ERIKA ANDERSON Special to the Bulletin
Published September 26, 2013SMYRNA—Staff archivist Angelique Richardson doesn’t hesitate when asked to name her favorite item in the archdiocesan Office of Archives and Records. She gently picks up a book filled with loopy cursive handwriting and runs her hands across its pages. The book contains the Mitchell family’s history, written by author Margaret Mitchell’s father, Eugene. “This is […]
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New director ready to archive local Catholic history
Published September 26, 2013
ATLANTA—The new director of the archdiocesan Office of Archives and Records, Claire Galloway Jenkins, arrived recently in Atlanta from Fort Worth, Texas, ready to take the reins and get started. She brings varied and interesting professional qualifications for the job of preserving the history of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. A native of Louisiana, Jenkins most […]
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Husband-wife part of team fighting childhood cancers
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 26, 2013ATLANTA—Thomas and Ellen Olson for decades have sat beside the sickest youngsters as the husband and wife treat their childhood cancer and other illnesses relying on science. They draw strength and hope, relying on faith. The husband and wife are on the team at the Aflac Cancer Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of […]
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Reflections from those who have met the challenge of cancer
By ANDREW NELSON AND MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writers
Published September 26, 2013ROSWELL—Five young men, all with lives touched by childhood cancer, all from the same school community in Roswell. Four are students at Roswell’s Blessed Trinity High School, and the youngest is from nearby Queen of Angels School. All have stories to share about what it means to have survived cancer. Will Hennessy, a junior, is […]
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Childhood Cancer: Son honored as Robb family serves
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 26, 2013ATLANTA—Sam Robb has attracted many fans over the years. They show up for events like golf and basketball tournaments and attend evenings of wine tasting. His biggest fans remain his immediate family, who serve meals to those hit by childhood cancer—the same disease that took Sam’s life at age 20 in 2007. When parents walk […]
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Kennesaw school earns Blue Ribbon
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Reporter
Published September 26, 2013KENNESAW—St. Catherine of Siena School in Kennesaw is the thirteenth school in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to earn the title of a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Students and teachers learned the news Sept. 24 during an end-of-school day gathering in the school’s gymnasium. Dominican Sister Mary Patrick, principal, made the announcement. “St. Catherine […]
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Workshop will address preventing the exploitation of children
Published September 26, 2013
ROSWELL—The Respect Life Ministry of the archdiocese and the Respect Life Ministry of St. Peter Chanel parish are working together to sponsor a workshop on preventing the sexual exploitation of children. The workshop will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, at St. Peter Chanel Church, 11330 Woodstock Rd. in Roswell. Mass begins at 8:30 a.m., […]
