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• Animals to make St. Francis proud

  

  Published October 24, 2013

  Guinea pigs, dogs, and even a stuffed dolphin received blessings to honor St. Francis of Assisi. Students, parents and staff of Sophia Academy, Atlanta, gathered on Friday, Oct. 4, behind the school for the annual Blessing of the Pets. The students were invited to bring their pets, pictures of their pets, or stuffed animals to […] Full Story

• Parents’ letters highlight eighth-grade retreat

  

  Published October 24, 2013

  A retreat for eighth-grade students at Christ the King School is an opportunity to remember the past, while looking ahead to the future. The school’s annual retreat gives students time for prayer and reflection, as well as fun with friends. Teachers and administrators see each year the sweetest moments come as students read letters penned […]

• Students respond to community needs with service

  Published October 24, 2013

  Area Catholic high schools have innovative ways for students to serve the community. At St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, at the fourth annual Marathon of Mercy on Saturday, Oct. 26, more than 200 students will participate in various works of mercy projects designed to give back to the greater Atlanta community. Students will be […] Full Story

• Archbishop’s homily for 2013 wedding jubilee Mass: ‘Living reminders for the entire Church’

  Published October 17, 2013

  JOHNS CREEK—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the 2013 wedding jubilee Mass on Oct. 5 at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek. Following is the text of his homily. In our contemporary world of the smart phone and the tablet, those annoying pop-up notices may appear several times during the course of a single week: “Updates Available.” […] Full Story

• Archbishop’s Red Mass homily: ‘Exercise the works of justice and mercy as God alone would have you’

  Published October 17, 2013

  ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the 2013 Red Mass on Oct. 10 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta. Following is the text of his homily at that Mass. Tenacity is the virtue of never giving up, as the Gospel passage today so effectively reminds us! Sacred Scripture is filled with the […] Full Story

• National prayer campaign aims to end abortion

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 14, 2013

  ATLANTA—In the Bible, the time frame of forty days is often one of transformation. Forty-day periods set Noah, Moses, the disciples of Jesus and others on paths that changed the world. The national organization 40 Days for Life uses that spiritual tie in both its name and approach with the goal of ending abortion through […]

• At 50 years, anniversary couples symbolize best of wedding bliss

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 14, 2013

  JOHNS CREEK—Three Atlanta couples who knew each other from the now-closed St. Joseph Nursing School and St. Michael Club dances and socials were among the 150 couples who celebrated 50 and 60 years of marriage at a special Jubilee Mass at St. Brigid Church on Saturday, Oct. 5. Two of the husbands are first cousins. […]

• Brother Alphonse, 89, who served at monastery for 63 years, dies

  Published October 11, 2013

  CONYERS—Brother Alphonse Insalaco, 89, monk of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, died on Tuesday, Sept. 24, after a few months of illness. Brother Alphonse died peacefully in the monastery infirmary in the arms of his brother infirmarian after suffering from heart complications during the past year. The Mass of Christian Burial was […] Full Story

• Remembering Brother Alphonse

  By FATHER JAMES S. BEHRENS, OCSO, Commentary
  Published October 11, 2013

  There is a saying that good things come in small packages. And so it is that a small package, say, a gift, can contain something of no great size but of immense value. People can be the same kind of gift. Such was Brother Alphonse. He passed away recently, and we rejoiced in his going […] Full Story

• Concert to benefit Centro Hispano at Marist

  

  Published October 11, 2013

  ATLANTA—“Somos Dreamers, We are Dreamers,” is the name of the upcoming benefit concert to be presented at the Marist Centennial Center on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Marist School and the Society of Mary will host a Catholic Latin Salsa Concert featuring the exciting tropical band, “E.M.A.,” Emmanuel Ministero de Alabanza. Everyone, […] Full Story

• Women’s gathering asked to believe as Mary did, share Holy Spirit

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 11, 2013

  PEACHTREE CITY—“Encouraged by the Faith of Mary” was the theme of the 57th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women held at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center Sept. 6-8 with 151 in attendance. Speaking at the convention, Father Kevin Hargaden encouraged women to accept the word of God spoken to them wholeheartedly, […] Full Story

• IHM School seventh-grader receives life-saving award

  

  Published October 11, 2013

  Firefighters from the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Station 8 and Station 1, along with Jim Lee, principal of Atlanta’s Immaculate Heart of Mary School, honored seventh-grader Lily Massey for her heroism during a house fire on June 24. Massey, 12, awoke to the smell of smoke and the blare of a smoke detector. She alerted […] Full Story

• Catholic Media Mass recognizes excellence in journalism

  Published October 11, 2013

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recently celebrated a Catholic Media Mass  at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, to recognize excellence in journalism. At a reception after Mass, Georgia Bulletin staffers, along with journalists from 11Alive WXIA-TV, received awards for their work. Archbishop Gregory handed out the awards, with the help of Pat Chivers, director […]

• St. Pius band wins in Cumming competition

  Published October 11, 2013

  The St. Pius X High School Marching Golden Lions band performance earned high honors at the 2013 Wolverine Classic marching band competition, held in Cumming. The band came in third place overall against 13 other school bands at the contest and was edged out of second place by less than a point.  The top prize […]

• Pinecrest Academy inducts new members to honor society

  Published October 11, 2013

  Pinecrest Academy held an induction ceremony for the newest members of the John Paul II Chapter of the National Honor Society of Pinecrest Academy. The ceremonies were held at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel on the Cumming campus Friday, Oct. 4. Prior to the ceremony, the new members and their families attended First Friday […]

• 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 […]

• Mass recognizes life-saving work of those in health care

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—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 […]

• 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 […]

• Many benefit from ripple effects of father’s love for daughter

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—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 … Continue reading Many benefit from ripple effects of father’s love for daughter

• Local Marian Servants community commits to service

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 10, 2013

  ATLANTA—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 […] Full Story