Georgia
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St. Toribio Romo Mission Growing In Murray County
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published February 14, 2013ATLANTA—The new St. Toribio Romo Mission welcomes Mexican immigrants and other people across Murray County, east of Dalton, to its first house of worship in a renovated car dealership on the main Chatsworth highway. Named after a popular saint among Mexican migrants, the mission of St. Joseph’s Church in Dalton held its first Mass on […] Full Story
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Father And Son Find Spiritual Healing At Lourdes
By STEPHEN O'KANE
Published February 14, 2013ATLANTA—Millions of faithful people travel to Lourdes, France, every year seeking healing and forgiveness. It was no different for Bob Milani and his son, Jack, who traveled there with the Order of Malta last year seeking physical healing for Jack’s mitochondrial myopathy. The story of Lourdes is well known, especially among Catholics. In 1858, the […] Full Story
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OLM Educator ‘Lives And Breathes’ Teaching Vocation
By ANDREW NELSON
Published February 14, 2013FAYETTEVILLE—Franck Launay-Fallasse followed his passion to serve the Church. He just didn’t know it was going to be as a schoolteacher. As a young man, he was a social worker for mentally impaired people in a L’Arche community. He also assisted unemployed adults. But what he calls a “series of providential events” led him to […]
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Music Key To Teaching For St. Catherine’s Mr. Griffith
By ANDREW NELSON
Published February 14, 2013KENNESAW—Walk into Owen Griffith’s fourth-grade class and don’t be surprised to see the 47-year-old strumming on a guitar. A longtime musician, the teacher sings songs with the youngsters to help them learn prayers, the water cycle and the names of the planets. He was one of the teachers honored at the Archdiocese of Atlanta education […] Full Story
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Dedicated Pius Teacher Shares Love Of Reading
By STEPHEN O'KANE
Published February 14, 2013ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School English teacher Charleen Klister has had a love of reading ever since she was a young girl growing up in De Pere, Wis. “I don’t remember life before I could read,” she said, smiling. Through her literature and writing classes, Klister brings this love of reading to students at St. […] Full Story
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Notre Dame Teacher Finds Life Lessons In Music
By STEPHEN O'KANE
Published February 14, 2013DULUTH—Amy LoCurto’s music classes are about much more than music. While rhythm, melody and instruments do play a central role in the classroom, students naturally learn other life skills while studying music, according to LoCurto. Now in her fourth year at Notre Dame Academy, a Catholic, World International Baccalaureate school in Duluth, LoCurto covers a […] Full Story
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Archdiocese Honors Teachers, Staff At Banquet
Published February 14, 2013
ATLANTA—At the close of Catholic Schools Week this year, teachers and employees of the archdiocesan and independent Catholic schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese gathered for the sixth annual Archbishop’s Banquet for Catholic Education on Feb. 2 at the Marriott Atlanta Perimeter Center. At the banquet a teacher or staff member from each of the 23 […] Full Story
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Catholics Represented At Annual Day At The Capitol
By ANDREW NELSON
Published February 14, 2013ATLANTA—The Georgia Catholic Conference aims to help shape state laws on key topics important to the church—from education tax credits and abortion to human trafficking. The annual Catholic Day at the Capitol, held this year on Jan. 29, drew more than 100 people to the Statehouse, said organizers. The participants got a taste of what […] Full Story
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Blessed Trinity Goes For Blood
Published January 31, 2013
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Youth Must Learn Painful Past To Carry Torch
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 31, 2013ATLANTA—The vision of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. today challenges people to “carry every sister and brother who is disconnected in this world,” said Msgr. Henry Gracz. “What pockets cry out for justice?” he asked. People are numbed by addictions to “a world of stuff,” by the continuing effects of violence, racism and sexism, […] Full Story
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Mary Boyert: Education Helps Change Hearts, Minds
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published January 31, 2013ATLANTA—Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which legalized abortion, Mary Boyert remembers a couple coming to speak at her Ohio parish about what they believed would be the horrifying consequences of the decision. After speaking at Mass that day at St. Columbkille Church, in Parma, Ohio, the couple invited parishioners […] Full Story
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Archbishop: ‘Timeless Message’ Sustains 40-Year Struggle
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published January 31, 2013ATLANTA—Commemorating four decades since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in the landmark cases Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton in 1973, Catholics gathered Jan. 22 for the annual Mass for the Unborn at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to rededicate themselves to the cause of defending human life from the time of […] Full Story
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GSU Catholics Welcome New Gathering Space
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published January 19, 2013Members of the Georgia State University Catholic Student Association are giving thanks for the new gathering space dedicated to their campus ministry. On Jan. 11, the new space, furnished with an altar, tabernacle, ambo and icons, was blessed and dedicated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, marking the culmination of an effort years in the making. […] Full Story
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Catholic Charities Honors 2012 Leadership Class
Published January 17, 2013
ATLANTA—Catholic Charities Atlanta recently honored 42 graduates of its 2012 Leadership Class. The class is an opportunity for young and mid-management professionals to enhance their leadership skills and integrate their Catholic faith in the workplace. A graduation ceremony for the 2012 Leadership Class was held at the Georgian Club in Atlanta earlier this month. The […] Full Story
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Social Worker Before Seminary
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 17, 2013ATLANTA—Before the seminary, Bishop-designate David P. Talley was a young social worker, trying to prevent child abuse in housing projects that dotted Atlanta’s Fulton County. The turmoil faced by families at the crime-filled complexes was “incredibly violent and horrifying and beyond belief,” a reality he confronted with colleagues from the Fulton County Division of Family […] Full Story
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Pope Appoints Atlanta’s Second Auxiliary Bishop
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 17, 2013ATLANTA—An historic appointment of a second auxiliary bishop for the Atlanta Archdiocese has been made from among the priests of the archdiocese, as Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop-designate David P. Talley, 62, to assist Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. A native of Columbus, who was raised as a Southern Baptist and entered the Catholic Church during […] Full Story
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STM Girls Take The Court For A Cause
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published January 17, 2013The St. Thomas More sixth-grade girls basketball team was crowned champion of the sixth annual Sam Robb Memorial Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament, which was held Dec. 27-29. The team raised over $800 for pediatric cancer research. Of that money, $350 was raised prior to the tournament during a cookie swap fundraiser at the home of […] Full Story
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Gridiron Athletes, SPX Coach Recognized
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published January 17, 2013Nine members of St. Pius X High School’s football team received accolades from various sources last month. Four of the players were selected to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) Class AAA All-State team, seven players were selected to the Region 6-AAA team, and six were named to the All-DeKalb County team. AJC Class AAA All-State Team […] Full Story
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Looking Back… January 1963
Published January 17, 2013
The Jan. 4, 1963 issue of The Georgia Bulletin featured the Catholic movie ratings known as the “Legion of Decency.” Movies recommended for all ages included “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “El Cid,” and “The Longest Day.” Tarzan and Three Stooges’ movies also made the list. Movies on the Adults Only list included […]
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Multimedia Youth Arts Contest Open For Entries
Published January 17, 2013
On behalf of the 2013 Multi-Media Youth Arts Contest, the archdiocesan Justice and Peace Ministry is now accepting submissions for this year’s contest. The competition, part of a nationwide contest, is sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the domestic, anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The theme for the […] Full Story
