Georgia
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Respect Life Month 2012 Activities Planned
Published September 27, 2012
The Archdiocese of Atlanta will be joining with Catholics across the country in the annual observance of October as Respect Life Month, with a special emphasis on life issues at Masses on Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 7. This year’s theme is “Faith Opens Our Eyes to Human Life in All its Grandeur and Beauty.” Respect […] Full Story
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At Pax Christi Event, Members Look At Future Plans
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2012SANDY SPRINGS—From fighting racism and building bridges between Arabs and Jews in the Holy Land to visiting prisons, Catholic activists with Pax Christi USA talked about a vision for the international peace movement. Some 40 members of the organization spent Saturday, Sept. 15, at St. Jude Church, Sandy Springs, talking with each other and the […] Full Story
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Q&A With Sister Patricia Chappell Of Pax Christi
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2012Sister Patricia Chappell is helping to build a road map for the future of Pax Christi USA, the Catholic peace movement. Its executive director for the last nine months, Sister Chappell is going around the country to gauge the opinions of and pick up insights from members of the organization. She spent some time in […] Full Story
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Legal Community’s Red Mass To Be Celebrated Oct. 4
Published September 27, 2012
Prayers for public leaders and the legal community will be offered at the annual Red Mass. The Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 353 Peachtree St. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant and homilist of this year’s Mass. […] Full Story
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Priests Serving In Archdiocese Gather At Convocation
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2012With the theme “Our Call to Stewardship of the Priesthood,” the 2012 Convocation of Priests gathered over 200 diocesan and religious order priests together at Legacy Lodge at Lake Lanier to assess the vitality of the presbyterate and explore effective tools for improving their lives and ministries as priests. The convocation, which is held every […] Full Story
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Mary Cherished By Cubans As Virgin Of Charity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2012As the small statue of La Virgen de la Caridad, Our Lady of Charity, was carried aloft on a platform decorated with flowers, members of the Cuban community processed behind as it entered the Cathedral of Christ the King Sept. 8. Marking the 400th anniversary of La Virgen’s appearance, the community prayed for their homeland […] Full Story
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Archbishop Gregory Answers Questions About Mary
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2012The Catholic Church has announced plans to commemorate a Year of Faith worldwide, led by Pope Benedict XVI, beginning Oct. 11. In the Atlanta Archdiocese, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who had already planned a Marian focus for the year, decided to join the two together—Mary and faith—to focus on “the image and example of Mary.” […]
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Emphasis On Mary To Color Upcoming Year
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2012The Year of Faith in the Catholic Church begins on October 11, marking a time church leaders hope leads to a renewal of faith and a willingness to share it. Pope Benedict XVI in his letter “Porta Fidei” (“The Door of Faith”) wrote that the year coincides with the 50th anniversary of the opening of […]
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Blessed Trinity Bats Way To Victory
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published September 13, 2012ROSWELL—The Blessed Trinity High School softball team finished the week of Sept. 2 with a loss and a win. On Sept. 5 they dropped a game to Pope High School, Marietta, 2-1. The next day they rebounded with an 18-1 victory over Towers High School, Decatur, in three innings. The team scored 11 runs in […] Full Story
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Catholic-Orthodox Event Looks At Religious Freedom
Published September 13, 2012
Religious freedom will be the centerpiece of the upcoming Catholic-Orthodox ecumenical gathering, to be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, 2500 Clairmont Road, NE, Atlanta. A reception will follow the service. All are invited to attend. The program is to feature as the keynote speaker, Dr. Alveda King, the … Continue reading Catholic-Orthodox Event Looks At Religious Freedom
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Stuart Has ‘Graduated Into Heaven,’ Priest Says
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
Published September 13, 2012Stuart Utterback defied the odds from the moment he was born. Stuart was gregarious, well liked. He loved being involved in his parish as an altar server. He lived his life with joy. Stuart was special. Stuart, 61, died Aug. 27. When Stuart was born with Down syndrome in 1951, doctors told his parents their […] Full Story
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70 Attend Program About Protecting Exploited Children
By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
Published September 13, 2012“I thought, ‘Oh my God, they’re selling children.”’ That was Mary Boyert’s first response when she heard about the commercial sexual exploitation of children in metro Atlanta. The Respect Life Ministry director for the archdiocese says she quickly saw the connection between victims forced into sex and abortions. She wanted to learn about what the […] Full Story
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Golden Lions Could Not Be Tamed Or Contained
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published September 13, 2012ATLANTA—In their first home game of the 2012 football season the St. Pius X Golden Lions defeated the North Oconee High School Titans 50-14. St. Pius scored 36 points in the first half. The Pius defense held North Oconee scoreless until late in the third quarter. Defensive back Michael Sikorski had two interceptions on the […]
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Pan African Community To Mark Anniversary
Published September 13, 2012
The Pan African Catholic Community of Atlanta (PACOA) is sponsoring a Mass to celebrate its second anniversary. The Eucharistic celebration will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at Corpus Christi Church. This year’s celebrant will be Bishop Joseph N. Perry, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago. All are invited. The purpose […] Full Story
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Charismatic Renewal Plans October Conference
Published September 13, 2012
The 2012 conference of the Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Renewal will be held Oct. 12-13 at Corpus Christi Church, 600 Mountain View Drive, Stone Mountain. In response to the call to life-giving repentance and reconciliation, the group has chosen the theme, “Come, Be Renewed,” inspired by 2 Chron 7:14, “If my people who are called by […]
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First Nigerian Priest For Atlanta Named Pastor
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 13, 2012Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recently named Father Michael Onyekuru as the pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church, Hapeville. In 2000, Father Onyekuru was ordained by the late Archbishop John F. Donoghue as the first Nigerian Catholic priest for the Atlanta Archdiocese. During his time in the Atlanta Archdiocese, Father Onyekuru served as parochial vicar […] Full Story
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New Group Of Men Discern Priesthood For Atlanta
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 13, 2012A group of 13 men will formally continue the process of discernment to the priesthood by entering the seminary for the Archdiocese of Atlanta this fall. They range from recent graduates of the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Georgia College and State University, to several men from Colombia, South America, and a candidate from […]
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Conyers Festival To Feature Ecological Lecture Series
Published September 13, 2012
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit will hold its fall festival on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the monastery grounds. All are invited to the festivities, which will have activities for all ages, including hayrides, a petting zoo and pony rides, a marketplace, organic farm produce, and tours of the […] Full Story
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Faith & Public Policy Workshops In 8 Parishes
Published September 13, 2012
The conventions are over. Election Day is less than two months away. Now the voters have their work cut out for them. Researching candidates’ positions yourself, listening to or reading well-informed commentators, analyzing the difficult decisions ahead and the character and wisdom of those running for office, these tasks fall to the citizen, in order […]
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Students Hit The Books At New St. Joseph, Athens
By ANDREW NELSON and STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writers
Published September 13, 2012ATHENS—Under overcast skies, students and parents lined up outside the doors of the new St. Joseph School Wednesday, Sept. 5, awaiting the official opening of its doors for the 2012-2013 school year. The key to the new brick building was given to a young pre-kindergarten student at the back of the line and passed through […]
