Georgia
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Brazilian Catholics Honor Their Country’s Patroness
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 27, 2011Members of the local Brazilian Catholic community gathered at St. Jude the Apostle Church for a Mass commemorating the feast day of Brazil’s Our Lady of Aparecida (“Our Lady Who Appeared”) Oct. 12. Her feast day has been observed as a public holiday in Brazil since the late Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica […]
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Heartfelt Drive Supports Marist Teen Battling Leukemia
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published October 27, 2011More than 1,000 people, from family members to friends and even strangers, took part in a drive Sept. 30 to try and find a bone marrow match for Isaac del Valle, a Marist 10th-grader with leukemia. Marist School served as the host for the bone marrow drive, which attempted to find a match for Isaac, […]
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Savannah Diocese Welcomes Bishop Hartmayer
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published October 27, 2011In solemn rites lightened by the joy of an affirming congregation, Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., was ordained and installed as Savannah’s fourteenth bishop Oct. 18. The Mass was celebrated in the diocese’s 110-year-old Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, with over 20 bishops attending, along with over 180 priests, his family and parishioners […] Full Story
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Two Catholic School Teams Return To Volleyball Semifinals
Published October 27, 2011
Area Coach of the Year Paul Stevens and his Blessed Trinity High School (48-10) volleyball team are a step closer to defending their state title if they get by Eagles Landing Christian Academy (35-7) during the semifinals match. The Roswell School defeated the Atlanta International School 3-0 (25-14, 25-9, 25-12) and Westminster School 3-1 (26-28, […]
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Panel Considers Immigrants Through Gospel Lens
Published October 27, 2011
Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama joined an ecumenical panel of Christian leaders Oct. 11 to bring a faith perspective to the debate surrounding immigration reform. Laws passed in Georgia and other states are affecting the dignity of the human person and destroying families, said Bishop Zarama. Georgia and Alabama recently implemented laws that crack down […]
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Holy Spirit To Host Special All Soul’s Mass
Published October 27, 2011
The Feast of All Souls will be celebrated at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta with a special choral performance. The church’s traditional choir will sing Faure’s “Requiem,” which was composed by the French composer in the late 19th century. The choir will sing at the 7:30 p.m. Mass on Nov. 2. The choir is under […]
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SOLT Father George Carlin Dies
Published October 27, 2011
Father George Patrick Carlin, who served as a military officer, worked as a journalist and then a priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity (SOLT), died on Oct. 18. Father Carlin was born in New York on March 17, 1925, the son of George A. Carlin and Mary Carr-Carlin. Father Carlin […] Full Story
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Cathedral To Sing Duruflé’s ‘Requiem’
Published October 27, 2011
The Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta will offer a choral masterwork for the Feast of All Souls in a special liturgy. On Wed., Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m., an All Souls’ Day Mass will be celebrated featuring music from Maurice Duruflé’s “Requiem.” All are invited to attend. Mass will be celebrated by Father […]
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Deacon Assignments
Published October 27, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in deacon assignments. Deacon David L. Briselden has been assigned to serve at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, effective Oct. 6. Deacon Paul S. Root has been assigned to serve at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, effective Oct. 6.
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Priest Assignment
Published October 27, 2011
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He has confirmed the recommendation of Father Joseph G. Bachand, provincial superior of the Missionaries of LaSalette, and assigned Father Andrews Kollannoor, MS, as parochial vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna, effective Oct. 19.
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ServeHAITI’s 10-Year Anniversary A Time To Jump In
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
Published October 27, 2011Set in Grand-Bois, Haiti, where green mountains and lush valleys are dotted with huts, the St. Vincent de Paul Health Center established by ServeHAITI shook for weeks from tremors following the 2010 earthquake. But with its quakeproof design, the region’s primary clinic withstood the stress and still treats some 1,000 people a month, while also […]
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Georgia Tech Center Celebrates Two Anniversaries
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published October 27, 2011During Georgia Tech’s homecoming weekend, Oct. 28-30, the school’s Catholic Center will be hosting a dual celebration of 85 years as a presence on campus and 25 years in its building on Fourth Street. Kicking off with a Mass and open house reception on Friday, Oct. 28, the weekend will be full of events, including […]
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OLM Volleyball Season Capped At Sweet 16
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 27, 2011On its way to the state volleyball tournament, Our Lady of Mercy High School defeated Landmark Christian School, Fairburn, 2-0 in the semifinals of the area tournament. In the Oct. 8 area championship game against Eagles Landing Christian Academy, McDonough, Mercy lost in four games 3-1. For the second consecutive year Mercy was the area […]
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Students Break World Record In Hide And Seek
Published October 13, 2011
How do you break a world record? This was the question middle school video journalism students at Queen of Angels School were asked as part of a group project last year. Instead of just researching how it was done in the past, the Queen of Angels students decided to actually attempt to break a world […]
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St. Pius X Band Belts Out Championship Performance
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 13, 2011The marching Golden Lions of St. Pius X High School successfully competed in the Oct. 1 Lake Lanier Tournament of Bands, an annual band competition held at Chestatee High School Stadium, Gainesville. The St. Pius marching band captured first place among all AA bands and first place in the silver division. Their drumline and flagline […]
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Stars of movie, ‘The Way,’ make a Chancery stop
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published October 13, 2011SMYRNA–Actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez visited the Archdiocese of Atlanta Chancery Sept. 27 to promote and discuss their new movie, “The Way,” which is scheduled to open in October. The visit was a brief detour on their bus tour, as Sheen and Estevez, who are father and son, went from city to city where […]
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10-year-old St. Peter Claver grows in enrollment
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 13, 2011DECATUR–Teacher Teresa Carnes steers her pint-sized girls and boys at St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School to their chairs, instructing them gently to keep their hands to their sides and put their lunch boxes away. The letter A is getting special attention on the blackboard: Apple, airplane, ant are written in chalk. “The Grouchy Ladybug” […]
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Catholic school faculty treated to day of learning
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published October 13, 2011ROSWELL–Students remember only 5 percent of what they hear in a classroom lecture, but 90 percent of what they learn when students teach other students, educators were told at a recent workshop. The immediate use of knowledge and learning is the most effective teaching method, said Christian Brother Robert R. Bimonte, executive director of the […]
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Holy Spirit Lower School building, field rededicated
Published October 13, 2011
ATLANTA–Holy Spirit Preparatory School held a rededication for its Lower School building and field on Sept. 29, after a $2 million renovation was completed over the summer. The renovated Lower School building houses students from kindergarten through fourth grade. Holy Spirit Prep’s current enrollment for grades kindergarten through sixth is 351 students. The structure, originally […]
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New Holy Spirit Prep chaplain coaches as well
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 13, 2011ATLANTA–A fan of fast cars, a former DJ, a blues singer and now a spiritual leader to more than 700 young people, the new chaplain is now on campus at Holy Spirit Preparatory School. A native of Milwaukee, Father Jason Brooks spent part of his college days on the gridiron where he played NCAA Division […]
