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• Archbishop Comments On Dali Paintings For Exhibit

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 8, 2010

  A painter. A sculptor. A photographer. A jeweler. Embraced by the public, but once dismissed by art critics. The interpretation of the work of the late Spanish Catholic artist continues to evolve, much as his paintings challenged people to look at the world anew. The High Museum of Art hosts a major exhibit, “Salvador Dali: […] Full Story

• Lilburn Parishioners Rejoice In New Church

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published July 8, 2010

  As the sun prepared to set on a warm summer evening June 24, hundreds of parishioners of St. John Neumann Church gathered outside awaiting the beginning of the Mass to dedicate their new church. The opening song, “All Are Welcome,” seemed appropriate for the celebration as representatives from several countries and cultures were present for […] Full Story

• ‘A Fine And Generous Parish Priest’ Remembered

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published July 8, 2010

  In 1966 Mike Stephens was a young boy when his father died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack. At this terrible time, the parish priest at St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro stepped forward and helped Mike’s mother and the family of six children, ranging from high school to preschool, manage. In 2000 a Sri […]

• Archdiocese Joyously Welcomes Six New Priests

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published July 8, 2010

  Linda Koerner remembers when a young Llane Briese started coming to the youth group at St. John Neumann Church in Lilburn just a few years ago. From the very beginning, she recognized something special in the teen, so it came as no surprise when she heard he was discerning a vocation to the priesthood. Koerner […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity Player Selected In Baseball Draft

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published June 24, 2010

  On the day Jake Skole was the 15th selection in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, he was sitting in the stands with his family at Georgia Tech. They were watching his older brother Matt, an All-Atlantic Coast Conference and third team All-American third baseman with Georgia Tech, play in the regional […] Full Story

• Three Longtime Atlanta Priests To Retire This Summer

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  As the Year for Priests comes to a close, many in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are preparing to celebrate the lives of three area priests who will be retiring this year. They are Father Terence Kane, Father John Adamski and Msgr. Terry Young. Father Kane, currently the pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in […]

• Seven Priests Recognized At Annual Jubilee Mass

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  More than 50 clergymen joined in celebration with Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to recognize seven priests who have reached a jubilee year of their priesthood in 2010. The celebration began with Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King on Wednesday, May 26, and was followed by a reception for the honorees and their […]

• Msgr. Daniel O’Connor, Beloved Pastor, Leader, Dies

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  Msgr. Daniel J. O’Connor, a priest of the archdiocese for 49 years who served as Secretary for Education and as a pastor and military chaplain, died June 16 while battling adrenal cancer. He was 78 years old. The funeral Mass for Msgr. O’Connor will be celebrated Thursday, June 24, at 1 p.m. at the Cathedral […] Full Story

• Mass To Honor Couples Celebrating 50, 60 Years

  Published June 24, 2010

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will honor couples married in 1960 and 1950 with a gold and diamond wedding anniversary Mass on Saturday, Oct. 2, at 12 noon at St. Brigid Church. A catered reception will follow the Mass for the honorees and their families. Tickets are required to attend this event. Those wishing to receive […]

• Six To Be Ordained As Priests For Atlanta

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory is to ordain six men to the priesthood on Saturday, June 26. They come from a variety of backgrounds: a seminarian whose family fled war-torn Vietnam, another a “diehard fan” of Atlanta professional sports, and yet another who studied engineering in his native Colombia before responding to the desire to become […]

• Indonesian Community Marks 10th Anniversary At OLA

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  Iskandar Saputra stopped going to church for a few years. With his struggling English and a cultural gap between this native Indonesian and other English-speaking parishioners, he had a hard time fitting in. But in 2006, the 48-year-old Saputra found the Indonesian Catholic community, and his faith has been revived. “It is easy to talk […] Full Story

• Soccer Player Finds Competition In South Africa

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 24, 2010

  Katelyn Longino’s earliest soccer memory is running around on a field, seeing her parents in the stands and putting the ball in the net. “I just remember scoring and having a good time out there,” said Longino, who has been playing since she was 4. Later this month, Longino travels to South Africa with other […] Full Story

• Archbishop Announces New Priest Assignments

  Published June 24, 2010

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following new assignments of priests. All appointments are effective July 7, 2010, unless otherwise noted. Pastors Father Jaime Barona, currently pastor of St. Matthew Church, Winder, has been assigned as pastor of St. Michael Church, Gainesville. Father Rafael Castaño Fernandez, currently pastor of St. Bernadette Church, Cedartown, has […] Full Story

• Catholic School Teams Scale Heights At State

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published June 10, 2010

  In state playoffs, Blessed Trinity High School boys and girls tennis teams competed at Clayton County International Park, Jonesboro, where each defeated The Westminster School, Atlanta, to win their respective AA state championships. For the BT girls, it was their second consecutive state title. The BT boys were state runners-up in 2009. The girls, coached […] Full Story

• Irish history, dance on tap at Oakland ‘Sunday in the Park’

  Published June 10, 2010

  ATLANTA—Come join in a bit of Irish fun at Oakland Cemetery and learn how Father Thomas O’Reilly saved the city during the Civil War. The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta, in conjunction with the Historic Oakland Foundation’s 34th annual Sunday in the Park, will celebrate the contributions of Father O’Reilly and his heroic deeds on […]

• Growing Vietnamese Track Reflects Faith, Culture

  

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2010

  Like the Catholic faith, some things transcend a particular culture. When the crowd in International Salons A&B at the Georgia International Convention Center erupted in a Vietnamese and English rendition of the childhood favorite, “The More We Get Together,” not a face was without a smile, including that of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Through the […] Full Story

• Signed Reconciliation Sacrament Is Gift To Deaf

  

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2010

  Frania Franch-Sonner emerged from a makeshift confessional made of a steel frame covered in black velvet drapery in the Kenyan Suite of the Georgia International Convention Center assured that “now I know what to do.” These words were interpreted by Chase Womack, 19, using American Sign Language. Both attended the Deaf Track of the 2010 […] Full Story

• Church personnel mandated to report elder, disabled abuse

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2010

  ATLANTA—Church volunteers and employees are encouraged to familiarize themselves with a new state law requiring current mandatory reporters of child abuse to also report suspected abuse of disabled adults and the elderly. House Bill 78 became law on July 1, 2013 and now includes those with disabilities and the elderly in mandatory reporting of abuse, […]

• Hispanics Challenged To Pass Faith To Their Children

  

  By RUTH E. DÁVILA, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2010

  When Atlanta’s Auxiliary Bishop Luis Zarama greeted thousands of Spanish-speaking attendees at the Eucharistic Congress’ Hispanic track June 5, section by section people rose to their feet. Whistles, applause and shouts of “bravo” resounded through Exhibit Hall B of the Georgia International Convention Center. “Seeing the procession today, the people’s faces … it’s really energizing,” […] Full Story

• General Track Speaker: ‘We Are A Eucharistic People’

  

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2010

  The disparate crowd, numbering in the thousands, flowed continuously in, out, and around the largest hall at the Georgia International Convention Center, while the speakers in the General Track of the 2010 Eucharistic Congress taught and preached throughout the day. Despite the movement, the people listened intently, with little extraneous noise in the cavernous space, […] Full Story