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• OLM Wrestler Captures Gold At Bowdon Tournament

  Published February 5, 2009

  Our Lady of Mercy High School wrestler Clint Ford won first place in the 119-pound weight class at the Bowdon High School tournament Saturday, Jan. 31. Ford was the only Mercy wrestler to place. He’s one of four seniors on the team, which includes 10 wrestlers and four managers. “Clint has placed in every tournament […] Full Story

• Bishop’s Remarks On Holocaust Repudiated

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2009

  Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who serves as chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, said Feb. 2 that he was “embarrassed” by the statements of a traditionalist bishop who questioned the severity and extent of the Holocaust. “Someone has said something terribly offensive and insulting to friends and neighbors,” he […] Full Story

• Pinecrest Boys, Girls Are Double Winners

  Published February 5, 2009

  The Lady Paladins of Pinecrest Academy defeated The Weber School of Atlanta 63-52. Sophomore guard Margaret Cassandra was the team’s leading scorer, followed by senior guard Danielle Anderson with 15 points. In the boys game sophomore guard Joe Neiner scored 27 points and freshman forward John DePalma added 16 points in Pinecrest’s victory over Weber 90-56. […] Full Story

• Deacon Honored To Assist At Papal Mass

  Published February 5, 2009

  It was a unique privilege and honor for Atlanta native and St. Pius X High School graduate Brother Joseph (Matthew) Van House to serve as one of two principal deacons for Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 1 at the Mass for the feast of Mary, Mother of God and World Peace Day at St. Peter’s […] Full Story

• Cathedral Celebrates Milestone, Plans For Future

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2009

  January was a month of celebrating the past and looking to the future at Christ the King Cathedral. Worshippers on Jan. 18 marked the 70th anniversary of the dedication of the mother church of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated a Sunday Mass, which was the centerpiece of the anniversary remembrance. He […]

• Priest Assignments

  Published February 5, 2009

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Father Neil J. Herlihy, pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church, The Rock, has also been assigned to serve on the archdiocesan priests’ retirement committee, effective Jan. 28. Father Paul D. Williams, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Carrollton, has also […] Full Story

• Gwinnett Approves Waste Station Next To Church

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published February 5, 2009

  After long months of debate and hopeful prayer, thousands of Catholics received bitter news as Gwinnett County commissioners voted Feb. 3 to rezone land to allow a solid waste transfer station to be built on Shackleford Road in Norcross, adjacent to Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church. The rezoning and special use permits were passed by a […] Full Story

• Local Catholic Named To Student Coalition Board

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 29, 2009

  A Georgia State University religious studies student is a newly appointed leader with the National Catholic Student Coalition. Theresa Wuertz, 20, and the 10-member NCSC executive board received the coalition’s blessing in a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at its January meeting. The NCSC is the voice of Catholic students to the U.S. […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published January 29, 2009

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. Msgr. William G. Hoffman has been assigned as administrator of St. Joseph Church, Dalton, effective Jan. 12. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Gerard J. Sheehan, regional priest servant of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, and […] Full Story

• Curtain Rises On Tenth Anniversary At Holy Redeemer

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 29, 2009

  Just a few days before opening night, the Holy Redeemer School gymnasium was busy with activity as middle school students belted out the songs they had been practicing for months and made the final adjustments on their costumes. Parents, teachers and staff also were busy as they directed students and polished the sets that would […]

• Queen Of Angels Celebrates A Decade

  

  By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
  Published January 29, 2009

  A lot can happen in a decade. Just ask Kathy Wood. Ten years ago, she was starting her first fall as dean of students at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta. Miles away in Roswell, the Archdiocese of Atlanta was opening Queen of Angels School, one of three new regional K-8 schools built to […] Full Story

• Science, Beta Activities Stretch Imaginations At OLV

  

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published January 29, 2009

  Books and faith come alive at Our Lady of Victory School. Science has flown off the pages for eighth-grade student Steven Johnston and his Science Olympiad “Scrambler” teammates who use scientific methods to build vehicles carrying uncooked eggs. Their mission: to deliver the eggs safely for a determined distance and then stop (fingers crossed) before […]

• Benefit Concert To Feature Musician Enrique Chia

  Published January 29, 2009

  Emmy award winner and renowned musician Enrique Chia and his orchestra and dancers are performing a benefit concert for the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta to fund programs that help people get high school equivalency degrees and other educational projects. Called the “Piano of the Americas” concert, the event will feature Chia performing stirring […]

• Catholic Student Leaders Meet In Atlanta

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 29, 2009

  More than 80 Catholic college students gathered in Atlanta to ring in the New Year with the 25th National Catholic Student Coalition Leadership Conference. Under the theme “Our Catholic Faith, Our Nation in Need,” the students listened to keynote speakers and participated in workshops Dec. 31 through Jan. 4, while meeting their peers from around […] Full Story

• Signs Express Unflagging Call: All Life Is Sacred

  

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published January 29, 2009

  Men and women of all ages, races and beliefs formed one voice affirming the sanctity of life during the Together for Life memorial walk in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 22. Thousands took silently to the streets, questioning by their presence the system that has made unrestricted abortion legal in the United States for 36 […] Full Story

• Catholic Attorneys To Debate Illegal Immigration

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 22, 2009

  ‘Responses to Those in Our Midst: A Debate on Illegal Immigration’ Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, Room 252 Two leading Catholic attorneys will debate at Emory University the volatile issue of immigration and illegal workers. Michael A. Scaperlanda, professor of law at Oklahoma University, and William W. Chip, a […]

• Healthcare Providers Invited To ‘White Mass,’ Dinner

  Published January 22, 2009

  The Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association is sponsoring its annual program on Saturday, Feb. 7, at Mary Our Queen Church, 6260 The Corners Parkway, Norcross. The annual “White Mass,” so named because physicians wear white coats, will be celebrated by Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue and concelebrated by Father David Dye and Legionary of […] Full Story

• Mercy Boys Fall Short In Comeback

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published January 22, 2009

  The Our Lady of Mercy High School varsity boys team came to the Jan. 17 home game against Kennesaw’s North Cobb Christian School with a 10-game winning streak and an overall record of 12-2. Mercy was also undefeated in its gymnasium, but one of its two road losses was a 10-point defeat at the hands […] Full Story

• Marist Teams Win Both Games At Pius

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published January 22, 2009

  Dressed in their home white uniforms, the St. Pius X High School varsity girls team took the court Jan. 13 against Marist School in its road blue uniforms. Two minutes and 21 seconds elapsed before Marist senior shooting guard Dana Middleton scored the game’s first basket. St. Pius senior forward Morgan Taylor-Burns tied the game […]

• Marist Retains Wrestling Championship

  

  Published January 22, 2009

  Marist School held onto its title as reigning Catholic Duals wrestling champion during the seventh annual tournament on its home mats Jan. 7. Teams from Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, and St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, faced off against each other and Marist. In a triple round […]