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• Catholic Bloggers Help Create Faith Conversations

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
  Published July 3, 2008

  A panel of Catholic bloggers brought together several members of the Catholic community who post regularly on Web logs, or blogs—online journals that they share with the world through the Internet. Among the bloggers was moderator Lisa Hendey, who runs the site www.CatholicMom.com; Amy Welborn, who blogs at www.amywelborn.com; Jeff Miller, blogger at www.splendoroftruth.com; and […] Full Story

• Archbishop Gregory Will Speak At Magnificat Aug. 9

  Published July 3, 2008

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the speaker at the Aug. 9 breakfast hosted by the Magnificat ministry to Catholic women. The Saturday gathering from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is held at Killian Hall, 908 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn. Magnificat is an international ministry to women begun in the Archdiocese of New Orleans with […]

• Golfers ‘Tee Off’ To Help Those In Need

  Published June 19, 2008

  On Monday, June 9, Catholic Charities Atlanta and the Atlanta chapter of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul jointly hosted the first “Tee Off for Hope” charity golf tournament. Over 100 golfers joined honorary chairman Vince Dooley and special guest Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at Reynold’s Landing in Greensboro for this signature golf outing. […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published June 19, 2008

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following first assignments for the new priests who were ordained May 31. The assignments are effective June 19. Father Juan Anzora has been assigned as parochial vicar at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta. Father Juan Areiza has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Andrew Church, Roswell. […]

• Sister Joan Daly To Serve Grey Nuns In Leadership

  Published June 19, 2008

  Sister Joan Daly, well known to many in the Atlanta Archdiocese, has been elected to serve as a member of the Leadership Council of the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart and will be leaving North Georgia to begin a five-year term of office in the congregation’s motherhouse in Yardley, Pa. Her installation, along with […]

• ‘Drastic Action’ Revives Atlanta Church Court

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 19, 2008

  The archdiocesan Metropolitan Tribunal is reaching out to Catholics in parishes in a continuing effort to improve a scuffed reputation earned when the faithful faced years of delays as they petitioned the church’s court system for a marriage annulment. At its worst, people waited on their petitions to the church’s court system in some cases […] Full Story

• Rome Transplant Shares Canon Law Knowledge

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 19, 2008

  David Castronovo uses his empty espresso paper cup on the café table to make a point about one of the finer details of canon law and marriage. Say, for instance, you want an espresso. You ask for an espresso. The barista tells you it’s an espresso as you are handed an espresso cup. What’s the […]

• Transfiguration Teen Chosen For Randall Scholarship

  Published June 19, 2008

  This year marked the 10th presentation of the Stephanie Randall Memorial Scholarship. A $2,000 scholarship was presented to Emily Halstead at Senior Night May 4 at Transfiguration Parish in Marietta. Emily, the daughter of Maureen and Greg Halstead of Woodstock, graduated from Etowah High School in May and will attend Mercer College in Macon in […] Full Story

• Catholic Seniors Signed For Collegiate Sports

  Published June 19, 2008

  Graduating seniors from Catholic schools in the archdiocese were honored with sports scholarships to colleges in the South and Midwest. They include: BASEBALL Marist School, Atlanta Brodie Leibrandt will attend Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. BASKETBALL Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell Sean Cunningham will attend Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa. Vinny Cuviello will attend Morningside College, […] Full Story

• NDA Students Place Third In World Odyssey Finals

  Published June 19, 2008

  A team from Notre Dame Academy joined more than 800 teams of creative students from around the world at the University of Maryland campus June 3 to compete in the Odyssey of the Mind world finals, and their skills in creative problem solving earned them a third-place finish. Earlier this year, the NDA team was […] Full Story

• Four Catholics Among First Dooley Award Finalists

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published June 19, 2008

  The finalists for the first Vincent J. Dooley Awards and Scholarships were announced by Athletes for a Better World (ABW) and the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) in early April. The awards are presented to one male and one female senior athlete from every Georgia high school who “exemplifies distinguished individual character, outstanding teamwork and […]

• ‘Brought To Fulfillment’ Archbishop Ordains Eight New Priests

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 19, 2008

  The eight new priests stood in horseshoe fashion in the sanctuary of Christ the King Cathedral. In the middle of them was Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, kneeling. His voice cracked with emotion. “Sons, may I have your blessing.” The powerful moment concluded the three-hour ornate ceremony of ordination on May 31 as the new priests […] Full Story

• Pinecrest Makes It Back To GISA State Finals

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published June 6, 2008

  For the second consecutive year the Pinecrest Academy boys soccer team made it to the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state soccer finals. The only difference was instead of capturing the title as they did in 2007, they had to settle for state runner-up after losing to North Cobb Christian School of Kennesaw 1-0. The […] Full Story

• Student Wins National Handwriting Award

  Published June 5, 2008

  Justine Tchouaffe, a student at St. John the Evangelist School, was named the 2008 national fourth-grade winner in the National Handwriting Contest sponsored by Zaner-Bloser Educational Publishers. She was the state first-grade handwriting winner in 2005. Tchouaffe competed against state winners nationwide for the title of national champion selected for each grade level, one to […] Full Story

• Priest Assignments

  Published June 5, 2008

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments, effective June 19. Father Theodore Book, director of the Office of Divine Worship and part-time teacher at Southern Catholic College, Dawsonville, has been given the additional assignment to serve as vice-rector of St. Charles Borromeo House of Formation, where he will reside. He […] Full Story

• Archdiocese Hopes To Continue Annual Eucharistic Congress Despite Funding Gap

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published June 5, 2008

  The upcoming 2008 Eucharistic Congress marks the return of a vibrant spiritual tradition that has pulled together Catholics in North Georgia and beyond annually for over 10 years. But an emerging understanding of the event’s cost has prompted Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to ask various segments within the Atlanta Archdiocese to discuss possible ways to […] Full Story

• Visitation Monastery Elects New Superior

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 5, 2008

  Mother Mary Jane Frances Williams is the new leader of the cloistered nuns at the Visitation Monastery, a religious community that spends hours a day in chapel. She’s also a convert, a mother of nine children with more than two dozen grandchildren. A mother as a nun doesn’t raise any eyebrows here. In fact, another […] Full Story

• St. Philip Benizi Uses ‘Envision’ To Strengthen Parish

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published June 5, 2008

  The parishioners at St. Philip Benizi Church are trying to discern how to harness the power of their greatest strength and their greatest weakness, which they believe are one and the same. Cultural diversity continues to grow throughout the Clayton County parish, which is home to 2,100 families, and the community is using the Envision […] Full Story

• Local Basketball Coach Gets National Recognition

  Published June 5, 2008

  William Tarver, basketball director of the Corpus Christi Church Youth Basketball League, was recently chosen as one of the 32 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Coaches of the Year for the 2007-08 season. These top youth league coaches were chosen by the NBA/WNBA from 83,000 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA coaches in the U.S. and abroad. Tarver, who represented […]

• Liturgical Music Symposium To Be Held In Atlanta

  Published June 5, 2008

  Musicians from around the Southeast will gather in Atlanta Aug. 16 for the first Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium. The symposium will be held Saturday, Aug.16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 353 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta. The advance registration fee for the day is $50, with group discounts available. “While liturgical […]