Georgia
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‘Hello Dolly’ To Benefit Buckhead Ministry
Published June 5, 2008
Christ The King’s Cathedral Players are using the Broadway hit musical “Hello Dolly” to raise money to support a local nonprofit that helps the working poor. In production, Patty Guenthner performs as Dolly and Alan Stacy plays the reluctant Mr. Horace Vandergelder. More than 40 cast members, including six school-age children, will take the stage […] Full Story
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Upcoming Congress Offers Eucharistic Renewal
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published June 5, 2008Preparations are in full swing with attention to each detail big and small, as the many people who work on the Eucharistic Congress each year begin adding the final touches to this annual celebration of the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Catholics across North Georgia and the Southeast are invited and welcomed […]
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Catholic Seniors Sign On To Play Collegiate Sports
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 29, 2008Many of the area’s high school senior athletes will be showcasing their skills as they play at various colleges and universities around the country. Here is a list of where some of the graduating seniors will be taking their game: BASEBALL Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell Stephen Drisaldi will attend Young Harris College, Young Harris […]
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Society Of St. Vincent De Paul Celebrates 175 Years
Published May 29, 2008
Over 160 members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta Council gathered on Saturday, April 19, at St. Peter Claver Regional School and Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur for their annual meeting, called “Spring to Life.” This year’s “Spring” meeting included a special celebration because of the 175th anniversary of the […] Full Story
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Six New Deacons Ordained In Journey To Priesthood
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2008Six men, representing four countries and collectively speaking 10 different languages, were ordained as transitional deacons by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Saturday, May 24, during a reverent and emotion-filled Mass. Friends and family of the candidates excitedly filed into the Cathedral of Christ the King to support the men in this next step of […] Full Story
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National Social Action Institute To Be Held In Atlanta
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2008Leading Catholic theologians along with hundreds of activists are examining racism through the lens of the Gospels when the national Social Action Summer Institute for the first time comes to the Southeast this summer. The weeklong July seminar will push people out of the classroom and into the neighborhoods on a “Poverty Tour” in Athens […]
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Father Herlihy Named First-Time Pastor
Published May 29, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named one priest as first-time pastor, effective June 19. Father Neil J. Herlihy, currently a parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, will become pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church in The Rock. A native New Yorker, Father Herlihy, 56, is a 1973 graduate of Iona College in […] Full Story
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Archbishop Announces New Priest Assignments
Published May 29, 2008
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. All the assignments are effective June 19, 2008, unless otherwise noted. First Pastorate Father Neil J. Herlihy, currently a parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, has been assigned to his first pastorate as pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church, The Rock. Pastors […] Full Story
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Area Track And Field Athletes Excel At State Meet
Published May 22, 2008
Catholic school girls track and field athletes participated in the state meet at Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany, May 1-3, while the boys competed at Jefferson High School, Jefferson, May 8-10. Listed below are the results from some of the schools. Boys Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, finished in third place as a team. […] Full Story
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Roswell Rotary Raised Funds For ‘Honor’
By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
Published May 22, 2008Although many cities have their own memorials to their World War II veterans, it wasn’t until 2004 that the national World War II Memorial was completed. By that time, many World War II veterans had died or were in their late 70s and 80s and many couldn’t make the trip to see the memorial in […] Full Story
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Two Atlanta Priests Prepare For Army Service
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 22, 2008Fred Wendel got drafted into the Army as the Vietnam War raged. One thing led to another, and he became a chaplain’s assistant in Germany where he served for two years and got out. He may have left the Army, but the Army never left him. Close to 40 years later, he is one of […]
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Governor Signs Tax-Credit Bill, Vetoes Car Impounding
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 22, 2008Gov. Sonny Perdue recently authorized an education tax-credit law that could help parents pay for Catholic schools and vetoed a measure that required police officers to impound a vehicle when a driver does not have a driver’s license. The steps were wins for the Georgia Catholic Conference. Frank Mulcahy, the executive director for the public […] Full Story
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Jubilarian Mass Honors Decades Of Priestly Service
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 22, 2008More than 200 years of priestly service were celebrated at the Jubilarian Mass held Wednesday, May 7, at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Diocesan and consecrated religious priests alike processed into a quiet sanctuary Wednesday morning for the opportunity to be honored by the archbishop, their fellow priests and a few lay friends as […] Full Story
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Catholic New Media Event To Follow Congress
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 22, 2008Every year, tens of thousands of Catholics flock to the Georgia International Convention Center for the Eucharistic Congress, a diverse gathering that reaches out to people of many nations, cultures and races. This year, on the day following the Congress, those working in a new brand of ministry will be gathering at the GICC. The […] Full Story
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St. John Neumann Student ‘Doodles 4 Google’
Published May 22, 2008
Jake Henderson, a sixth-grade student at St. John Neumann Regional School was recently named a state finalist in the Doodle 4 Google Contest sponsored by the popular Internet search engine. The competition to reinvent Google’s homepage logo was open to students in grades kindergarten to 12, with students competing in school level brackets. Two doodles … Continue reading St. John Neumann Student ‘Doodles 4 Google’
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Aging Veterans Flown To See Their Memorial
Published May 22, 2008
Lt. Col. Gerald “Bud” Might flew missions out of England with the Army Air Corps in B-17s, a B-26 and a C-54, taking to the air just months after his younger brother, Robert, was killed in a plane crash near Cologne, Germany. Shot at countless times over more than 75 missions, Might hung up his wings […] Full Story
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Blessed Trinity Girls Three-Peat In Soccer
Published May 18, 2008
Blessed Trinity High School junior forward Christina Kyker scored the game’s only goal on an assist from senior midfielder Brittany Gordon with 14:00 left in the match to lead Blessed Trinity to its third consecutive state championship over Spalding High School of Griffin. Blessed Trinity head coach Gilbert Jean-Baptiste said the Spalding goalkeeper did an […] Full Story
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Dr. Thompson To Teach Tolkien Course
Published May 15, 2008
Dr. Phil Thompson, executive director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University, will teach a five-week evening course in October entitled “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Spiritual Journey.” The class will study the sources of Tolkien’s vision of the spiritual journey that were influenced by his experiences of World War I, his Catholic faith […] Full Story
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Plaza Will Bear Priest’s Name
Published May 15, 2008
As Franciscan Father Mario DiLella departed as Georgia Tech Catholic chaplain, the archdiocese announced that the plaza in front of the Catholic Center at Tech will be dedicated in his name and in his honor this fall. In a letter read at Father Mario’s final Sunday Mass at Tech, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said the […] Full Story
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Catholic High Schools Hold May Graduations
By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
Published May 15, 2008Blessed Trinity High School ROSWELL—The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated on Friday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Brigid Church, Alpharetta. The graduation of nearly 200 seniors is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, at 3 p.m. at the school. The valedictorian for the 2008 class is Trent McMullen, son of Todd and Linda McMullen, […]
