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• Donovan High School Looking For First Win

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published April 17, 2008

  The Rams of Monsignor Donovan High School, Athens, visited Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, Atlanta, April 7, but despite a gritty effort they were defeated in six innings 12-2. Mount Vernon scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning on a RBI double by junior pitcher Clint Echols and added two more in […] Full Story

• Event Honors Yearlong Efforts Of Parish Ministers

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published April 17, 2008

  So often it is easy to forget the many faces of those who work behind the scenes. To remedy this, Dennis Johnson Jr., director of the Office of Religious Education, and the ORE staff arranged a special evening in honor of those who work with children, youth, young adults, adults and in catechist formation ministries […] Full Story

• Groundbreakings Signal Growth In North Georgia

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 17, 2008

  On a recent Sunday, some 100 people filled the parish hall at St. Helena Church, Clayton, straining to listen and watch Mass on a large screen TV as the sound from the stereo speakers faded in and out. A year from now, the parishioners of this small country parish in the North Georgia mountains, near […]

• Documentary Illuminates ‘Invisible’ Community

  By JANE WILSON, Special To The Bulletin
  Published April 17, 2008

  In San Diego, Calif., not far from neighborhoods full of well-appointed homes that cost millions of dollars, live hundreds of migrants, mostly men, who have come over to the United States from Mexico. These men struggle to earn a living and support their families back home, and they live in very basic conditions, residing in […]

• Marietta Parish To Host Rosary Rally

  Published April 17, 2008

  A May Rosary Rally will be held on Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Church. All are invited to attend. The Rosary Rally will be offered for vocations in keeping with the theme, “Mary, Mother of Divine Grace.” Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue will be the principal celebrant. The program will begin inside […] Full Story

• Pinecrest Team Wins 2008 GISA Academic Bowl

  Published April 17, 2008

  Pinecrest Academy’s varsity academic team won the 2008 Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) annual Academic Bowl tournament held at Wesleyan School on Saturday, March 29. This is the first year the Pinecrest team competed in this event. The Pinecrest team, Roberto Ocon, Michael Williams, Rob Herd and Kate Foster, won the championship in the varsity […] Full Story

• Moda Real Fashion Show To Be Held May 3

  Published April 17, 2008

  The second annual Moda Real Fashion Show will be held at the upper school campus of Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, on Saturday, May 3, at 4 p.m. All are invited to attend this event, which is the highlight of a yearlong outreach project of the girls from Holy Spirit who participate in the national […] Full Story

• Archbishop: Blessing To Have ‘Peter In Our Midst’

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 17, 2008

  When Pope Benedict XVI speaks during his first papal visit in the United States, Catholics should consider the pope’s message with “an open heart,” said Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. “I like to use the words from the Gospel of Luke that describe the Blessed Mother. That we ponder his words in our heart and […] Full Story

• Rachel’s Vineyard Founder Addresses Men, Abortion

  Published April 10, 2008

  St. Monica Church’s Respect Life Ministry and the archdiocesan Pro-Life Office will sponsor a talk on post-abortion healing for men, “Redeeming a Father’s Heart,” by Kevin Burke on Wednesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. at the church’s Lyke Hall. Burke is the co-founder of Rachel’s Vineyard, a national post-abortion treatment/retreat program, as well as a […] Full Story

• Vocations Director Sees Priesthood As ‘Great Adventure’

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published April 10, 2008

  Father Luke Ballman, director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, views the Catholic priesthood as a “great adventure” and has answered God’s call to help others discern if they are ready to accept the task. As someone who has been through the difficulty of discernment, Father Ballman knows about the process of becoming a […] Full Story

• To Care, To Love, To Serve: Three Sisters’ Lives

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 10, 2008

  As a high school student Sister Edwin Sheil was taught by nuns in her native Cleveland. She had no desire to follow her teachers, but she was interested in life as a sister. “I couldn’t see myself doing that. Correcting papers all night long was not for me,” said Sister Edwin, a member of the […]

• Men To Be Ordained Say Other Priests Inspired Them

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published April 10, 2008

  This May the archdiocese will witness the ordinations on successive weekends of eight new priests and seven transitional deacons, the largest groups of candidates in about five years. The new priests will be ordained on Saturday, May 31. The previous Saturday, May 24, the new deacons will be ordained and begin their last year of […] Full Story

• Immigration Lawyers To Sponsor Citizenship Day

  Published April 10, 2008

  On April 19, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), in partnership with Catholic Charities and other organizations, will sponsor the second annual Citizenship Day, a single-day workshop with sites around the country providing assistance to lawful permanent residents eligible for naturalization. Chapter attorneys and trained volunteers will provide assistance at no cost at sites in […] Full Story

• Archdiocesan Festival Choir Presents Spring Concert

  Published April 10, 2008

  The Archdiocesan Festival Choir of Atlanta celebrates its sixth season with a wildly diverse program “Alleluia—Songs of Devotion and Praise” on Saturday, April 26, at 8 p.m. at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, NW. The program will feature several traditional Marian chants as well as motets by Bruckner, Biebl, Aichniger, Dupre and Thompson, and […] Full Story

• Marist Extends Win Streak In Lacrosse Rivalry

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published April 10, 2008

  In their first and only meeting of the 2008 regular season, the Lady Golden Lions of St. Pius X High School visited Hughes Spalding Stadium to face the Lady War Eagles of Marist School for a balmy spring evening of varsity lacrosse. In the aftermath of the April 2 clash between the two schools, Marist […] Full Story

• Pinecrest Achieves Back-To-Back Wins

  Published April 10, 2008

   The varsity boys of Pinecrest Academy are a perfect 2-0 for the month of April after defeating Westminster Christian Academy on the road 3-2, April 1 and North Cobb Christian School at home 2-1, April 3. Against a Westminster Christian team with an aggressive offense, the Pinecrest defense stepped up to the task and freshman […]

• 2008 Congress Will Nourish With ‘Living Bread’

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published April 10, 2008

  Each year, the Eucharistic Congress provides an opportunity for Catholics to gather in an enormous display of faith, with thousands coming together to publicly affirm a fundamental faith in the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This year, as before, Catholics of the archdiocese are invited to partake of this annual spiritual revival […]

• Knights Of Columbus Fund Adoration Chapel

  Published April 3, 2008

  Holy Family Church’s Knights of Columbus Council 9792 recently presented a check for $1,700 to Father Darragh Griffith, pastor of the East Cobb County church. The money was donated to help renovate the church’s adoration chapel. The council raised the money through its “Fat Sunday Pasta Dinner,” which is held each year on the Sunday […]

• NFP Is Part Of Family Life Office Ministry

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
  Published April 3, 2008

  It’s never too late for couples to learn Natural Family Planning, according to Lynn Crutchfield, NFP program coordinator for the Family Life Office of the Atlanta Archdiocese. NFP is not the rhythm method of old. Methods used today allow couples to effectively determine the time of ovulation and then to seek or to postpone conception […] Full Story

• Serra Clubs Offer Elegant Thanks To Priests

  

  Published April 3, 2008

  Black ties and white clerical collars, distinguishing archdiocesan laity and priests, were the dress of the evening at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center Friday, March 28, for Shepherd’s Night, an annual event hosted by local Serra Clubs. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue were among the distinguished guests for the […] Full Story