Georgia
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Longtime St. Thomas Aquinas deacon remembered
Published July 12, 2022
Deacon Edmund Joseph LaHouse died June 21. He was a parishioner of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta, where he served since 1989 as a deacon. He was 92 years old.
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Lay minister Linda Koerner to speak at August Magnificat
Published July 12, 2022
St. John Neumann Church staff member Linda Koerner, who has lived out a heartfelt desire to help teens deepen their faith in Christ, will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat gathering for women on Saturday, Aug. 20.
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Congress revels in community of faith from infancy to adulthood
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 8, 2022Families gathered at the Eucharistic Congress in June to celebrate how the hubbub and clamor around their tables and in living rooms are places to meet Jesus.
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Social Justice Track a first in Congress’ history
Published July 7, 2022
In addition to Starve Wars, Justice and Peace Ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta organized a Social Justice Track for this year’s Eucharistic Congress. The program focused on hunger, racism, care for the environment and restorative justice.
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Catholic Foundation announces spring community grant awards
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published July 7, 2022The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 15 grants totaling $100,000 for the 2022 competitive spring grant cycle for Catholic Community Grants.
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Catholic Foundation awards 30 for 30th
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published July 7, 2022The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 30 parish enrichment grants instead of the traditional 10 during the spring grant cycle in celebration of the foundation’s 30th anniversary.
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Parish Milestones: St. Thomas Aquinas Church celebrates 50 years
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published July 7, 2022Parishioners of St. Thomas Aquinas Church celebrated the community’s 50th anniversary on Pentecost weekend. Started as a mission, it was elevated to parish status in June 1972 by Archbishop Thomas Donnellan.
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Friday Congress events focus on Christ’s transformative, healing nature
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published July 7, 2022Kicking off a weekend that many had anticipated for two years, the Friday evening events of the 25th Eucharistic Congress drew a crowd who couldn’t wait to get started.
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Atlanta’s Eucharistic Congress celebrates joyful return, launches national revival
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 4, 2022The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Eucharistic Congress returned with a roar, the traditional waving of banners and upbeat noise of drums, impromptu singing and horn-blowing of the eucharistic procession, attracting thousands and welcoming back ‘the lost and the broken.’
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Additional 2022 priest assignments announced
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published July 3, 2022Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has announced additional priest assignments, effective in August.
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Atlanta pro-life advocates offer concrete ways to help moms in need
By NICHOLE GOLDEN and SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writers
Published June 29, 2022Keri Ninness leads the Walking with Moms in Need (WWMIN) initiative at her parish, St. Joseph Church in Marietta. She said the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a call to action for Catholics.
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Archbishop Hartmayer offers statement following Dobbs ruling
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 24, 2022Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., released a statement regarding today’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, urging all to continue working for a culture of life that laws alone cannot establish.
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Solemn vows professed at Snellville monastery
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 23, 2022The community of the Monastery of the Visitation celebrated the solemn profession of vows of one of its members.
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CRS advocacy training scheduled for July 16
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published June 21, 2022Atlanta Catholics are invited to learn legislative advocacy techniques in an online training session sponsored by Catholic Relief Services in July.
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A father’s reflection: More than just a journal
By DONNELL SUGGS, Catholic News Service
Published June 17, 2022My 7-year-old son puts everything he sees on our walks into his new journal. I had the opportunity to pass on one of my oldest traditions—journaling—to him this year and he’s taken to it faster than I could have expected.
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Father Chris Williamson, archdiocesan priest, remembered
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 11, 2022Father Chris Williamson, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died June 6. He was 78 years old. Father Williamson served as pastor at several rural parish communities and was a native of Ireland.
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Anonymous donor helps Cathedral acquire Pietà replica
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 10, 2022The Cathedral of Christ the King recently announced that the marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pietà will become a permanent installation of the cathedral.
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Mercy grad grateful for GRACE Scholars support
By ABIGAIL WHEELER, Special to the Bulletin
Published June 10, 2022The blessing of Catholic education can be difficult to attain for some families. Fortunately, through the generosity of donors, the GRACE Scholars program provides assistance to make that education an option for a wider array of students.
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Honoring the war dead on Memorial Day
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published June 10, 2022On Memorial Day, Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Atlanta, celebrated Mass at the Marietta National Cemetery to honor the souls of fallen American service members.
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GRACE Scholars prepares for new website, opens registration July 1
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published June 9, 2022GRACE Scholars, a Georgia nonprofit corporation and tax-exempt charity, will launch its new website and open 2023 registration on July 1.
