Georgia
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Titans’ tiny house project complete
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF, editor@georgiabulletin.org
Published January 9, 2020Students at Blessed Trinity High School recently completed construction of a tiny house. They began the project more than one year ago. The project was part of an effort by the Roswell school to weave several subjects into school projects, linking religion and the arts to engineering and technology.
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Atlanta Catholics make 2020 spiritual resolutions
By MARK WOOLSEY, Special to the Bulletin
Published January 9, 2020Secular intentions like losing weight or stopping smoking rear their heads year after year. Faith-based resolutions also seem to stake out turf. They might be more demonstrable, such as going to confession more, stepping up volunteer work, or more reflective of inner practices like concentrated prayer.
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LaGrange assignment unforgettable experience for reporter
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2020Is it ever too late to try to right a wrong? Do you apologize for something done generations ago? That was the question faced by the police chief in LaGrange, Louis Dekmar. The chief in 2017 publicly apologized for a 1940 lynching in the community.
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Writer’s favorite assignment highlighted listening ministry
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2020All of us have faced difficulties in life. Whether it is job loss, divorce, financial stress, we know that life is not always fair or kind. When we face those darker times, support in the form of a listening ear can make all the difference. This kind of life-changing support is provided through Stephen Ministry.
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Favorite photo story of 2019 bridges a moment to the past
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2020When Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory left Atlanta to become the Archdiocese of Washington’s archbishop last May, the paper’s photographer had an idea for “Then & NOW,” an occasional series in The Georgia Bulletin providing updates on people who appeared in a newspaper photograph years ago.
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The top stories of 2019: A look back
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 20202019 was a year of great change for Atlanta’s Catholic community as longtime Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was appointed Archbishop of Washington by Pope Francis. While the departure of the archbishop was the biggest news story of the year, The Georgia Bulletin looks back at the other top stories of 2019.
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Guitars as guides: St. Pius X program shapes student musicians
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 9, 2020The award-winning guitar program of St. Pius X High School has been around for 20 years. Guitar instructor, Brion Kennedy, knows of only a handful of similar programs. His goal is to be a guide as students deepen their talents, giving them freedom to teach their peers and develop as musicians and leaders.
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Georgia-based Radio Inmaculada celebrates anniversary
By IMELDA RICHARD, Special to the Bulletin
Published December 26, 2019Radio Inmaculada celebrated 14 years on the air Dec. 8 with a dinner and concert in Douglasville. That day they officially launched Inmaculada TV, a digital platform that broadcasts Catholic content to Spanish-speaking Catholics around the world.
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Prayer and painting go hand in hand for icon artists
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 26, 2019Every painting session at Emmanuel Studio begins in prayer. Austere faces of holy women and men hanging on the walls surround the artists.
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Father Timothy Ryan, a priest with varied career, dies December 13
Published December 26, 2019
Father Timothy Ryan, a retired priest of the Diocese of Savannah, died peacefully in Roswell, on Dec. 13. He was 81.
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#iGiveCatholic supported nearly 100 archdiocesan ministries
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published December 26, 2019Some 3,100 donors contributed more than $680,000 to 94 Archdiocese of Atlanta ministries during the #iGiveCatholic campaign on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
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Kind words and a listening ear give KSU students a ‘Reason to Smile’
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published December 26, 2019The need to feel connected and St. Teresa’s words were the beginning of Reason to Smile, a student organization at Kennesaw State University that engages, empathizes and motivates peers to help create a more welcoming campus community.
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With church dedication, Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church begins new chapter
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 26, 2019On Nov. 28, an estimated 4,000 people witnessed the dedication of Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, a towering building with roofs of sweeping overhanging eaves.
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Bishop Konzen dedicates columbarium, prayer garden at Cumming’s Good Shepherd Church
By NICHOLE GOLDEN
Published December 26, 2019In November, the month in which Catholics traditionally pray for the dead, parishioners of Good Shepherd Church attended the dedication of the parish’s columbarium.
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Melkite Church blesses icons, those who serve
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
Published December 23, 2019In the tradition of Orthodox Christianity, icons are said to be written because making them is not a form of art but more a form of prayer, with God guiding the hand of the iconographer.
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Remember the 2019 BT Titans for claiming third consecutive championship
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER
Published December 18, 2019Much effort and hard work from the Blessed Trinity High School Titans culminated with a 17-14 victory over Oconee County, Dec. 14, on “Pete” Petit Field at Georgia State University Stadium. It’s the Titans’ third consecutive Class AAAA state football championship.
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Pope Francis Children’s Home and School project moves forward
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published December 12, 2019With support from the Catholic community in Atlanta, construction for the Pope Francis Children’s Home and School in Ghana is underway. Michael Barry, founder of the home and former parishioner of St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, traveled to the west African nation Oct. 21-29 for a ribbon cutting.
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Faith, support and encouragement found in Stephen Ministry
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published December 12, 2019Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Stephen Ministry is a not-for-profit Christian organization that equips and empowers lay caregivers to provide high quality, confidential and Christ-centered care.
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St. Oliver Plunkett Men’s Club bakes Polish treats with Christmas cheer
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 12, 2019The sweet aroma of walnuts, vanilla and sugar, mixed with the yeasty smell of fresh dough, filled the kitchen as the annual tradition of baking holiday Polish nut bread gets underway. For 25 years, the St. Oliver Plunkett Church Men’s Club has rolled hundreds and hundreds of these baked delicacies.
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St. Anna expands Wall of Honor tribute to veterans
By MARY THERESE GRIFFIN, Special to the Bulletin
Published December 12, 2019Last year, St. Anna Church, Monroe, honored the military veterans of the congregation with a Wall of Honor. The Knights of Columbus Council #14425 built four panels to display more than 200 photos. The wall drew much interest, and the faces of those featured increased this year to 286.
