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Standard is 2019 winner of Msgr. Branch Young Adult Award
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 25, 2019ATLANTA—Natalie Standard is the type of leader who doesn’t talk, doesn’t brag. She just does. Starting from a young age, she has not stopped engaging with her peers and her church at St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro. When she went off to Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina, she joined other Christian athletes to serve […]
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Catholic Charities’ work with veterans supported by Annual Appeal
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 25, 2019ATLANTA—More than an estimated 450 military veterans were homeless in Atlanta and four other counties in 2018 in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, according to advocates for veterans. Catholic Charities Atlanta is one of the resources that helps women and men who served in uniform to stabilize their lives with housing and employment assistance. The goal […] Full Story | En Español
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Transfiguration parishioner honored with Prejean Unity Award
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 24, 2019ATLANTA—Breon Haskett is committed to helping young people. He has served as an outreach volunteer with the homeless shelter, Covenant House, by driving the streets of Atlanta to find young people in need of a meal and a safe place to stay. He attends Transfiguration Church, Marietta, where he has taught high schoolers the faith, […] Full Story
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Archdiocese completes parish incorporation project
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF, editor@georgiabulletin.org
Published January 24, 2019ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta recently completed another step in a decade-long review of its legal structure by incorporating its parishes. The review and its implementation, begun in 2006, are being overseen by a task force of canon lawyers, outside civil attorneys and members of the archdiocesan finance council. It is led by Bishop Joel M. […] Full Story
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Birthright celebrates five decades of quiet pro-life service
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published January 24, 2019ATLANTA—Birthright of Atlanta pregnancy center director Lisa Olwine recently took a call from a pregnant woman who was about to get evicted from her home and sought an abortion. “She was thinking if I’m going to be homeless I don’t want to be homeless and pregnant and she was wanting an abortion,” Olwine recalled. “I […] Full Story | En Español
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Pinecrest Academy fencers lunge toward the competition with precision
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published January 23, 2019CUMMING—It’s a week after Thanksgiving, two days before the fifth fencing tournament of the season, and members of the Pinecrest Academy fencing team are practicing in the fitness classroom at the Old Atlanta Recreation Center in Suwanee. The recreation center, which is four miles east of the school, is the practice site for the fencing […]
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St. Catherine of Siena Church to host Faith and Love Conference
Published January 23, 2019
KENNESAW—The Faith and Love Conference, set for Saturday, March 30 at St. Catherine of Siena Church, will help Catholics understand the church’s teaching on marriage and human sexuality. The conference runs from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and will be preceded by Mass at 8:30 a.m. The church is located at 1618 Ben King Road, Kennesaw. Speakers […] Full Story
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Catholics remember MLK’s desire to see God’s message lived
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 21, 2019ATLANTA–The Atlanta Catholic community remembered the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a joyful Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Jan. 19, displaying the diversity of believers. The gospel music of the St. Anthony of Padua Church Choir. The lilting sounds of praise from the women of the Cameroonian community […]
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KOC Essay winners reflect on family life and faith
Published January 10, 2019
LILBURN—Eighth grade students at St. John Neumann Regional School competed in the 2018-2019 Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest. Students were asked to write an essay of 500-750 words, reflecting on the question: “How does your family put its Catholic Faith in Action every day?” Laura Betteker earned the first-place prize, Natasha Kravis earned […] Full Story
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St. Oliver Plunkett invites teens to World Youth Day Rally
Published January 10, 2019
SNELLVILLE—St. Oliver Plunkett Church Youth Minister Lynn Ory has organized a World Youth Day Rally, inviting teens from across the archdiocese to participate. The rally will be Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and includes Mass, praise and worship, service activities, Stations of the Cross, a praying of the rosary, reconciliation and adoration with […]
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Trappist monks ordained as transitional deacons amid joy of Advent
By FATHER JAMES STEPHEN BEHRENS, OCSO, Special to the Bulletin
Published January 10, 2019Editor’s note: Father James S. Behrens, OCSO, offers this reflection on the Dec. 8 ordination of two monks as transitional deacons by Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger. The two will be ordained priests this summer. CONYERS—Advent is the season during which we await the coming of the Lord. It is a time we are asked to […]
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Remembering the top stories of 2018
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 10, 2019It’s that time when we consider the events that shaped 2018 for the Atlanta Catholic community. We must have printed hundreds of thousands of words and hundreds of photos in last year’s 23 issues. Editor Nichole Golden, Photographer Michael Alexander and Staff Writer Andrew Nelson flipped through the pages to select the stories with an […]
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Favorite photos captured in 2018 reflect visual gifts from God
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published January 10, 2019ATLANTA–I always say I’ve never taken a photograph that God didn’t orchestrate or see first. If I’m attentive, able to anticipate what God is about to unveil and I’m in the right place at the right time, the opportunity for capturing a special moment is possible. There are two photos from 2018 that speak to […]
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Reporter’s favorite story combines art and faith
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published January 10, 2019ATLANTA—The image first popped up in my Twitter feed. It was a painting of a cloaked pregnant woman, twinned with a large catchphrase written in cursive: “Woman are stronger than hell.” The mural was painted on a wall at the Krog Street tunnel, one of Atlanta’s most famous outposts for public art. I’d call it […]
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Mass for the Unborn, Stand for Life Jan. 28
Published January 10, 2019
ATLANTA—The 1973 Supreme Court cases, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, which legalized abortion in the United States, will be marked by the Catholic community in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 28 at the Mass for the Unborn and Stand for Life. Highlights of this Mass for the Unborn are the commissioning of Respect Life […]
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Centro Hispano Marista hosts 2018 GED graduation
Published January 10, 2019
ATLANTA—Centro Hispano Marista, also known as the Marist Hispanic Center, held its fifth commencement ceremony for 52 graduates, all of whom obtained their GED diplomas, on Tuesday, Dec. 11.at Marist School, Atlanta. The program director of Centro Hispano Marista, Dr. Leticia Valencia, greeted the graduates and guests. “Our mission is to turn educational dreams into […]
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Fortunate and Faithful Families to have February gathering
Published January 10, 2019
SMYRNA—Fortunate and Faithful Families will host a “Gathering of Hearts” for family and friends of LGBT persons on Sunday, Feb. 24, from 12–7 p.m. at the Chancery of the Archdiocese, 2401 Lake Park Drive, SE, Smyrna. The day will include an opening talk by Father Dennis Dorner followed by activities designed to provide participants support […] Full Story
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Lesson on living a full life a memorable story
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published January 10, 2019ATLANTA—The year 2018 began by interviewing a woman whose 100-year life coincided with a remarkable period of Atlanta history and a connection to a saint. Winter weather prevented me from getting together at least once with Emily Milner, known as “Miss Emily” to fellow parishioners at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. We were finally […]
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MLK observances to include Mass, youth celebration
Published January 9, 2019
ATLANTA—The celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Atlanta Archdiocese is to take place starting Jan. 13. The theme for this year is “If One Member Suffers, All Suffer Together; If One Member is Honored, All Rejoice Together.” (1 Corinthians 12:26) The scheduled events include the chance for young adults to perform community service; a […] Full Story
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Hawthorne Dominican Sister Mary Walter Ziajor dies
Published December 22, 2018
ATLANTA–Sister Mary Walter Ziajor, OP (Anna Rose Ziajor) died on Dec. 16 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta. She was born Dec. 1, 1929 in North Dighton, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Jacob and Helen (Zrebiec) Ziajor. She is pre-deceased by her parents, two brothers and five sisters. She is survived […]
