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• Pinecrest Academy celebrates 25th anniversary with groundbreaking for new building

  

  Published October 24, 2018

  CUMMING—An estimated 1,000 supporters of Pinecrest Academy celebrated the school’s 25th anniversary on Friday, Sept. 7 as it embarked on building permanent lower school classrooms. Prayers were said and the ground was sprinkled with holy water as the school broke ground for the building on the campus of the independent Catholic school in Forsyth County. […]

• Adrian Dominican Sister Mary Priniski remembers an ‘amazing 50 years’

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 23, 2018

  DECATUR—Adrian Dominican Sister Mary Priniski, Ph.D., has devoted her life to advocating for the rights of workers and the marginalized, first inspired by a 1971 Vatican synod that declared social justice a constitutive element of the Gospel. Now in her 50th year of religious life, she perseveres in her labors with new vigor as interim […]

• Bishop Shlesinger celebrates Green Mass on feast of St. Francis

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 23, 2018

  ATLANTA—Karen Jimenez relies on the papal encyclical “Laudato Si” as inspiration when teaching her ecology class at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta. In his papal encyclical, Pope Francis included two prayers on environmental issues—one an interfaith prayer for all and one specifically for Christians. The prayers often open and close Jimenez’s class, which is largely […]

• Father Michael Steven Sherliza, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, dies

  Published October 23, 2018

  MARIETTA— Father Michael Steven Sherliza, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Oct. 22 after battling a long series of illnesses. He was 62. The son of Robert Joseph Sherliza and Lizzette (Sullivan) Sherliza, he was born on Oct. 2, 1956, the feast of the Guardian Angels, in Attleboro, Massachusetts. He attended St. Mary’s […]

• Mass spotlights those who are building the church of the future

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 19, 2018

  ATLANTA—The 2018 Deo Gratias Mass and brunch honoring the members of the Deo Gratias and Founders Society of the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia was held at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, Aug. 25. The gathering spotlights ordinary people who are helping to ensure that the church in the archdiocese continues to thrive […] Full Story

• ‘Body of Christ’ the unifying theme of national liturgical meeting

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 19, 2018

  ATLANTA—Some 130 members of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions attended its national meeting recently held in Atlanta. It was the 49th meeting of the organization, based in Washington, D.C. The theme of the gathering at the Omni Atlanta Hotel from Oct. 2-4 was “The Body of Christ: A Prophetic Sign of Unity and Concord.” […]

• Cathedral to hold All Souls’ Day Requiem

  Published October 19, 2018

  ATLANTA—The feast of All Souls is Nov. 2, and November is a month traditionally dedicated to remembering our ancestors and loved ones who have died. The Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, will offer its moving remembrance of All Souls in a special liturgy. On Friday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m., […]

• Hope Transformed is first ever capital campaign of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 19, 2018

  CHAMBLEE—St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is kick-starting the first capital campaign in its 115-year history, aimed at doubling in size its local food market and creating a safety-net pharmacy to help low-income clients. The Catholic human service agency hopes to raise some $6.5 million as it now prepares for the public phase of fundraising. More […]

• Georgia Bulletin Executive Editor Mary Anne Castranio dies at 61

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 18, 2018

  ATLANTA—One of Mary Anne Castranio’s biggest joys came only after facing her fears. Castranio hated to fly but still boarded an airplane for a life-altering trip in June 1998. Then in her early 40s, she traveled to China to be united with her daughter, Amy, whom she adopted. Marking the 20th anniversary of the adoption […]

• St. Mary Magdalene parishioners hold prayer vigil for abuse survivors

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 18, 2018

  NEWNAN—As the sun set on Oct. 1, a group of nearly 30 parishioners gathered at St. Mary Magdalene Church to pray for survivors of sexual abuse. The Newnan parish held a candlelight vigil in its Garden of Our Lady as day turned to night to offer support for victims of abuse. Father Terry Crone, pastor […] Full Story

• Legal community prays for peace, justice at annual Red Mass

  

  Published October 18, 2018

  ATLANTA—The St. Thomas More Society’s annual Red Mass, celebrated Oct. 11, signifies the beginning of a judicial calendar year. Judges, attorneys and others who administer justice came together for the Red Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta. Members of the clergy wore red vestments, traditionally signifying the outpouring of the […] Full Story

• Catholic Extension director to lecture on changes in Southern church

  Published October 5, 2018

  ATLANTA—Catholic Studies at Emory’s Candler School of Theology and the Aquinas Center of Theology will present a lecture by Tim Muldoon, Ph.D., director of mission education for Catholic Extension, on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. The talk is entitled, “The New Center in the Catholic Church: Catholic Extension and the Changing Face of the […] Full Story

• Catholics invited to hear Mattson testimony on same-sex attraction

  Published October 5, 2018

  ATLANTA—Author Dan Mattson will present his testimony of struggling with same-sex attraction at several events Oct. 8-12 in the archdiocese. Mattson, author of “Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace,” will share how the Catholic Church has loved and accompanied him. The forward of his book is […] Full Story

• Author Maria Morera Johnson to speak at Magnificat

  Published October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—Maria Morera Johnson, who writes about holy women as feisty and inspiring role models for her and all those looking for heroines, will be the guest speaker at the November Magnificat meal for women. The Magnificat will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta. All women are invited to attend. In addition […]

• St. Peter Church honors first responders with parish Blue Mass

  

  Published October 4, 2018

  LAGRANGE—First responders from the LaGrange community gathered at St. Peter Church for the parish’s Blue Mass on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Father Tim Gadziala, pastor of St. Peter, celebrated the Mass with more than 40 honorees from the LaGrange Police and Fire Departments, Troup County Sheriff’s Office and the ambulance service attending. LaGrange Police Department Chief […] Full Story

• Father Redden, a senior priest of the Atlanta Archdiocese, dies

  Published October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—Father Michael J. Redden, a native of Ireland and a senior priest for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Sept. 25. He was 72. Born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland, on Dec. 9, 1945, he was the son of the late John and Alice (Healy) Redden and the oldest of three children. He was educated at […]

• Deacon Richard Searls dies July 24

  Published October 4, 2018

  POWDER SPRINGS—Deacon Richard B. Searls, of Powder Springs, died July 24. He was 72. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Richard and Mary Jayne Searls on Nov. 26, 1945. He grew up in Kearny, New Jersey with two younger brothers and two younger sisters. He married Joann Cocozza on Nov. 7, 1970 […] Full Story

• Sister Michelle Carroll, RSM, educator and health administrator, dies Aug. 24

  Published October 4, 2018

  SAVANNAH—Sister Mary Michelle Carroll, RSM, died in her sleep at Mercy Convent in Savannah on Aug. 24. She was 96 years old. Sister Carroll was raised in Haines City, Florida, a rural town with no Catholic Church. She was the eldest of three children of Phillip and Henrietta Carroll. She entered the Sisters of Mercy […] Full Story

• Two Catholic schools celebrate repeat Blue Ribbon awards

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—Two Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta were designated as 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools. It was familiar territory for the communities of Holy Redeemer School and Christ the King School. Both schools received the national recognition in the past—it was the second Blue Ribbon honor for Holy Redeemer, Johns Creek, and the third […]

• Pilgrimage to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe set for March 2019

  Published October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—Msgr. Dan Stack, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta, will lead a five-day pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City March 1-5, 2019. The Georgia Bulletin is sponsoring this pilgrimage next spring. Reservations are now being accepted. Msgr. Stack, who is bilingual, invites pilgrims to join him in […] Full Story | En Español