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• St. Jude the Apostle School puts together a winning Future City team

  

  Published March 26, 2018

  SANDY SPRINGS—A team from St. Jude the Apostle School won first place in the regional Future City competition and represented Georgia at the World Competition in Washington, D.C., in mid-February. The victory was the fourth time in the five years that young future engineers from this school brought home a first-place prize. Future City’s purpose […] Full Story

• Celebration of community in Hapeville school

  

  Published March 26, 2018

  HAPEVILLE—St. John the Evangelist School recently hosted a special event for students, parent, and leaders from the church, business community and the city of Hapeville who contributed to the school’s recognition as three-time winner of the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award. Students and their families, teachers, priests and special community guests attended a […] Full Story

• Ambassador-student organizes team for Muscular Dystrophy

  Published March 26, 2018

  ROSWELL—Jack Milani is representing the Muscular Dystrophy Association by serving as a local ambassador. This year, he will participate in the 2018 MDA Muscle Walk, which raises funds for medical research to find a cure. The team’s name is Jack’s Joggers. His goal is to raise $5,000, and he’s more than halfway there. To donate […]

• Praying for blessings at Mary Our Queen

  Published March 26, 2018

  PEACHTREE CORNERS—The construction at Mary Our Queen Church continues and recently reached a milestone. The Peachtree Corners faith community is constructing a new sanctuary. On Feb. 16, parishioners along with Father Darragh Griffith, the pastor, and Deacon Bill Boyd blessed the construction site as they placed a statue of Our Lady of Fatima in the […]

• Archdiocese opposes Georgia HB 605 as unfair, catastrophic to the church’s mission

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—In a March 9 statement, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced opposition to Georgia House Bill 605—a proposal to waive statutes of limitations on civil lawsuits claiming sexual abuse of young people against nonprofits and businesses, but not government agencies or public schools. He said, “I write to inform you of an extraordinarily unfair bill currently […]

• Catholic students mark Parkland tragedy with prayers, activism

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 22, 2018

  FAYETTEVILLE—Like their peers across the country, students at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored the 17 victims of the Parkland, Florida high school shootings. “(Students) have decided this is a problem. This is to bring adults’ attention to this issue, especially politicians and legislators,” said Celia Browning, a junior and organizer of a […] Full Story | En Español

• Holy Spirit Preparatory boys successfully defend state basketball title

  

  Published March 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—For the second consecutive year Holy Spirit Preparatory School boys’ basketball team can stake a claim as the 2018 Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state basketball champions. On March 3 at Mercer University, Macon, Holy Spirit Prep defeated The Heritage School, Newnan, in the Class AAA state finals by a score of 57-51. It was […]

• St. Pius X faces a familiar foe, for the second year in a row

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published March 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—The year’s Class AAAA state basketball championship game was practically a duplication of the 2017 contest. The game took place on the same day, March 10, at the same location, Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion. The championship was between the same two teams, St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, and Upson-Lee High School, Thomaston. The ultimate […]

• Fishers of Men encourages friendships for men based on faith

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—About 400 men gathered at Holy Spirit Church for the inaugural Men’s Morning of Spirituality on Saturday, March 10. Fishers of Men, a ministry from Memphis, Tennessee, sponsored the event to build small faith groups of men in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Planning for the day took some 18 months. The effort encourages friendships between men […]

• Irish born priest remembered for healing, prayer ministries

  

  By JEAN DRISKELL, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Mass of Christian Burial for Father Denis Dullea, a longtime priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, was held at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, on March 8.  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was the principal celebrant with Msgr. Francis G. McNamee, rector for the Cathedral, and several other priests of the archdiocese concelebrating. […]

• Epiphany Byzantine Church announces Holy Week schedule

  Published March 22, 2018

  ROSWELL—The Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Church invites all to join a spiritual journey to Golgotha and the empty tomb of Easter this Holy Week. The church is located at 2030 Old Alabama Road, Roswell. The Holy Week schedule is as follows: Palm Sunday and the Feast of the Annunciation; Sunday, March 25, at 10 […]

• High schools to host Catholic College Fair at Holy Spirit Prep

  Published March 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—Seven Atlanta-area high schools are joining forces to host a Catholic College Fair on Monday, March 26, from 6-8 p.m. at Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Atlanta. This is the third year for the event, sponsored by Blessed Trinity High School, Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, Holy Spirit Prep, Marist School, Notre Dame Academy, […]

• Father Charles Okeke, scientist and priest, dies at 61

  Published March 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—Father Charles Nwora Okeke, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Monday, March 5. He was 61. The son of the late Christopher Okeke and Florence Okeke, he was born in Abatete, Anambra state, Nigeria, on April 11, 1956. He attended Government Secondary School, a boys’ high school located in Afikpo, Abia state, Nigeria. […]

• Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Georgia HB 605

  

  Published March 14, 2018

  ATLANTA—The following frequently asked questions about Georgia House Bill 605 were provided by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to supplement his March 9 letter to the Catholic community. How does the Archdiocese help survivors of sexual abuse? The Archdiocese of Atlanta offers its services to those who have experienced abuse as a minor by church personnel, […]

• Through lives of devoted service, sisters bring the faith to the people

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 9, 2018

  ATLANTA—For 20 years Hawthorne Dominican Sister Miriam Smith has quietly provided free palliative care and a listening ear at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home to those dying of cancer, where typically less than 5 percent of the patients are Catholic. Over at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, founded by Sisters of Mercy in 1880, Sister […]

• Nashville Dominicans offer ‘radical witness’ to religious life

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 9, 2018

  KENNESAW—Founded in 1860, the Nashville Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia have staffed St. Catherine of Siena School in Kennesaw since 2004. Sisters live in close community, attending Mass together, eating and praying the rosary together plus morning, afternoon and evening prayer. “Because of my religious vows, my consecration, everything I do is done first of […]

• Sister Helen Prejean carried by the ‘current’ of her vocation

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—For more than a generation, Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, has been the face of the anti-death penalty movement. Undaunted by her years of advocacy, it is a path she’s committed to pursuing. There is “a moral imperative not to walk away,” said the author of the best-seller, “Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the […]

• Archdiocese receives gift of nun doll collection

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—To Margaret Alsup of Cumming, her nun dolls were like friends. And in looking for a permanent home for her beloved dolls, in December 2017 she donated her 75 carefully and meticulously created nun dolls to the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Office of Archives and Records. Educated by the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, Alsup […]

• Technology requires positive choices, says media-savvy sister

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Internet. Social media. Smart phones. Technology can be used for good as well as evil—but it takes the commitment and faith of a discerning Christian to make healthy, positive choices when it comes to media use in this ever-changing technological world. Sister Helena Burns, FSP, a media literacy and Theology of the Body expert, […]

• Talent of St. Pius X art students on display

  

  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School is hosting the 14th annual juried visual arts show exhibit through Friday, March 16, at the school. An opening reception was held Feb. 23 in the Young Center auditorium, followed by a reception. Artwork in a variety of media will be on display. Categories for judging included drawing, painting, sculpture, […] Full Story