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• 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 […] Full Story

• 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 […] Full Story

• 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, […] Full Story

• 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

• Aquinas Center kicks off series on roles and legacy of Pope Francis

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Pope Francis’ ministry leading the church for the past five years has focused on “justice in the world, mercy in the church,” according to a speaker at the Aquinas Center of Theology. Desiring a church supporting people on the margins of society, Pope Francis wants to “shape a community of faith which has the capacity […] Full Story

• Deacon N. Michel “Mike” Landaiche Jr. dies Jan. 26

  Published March 8, 2018

  PEACHTREE CITY—Deacon N. Michel (Mike) Landaiche Jr. died Friday, Jan. 26. He was 83. He was born on Feb. 25, 1934, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the only son of N. M. Landaiche Sr. (Bob) and Leonie Gremillion Landaiche. He was preceded in death by his sister, Judith Ann Landaiche, in 2015. He grew […] Full Story

• Father Denis Dullea, an Atlanta priest for almost 57 years, dies

  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Father Denis F. Dullea, a longtime priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Sunday, Feb. 25. Born Jan. 28, 1935, in Cork City, Ireland, he was 83 at the time of his death and resided at St. George Village in Roswell. The son of Denis and Nora O’Sullivan Dullea, he attended St. Finbarr’s Seminary, Farranferris, […] Full Story

• CRSA to host New Americans Celebration

  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA) will have the 2018 New Americans Celebration at the Georgia State Capitol with events on Tuesday, March 13, and Thursday, March 15. The celebration brings together more than 300 new Americans and community supporters in order to engage with Georgia’s lawmakers and show support for refugees and immigrants. […] Full Story

• Hospital’s culture formed by charism of sisters

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—A nurse for 50 years, Sister Peggy Fannon, RSM, has lived out her vocation at the bedside of patients facing severe burns, cancer and other critical conditions. And as National Catholic Sisters Week celebrates religious women, the Sister of Mercy feels privileged to have attended nursing school and served 45 years at Emory Saint Joseph’s […] Full Story | En Español

• Almost 2,000 on journey to join church at Easter

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Victoria Minino, of Alpharetta, didn’t have a faith tradition in her life growing up. Instead her parents told her to explore and make choices on her own. Her decision came as a young adult. At 22, she is preparing to be baptized and to receive the sacraments of the Catholic Church. She attended Mass growing […] Full Story | En Español

• UGA graduate inspired to help Tanzanian people

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—University of Georgia graduate Maria Harding is spending a gap year before graduate school in Moshi, Tanzania, teaching university classes and volunteering at an orphanage. Harding made her first trip to the Eastern African nation in the summer of 2016 with UGA’s annual Serving Learning Study Abroad program. “That’s when the children at the Upendo […] Full Story

• Alliance of the Two Hearts to offer Lenten retreat

  Published March 8, 2018

  ROSWELL—The Alliance of the Two Hearts will hold a Lenten weekend retreat on Saturday to Sunday, March 17-18, given by spiritual director Father Edgardo Arellano. All are welcome to attend. The retreat will be at the Holiday Inn Atlanta/Roswell, 909 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. Father Arellano will celebrate the extraordinary form of the Mass (Tridentine) […] Full Story

• St. Patrick’s Day events planned for March 15, 16

  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA— The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta is sponsoring events on Friday, March 16, honoring Father Thomas O’Reilly’s heroic actions during the Civil War. All are invited to attend. It is the 154th anniversary of the historic turmoil in 1864 when a large swath of Atlanta was destroyed by fire, but five downtown churches and […] Full Story

• Catholic students, educators respond in prayer and unity to school shooting

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Catholic education leaders in Atlanta are exploring how to participate in observances that honor the victims of the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, by supporting students and balancing safety concerns. Students across the country are preparing a walkout of school as a protest against gun violence on Wednesday, March 14, which marks one month […] Full Story

• St. Jude Thaddeus relic at Lilburn Lenten mission

  Published February 26, 2018

  LILBURN—For centuries, Catholics and others have sought the hope, refuge and strength associated with the prayers and veneration of the “Apostle of Hope,” St. Jude Thaddeus. Join Father Mike Ford, OP, Dominican friar and spiritual director of the Ministries of the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude in Chicago, as he accompanies the arm relic of […] Full Story

• Congregation Etz Chaim and St. Ann partner on Holocaust memorial project

  By JOHN TABELLIONE, Special to the Bulletin
  Published February 26, 2018

  MARIETTA—A unique program called “Books and Bricks” serves to educate the youth of Congregation Etz Chaim and St. Ann Church in Marietta about the Holocaust. The program uses two memorial dates to educate the communities—“Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day” (Yom HaShoah) and the 1938 pogrom of “Kristallnacht” (Night of Broken Glass). Over the past several […] Full Story

• Holy Spirit Prep boys swim their way to the state championship

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published February 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Holy Spirit Preparatory School boys swim team won the 2018 Georgia Independent School Association Class AAA state swim meet Jan. 27 at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. The team finished three points ahead of second-place Augusta Preparatory Day School. It was a significant feat for a couple of reasons. Holy Spirit Prep was not […] Full Story

• Clarkston event highlights contributions of refugee community

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 22, 2018

  CLARKSTON—Bahadur Subba spent 13 years in a refugee camp, where more than 100,000 people had fled for protection “There was no aid. We were just on the side of a riverbank,” said 49-year-old Subba, about the camp. With Nepali heritage, he was a member of a minority group in Bhutan, a country in the eastern […] Full Story | En Español

• ‘Keep God in your heart,’ says Shrine’s lively centenarian

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—Emily Milner, who celebrated her 100th birthday Jan. 18, never misses Sunday Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta. “I’ve been here a little over 40 years,” said “Miss Emily,” as she is known in the Shrine community. Before that, Milner was a member at St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta. […] Full Story

• Volunteers make expansion of Fun Night! ministry possible

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published February 22, 2018

  KENNESAW—Two by two they processed into the room, each of their steps down the red carpet punctuated by the cheers of the crowd. They wore their Sunday best—many adding a few extra sparkles. The smiles on everyone’s faces—participants and volunteers alike—was a reminder that Fun Night! is a ministry aptly named. Founded in 2001, Fun […] Full Story | En Español