Georgia
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Former students bring their own legacies to Queen of Angels
Published August 24, 2017
ROSWELL—A member of the first graduating class at Queen of Angels School returned this year to enroll her own daughter. It was a milestone for the Queen of Angels community in its 18 years. Danielle Montepare, class of 2000, dropped her oldest child off for kindergarten. Montepare’s daughter, Hannah, was greeted by her teacher, Melissa […]
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A trio of anniversaries for Holy Spirit’s pastor
Published August 24, 2017
ATLANTA—Msgr. Edward J. Dillon, pastor of Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta, celebrated his 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on June 10. Holy Spirit parishioners, friends and family members gathered for a Mass and reception in his honor Sunday, June 11, which was also his 30th anniversary as pastor of Holy Spirit Church. The […]
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Next season of ‘Catholics Come Home’ to debut Sept. 3
Published August 24, 2017
ATLANTA—The third season of the “Catholics Come Home” television series, premiers nationally, Labor Day weekend. Tune in to watch live on EWTN, stream live on EWTN.com, or record the series. Each episode features scenes from St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell, and St. Michael the Archangel Church, Woodstock, and is hosted by area parishioner, Tom Peterson. The […] Full Story
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Longtime pastor of Most Blessed Sacrament Church retires
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2017ATLANTA—Just as Jesus went into the desert to pray, the deserts of the American West were Father Bruce Wilkinson’s destination for contemplation. His recent journey for time away and study included the Vatican Observatory in Arizona to stare some 2.5 million light years away at the Andromeda Galaxy. “You see the entire sky as it […] Full Story
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Dr. Allen Hunt to be guest speaker at ‘An Evening for Life’
Published August 24, 2017
ATLANTA—The Pregnancy Aid Clinic will hold its annual fundraising event, “An Evening for Life,” Sunday, Oct. 1, in the Egyptian Ballroom of the Fox Theatre, 652 Peachtree St., NE, in Atlanta. The evening begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Dr. Allen Hunt, senior advisor at Dynamic Catholic, will be the […] Full Story
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First & 10 with Pinecrest’s new football coach
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff photographer
Published August 24, 2017CUMMING—Quick out, slant, hook, post and corner are routes all too familiar to Pinecrest Academy’s new varsity football coach, Terance Mathis. The independent Catholic school’s new coach is a former All-Pro NFL wide receiver most people will remember from his eight seasons (1994-2001) with the Atlanta Falcons. During his Falcons tenure, Mathis caught 573 passes […]
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An interview with ‘Bishop Ned’
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff writer
Published August 4, 2017ATLANTA—The spacious office on the third floor of the Chancery is mostly empty, awaiting the belongings and activities of its new owner. In the time since his announcement May 18 as the new auxiliary bishop of Atlanta, Bishop Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger III has moved to Atlanta from Philadelphia, where he had served as the […] Full Story
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Nicaragua mission trips inspire three friends to become doctors
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff writer
Published August 4, 2017FLOWERY BRANCH—Serving the poor in Nicaragua inspired three young women, all onetime parishioners of Prince of Peace Church, to choose careers in medicine. Rachel Johnson, Alex Olney and Anna Sulimirski Strasma all began volunteering as children with Amigos for Christ, a nonprofit organization that grew out of a youth group project at Prince of Peace […] Full Story | En Español
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Memorial garden at St. Helena offers sacred space
Published August 4, 2017
CLAYTON—The completed columbarium/memorial garden at St. Helena Church in Clayton was dedicated earlier this year on April 2. Bishop Luis R. Zarama presided at the Mass of dedication, concelebrated by the church’s pastor, Father Pedro Poloche. Following the Mass, a formal dedication and blessing of the columbarium and garden was conducted at the site. The […]
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Pastor’s life spent in rural, Hispanic N.C. communities
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 4, 2017ATLANTA—After remarks in English at the press conference announcing his appointment as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Bishop Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger spoke to Hispanic Catholics by sharing a few words in Spanish. Bishop Shlesinger first studied Spanish as a student at Mount Vernon High School in Virginia. Once entering the seminary for […] Full Story | En Español
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Priests gained helpful spiritual direction, humble guidance from future bishop
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 4, 2017ATLANTA—Samuel Beardslee would come into his spiritual director’s office at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary every few weeks. He had the weight of seminary pressures and future priestly life on his mind. The visits with then-Father Bernard “Ned” Shlesinger III would often begin with a small gesture, an offer of a hot cup of tea. Father […] Full Story
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Taste of Life to benefit housing program for HIV/AIDS patients
Published August 4, 2017
ATLANTA—Taste of Life 2017 will benefit Living Room of Atlanta, a program working to ensure housing is available for people living with HIV/AIDS. A food and wine tasting event, Taste of Life will be Saturday, Aug. 19 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Westside Cultural Arts Center, 760 10th St., NW, Atlanta. According to […] Full Story
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Creative Atlanta program training Spanish catechists garners national honor
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 3, 2017ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta received the New Wineskins Award for its innovative Spanish certificate program in pastoral theology taking place in partnership with the University of Dallas. The award was given at the 81st National Conference for Catechetical Leadership, held in Dallas May 22-25. The online study program was created to form leaders and strengthen […] Full Story | En Español
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Raleigh priest ordained auxiliary bishop for Atlanta
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2017ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory called the ordination of Bishop Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger III to the episcopate a “wonderfully happy day in the life of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.” Archbishop Gregory ordained the priest of the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, as an Atlanta auxiliary bishop during an afternoon Mass July 19 at the Cathedral […] Full Story
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Siblings support their youngest brother as he becomes Atlanta bishop
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2017ATLANTA—The siblings of Bishop Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger III describe him as a prayerful child and thoughtful brother. The youngest child of six, he was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. His father, Bernard E. “Bill” Shlesinger Jr., 93, is a military veteran, patent attorney and inventor. His mother, the late Rita […] Full Story
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Coat of arms of Bishop Shlesinger
By DEACON PAUL J. SULLIVAN, Commentary
Published August 3, 2017The episcopal heraldic achievement, or bishop’s coat of arms, is composed of a shield, that is the central and most important part of the design and tells to whom the design belongs, the external ornamentation, that tells the owner’s position or rank, and a motto, placed upon a scroll. By heraldic tradition the design is […] Full Story
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Unflappable nature gave him ROTC nickname as the ‘Happy Rat’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 3, 2017ATLANTA—As a first-year student in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Ned Shlesinger was one of the “rats”—a freshman facing tough initiation doled out by cadet upperclassmen into the strict discipline of the corps. However, his friends say his good nature and ability to take the badgering in stride earned him the nickname of the […] Full Story
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Priests’ assembly reflects on need to heal ‘deep malady’ in American soul
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 7, 2017ATLANTA—In the face of an abiding “soul sickness” in the United States, the Catholic Church can serve as a counterbalance to forces of violence and hatred, keynote speaker Father Bryan Massingale told a June gathering of priests in Atlanta. His message, inspired by the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. about America, was shared […] Full Story
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Archdiocesan newspaper, videographer earn 14 awards at annual media conference
Published July 6, 2017
ATLANTA—The Georgia Bulletin and the archdiocesan Office of Communications were honored with 14 awards from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada at the 2017 Catholic Media Conference. The conference was held in Québec City June 20-23, in conjunction with the Signis World Congress. Signis met June 19-22, drawing members of the […] Full Story
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Lisa Wheeler to speak at August Magnificat
Published July 6, 2017
ATLANTA—The speaker for the August Magnificat meal will be Lisa Wheeler, the founder and president of Carmel Communications, a Catholic agency that has brought to the public eye a wide array of uplifting films, books and music against every contemporary tide. All women are invited to the Magnificat meal, which will be held on Saturday, […]
