Georgia
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Addressing national concerns, archbishop sends message to local Catholics
Published August 24, 2017
ATLANTA—Following a series of protests and racial violence in Virginia, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has conveyed a challenge for justice, civility and respect and delivered a personal message of encouragement to the Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. He spoke on these topics at a recent Mass at the Catholic Center at the University […]
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Georgia Tech punter forgoes final football season for seminary
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2017ATLANTA—Perseverance was Grant Aasen’s ally in recovering from a life-threatening injury, walking on to the Georgia Tech football team as a punter, and discerning the priesthood. Aasen, who graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in industrial engineering in May, gave up his final year of football eligibility for the seminary. He will enter Notre […] Full Story
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Ignatius House provides quiet reflection for those who seek it
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2017ATLANTA—Some 65 people marked the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola on July 31 by gathering for prayer and reflection at the Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center. St. Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, one of the largest communities of religious men in the Catholic Church. “If Ignatius was to invite us to anything, […] Full Story
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Annual Mass honors first responders
Published August 24, 2017
ATLANTA—The third annual Blue Mass of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will be celebrated on Friday, Sept. 8, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the celebrant of the Mass, which begins at 10 a.m. The Blue Mass is for all public safety officials and […] Full Story
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Serrans to provide day of recreation for priests
Published August 24, 2017
MARIETTA—The Serra Club of Atlanta will host the 40th annual Priests’ Day of Appreciation and Recreation on Monday, Sept. 18, at the Indian Hills Country Club in Marietta. The day of golf, tennis and fellowship will conclude with a social hour, dinner and awards program. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at the country club, […]
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AACCW members to gather for 61st annual convention
Published August 24, 2017
PEACHTREE CITY—“Gathered in the Grace of Mary” is the theme of the 61st annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women to be held Sept. 22-24 at the Peachtree City Hotel and Conference Center. All women of the archdiocese are invited to attend. The conference center is located at 2443 Highway 54 West […] Full Story
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Athens hospital honors former employee, now volunteer
Published August 24, 2017
ATHENS—Frankie Jones, of Oglethorpe County, and long-time St. Mary Hospital employee turned volunteer, was recently named St. Mary’s Foundation 2017 Auxiliary Volunteer of the Year. Jones began working at the Athens hospital in 1950. During her initial years at St. Mary’s, Jones lived on the hospital property in a house that the Missionary Sisters of […]
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Reach for Excellence grads continue to succeed
By GIGI MEYERS, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 24, 2017ATLANTA—For Daniel Chandra the path to applying to an internal medicine residency had its beginnings 16 years earlier as a student in the Reach for Excellence program, founded by the Society of Mary, and hosted by Marist School. Reach for Excellence is a tuition-free, three-year academic enrichment program for underserved middle school students in metro […]
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As school year begins, five Catholic schools welcome new principals at the helm
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2017ATLANTA—As the 2017-18 school year gets underway, five archdiocesan schools welcome new principals. Bill Dooley will serve as principal of Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayetteville. New principals for elementary schools are Dr. Jamie Arthur at Queen of Angels School in Roswell; Dr. Julie Broom at St. John Neumann Regional School in Lilburn; […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] Full Story
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
