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• Looking for a Lenten Fish Fry?

  Published February 26, 2020

  We have an interactive map to help find a fish fry one convenient to you during Lent.  

• Moon landing: ‘Man’s insatiable urge to explore the unknown’

  

  By Andrew Nelson
  Published July 18, 2019

  How’d the Georgia Bulletin cover the historic moon landing? I peeled back the browned pages of the bound volume of 1969 to learn.

• Our Lady of Guadalupe procession fills Hapeville street

  Published December 17, 2018

  Members of the St. John the Evangelist Church celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. You can follow the procession, starting on the left, leading to the parish at the end of King Arnold Street. Sorry to say, something is wonky with the video. The stars with videos show a gray box. Click on the […] Full Story

• My encounter with the goat at Marist School

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published October 31, 2018

  Who wouldn’t want to come face to face with the GOAT (the greatest of all time)?  GOAT has been a part of our sports jargon for over two decades It’s such a big deal it was among the 840 words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary this year. It’s often reserved for a select group of […] Full Story

• New Catholic auxiliary bishop introduced to Atlanta community

  Published May 16, 2017

  Bishop-designate Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger III, of the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, was introduced to the Catholic community of north and middle Georgia on Monday, May 15. A smiling Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory made the announcement. We're excited to welcome Bishop-Elect Ned Shlesinger to the Archdiocese of Atlanta! pic.twitter.com/lwLqerIKkB — Atlanta Archdiocese (@archatl) May 15, 2017 […] Full Story

• Art at St. Matthew Church, Tyrone, honors parish namesake

  By Andrew Nelson
  Published March 25, 2017

  The chapel at St. Matthew Church, Tyrone, is not only a place for prayer, but also art. I took a road trip to this parish for an article about its effort to be more energy efficient. Taking some time for myself, I wandered into the chapel which is flooded with natural light. Depictions of the […] Full Story

• Going back to a familiar academic setting

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published February 8, 2017

  A number of teachers at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are also alumni of those same schools where they once learned, studied, walked the halls and participated in extracurricular activities. They were promoted from grade to grade until they eventually left, but years later they would return in a new and different capacity […] Full Story

• The art of wrestling

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published January 27, 2017

  God has blessed a number of professional athletes with great gifts to do some of the most awesome, jaw-dropping things on the court, on the field, on the ice, or in the water. Some are so breathtaking they leave you to wonder, ‘how did they do that?’ Whether you view the images of famous sports […] Full Story

• St. Joseph Church prepares to say goodbye to downtown Athens

  

  By Andrew Nelson
  Published January 24, 2017

  I always enjoy the rare chance to travel to Athens, with its strong Catholic community presence. My January 12 road trip was prompted by the final countdown of the parish campus at 134 Prince Avenue. This land near downtown Athens has been the home for the faithful at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (that’s how the […] Full Story

• Youngsters play and sing for the Lord

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published September 28, 2016

  Sometimes I go out on a photo assignment with one thing in mind, and then I discover something else in the process. That was the case last week when I went to St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta, to photograph Deacon Joe Pupo. Deacon Pupo was serving with the main celebrant and pastor, Msgr. Daniel Stack, […] Full Story | En Español

• Like father, like son

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published August 31, 2016

  Almost two months ago I met and photographed nine-year-old Jackson Kelly for a Georgia Bulletin story surrounding Jackson being recognized the Georgia winner of First Lady Michelle Obama’s fifth annual Healthy Lunchtime Challenge, a nationwide recipe contest that promotes cooking and healthy eating among children ages 8-12. Nearly a week before our photo session, Jackson […] Full Story

• A kindergarten class makes the leap to college

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published June 23, 2016

  In 2004 I photographed a group of kindergarten students from St. Thomas More School, Decatur, during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth & Young Adult Celebration at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta. Eight years later I photographed some of the same students for the very first Then And NOW piece, an occasional […] Full Story

• Not your ‘ordinary’ visit

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published May 11, 2016

  When I was a kid I would accompany my father to the Archdiocese of Louisville’s annual Corpus Christi procession at Churchill Downs, the site of last week’s 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby. During that summer event, the late Bishop Charles G. Maloney was always far away. The congregation was on the grandstand and bleacher side […] Full Story

• Preaching to his youngest parishioners with helping hands

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published March 31, 2016

  On Sunday, March 20, I attended the Palm Sunday procession and Spanish Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Cleveland. Father Fabio Alvarez Posada, the pastor and a priest of the Atlanta Archdiocese since 2004, was the main celebrant. After the reading of Luke’s Gospel, Father Fabio stepped off the altar, faced the congregation […] Full Story

• Archbishop Gregory gets his Black History Month “biography doll”

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published February 15, 2016

  St. Thomas More School in Decatur is one of the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta that has consistently celebrated Black History Month over the years with its students. Last week, Feb. 11, I drove over to the Decatur school on the day when Mike Norment, a former USA National Swimming Team member and […] Full Story

• The Homeward Choir performs at the White House

  

  Published December 22, 2015

  The men of the Atlanta Homeward Choir made their White House debut Monday, Dec. 21. The choir, based at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta, is made up of men who stay at the Central Night Shelter, an ecumenical effort between the Catholic church and its neighbor, Central Presbyterian Church, to offer a roof over […] Full Story

• Caught on camera by a preschool shutterbug

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published October 26, 2015

  Earlier this month I made a drive down to the new preschool at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Newnan. It’s been some time since I’ve been in a preschool setting; however, I found it to be like I remembered – a bright, colorful and welcoming environment. Upon arrival I met the preschool director Gina DeGennaro, […] Full Story

• Appealing for Kelly Gissendaner’s life

  Published September 29, 2015

  On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Atlanta of Archdiocese hosted a news conference to draw attention to a letter written by the pope’s representative to the United States to the Georgia Parole Board. Archbishop Carlo M. Vigano wrote, on behalf of Pope Francis, asking the board to commute the death sentence for Kelly Gissendaner to life […] Full Story

• The greatest show of mirth on Catholic middle school turf

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published September 22, 2015

  The 2015 edition of St. Jude the Apostle School’s biennial circus takes place this week with performances scheduled in the school gymnasium on Sept. 23-27. Under the guidance of Circus of the Kids, the Tallahassee, Fla. based circus arts instructional program, this is the school’s fifth circus since 2007. Circus of the Kids, which was […] Full Story

• The first day of a new school year at a new high school

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published August 21, 2015

  On the morning of August 20 Notre Dame Academy’s Kavanaugh Hall welcomed 31 students, representing the inaugural freshman class of its new high school in Duluth. They showed up in crisp uniform blouses, shirts, khaki pants and skirts. They walked to their first class of three classes – Design, Human Geography (Social Studies) and Symphonic […] Full Story