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Raleigh priest ordained auxiliary bishop for Atlanta
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory called the ordination of Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger III to the episcopate a “wonderfully happy day in the life of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.” Archbishop Gregory...
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Unflappable nature gave him ROTC nickname as the ‘Happy Rat’
ATLANTA—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...
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Coat of arms of Bishop Shlesinger
The 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...
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Siblings support their youngest brother as he becomes Atlanta bishop
ATLANTA—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...
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Raleigh priest ordained auxiliary bishop for Atlanta
ATLANTA—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...
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Creative Atlanta program training Spanish catechists garners national honor
ATLANTA—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...
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Bishop Shlesinger: Our lives must be founded on the person of Jesus
ATLANTA—Ancient prayers filled the candlelit Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta for prayer on the eve of the ordination of Atlanta’s new auxiliary bishop. Scores of clergy, men and women...
View ArticleTaste of Life to benefit housing program for HIV/AIDS patients
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...
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Priests gained helpful spiritual direction, humble guidance from future bishop
ATLANTA—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....
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Pastor’s life spent in rural, Hispanic N.C. communities
ATLANTA—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...
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Nicaragua mission trips inspire three friends to become doctors
FLOWERY 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...
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Two thousand witness history at dedication of new Raleigh cathedral
RALEIGH, N.C. (CNS)—The Diocese of Raleigh began the day with the smallest Catholic cathedral in the continental United States. But when the July 26 dedication of a new cathedral concluded, the diocese...
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An interview with ‘Bishop Ned’
ATLANTA—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...
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First & 10 with Pinecrest’s new football coach
CUMMING—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...
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Longtime pastor of Most Blessed Sacrament Church retires
ATLANTA—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...
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A trio of anniversaries for Holy Spirit’s pastor
ATLANTA—Msgr. Edward J. Dillon, pastor of Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta, celebrated his 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on June 10. Knights of Columbus provide an honor guard for the...
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Reach for Excellence grads continue to succeed
Daniel Chandra ATLANTA—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...
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As school year begins, five Catholic schools welcome new principals at the helm
ATLANTA—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...
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The Green Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 12:15 p.m. at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 48 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta. The Mass on the feast day of St. Francis of...
View ArticleAACCW members to gather for 61st annual convention
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...
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