New program offers 40 grants to try local Catholic schools
SMYRNA—Welcoming new students to archdiocesan schools is the goal of a pilot tuition reduction grant program announced May 12 by the Office of Catholic Schools. The Welcome Grant program of the...
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Fayetteville parish mourns death of pastor, Father Michael McWhorter
FAYETTEVILLE—A Georgia-born priest, Father Michael McWhorter loved Civil War history, his family’s Southern roots, his faith, and, most especially, the Eucharist. Father McWhorter, 52, died...
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Corpus Christi’s ‘Mama Gini’ is ‘like a diamond in your hand’
STONE MOUNTAIN—“Mama Gini” is a term of deep affection earned by Gini Eagen who for 30 years has served the refugees, the poor, and the community in need at Corpus Christi Church. A colleague said,...
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Come to pray at the 2016 Congress
COLLEGE PARK—It’s time, it’s almost time to gather for the annual celebration of the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The month of June and the feast of Corpus Christi together signal that it’s...
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Like early Christians, women, youth of year ‘continue the works of the Holy...
JOHNS CREEK— In the works of mercy, charity and vitality that outstanding women and young people are accomplishing in their parishes, “we can still behold the activity of God’s Holy Spirit in our own...
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Restoration work to begin at historic Sharon Catholic church
SHARON—The oldest parish site in the Atlanta Archdiocese is undergoing a preservation effort with the hope of drawing people to what its supporters call “the cradle of Catholic Georgia.” Purification...
View ArticleArchdiocese donates building to serve homeless pregnant women
EAST POINT—Sheltering Grace Ministry has a new facility to serve more homeless pregnant women. Local dignitaries, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, celebrated as Sheltering Grace settled into an...
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Meet seven graduating seniors who’ve inspired others
Frannie Geeslin, St. Pius X Click on their photos to read their stories and see videos. Tom Yao, Holy Spirit Prep ATLANTA—The end of the school year has arrived, and school communities around the...
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Georgia Bulletin to sponsor 2017 pilgrimage—with a special focus on Mary
SMYRNA—The Georgia Bulletin, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, is sponsoring a pilgrimage next year, with an emphasis on the Marian sites of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Our Lady of Lourdes...
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At the Congress, fight the Starve Wars on hunger: pack meals, buy shirts
ATLANTA—Three billion people around the world live in poverty and face hunger on a daily basis. Starve Wars, a meal-packing event to benefit the impoverished people of Burkina Faso, will take place...
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Black Catholics gather to learn history and plan for future
ATLANTA—Some 250 members of the black Catholic community from around the Southeast joined efforts in Atlanta in early April for a day of prayer. Father David Jones, pastor of St. Benedict the African...
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Father Anthony Delisi, ‘the one who invited people in,’ is laid to rest
CONYERS—Father Anthony Delisi, 87, a Cistercian monk for 67 years and priest for 61 years, was buried in the monks cemetery alongside Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Abbey on Saturday, May 14, following a...
View ArticleArchbishop announces new priest assignments, pastors
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments, effective July 1, unless otherwise noted. Interim administrator Father John M. Murphy, pastor of Holy Trinity...
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Vietnamese ministry pioneer retires on golden jubilee
RIVERDALE—Msgr. Francis Pham Van Phuong, retiring as pastor of Our Lady of Vietnam Church in Riverdale July 1, was the only Vietnamese priest in the Archdiocese of Atlanta for many years. Nearly 30...
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Two new transitional deacons heard call to priesthood in college
ATLANTA—Two transitional deacons were added to the ranks of clergy in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, as the men continue their spiritual journey toward ordination as priests. Rev. Mr. Brian McNavish and...
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Packaging meals for the hungry makes Eucharist more alive
COLLEGE PARK—A loud gong, sounded by Hailey Miller, a rising freshman at St. Pius X High School, set off a burst of whoops and applause from the hundreds of people busy filling plastic bags with soy,...
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The Monastery of the Holy Spirit elects eighth abbot May 29
CONYERS—On the feast of Corpus Christi, May 29, the monks of the Monastery of Holy Spirit elected Father Augustine Myslinski, OCSO, as their new abbot. The community elected Father Myslinski to serve...
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First Communion in Carrollton
Following the Mass where they made their first Communion, 9-year-old Mary Carmen Quiroga and her 12-year-old brother, Francisco, pose for a photograph as their mother, Benita Gonzalez, captures it on...
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Visiting Vietnamese bishop finds community ‘full of faith in Jesus’
COLLEGE PARK—With joyful song and clapping, the members of the Vietnamese community greeted Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as he visited the group’s program Saturday afternoon June 4 at the Eucharistic...
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Children in the Adore! track have questions for archbishop
COLLEGE PARK—The Adore! track for children at the Eucharistic Congress meant it was time for 20 questions with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. More than 400 children, between the ages of 5 and 11,...
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