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Dance, music ministry leaders leave legacies worldwide
ATLANTA—On his priestly ordination in November 1988, Father Bruce Schultz, OP, remembers a young girl in her teens who was assigned to bring up the gifts during the Mass. He recalls her because she did...
View ArticleArchbishop Hartmayer’s statement on COVID-19 vaccines
ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., addressed the moral implications of COVID-19 vaccines in a Dec. 15 statement. In a memo to priests, school and chancery staff, he encouraged...
View ArticleReaders invited to rate top stories of 2020
ATLANTA—As Christmas leads into a new year, we begin to reflect on the goodness and challenges of 2020. While this year brought shelter-in-place orders that shut down parishes due to the coronavirus...
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Online Guadalupe celebrations honor ‘the mother of hope’
SMYRNA—Heart-felt handwritten prayers hung on a large tapestry of Our Lady of Guadalupe. “Thank you for being with us through the times of the virus,” wrote one believer. “Thank you for interceding for...
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A service of prayer and poinsettias held at Arlington
SANDY SPRINGS—While visiting the grave of beloved priest Father Juan de la Cruz at Arlington Memorial Park, Mary Lunsford Kaido, a member of Holy Family Church in Marietta, was inspired to create a...
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Ignatius House Retreat Center restoring trails
SANDY SPRINGS—The attraction of the forests surrounding Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center is spiritual, fueled by a sense of serenity and God. One day in September, Steve Craig prayed on a bridge on...
View ArticlePriests, lay faithful look ahead to 2021
ATLANTA—Father Brian Sheridan has a Ziggy cartoon tacked up on his office door at St. Thomas the Apostle in Smyrna. It’s a departure from the strip’s usual positive tone and whimsical humor. A bemused...
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Writer’s favorite stories showcased Catholics in ‘unexpected’ times
ATLANTA—If I could sum up the year 2020 into one word, I would go with “unexpected.” Many of us were hopeful for 2020, making plans to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and other...
View ArticleFavorite photograph harks back to an unfavorable moment in 2020
SMYRNA–My favorite photograph didn’t make the print edition of The Georgia Bulletin. It went straight to the Georgia Bulletin’s website. It’s the last image in the photo gallery atop Samantha Smith’s...
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A look back at 2020 in the Catholic community
ATLANTA—A year that became synonymous with COVID-19, 2020 will not soon be forgotten. Although it was a year shaped by public health concerns, financial hardships, separation from public worship and...
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Marist caps off perfect season with third state football championship
ATLANTA—Marist School is celebrating its 30-14 victory over Jefferson High School in the Class 4A state football championship, which took place at Georgia State University’s Center Parc Stadium on Dec....
View ArticleA reporter reflects on favorite stories of 2020
SMYRNA—On March 5, The Georgia Bulletin published a story about the annual Rite of Election where believers take the next step in joining the church at Easter. People there talked to me about how they...
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Pastor of Christ our Hope Church dies December 25
ATLANTA—Father John-Paul Ezeonyido, pastor of Christ our Hope Church in Lithonia, died Dec. 25 after a long illness. He was 50 years old. Born in Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria to Lawrence and Theresa Ezeonyido on...
View ArticleArchbishop Hartmayer’s statement on violence at nation’s Capitol
ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., released a statement on Friday, Jan. 8 in the wake of this week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol building. In his message, he urges prayer for a...
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Then & NOW: A mom who teaches lessons at home and school
ATLANTA—Nearly 12 years have gone by since I photographed Gina Parnaby with her daughter Elizabeth. We met earlier this month, for a socially-distanced photo session, in the chapel at Marist School,...
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Sculpture display to continue through February 3 at Holy Spirit
ATLANTA—Organizers of the “Angels Unawares” sculpture display at Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Atlanta are hoping Catholics will invite members of the community at large to see the monument to...
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Catholic Extension calendars support poor mission dioceses
ATLANTA—Hanging a calendar in your home can help bring the faith to an American family near you. Catholic Extension, a Papal Society that supports poor and remote Catholic communities throughout the...
View ArticleLenten ashes to be distributed by sprinkling
ATLANTA—In a Jan. 14 memo to pastors in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., outlined liturgical adjustments to the traditional Blessing of Throats and to the...
View ArticleGeorgia Catholic Conference observes opening days of unusual legislative...
ATLANTA—The Georgia Legislature started its new session Monday, Jan. 11, ushering in debates over spending and voting laws. A sign of the times, elected officials are working with a heavy police...
View ArticleMarist campus minister reflects on radical discipleship
ATLANTA—Bernadette Naro grew up expecting strangers as the guests of honor at the family’s Thanksgiving dinners, spending Saturdays at a city park giving food away or keeping a vigil outside of death...
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