September 2010
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Teachable moments on the gridiron
Published September 29, 2010
Coach Brian Moscona, standing, second from right in sun visor, gathers the Holy Spirit Preparatory School football players together following their Sept. 18 game against Griffin Christian. Standing around him are assistant coaches (l-r) Peter Schoenthaler, Tommy Curtin and Patrick Devine. I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of athletes at all […] Full Story
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Amazing Race Review
Published September 27, 2010
An Atlanta area Catholic parishioner and her birth daughter are competing in this season’s “Amazing Race,” so I’ll be watching this fast-paced Sunday show as my journalistic duty. Read about Andrea DeKroon and birth daughter Jenna Sykes as they attempt to win $1 million on the 17th edition of the series here. And here’s their […] Full Story
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Social Media on the brain
Published September 24, 2010
It is a social media bonanza here at the Georgia Bulletin. Thursday night at Taco Mac near the Perimeter Mall, several folks involved with the new media gathered. It was the meeting of the Catholic social media users group in the Big Peach. There were podcasters, ‘tweeters,’ writers, leaders with Star Quest Production Network and […] Full Story
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Mercy’s music festival sizzles and that’s not all
Published September 20, 2010
Kevin Wyglad & Chasing Grace perform the Beatles rendition of “Let It Be.” Last Saturday Our Lady of Mercy High School hosted its second annual MusicFest at their outdoor stadium. I missed MusicFest 2009, but from what I’m told this year’s was bigger. They doubled the length of the event (12 noon – 8 pm), […] Full Story
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Does that face on TV look familiar? You may be sharing a pew with them.
Published September 15, 2010
Two Catholics in the Atlanta Archdiocese are hopefuls in national contests. The first is Henry Chandler, chef/owner of Henry’s Louisiana Grill, Acworth. Out of thousands of nominations, he is one of 18 finalists to be named the “People’s Platelist” sponsored by “Nightline.” The winner is to be an “authentic and creative chef” with a signature […] Full Story
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A Small Town Honors 10 Who Died
Published September 10, 2010
I went home. Home is where you sit down and the place itself speaks to you. In my small hometown, what’s new always stands out because much stays the same. As I walked around, I saw a new park with benches and a stone tablet in a semicircle, dappled with sunlight and shade, just off […] Full Story
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August’s Top 5 local stories
Published September 8, 2010
Writers and editors in August were hard at work showcasing the Catholic events, from back-to-school profiles to a Hispanic ‘Encuentro’ evangelizing a parish. Here are the top five local new stories in August that grabbed eyeballs at the Georgia Bulletin Web site. Georgia Bulletin Photo Slideshows What I Have Seen And Heard, columns by Archbishop […] Full Story
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Letters of the lawn
Published September 2, 2010
Yesterday I was on my way into Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, to take some photos for an upcoming story on the school’s 10th anniversary, when these large, painted letters caught my attention. They were not hard to miss because they were bright yellow. The letters, each spanning 26 feet in height, are cut to […] Full Story
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In the most unexpected of places
Published September 1, 2010
Last Sunday, as my wife and I boarded a plane scheduled to leave from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport heading to Atlanta, we arrived at our seats to find an older woman in the row, her head buried in a stack of documents. We did not exchange hello’s as not to bother her and so […] Full Story