ATLANTA--The Georgia Bulletin received two awards May 23 in the annual journalism competition sponsored by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. A book by Father Robert Kinast was also recognized.

Staff member Rita McInerney won in two newspaper categories for her article on Bill Corrigan, a member of Transfiguration Parish in Marietta who was jailed for 60 days for protesting the School of the Americas at Fort Benning.

The interview, published in The Georgia Bulletin July 18, 1996, won a third-place award in the best personality profile and an honorable mention in the best feature category for newspapers in the 40,000 and over circulation division. McInerney has been on the staff of the paper since 1985 following a career in the daily press in Pennsylvania.

In the competition among Catholic books published in 1996, Father Kinast, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, won a third-place award in the professional books category for "Let Ministry Teach: A Guide to Theological Reflection," published by The Liturgical Press. Judges said the book "offers a rich and invaluable guide for those involved in pastoral training and education."

His articles frequently appear in the Faith Alive! section of the newspaper and he is director of the Center for Theological Reflection at Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.

Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson, the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, won a third-place award in the Scripture category for his book, "The Real Jesus" published by HarperSanFrancisco. The book, reviewed in The Georgia Bulletin Feb. 8, 1996, was described by judges as timely and "timeless because it reminds us that the Jesus we meet in the New Testament is the resurrected Lord."

Awards to Catholic newspapers, magazines and book publishers were given during the 1997 Catholic press convention held in Denver May 21-24.