Copyright (c) 2009 The Georgia Bulletin http://www.georgiabulletin.org/ Catholic news happening in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and around the world from the The Georgia Bulletin 28738 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/ordinations/?s= (L-r, standing) Father Neil J. Herlihy, pastor of St. Peter the Rock Church, The Rock, Father Joseph Shaute, pastor of St. Clement Church, Calhoun, Father John Fallon, prison chaplain, and Father Luis Guillermo Córdoba, administrator of Our Lady of the Americas Mission, Lilburn, lay hands upon ordination candidates (l-r)... 28739 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/drawn/?s= ATLANTA—Father Omar Loggiodice remembers seeing a small, wooden tabernacle as a young man, and before he could fully understand the miracle of the Eucharist, he sensed God’s presence in that small resting place in the church sanctuary. “Why is he in that little box?” he asked himself on several occasions... 28741 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/dream/?s= ATLANTA—Father Salomón Garcia Cortés was drawn to his first seminary in Mexico in part because it specialized in training men to be missionary priests. “You had to go out. That meant you are going to meet a lot of people from different cultures,” he said. That prospect seemed exciting to... 28742 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/call/?s= ATLANTA—Here was Father Bill Hao’s could-not-fail plan several years ago: Find a nice Catholic lady by attending a discernment group of men and women at Emory University. He laughs about the idea now. “The funny thing is God has a sense of humor. It wasn’t my purpose that eventually happened,... 28743 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/called/?s= ATLANTA—As Father Tim Gallagher prepared himself in the days prior to his ordination, he felt a slew of emotions wash over him. He knew that when the day came on Saturday, June 27, there would be a feeling of relief as years of study, patience and prayer came to fruition.... 28744 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/assignments/?s= ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments. All the assignments are effective July 1, 2009, unless otherwise noted. First Pastorate Father Rafael Carballo , currently a parochial vicar at St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Cumming, has been assigned to his first pastorate as pastor of Our Lady... 28745 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/light/?s= It is so easy to criticize priests. This one delivers dull sermons. That one is always asking for money. The other one sings off-key. And of course many lay people think they know the perfect cure for whatever ails any particular priest. “Oh, if the Church would just let them... 28746 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/image/?s= Henri Cartier-Bresson was a famous photographer. He died in 2004, leaving behind thousands of images that he took in places all over the world. Some are portraits of famous people. But the heart of his work involved taking pictures of ordinary scenes, scenes we see every day—city streets, people walking,... 28747 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/da/?s= ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in deacon assignments. Deacon Jose G. Espinosa has been reassigned from Our Lady of the Americas Mission, Lilburn, to Transfiguration Church, Marietta, effective June 10. Deacon Ronald S. Carr has been restored to active ministry as a deacon and has been... 28748 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/pa/?s= ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. Archbishop Gregory has confirmed the recommendation of Father Eric Flood, North American District Superior of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, and has granted faculties of the archdiocese to Father Thomas M. Fritschen, FSSP, to serve as a... 28749 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/summer/?s= The Georgia Bulletin summer publication schedule is July 16, Aug. 6 and Aug. 20. Regular publication will resume Sept. 3. ... 28750 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/reaches/?s= Paul had a bold take on the Gospel. He proclaimed that all peoples of the world were invited into a saving covenant relationship with the God of his Jewish ancestors through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He put it quite simply to the Corinthians: “God was reconciling the... 28751 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/first/?s= ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named four priests as first-time pastors, effective July 1. Father Rafael Carballo, currently a parochial vicar at St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Cumming, will become pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Carrollton. Father Luis Guillermo Cordoba, currently a parochial vicar at St. Francis... 28752 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/centenarians/?s= (Clockwise, from top right) Jim Kelly and his Holy Cross Church friends Barbara Emerson, Lynn King and Sister of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd Connie Thompson pray over their breakfast at the nearby Galaxy Diner following morning Mass. Kelly celebrated his centennial birthday at the establishment... 28753 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/sutter/?s= Rev. Mr. Richard Sutter, far right, was ordained to the transitional diaconate for the Legionaries of Christ in May. He is the son of Atlanta Archdiocese Deacon Lloyd Sutter, left, and Jill Sutter, second from right. Bishop Peter J. Jugis of the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C., second from left,... 28754 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/valasik/?s= ATLANTA—On Saturday, May 16, Sister Linda Valasik, a golden jubilarian, gathered with Sisters of the Humility of Mary of Villa Maria, Pa., associates, family and friends, for a liturgy of thanksgiving with other honored sisters celebrating their jubilees of religious profession. The liturgy was celebrated in Magnificat Chapel at... 28755 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/magnificat/?s= LILBURN—Nationally known speaker and teacher Aggie Neck will address women at the August Magnificat breakfast to be held on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Killian Hall. A gifted leader, she directs Servant House, a Catholic charismatic house of prayer in Marksville, La., that focuses on spiritual direction, inner healing, prayer for... 28756 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/slms/?s= ATLANTA—The 2009 Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium will be held at Our Lady of the Assumption Church on Saturday, Aug. 22. The Saturday symposium consists of Mass, workshop sessions given by nationally known speakers, and sung vespers. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will give this year’s keynote address. The symposium is sponsored... 28757 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/tot/?s= ATLANTA—The summer speaker series Theology on Tap is underway and open to young adults, ages 18-40, of all denominations and various walks of life. Sessions consist of well-known inspirational speakers and an open forum, with a twist: All sessions are held at local bars and restaurants. The purpose of the... 28758 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/cup/?s= ATLANTA—For the first time in the history of the Dodge Directors Cup, Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, and Atlanta’s Marist School and St. Pius X High School have been awarded the trophy in the same year. The Directors Cup recognizes “those athletic departments in all Georgia High School Association classifications... 28759 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/braves/?s= A day at Turner Field puts a smile on everyone's face. Children attending a Catholic Charities Atlanta summer camp, along with their chaperones, attend a Braves game as guests, meeting Braves players Mike Gonzalez, Jair Jurrjens and Diory Hernandez, receiving T-shirts and caps and sitting behind the dugout. Pictured... 28760 2 Jul 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/07/02/visitors/?s= (Clockwise, from left) Hawthorne Dominican Sister Miriam, the home’s mother superior, activities director Gloria Parker and Lesley Smith admire Dakota, the horse of Atlanta policeman Officer Erickie Godfrey. (Photos by Michael Alexander) As registered nurse Joseph Garvey, left, and patient Gideon Grau, right, look on, Our Lady of Perpetual... 28728 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/us-1/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic bishops in the Group of Eight industrialized countries have urged their nations' leaders to remember the poor and address the issue of global climate change during the upcoming G-8 summit. Leaders from eight of the globe's wealthiest countries, including President Barack Obama of the United States,... 28729 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/us-2/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A Seattle judge's order overturning a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy on visas for foreign-born religious workers will give those workers "the peace of mind to continue providing important services in their communities and parishes," said the head of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network. Mark Franken,... 28730 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/us-3/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The "ambiguities" in a 7-year-old document from Catholic and Jewish dialogue partners are continuing to cause confusion, two committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a June 18 note. The USCCB committees on Doctrine and on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs said the Catholic section... 28731 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/us-4/?s= BURLINGTON, Mass. (CNS) -- Priests today must be inspired by the ministry of St. John Vianney, their patron saint, which was characterized by love and prayer, Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley said. He urged priests to forge a renewed fraternal unity that celebrates their shared missions of serving Christ and... 28732 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/us-5/?s= ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- As the June 29 close of the year of St. Paul drew near, the Cathedral of St. Paul announced its new designation as the National Shrine of the Apostle Paul. The cathedral is among about 100 U.S. Catholic churches that have been honored with the... 28733 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/world-1/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Priests can preach the Gospel effectively only if they give their lives totally to Christ, Pope Benedict XVI said. At his weekly general audience June 24, the pope said the fact that the new Year for Priests overlapped for 10 days with the concluding year of... 28734 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/world-2/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Marking the 150th anniversary of what became the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for the release of all people held by kidnappers in conflict zones and especially for the release of an Italian Red Cross worker in the Philippines. The... 28735 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/world-3/?s= TORONTO (CNS) -- The Mexican partners of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace were imprudent when they signed a statement on human rights sent to the United Nations, but Canada's bishops have found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the aid agency or its partners, said... 28736 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/world-4/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Spain's Catholic bishops have criticized legislation that would liberalize the country's abortion laws, calling the bill "a very serious danger for the common good." In a document posted on the bishops' conference Web site in mid-June, the bishops' Permanent Commission said it felt a religious duty to... 28737 24 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/24/people-1/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has named a 49-year-old Indian member of the Society of the Divine Word to be the new archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Bulawayo has been without an archbishop since September 2007 when Archbishop Pius Ncube, an outspoken opponent of Zimbabwe's political leadership, resigned in... 28716 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/us-1/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- One day after the deadliest accident in the history of Washington's Metro subway system, Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl gathered with Metro employees to pray for those who died or were injured in the incident. "Confident that God always remembers the good we have done and God is... 28717 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/us-2/?s= ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) -- Even after it was amended to include all public institutions, a bill that would have extended the statute of limitations for lawsuits related to the sexual abuse of a minor was "inherently bad public policy," said the executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference.... 28718 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/us-3/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After more than two years of consultations, leaders from Catholic health care, the labor movement and the U.S. bishops' conference have agreed on a set of principles designed to ensure a fair process as health care workers decide whether to join a union. A 12-page document laying... 28719 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/us-4/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Specialty license plates offer motorists a chance to express pride in sports teams, the military and a variety of organizations, and for the past 10 years a different kind of plate has promoted adoption as an alternative to abortion. The "Choose Life" tag celebrated its 10th anniversary... 28720 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/us-5/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Parish closings are nothing new in the history of the U.S. Catholic Church, but the pace of closures and mergers has accelerated over the past 20 years, as several factors have converged. One factor has been the shrinking population base of many parishes. Catholic families in the... 28721 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/us-6/?s= MABEL, Minn. (CNS) -- In small-town and rural America, residents are used to going great distances to get the things they need: cars, farm implements, groceries, household goods -- even church services. A bishop of a rural diocese might point out that Catholic churches are frequently located about eight miles... 28722 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/world-1/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The sign of an archbishop's authority is not a scepter, but a circular stole made of lamb's wool to evoke the idea that he is, first of all, a shepherd. The stole, called a pallium, goes around the archbishop's neck and is worn over his chasuble... 28723 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/world-2/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Political leaders are unlikely to come up with effective responses to climate change because "the solutions are going to hurt" and be too unpopular with voters, said the head of Caritas Internationalis. But aid organizations, like Caritas, can make a difference by promoting the ethical and... 28724 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/world-3/?s= VENICE, Italy (CNS) -- In the increasing global mixture of peoples, balancing the religious traditions of minorities and those of the dominant culture has proven to be a crucial and delicate task, said participants at an international conference in Italy. The issue has been pushed to the forefront in many... 28725 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/world-4/?s= ABOUD, West Bank (CNS) -- Reema Yakoub and Sausan Nabil Massad sat, commiserating together, sipping Arabic coffee in the parish women's social hall after Sunday Mass. Between them, they have five adult children who are all still single and living at home. "It is very important for our children to... 28726 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/world-5/?s= VENICE, Italy (CNS) -- Two weeks after President Barack Obama's groundbreaking speech in Cairo, several Christian leaders gave the president positive marks and expressed hope that it would open a new chapter of dialogue. "I think it had a very positive effect. It opened new horizons for cooperation between Christians... 28727 23 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/23/people-1/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI will welcome U.S. President Barack Obama to the Vatican July 10 for an audience scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Obama will visit Italy July 8-10 to participate in the Group of Eight summit, a meeting of leaders of the world's wealthiest nations.... 28705 19 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/19/us-1/?s= ROCHESTER, N.Y. (CNS) -- An official of the New York State Catholic Conference has criticized as "grossly unethical, dangerous and exploitative" a plan that allows state funds to be paid to women who donate their eggs for research purposes. The move was approved June 11 by the Empire State Stem... 28706 19 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/19/us-2/?s= SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) -- Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto and a group of Loretto High School donors in Sacramento are suing the religious order that closed the all-girls school in June. The bishop and seven other donors contend in the lawsuit, filed June 10 in Sacramento Superior Court against Loretto High... 28707 19 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/19/us-3/?s= FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (CNS) -- Catholic schools and other private institutions fare well in some areas of education research; in other areas, they do about as well as public schools. That's perhaps not surprising, but the research is coming from a public institution: the University of Arkansas' Department of Education Reform,... 28708 19 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/19/us-4/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A new, multipronged initiative by the National Catholic Partnership on Disability is aimed at helping parishes meet the social, emotional and spiritual needs of people with severe mental illness. The project, designed by the organization's Council on Mental Illness, includes one-day awareness workshops around the country; the... 28709 19 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/19/world-1/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Alleviating the "acute suffering of the poor" in North Korea must take priority over military action if the current crisis on the Korean peninsula is to be resolved, the umbrella group representing Catholic charities worldwide said. Members of Caritas Internationalis from Asia, Europe and North America... 28710 19 Jun 2009 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2009/06/19/world-2/?s= ROME (CNS) -- Criminals thinking about trafficking women and children for prostitution at the world's largest sporting events in 2010 will have to face the combined force of hundreds of women's religious orders. The 252 orders currently involved in combating human trafficking in 36 countries formed a new international network...