November 26, 2020
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Spanish language virtual program a success
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published December 2, 2020More than 250 participants from the Archdiocese of Atlanta and around the nation participated in the virtual program “New Directory for Catechesis: The Gospel Always Current.”
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Searching for the hidden message
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published December 2, 2020We moved often when I was a child, so I left secret messages in my various bedrooms to prove I had once lived there.
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Magnificat creates videos with bishop, Father Hepburn as speakers
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Special to the Bulletin
Published December 1, 2020The Magnificat ministry in the archdiocese, which has not been able to hold the Magnificat meal for women since March, has stepped out in faith, creating virtual events with speakers Bishop Bernard Shlesinger and Father Tim Hepburn. Both of the videos can be seen on the YouTube channel of the Magnificat Joyful Visitation chapter.
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Georgia prepares for Senate runoffs January 5
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published November 26, 2020Candidates for two U.S. Senate seats representing Georgia are preparing for a runoff election on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Faithful Citizenship videos available through the archdiocese can be a good starting point for Catholics preparing to vote.
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Faith, reason and Santa Claus
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D., Commentary
Published November 26, 2020How do we support what we profess to believe? Do we look for signs, for evidence, for visible proof? Or do we believe simply through faith?
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Gratitude for those sustaining the life of the church
By BISHOP JOEL M. KONZEN, SM
Published November 26, 2020It has been heartening to see first-hand the adaptations that parishes have made in order to continue serving their members, as well as the extra efforts being made by our priests and deacons to minister to their flocks.
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#iGiveCatholic responds to pandemic needs
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published November 26, 2020Coordinated locally by the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, #iGiveCatholic is an online giving day that brings the Catholic community together to give back.
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The necessity of Black Catholic History Month: A reflection
By ASHLEY MORRIS, Th.M.
Published November 26, 2020More than a 30-day recounting or retelling of a series of little-known church facts, Black Catholic History Month is the perfect opportunity to reflect upon and uplift God’s movement within communities regularly overlooked in our narratives.
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Reminders of what it means to be thankful
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 26, 2020As Thanksgiving approached, The Georgia Bulletin reached out to Catholics featured in earlier stories as the pandemic began. It was a hope that through their disrupted lives, they might remind us all of what it is to be thankful during this holiday.
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Faith-filled home becomes a home for faithful in Johns Creek
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published November 26, 2020Dr. Fred Jabaley, a cradle Catholic and dentist, bought farmland for his family on Old Alabama Road in 1973. Years later, the land and some surrounding it would become the home of St. Brigid Church and Holy Redeemer School in Johns Creek, and more recently the parish columbarium.
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Memorial Garden, columbarium at Johns Creek parish a place for prayer
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published November 26, 2020A quiet and prayerful memorial garden and columbarium sits right outside the adoration chapel at St. Brigid Church. Blessed by Cardinal Wilton Gregory in 2016, then Archbishop of Atlanta, the columbarium at the Johns Creek parish is a sacred resting place for cremated remains.
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Working group formed to deal with conflicts between Biden policies, church teaching
By MARK PATTISON, Catholic News Service
Published November 26, 2020Archbishop Allen Vigneron will head up a special working group of the U.S. bishops to address issues surrounding the election of a Catholic president and policies that may come about that would be in conflict with Catholic teaching and the bishops’ priorities.