2020
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Ideals of St. Francis of Assisi showcased in prayer and song at pallium Mass
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 15, 2020In the pews at St. Peter Chanel Church was the composer of “Pax et Bonum,” Vincent Ambrosetti. He listened as a smaller-than-usual group of musicians led the congregation and prayed with his longtime friend, Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer.
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Faithful Citizenship videos a starting point for Catholic voters
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 15, 2020The Archdiocese of Atlanta released new Faithful Citizenship videos to help guide Catholic voters in the upcoming elections.
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Mass, panel discussion upcoming events for Respect Life Month
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 15, 2020Read about a few upcoming events that will conclude Respect Life Month in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Archdiocese to offer virtual program on new ‘Directory for Catechesis’ in Spanish
Published October 15, 2020
The Office of Multicultural Ministries of the archdiocese has prepared a virtual presentation under the theme: “New Directory for Catechesis: The Gospel Always Current.”
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Beatified teen showed that heaven is ‘attainable goal,’ cardinal says
By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, Catholic News Service
Published October 10, 2020Thousands sang and applauded as Italian teen Carlo Acutis was beatified Oct. 10 in a town dear to him and to many Christians around the world: Assisi.
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Archbishop Hartmayer receives sacred pallium
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published October 9, 2020During an Oct. 7 Mass focused on unity, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., received his sacred pallium blessed by Pope Francis. St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell, hosted the pallium Mass.
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A visit from a mysterious animal
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published October 6, 2020In the pitch-dark morning, I noticed my cat acting strangely. He was running between the window and the screen door and peering anxiously outside.
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New columbarium extension of Ignatius House mission
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published October 1, 2020The Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center in Atlanta has a new place of prayer on the property for those remembering deceased loved ones and contemplating their own journeys.
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New family formation program supports the ‘domestic church’
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 1, 2020“Families Forming Disciples,” created by the Office of Formation and Discipleship for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, is designed to help families encounter the Lord together as a “domestic church” at home.
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Atlanta parishes making environmental inroads
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 1, 2020In the five years since Pope Francis issued his encyclical on the environment, Catholics are taking steps to use clean-energy technology to help the climate crisis.
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Atlanta Catholics remain faithful in pandemic
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published October 1, 2020Moving forward in faith, Atlanta Catholics have adapted to new ways of worship and serving in the pandemic.
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Building on the experience of 2020
By ARCHBISHOP GREGORY J. HARTMAYER, OFM Conv., Commentary
Published October 1, 2020Despite the constraints placed on us by the coronavirus, by your words and your deeds I have formed a first impression of the people of God in the Archdiocese of Atlanta that is both profoundly powerful and deeply humbling.
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Atlanta seminarians provide aid, comfort to hurricane victims
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published October 1, 2020After Hurricaine Laura destroyed parishes and homes in Lake Charles, Louisiana, students from Notre Dame Seminary provided spiritual comfort and clean-up help to families affected.
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Bishop Stephen Parkes asks for prayers as he begins ministry in Savannah
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published September 30, 2020Ordained and installed as the 15th bishop of the Diocese of Savannah on Sept. 23, Bishop Stephen Parkes said he was inspired by the life of St. Pio of Pietrelcina.
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Amy Coney Barrett recalls Scalia’s ‘incalculable influence’ on her
By CAROL ZIMMERMANN, Catholic News Service
Published September 30, 2020Justice Antonin Scalia, who died more than four years ago, loomed large in President Trump’s announcement of his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
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Sunday Mass dispensation extended until further notice
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published September 26, 2020On Friday, Sept. 25, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., announced that the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass will remain in place until further notice.
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Archbishop Hartmayer’s greeting to the Jewish community
Published September 23, 2020
My Dear Friends and Colleagues in the Jewish Faith: The LORD bless you and keep you. The LORD make his face shine to you, And be gracious to you. The LORD lift up his countenance to you, And give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26) Pax et Bonum! Peace and Good! In the name of the clergy […]
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Archbishop Hartmayer offers statement on death penalty, prayers for victims at vigil
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published September 22, 2020Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., participated in an online prayer vigil against federal executions by offering a statement on the death penalty and prayers for the victims and their loved ones.
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Enduring human nature in Chaucer’s ‘The Miller’s Tale’
By DR. DAVID A. KING, Commentary
Published September 21, 2020Defiance is part of being a student; it’s a universal and unchanging quality of youth. While many of us wring our hands and complain about the reckless behavior of college kids, we often forget that we ourselves once behaved in similar ways.
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Breaking down the walls of our stony hearts
By LORRAINE V. Murray, Commentary
Published September 18, 2020One of the biggest lies of childhood is that old adage, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.”