March 2, 2023
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Patrick: the saint and the legend
By FATHER JOHN KIERAN, Commentary
Published March 8, 2023Separating the long-standing legends associated with St. Patrick and the man himself is a tricky task. The saint’s fame is worldwide, in every country, celebrated by millions on March 17, the day of his death.
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Growing up in a eucharistic environment
By FATHER TRI NGUYEN
Published March 7, 2023As I was closing the church after the monthly eucharistic adoration, I noticed a father with his children kneeling and praying in the front row when most people had already left. This image brought a flashback of a similar moving experience
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Church of the Purification celebrates 200 years
Published March 6, 2023
On Feb. 2, six bishops, several priests and laymen and women celebrated the 200th anniversary of the historic Church of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Daybreak in the desert with stained glass windows
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published March 3, 2023This morning, I woke up at 5 a.m. and had a quick breakfast, while my cat watched me in stunned silence. I could imagine his feline brain turning over the information: “Why is she up so early?
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Trappist Monastery remembers Brother Elias Marechal
Published March 3, 2023
Brother Elias Marechal, OCSO, a monk of the Cistercian (Trappist) Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, died Saturday, Feb. 25. Brother Elias, a monk of 30 years, was 86 years old.
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From Bethlehem to Calvary
By ARCHBISHOP GREGORY J. HARTMAYER, OFM Conv.
Published March 3, 2023It seems no sooner have we put away the Christmas decorations for another year than we embark upon our Lenten journeys. It is good for us to reflect on the Lord’s Passion from the perspective of Bethlehem.
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Buckhead’s Catholic, Baptist communities join together to offer preschool program
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published March 2, 2023A friendship between two pastors—one Catholic and one Baptist—led to the launch of a preschool to serve the children of both their church communities. Christ the King Preschool at Second-Ponce is celebrating its inaugural school year.
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Father Richard K. Young, former Atlanta priest, dies February 9
Published March 2, 2023
Father Richard Knox Young, a priest of the Diocese of Savannah, died Feb. 9 in Sri Lanka. He served for several years in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Sister Betty Smith, OP, dies February 11
Published March 2, 2023
Sister Betty Smith, OP, died Feb. 11, at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. Her religious name was Sister Erneste.
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Remembering Deacon John S. Strachan
Published March 2, 2023
Deacon John S. Strachan of Roswell died on Feb. 10. He was 77 years old.
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The spiritual side of retirement planning: the lagniappe step
By BILL CLARKE
Published March 2, 2023Several years ago, I had a rather serious surgery and was recuperating in intensive care. It was almost midnight, and it was very quiet in the ICU. I had tubes connected measuring my vital signs.
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St. Brendan’s shroud exhibit offers story of hope
Published March 2, 2023
An exhibit examining the Shroud of Turin is expanding its collection, giving visitors another perspective on the mystery surrounding the burial cloth. A bronze sculpture of Jesus as he was laid in the tomb helps visitors imagine the man wrapped in the shroud.
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Make room in the pews as 1,800 new believers join the church
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 1, 2023On April 8, at Easter Vigil liturgies across the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 1,831 catechumens and candidates will receive the sacraments for the first time.
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Archbishop Hartmayer blesses tabernacle at world’s busiest airport
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 1, 2023Travelers going through Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport now have the Blessed Sacrament to pray with. Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., blessed a tabernacle for the airport in February.