2023
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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.
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Christ will do the work
By MICHELE MCHALE-PICKARD, Special to the Bulletin
Published February 26, 2023I grew up during the changing landscape after the Second Vatican Council, and adoration wasn’t a practice that I came to know and love until well into my adult life as a wife and mother.
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Ethel Waters and ‘His Eye is on the Sparrow’
By DR. DAVID KING, Ph.D.
Published February 23, 2023Like the character she plays, Ethel Waters had a particularly hard, yet fascinating, life before she appeared on Broadway in what became her most famous role on either stage or screen.
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Meet the deacons of 2023
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published February 23, 2023Get to know Atlanta’s newly ordained deacons, serving in parishes across the archdiocese.
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Parents get first-hand experience of Jesus’ kind of love
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published February 20, 2023“Thanks be to God!” The little voice rang out in the church at the end of daily Mass. A family with three small children, and another on the way, was attending, and the girl’s enthusiasm brought smiles to the congregation’s faces.
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Deacon Keith Kolodziej to speak at March Magnificat
By Georgia BullETIN STAFF
Published February 20, 2023Deacon Keith Kolodziej, of St. Peter Chanel Church, will be the speaker at the Magnificat gathering for women on March 18. He is the liaison to the archdiocese for the Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Renewal.
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Senior soccer captain at St. Mary’s Academy fueled by love of game, teammates
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 18, 2023It was at the age of 5 that Eva Launay-Fallasse stepped onto a soccer field for the first time. The St. Mary’s Academy senior is now co-captain of the school’s soccer team and also a leader off the field.
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Together for Life Rally draws scores to the Georgia Statehouse
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 18, 2023Scores of men and women came out in support of the Together for Life rally at the Georgia State Capitol. The midday rally on Feb. 9 was organized by nine civic and faith groups, including the Archdiocese of Atlanta, in opposition to abortion and to promote a culture of life.
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A fire that still burns
By BISHOP BERNARD E SHLESINGER III
Published February 18, 2023Recently, we honored the men and women religious working in the Archdiocese of Atlanta who have done incredible things. For example, the Sisters of Mercy opened the first hospital in Atlanta in 1880 having arrived with only five dollars for their use.
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Young Catholic Professionals in Atlanta teach integrating faith and work
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 17, 2023Women and men starting out in the workplace can draw on their faith to navigate the business world with the help of Young Catholic Professionals, a two-year-old organization in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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New deacons now turn to serve the poor and marginalized
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 16, 2023Eleven men celebrated their ordination to serve in the Archdiocese of Atlanta as permanent deacons Feb. 4 at Atlanta’s Cathedral of Christ the King. Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, presided at the ceremony.
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Encounter with Christ
By PATRICK METTS
Published February 16, 2023How can we seek to encounter Jesus in the Eucharist during this time of Eucharistic Revival? He is always ready and available, all we need to do is to give Our Lord the time and space to encounter us.