2023
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Synod synthesis shows agreement, divergences, including on ‘synodality’
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published November 2, 2023A report summarizing discussions at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops said the church may need more welcoming pastoral approaches, especially to people who feel excluded, but also acknowledged fears of betraying traditional church teachings and practices.
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Taking care of creation
By BERNADETTE NARO , Special to the Bulletin
Published November 2, 2023I can vividly picture the scene in my first-grade classroom when I first learned about climate change. My teacher stood at the board explaining humans’ destructive impact on the earth and issuing a warning: unless we repaired our relationship with the planet there would be dangerous consequences.
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Father Eduardo Rodriguez, OCSO, remembered
Published October 26, 2023
Father Eduardo Rodriguez, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, died Oct. 24, at the monastery infirmary in the company of his brothers.
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Floriani to visit Atlanta Archdiocese
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published October 24, 2023Floriani, a men’s vocal ensemble dedicated to serving the church and saving the culture through the beauty of sacred music, will visit the Archdiocese of Atlanta Oct. 29-Nov. 5.
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Lasting Halloween mystery is in the Liturgy of the Word
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D., Commentary
Published October 23, 2023As cradle Catholics, both my boys love to observe any kind of special day or holiday, and among all the days they love to celebrate, All Hallows’ Eve—Halloween—is way at the top.
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A power humans were not meant to wield
By BISHOP JOHN N. TRAN
Published October 20, 2023This past Oct. 10, the 21st Annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer joined other faith leaders to ask our state elected officials to change the standard of proof for those with intellectual disabilities in capital cases.
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Franciscan friars unify nationwide, form Our Lady of Guadalupe province in Atlanta
By SUEANN HOWELL, OSV News
Published October 20, 2023The Order of Friars Minor—known as the “lesser brothers” of the Franciscan orders for their humility and simple brown robes—have formed a new, unified Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe that spans the United States coast to coast. The province will be headquartered in Atlanta.
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Advocates urge canonization for the ‘Saintly Six’ Black Catholic pioneers
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 19, 2023A group of pioneering Black Catholics, who served with love and devotion in the face of racism and injustice, are at the center of an effort by advocates to urge Pope Francis to expedite canonization.
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Reflections on the absence of a sandwich
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published October 19, 2023My cat bit me last week. I felt simultaneously baffled and betrayed, because he’s been my buddy for six years, and friends don’t sink their fangs into other friends!
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Archbishop Hartmayer joins interfaith effort for death penalty reform
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published October 18, 2023United in a common commitment to end the death penalty, dozens of faith leaders and advocates assembled outside the Georgia State Capitol Oct. 10 for a prayer vigil.
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Archbishop Hartmayer’s statement in response to Holy Land violence
Published October 12, 2023
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., issued a statement Oct. 12 in response to violence in the Holy Land. “I implore not only the Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, but all people of good will to pray for peace,” he said.
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Archdiocesan schools strive for podium appearances at state meet
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 11, 2023Cross-country teams at the three Archdiocese of Atlanta high schools are tightening their laces to put in the miles with speed drills, pacing runs and conditioning on hills. The season is entering its second half, with the biggest races of the season looming.
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Emory author hopes to inspire view of parishes as ‘schools of solidarity’
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published October 9, 2023Susan B. Reynolds studies and teaches Catholic theology at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. She recently published her first book, which takes a deep dive into a working-class parish in Boston.
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Light of Our Parish Life: Proclaiming the word of God at Mass
By ALEX BROWN, Special to the Bulletin
Published October 8, 2023Four Atlanta lectors, who have inspired many by their gift of sharing the events, parables, truths and allegories of the faith, reflect on their commitments to this ministry.
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The dream that never ends
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published October 5, 2023As a little girl, I had a dream about a boy whom I’d never met before. In the dream, we were the perfect match, absolutely kindred spirits, and we connected with a deep, fervent and purely innocent love.
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Castranio Georgia Bulletin Fund to sustain work of archdiocesan newspaper
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published October 5, 2023For 60 years, The Georgia Bulletin has been the source of Catholic news for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In commemoration of the anniversary, an endowment named for its late executive editor Mary Anne Castranio has been established.
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Emily Wilson shares message of being rooted in Christ at UGA visit
By ALLISON MAWN, Special to the Bulletin
Published October 5, 2023On Sept. 28, global influencer, author and speaker Emily Wilson visited the University of Georgia Catholic Center, providing an encouraging message to the community.
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Celebrating the gift of St. Francis of Assisi
By ARCHBISHOP GREGORY J. HARTMAYER, OFM Conv.
Published October 4, 2023When I was appointed the Bishop of Savannah in 2011, I chose as my Episcopal Motto, Pax et Bonum! (Peace and All Good!). St. Francis of Assisi, whose spiritual son I am, would greet his brothers with these words.
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U.S. delegates say prayer is key to synod
By MARIA WIERING, OSV News
Published October 4, 2023Bishop Kevin Rhoades is one of 14 U.S. bishops participating in the synod’s Oct. 4-29 general assembly meeting. Ten other voting nonbishop delegates appointed by Pope Francis also are attending from the United States and Canada, including four American laypeople.
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The Universal Prayer of Pope Clement XI
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D.
Published September 25, 2023I am surprised that so few people seem to know the Universal Prayer, for it really covers nearly every aspect of the challenges we face in keeping faith. The prayer was clearly conceived by a man who knew the difficulties inherent in religious discipline. I
