2023
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A priest walks into a Waffle House
By LAURETTA HANNON, Commentary
Published April 3, 2023It sounds like a joke, but a priest really did walk into my Waffle House that morning. He was an arresting figure–clad in a black cassock, exuding a commanding military air and, well, he radiated.
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Removing thorns from suffering people
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published April 3, 2023As I walked barefooted across the rug, I suddenly felt a stabbing pain in my foot. I limped over to the bed and extracted the object that had pierced my heel, while watching in horror, as blood pooled on the floor.
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In memory of David Bottoms, former Poet Laureate of Georgia
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D.
Published April 3, 2023We don’t often think of poets as having “fans,” but for people like me, great poets are on the same level as ballplayers, movie stars, and rock bands. Growing up in Georgia, I was a great fan of two wonderful Georgia poets: James Dickey and David Bottoms.
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Atlanta Catholics reflect on a decade of Pope Francis’ leadership
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 31, 2023The Georgia Bulletin asked people in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to share how they have been shaped by Pope Francis as he celebrated 10 years as pope in March.
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Praying for the persecuted
By BISHOP JOEL M. KONZEN, S.M.
Published March 30, 2023As the church comes to the solemn week when we recall our Lord’s Passion, it is a good time for us to be praying for those who are in harm’s way as they preach and live the Gospel message.
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Schools bring STREAM labs, technology to spark young minds
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 30, 2023Schools in the archdiocese are showcasing innovative ways to teach science and engineering. Educators said students may not become doctors or scientists, but they will learn life skills.
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Update: Independent review of child abuse files for Archdiocese of Atlanta released
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published March 24, 2023The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia (PAC) released a report on its independent review of child sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and Diocese of Savannah March 24.
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Journey into the deepest heart of Lent
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published March 22, 2023What is Lent all about at heart? Yes, we fast and pray and give alms, but unless we have a deeper change, these sacrifices can become meaningless.
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‘Jesus Revolution ‘doctrinally dodgy’ but uplifting
By JOHN MULDERIG, OSV News
Published March 22, 2023The Woodstock generation gets religion in the fact-based drama “Jesus Revolution” (Lionsgate). Refreshingly free of the usual objectionable ingredients, this generally appealing Evangelically-flavored look back at a somewhat surprising chapter in Baby Boomer history is doctrinally dodgy but ethically uplifting.
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Deacon James M. Easterwood remembered
Published March 21, 2023
Deacon Jim Easterwood died Feb. 23. He was 76 years old. He served at Transfiguration Church and St. Michael the Archangel Church.
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Perpetual adoration: the start of something big
By BRIAN DOOLING, Commentary
Published March 20, 2023On Nov. 1, 1998, our family attended the first Mass for a new mission parish called St. Brigid. The Mass was celebrated in the Centennial High School Auditorium. The assigned administrator, Father Joe Corbett, thought that we might have 20 people show up. Instead, there were over 500 people there.
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Fish fry season a time for fellowship
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 16, 2023Community comes together at St. Thomas More Church on Fridays like it does at parishes around the Atlanta Archdiocese as hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of meals are served at traditional Lenten fish frys.
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Athens’ Monsignor Donovan High School walks with students facing cancer
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 16, 2023Prayers for the intercession of St. Peregrine were added to the morning announcements at Monsignor Donovan High School as two of its students had their lives altered by cancer. Eduardo Blanco and John Paul Abrigo learned of their diagnoses within weeks of each other.
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Profound gratitude to God
By BISHOP JOHN N. TRAN
Published March 16, 2023Since ordination, I have been asked numerous times by those I encounter: How is the transition? The answer: From my perspective, it is going well. However, others may have a different opinion. If it is indeed going well, then I only have God and others to thank.
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Chesterton Academy hires headmaster, prepares for inaugural year
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 16, 2023A new high school featuring a classical education on the campus of St. Catherine of Siena Church achieved a milestone with the recent hiring of a headmaster, along with naming its faculty.
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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.