December 26, 2024
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Financial aid programs provide for Catholic families, schools in Georgia
By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
Published January 7, 2025Georgia’s Catholic and private schools are receiving boosts in funding through the efforts of several state- and archdiocesan-supported financial aid programs, including Georgia Promise Scholarships, GOAL, block grants and Georgia Special Needs Scholarships.
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In the mysterious heart of Christmas
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY
Published January 4, 2025“Let us lift up our hearts,” the priest prays. This is a moving moment in the liturgy, when we respond: “We lift them up to the Lord.”
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Five poems for a Christmas creche in verse
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D.
Published December 27, 2024The Christmas creche, or Nativity scene, is one of my favorite components of our celebration of Christ’s birth. At home, we have several scenes in all shapes and sizes—ornate Italian ceramics, large-scale figures for table-top use, sets adapted for children with Peanuts characters and Fisher Price Little People.
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Cathedral of Christ the King honors Our Lady of Guadalupe
By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
Published December 26, 2024On Dec. 11 and 12, the Cathedral of Christ the King was filled with prayers, music and vibrant celebration as parishioners gathered to honor the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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A Christmas homily to remember
By BISHOP JOHN N. TRAN
Published December 26, 2024In 2010 Archbishop Nikola Eterovic wrote a book titled, “The Word of God,” in which he advised those giving a homily at Mass to be well prepared, relevant and in general not go over eight minutes, the average amount of time for a listener to concentrate.
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Christmas greetings from Archbishop Hartmayer
Published December 23, 2024
“Like the shepherds on that holy night, let us not be afraid, for the message of Christmas is a message of hope—a hope that transcends time and circumstances,” says Archbishop Hartmayer.
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Hispanic families embrace the Holy Family
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 23, 2024“Las Posadas” is a popular Mexican devotion retracing Mary and Joseph’s journey to find lodging before securing shelter in the humble manger for the birth of Jesus.
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