April 17, 2025
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Sister Mary Seraphina professes first vows as diocesan hermit
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published April 30, 2025Monica Frank, now known as Sister Mary Seraphina of the Divine Will, professed first vows as a hermit in the Archdiocese of Atlanta March 27.
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Remembering the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and America’s exit from Vietnam
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D.
Published April 30, 2025Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the Vietnam War remains complicated and enigmatic. It defies an easy summation; it even resists the commemoration we typically associate with anniversaries. Rather than platitudes, perhaps the best approach is prayer.
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Children understand the secret of Easter
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY
Published April 20, 2025I was in the grocery store when I spotted a chocolate rabbit that unlocked a cache of memories.
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Renovations bring Basilica chapel to life
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 18, 2025Once tucked between the altar and the sacristy at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was a small room known by parishioners as the Bishop’s Chapel. After a recent renovation project, it offers a new adoration space for the community.
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Read to Succeed, Spring Fling support refugee children in Clarkston
By NATALIA DURON
Published April 18, 2025Catholic Charities Atlanta partnered with President’s Circle and Holy Spirit Church Women’s Club to host a Read to Succeed event and Spring Fling. Children of refugee families living in Clarkston spent the afternoon choosing books, playing with friends and engaging in arts and crafts.
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Georgia lawmakers pass bill protecting those with intellectual disabilities from death penalty
By NATALIA DURON
Published April 17, 2025House Bill 123, a measure to protect vulnerable individuals from the death penalty, passed the Georgia Senate on March 31.
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Holy Spirit Preparatory wind symphony shines at Festival of Gold
By NATALIA DURON
Published April 16, 2025The Holy Spirit Preparatory School wind symphony performed in this year’s Festival of Gold at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The upper school students earned straight gold ratings from a panel of adjudicators with scores 95 and higher.
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Following Blessed Carlo Acutis
By BISHOP JOHN TRAN
Published April 16, 2025Although Blessed Carlo died of leukemia at the age of 15, his short but profound life taught us—young and old—many lessons in holiness.