February 20, 2025

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Bishop fields questions from youngsters
Published February 21, 2025
Students at Holy Spirit Prep School got an opportunity to question and respond to Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III during a school visit.
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Are we there yet?
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY
Published February 21, 2025“Class, today we have a new girl” were the most dreaded words of my childhood. I was the red-faced, chubby girl, cringing before a sea of curious eyes, as the teacher introduced me to my classmates.
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Cursillo impacts communities, transforms lives of parishioners in archdiocese
By NATALIA DURON
Published February 21, 2025Cursillo is a three-day spiritual experience that offers a deep dive into personal reflection and the Catholic faith. Parishioners in the Archdiocese of Atlanta share their experiences from the weekend workshop and how it transformed their spiritual life.
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T.S. Eliot’s ‘Ash Wednesday’ as compass and comfort in Lent
By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D.
Published February 21, 2025Another Ash Wednesday will soon be upon us, marking the beginning of another Lent. The pace and predictability of the liturgical year—like the academic year—seem both quicker and more comfortable as the years go by.
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Catholics advocate for people with intellectual disabilities
By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
Published February 20, 2025On Feb. 12, Catholics and other advocates gathered at the Georgia State Capitol for “Ring Around the Capitol” to urge senators and representatives to protect individuals with intellectual disabilities from facing execution in this state.
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The invitation of Lent
By BISHOP JOHN N. TRAN
Published February 20, 2025This Lent, perhaps we can think about how to best share our gifts with those who need them most.
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Humility and prayer part of artistic process for iconographer
Published February 20, 2025
As a lifelong artist, Patricia Mattozzi embraced one of the little-known traditions of iconography: never signing her work.
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Catholic Metro Sports programs a ‘stepping stone’ to the church
By MEG BUTLER, Special to the Bulletin
Published February 20, 2025Catholic Metro Sports operates recreational sports leagues for more than 5,900 youth athletes who find community and camaraderie on the fields and courts.
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Pope to U.S.: Migration policies built on force, not truth, ‘will end badly’
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published February 11, 2025Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to “narratives” that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and refugees. The pope made his comments in a letter to the U.S. Bishops released Feb. 11.