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• Catholics remember 9/11 and look toward the future

  September 16, 2021

  The Sept. 20, 2001 issue of The Georgia Bulletin covered the local response to the tragic events of September 11. Some of the Catholics interviewed then shared their experiences of that day and how their lives have changed over the last 20 years. 

• In Slovakia, Pope reminds young people that church is their home

  September 15, 2021

  In a visit to Slovakia’s Roma community Sept. 14, Pope Francis emphasized to young people that the church is their home, saying “no one ought ever to feel out of place or set aside.”

• A journey toward Jesus, the friend

  September 14, 2021

  As many do, I abandoned the practice of Christian faith in my adolescence. I was a precocious, bookish, science-minded child, and because my catechesis was interrupted, faith (as I understood it) quickly became unbelievable, then intolerable. I quietly slipped away.

• Memories of 9/11

  September 12, 2021

  On Sept. 11, 2001, I was a student at St. Peter Claver Regional School in Decatur. I was in my morning math class, when an intercom announcement stated that parents would be picking up students throughout the day. One by one, I watched my fellow classmates leave class.

• Catholic leaders remember first responders, those who died on 9/11

  September 11, 2021

  The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recalled the heroic deeds of first responders and security forces during the Sept. 11 attacks around the country on the eve of the 20th anniversary.

• About religious exemptions in Atlanta

  September 8, 2021

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer and the auxiliary bishops of Atlanta are vaccinated, and they strongly encourage others to get a COVID-19 vaccine unless there is a medical reason not to do so. In his instructions to priests, the archbishop has stated they should not sign letters requesting a general religious exemption from the vaccination.

• Sister Jane Frances Williams, VHM, former superior, remembered

  September 7, 2021

  Sister Jane Frances Williams, VHM, the former superior of the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary for nine years, died the morning of Aug. 29 at the Snellville monastery

• Praying in the middle of nowheresville

  September 5, 2021

  Most folks planning a trip are excited about the prospects. It’s an adventure! It will be fun! Then there are people like me, who ponder the possible disasters that could occur.

• Legion of Mary marks centennial of evangelizing, prayer

  September 3, 2021

  As the Legion of Mary celebrates 100 years of ministry, Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III of Atlanta hopes the legion will continue to challenge the laity to step “out into the world of evangelization.” 

• COVID-19 protocols are pro-life

  September 3, 2021

  Just as we were beginning to think we were turning a corner in this horrible pandemic, which has claimed more than four million lives worldwide, we find the virus has mutated and continues to infect our homes, communities, schools and churches