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Mental health and faith intersect at annual conference
May 1, 2019Catholic mental health professionals and students from across the country attended the Catholic Psychotherapy Association (CPA) annual conference April 25-27 in Atlanta. The theme of the conference was “Let not your hearts be troubled.”
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At Chrism Mass, archbishop urges priestly unity
May 1, 2019More than 150 of Atlanta’s priests said farewell to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory during his final Chrism Mass as the leader of the Atlanta Archdiocese. The annual Holy Week Mass is a gathering of nearly all priests who serve in north and central Georgia.
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Divine Mercy Mass a time to bid farewell to Archbishop Gregory
May 1, 2019Signs of Jesus are shown in “your mercy and compassion,” Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told believers at a Sunday, April 28 farewell Mass at Marist School. The faithful had time afterward to wish the Archbishop well as he neared the end of his Atlanta ministry.
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Archbishop Gregory’s statement on third party file review
April 30, 2019This is Archbishop Gregory’s statement, issued April 30, on a third party file review of both Georgia dioceses by the Prosecuting Attorneys Council. Both Archbishop Gregory and Bishop Gregory Hartmayer of the Diocese of Savannah agreed to the review and have been working for months on the agreement.
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A call to action: Pray for those struggling with infertility
April 25, 2019When Jeanine got married, she had high hopes of being a mother. She and her husband dreamed of being able to hold a newborn of their own. The doctor called it “bad luck” when Jeanine had her first miscarriage. After recovering from the heartache, a second miscarriage followed. Then a third. Why was this happening? […]
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Abuse survivor offers reflection for healing
April 23, 2019Gina Garcia, program assistant for the Office of Child and Youth Protection of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, wonders what she can do to help people and a church in need of healing amid the sex abuse crisis. After her traumatic experience of being abused by a priest, Garcia wrote a poem, “Behind the Veil,” about […]
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Cardinal criticizes Sri Lankan government for not taking precautions
April 23, 2019Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has blamed the country’s authorities for the security lapse he claims could have prevented Easter bombings, in which the death toll surpassed 320. The cardinal traveled to the fishing village of Negombo, where more than 1,000 people gathered to mourn the dead in a service he led.
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Archbishop Gregory’s years of ministry remembered
April 23, 2019What does 14 years of ministry in one archdiocese look like? Atlanta Catholics answered this question with an array of pictures and memories of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as he prepares to become the next Archbishop of Washington on May 21.
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Meeting Jesus in the garden
April 18, 2019For me, the most poignant moments of the day now called Easter are found in the story of Mary Magdalene. I believe her astonishing encounter with the risen Christ in St. John’s Gospel reveals what is in store for faithful followers of the Lord. On her feast day, there is a reading from a lovely […]
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Atlanta’s bishops ask for forgiveness, mercy at Mass of Reparation
April 18, 2019Catholics came together with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, and Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III on Wednesday, April 10, for the Mass of Reparation at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. The theme of the evening Mass was “Calm Before the Storm,” taken from Psalm 107.