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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 […] Full Story
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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.
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Archbishop Gregory to become the new leader of the Archdiocese of Washington
April 18, 2019Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will depart Atlanta on May 3, heading to the Vatican for a Papal Foundation meeting before taking up his role as the new spiritual leader of the Archdiocese of Washington. He will become the seventh archbishop of the nation’s capital
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Marist baseball team displays diamond domination at home
April 18, 2019ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School’s baseball team traveled to Marist School’s Jerry Queen Field, where they faced some formidable pitching and an offensive barrage of runs. Marist shut out St. Pius X 11-0 in the April 11 game. Marist School’s right-handed pitcher William Stephens held St. Pius X scoreless for five innings. Stephens was helped […]
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Farewell Mass for departing archbishop April 28
April 18, 2019ATLANTA—A farewell Mass for Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be held on Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m. at Marist School, 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road, NE, Atlanta. Mass will be in the Centennial Center in the Young Gymnasium. Everyone is encouraged to arrive early. An overflow room will be available. Messages of love, appreciation and […]
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Always close to my heart
April 18, 2019“We’ll miss you!” Those comforting words have touched my heart repeatedly since the announcement of my appointment as the Archbishop of Washington was revealed on April 4. I have used those same words to express my own feelings toward the people of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Children of Abraham explores ‘truth and holiness’ of all world religions
April 18, 2019For 13 weeks ending April 10, 28 students took part in an innovative class at the Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center called “The Children of Abraham”—so named because it was a thorough study of Christianity, Islam and the Jewish faiths, which all trace their origins to the biblical patriarch.