Archives
11,622 results were found for your search for all stories
-
Blackberry winter in heaven
April 20, 2017She was a Southern lady who wore her waist-length hair carefully braided and coiled upon her head. She never donned slacks, nor did she appear in public without pantyhose—which she called nylon stockings. Born in Rome, Georgia, in 1903, Gladys was my husband’s maternal grandmother, although no one ever called her “Mom” or “Grandma,” just […]
-
Trump signs bill to let states redirect funds away from abortion clinics
April 20, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—President Donald Trump signed a bill into law April 13 that allows states to redirect Title X family planning funding away from clinics that perform abortions and to community clinics that provide comprehensive health care for women and children. The new law overrides a rule change made in the last days of the Obama […]
-
The living light
April 20, 2017Up until a few weeks ago, it was still dark when we gathered in our church for daily morning Mass. Since daylight savings time began, we now enjoy the morning light as it shines through our stained glass windows. Streaks and splashes of color are reflected through the windows and when I raise my eyes […]
-
At the Catholic schools, family is the name of the game
April 20, 2017Caroline and Lexi Orman of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, inspired “The Siblings of Spring Sports,” a series that debuts in this issue of The Georgia Bulletin. The Orman twins were on the National Signing Day list in the Feb. 23 issue. They committed to play soccer at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. Their teamwork […]
-
Fatima at 100: Story of apparitions continues to attract attention
April 20, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—While conversion and prayer are at the heart of Mary’s messages at Fatima, Portugal, the miracles and unexplained phenomenon that accompanied the events 100 years ago continue to intrigue believers and nonbelievers alike. The apparitions of Mary at Fatima in 1917 were not the first supernatural events reported there. Two years before Mary […]
-
Sister Frances Whitman, GNSH, dies at 90
April 20, 2017HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.—Grey Nun of the Sacred Heart Sister Frances C. Whitman, who served in the Atlanta Archdiocese for decades in Tribunal work and Catholic education, died March 18 at the age of 90. She was in her 53rd year of religious life as a Grey Nun of the Sacred Heart. Born in Atlanta on […] Full Story
-
An Easter blessing
April 20, 2017I wish you a happy Easter, and I send you this blessing with my love and prayers. May the Passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints—and whatsoever good you do or suffering you endure—cleanse you of all your sins, bring you an increase […]
-
‘The Son shines, the Father reigns’
April 20, 2017I saw the phrase, “The Son shines, the Father reigns,” on the marquee of a Protestant church during a particularly rainy week in March and thought “how clever.” In this Easter season, Father and Son together is a central theme, our heavenly Father having given to us his Son to be crucified, suffer death and […]
-
‘The Case for Christ’ succeeds with intelligent apologetics
April 20, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—Christian apologetics, the branch of theology devoted to proving the reasonableness of belief in Jesus, is almost as old as the faith itself. Three documents in this genre, for instance, survive from the writings of St. Justin Martyr, who died in the middle of the second century. In 1998, former journalist Lee Strobel […] Full Story
-
At Chrism Mass, archbishop blesses the oils, recognizes jubilarians
April 20, 2017ATLANTA—Priests of the archdiocese joined Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory for the Holy Week tradition of the Chrism Mass, celebrated Tuesday, April 11, at the Cathedral of Christ the King. During the Chrism Mass, Archbishop Gregory blessed the oils to be used for administering sacraments at each of the parishes in the archdiocese in the coming […]