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Catholic teacher gets to know St. Mary by embarking on Atlanta pilgrimage
April 4, 2025Shortly before the start of Lent, Jenny Gustainis completed her own Marian pilgrimage to sacred spaces across the Archdiocese of Atlanta with a sense of peace and desire for more.
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Flannery O’Connor’s faith inspires new generation
April 4, 2025March 25, the Solemnity of Annunciation, was the 100th anniversary of Flannery O’Connor’s birth. Many celebrations surrounded the Georgia author’s centennial in Milledgeville. Born in Savannah, O’Connor earned national writing acclaim for her stories and novels, now drawing a new generation to the faith.
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St. Michael the Archangel Church breaks ground on expansion
April 4, 2025St. Michael the Archangel Church will expand its religious education spaces and accommodate the growing church community through a new construction project.
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Feed My Starving Children partners with UGA Catholic Center to host MobilePack
April 4, 2025Feed My Starving Children will host its annual MobilePack event on April 25-27 in Athens. Nearly 1,000 volunteers will pack 185,000 meals for children around the world.
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A Lenten journey of hope
April 3, 2025Pope Francis’ Lenten message has taken on new meaning as we witnessed his own personal suffering, especially during these weeks of Lent. He has shown us firsthand what it means to unite our own personal sufferings with Christ and never to lose hope.
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Young people, tech lovers connect with soon-to-be-St. Carlo Acutis
April 3, 2025Young people are especially drawn to Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized April 27. A Mass and celebration of his canonization will be held in Atlanta.
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Georgia bishops express gratitude for passage of HB 123
April 2, 2025The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 123, a measure to protect vulnerable individuals from the death penalty, March 31. The House unanimously approved the bill earlier in the session. The bill awaits the governor’s signature to become law. Georgia’s bishops express gratitude to lawmakers and advocates.
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Father Bruce Wilkinson, pastor and Black Catholic ministry leader, dies
April 2, 2025Father Bruce W. Wilkinson, who was a longtime pastor at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Atlanta, died March 24. He was 70 years old.
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Celebrating Flannery O’Connor’s life of grace
March 26, 2025When I first read stories by Flannery O’Connor in college, I was thoroughly horrified by the violence.
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Passing the Dragon: Revisiting Flannery O’Connor’s True Country after 100 years
March 26, 2025One hundred years after Flannery O’ Connor’s birth, she has been miscast at two extremes, either as a racist or as a saint. She was neither.