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Living Matthew 25: ‘Whatever you did for my brothers, you did for me’ 

Across the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholics are answering needs with action. Troubled by what he saw on the streets of Marietta, Breon Haskett created a haven from winter weather for homeless women, using space at Transfiguration Church.

• ‘For I was in prison, and you visited me’ 

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published December 1, 2025

  In a hostile system where faith is shaken and isolation runs deep, Deacon Kenneth Lampert, of St. Michael Church, keeps visiting prisons and jails in Georgia.

• ‘For I was hungry, and you gave me food’

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 29, 2025

  It’s in the eyes of the young and the very old that members of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Mary Mother of God Church find inspiration. Although small in number, the parish’s Vincentians are tackling the problem of hunger in their rural community.

• ‘For I was ill, and you cared for me’ 

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published November 28, 2025

  Since 2003, members of the Christ Child Society of Atlanta have lovingly stitched, assembled and donated more than 4,000 baby layettes for families in need.