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From paintbrushes to guitars, artists bring the Georgia Martyrs’ story to life

Paintings and live music brought the story of the Georgia Martyrs to life in Savannah, where Catholic artists and musicians gathered for the friars’ Oct. 31 beatification Mass. Through their creative gifts, participants honored the five friars, whose witness to the Gospel continues to inspire them more than four centuries later.

• Father Douglas Medlin, archdiocesan priest, dies at 83

  

  Published November 8, 2026

  Father Douglas Medlin, a resident of the Sweetwater community in Habersham County, died Nov. 4. He was 83 years old. Father Medlin entered the priesthood later in life after a successful career as a performer and music educator.

• Artists partner for sacred art project at Transfiguration Church

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 4, 2026

  Los artistas Kevin Pawlowski y Dale Molnar colaboraron en un proyecto que replanteó la entrada de la iglesia de la Transfiguración, con el fin de ayudar a los feligreses a adoptar una disposición de oración al ingresar al santuario.

• Foundation named for Sister Thea Bowman transforms life for Black collegians

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2026

  The Sister Thea Bowman Black Catholic Education Foundation is a nonprofit scholarship organization with a three-decade history of serving Black young adults attending Catholic colleges. Its director, Atlanta Catholic Joe Barker, talks about its mission.