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• Young adults voice concerns in short survey

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published August 9, 2019

  Young adults, ages 18-39, are invited to complete a survey about their concerns as Catholics.

• Catholics in Atlanta celebrate Dr. King and martyrs of the civil right era

  Published January 21, 2014

  Staff writer Andrew Nelson produced this minute long video about the archdiocesan celebration for Martin Luther King Jr. The story about the King weekend celebration will also be in the upcoming issue.  

• Revive! @ Eucharistic Congress 2011

  Published June 27, 2011

  Here’s the remarks by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory at the Revive! celebration on the first evening of Eucharistic Celebration 2011.

• Adoration Chapel

  Published June 27, 2011

  There’s a constant stream of women, men, and children into the conference room set aside for prayer and eucharistic adoration at the Georgia International Conference Center, long time home for the Eucharistic Congress. The Atlanta Archdiocese just marked the 16th annual celebration on June 24th and 25th. Estimates are that more than 20,000 people attend. […] Full Story

• Catholic Chapel Closes on Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Ga.

  Published June 15, 2011

• Video Interview with Father James Martin

  Published June 2, 2011

  Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest and best-selling author, visited Atlanta during the last week in May. He did a Q & A with young people at the Ignatius Jesuit Retreat House in Atlanta. Some 60 people came to hear him speak. After talking for close to two hours, posing for photos and signing his […] Full Story

• Chapel Blessing

  Published May 26, 2011

  SMYRNA – The Atlanta Archdiocese celebrated the blessing of its new chapel Thursday, May 26, at the Chancery.Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was the main celebrant, along with Aux. Bishop Luis R. Zarama and several priests and deacons. These photos were taken with my iPhone and then filtered through a couple photo apps. -Andrew From upper […] Full Story

• Ordination at Holy Spirit Monastery

  Published May 2, 2011

  I had the good fortune to spend some time at the Holy Spirit Monastery recently. The assignment was to write about the ordination of a monk. CONYERS – With prayers and ancient rituals, the monks at Holy Spirit Monastery and friends celebrated the ordination of Brother Augustine Myslinski to the priesthood.Friends and colleagues crowded the […] Full Story

• Who would have thought?

  Published November 5, 2010

  Today when I came cross the story of the School Sisters of Notre Dame selling a Honus Wagner baseball card for more than $260,0o0, I kicked myself for tossing my extensive collection of cards all those years ago. Not that I had any particular card that could compare to an early 1900s item of such […] Full Story

• Does that face on TV look familiar? You may be sharing a pew with them.

  Published September 15, 2010

  Two Catholics in the Atlanta Archdiocese are hopefuls in national contests. The first is Henry Chandler, chef/owner of Henry’s Louisiana Grill, Acworth. Out of thousands of nominations, he is one of 18 finalists to be named the “People’s Platelist” sponsored by “Nightline.” The winner is to be an “authentic and creative chef” with a signature […] Full Story

• My time as a "Knight of the Altar’

  Published August 19, 2010

  Altar servers have recently been in the Catholic news when for the first time girl servers outnumbered the boys at a celebration at the Vatican. That spurred some recollection of my own when I served as a ‘Knight of the Altar,’ as we were called. My first thought was: how cool a ministry name is […] Full Story

• Sudanese Catholics joined together to celebrate Mass

  Published July 2, 2010

  Sudanese Catholics joined together to celebrate Mass on Sunday, June 27. Leading the prayers were three bishops from the east African country who visited Atlanta as part of a trip to the United States. I wrote about what the visit meant to the community, many who escaped their war-torn native lands as refugees. They talked […] Full Story

• On the road to South Africa

  Published June 24, 2010

  My colleague, Michael Alexander, wrote about his changing interest in the “beautiful game” and the young people, including a standout from Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School, heading to South Africa for a global soccer competition. In the video below, Katelyn Longino talks about what she hopes to learn from the trip. Godspeed and […] Full Story