Conyers
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Cistercian leaders meet in Conyers
Published September 21, 2025
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit served as host for the U.S. regional conference of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO) superiors this summer.
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St. Pius X Church welcomes Knights leaders
Published September 3, 2025
An Atlanta area parish hosts newly elected Georgia Knights of Columbus officers.
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Woman’s vocational journey leads to chicken coops and life of prayer
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 16, 2025Time spent among the brush, caring for chickens and roosters in Conyers, is how Sister Irina Zavala lives out the Catholic practice of “Ora et Labora”–prayer and work.
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Ukrainian Catholic archbishop brings message of hope to Atlanta
By JOHN BURGER, Special to the Bulletin
Published May 28, 2025Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia led a prayer rally for peace in Ukraine in Conyers. He also spoke at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Atlanta, bringing words of hope.
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Ukrainian archbishop to lead interfaith peace rally in Conyers
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published May 13, 2025Archbishop Borys Gudziak, spiritual leader of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the U.S., along with other local faith and civic leaders are gathering for a Conyers prayer rally in support of Ukraine.
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Celebrate ‘Mardi Gras,’ Help Haiti Fund
Published February 17, 2025
A “Mardi Gras” party with dinner, dancing, and good times rolling, will light up St. Pius X Church parish hall on Saturday evening, Feb. 22, to benefit the sister parish of St. Pius X in Los Palis, Haiti.
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‘The Farm’ aims to be a spiritual destination
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published December 13, 2024Our Loving Mother’s Children, a center in Rockdale County known as “The Farm,” has hopes to become a destination for believers, from families and individuals to parish communities seeking a quiet place for renewal.
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St. Pius X Church at 50: Celebrating its founders and future
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published October 31, 2024At the golden jubilee Mass for St. Pius X Church, Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, prayed that the parish would continue to be Christ’s “shining light.”
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For 25 years Ukrainian Catholic Church provides comfort, community
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 16, 2023In October 1998, Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church, east of Atlanta, was dedicated to serve the region’s Ukrainian immigrant community. There are about 200 members of the church, half of them with ties to Ukraine.
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Father Eduardo Rodriguez, OCSO, remembered
Published October 26, 2023
Father Eduardo Rodriguez, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, died Oct. 24, at the monastery infirmary in the company of his brothers.
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Trappist Father Matthew Torpey remembered
Published April 28, 2023
Father Matthew Torpey, OCSO, a monk and priest of the Cistercian (Trappist) Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers died peacefully in the monastery infirmary on April 26.
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Trappist Monastery remembers Brother Elias Marechal
Published March 3, 2023
Brother Elias Marechal, OCSO, a monk of the Cistercian (Trappist) Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, died Saturday, Feb. 25. Brother Elias, a monk of 30 years, was 86 years old.
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Seven Sisters emphasizes power of prayer for priests
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Special to the Bulletin
Published November 10, 2022The Seven Sisters Apostolate is a call to strengthen the church by ensuring that a Holy Hour is prayed daily for the sole intention of a specific priest or bishop. In the archdiocese, the apostolate first formed at St. Pius X Church.
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How to help the Monastery of the Holy Spirit fund drive
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 5, 2022The Abbey Church of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit is undergoing needed renovation and restoration. A fund drive has a goal of $3.4 million with $800,000 raised so far.
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Monastery reopens renovated Abbey Church
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Special to the Bulletin
Published August 5, 2022After more than two years of closure, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit community of Cistercian monks is reopening the Abbey Church to the public for prayer and Mass. When visitors enter, they will find the soaring beauty of the white-arched church, shining with restoration and renovation.
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Ukrainian Catholic Church collects aid, gathers in prayer for ‘heartbreaking’ conflict
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 16, 2022As the Divine Liturgy concluded at Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church in Conyers, the priest standing before the altar led the faithful to pray for “mercy and compassions” for the people in his homeland.
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Trappist monk diving into virtual retreats
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 3, 2020Brother Michael Lautieri of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers, is using technology to help others cultivate the monk within during this time of pandemic.
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Abate takes vows to the hermitic life
Published March 19, 2020
Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, was celebrant for the profession of vows and investiture for Nicholas Abate to the hermitic life.
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Bound by shared grief, staff assists families at natural burial grounds
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published November 14, 2019Honey Creek Woodlands in Conyers is a burial ground for those who wish to be buried in the simplicity of a wooden box or a shroud. Graves are marked with discreet sandstone markers. The grounds are owned by the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, which is across Highway 212.
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Trappist priest remembered for forming deep connections with others
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 5, 2019Father James Behrens, OCSO, died on Aug. 15. He was 71 and a monk for 25 years and priest for 45 years. He entered the Cistercian order at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Conyers in 1994. Before that he was a priest for 20 years in the Newark Archdiocese.
