The Postulator for the Cause of Beatification of the Venerable Friar Pedro de Corpa and Companions recently notified the Diocese of Savannah that the Historical Commission of the Dicastry for the Causes of Saints has voted six votes in favor to advance the Cause of these five friars who were killed in the coast of Georgia in 1597. The Cause was presented some years ago by the Franciscan Holy Name Province of New York City, and since 2014, the Diocese... Read more
Life of a priest
I woke up bright and early at 4:30am to catch a 6:55am flight to Fort Wayne, Indiana for a meeting with Our Sunday Visitor, a nationwide Catholic company that provides multiple services to parishes and dioceses. While standing at a bagel shop in the Savannah terminal, I ran into a young couple whose wedding I officiated a few months ago. She grew up at my parish, but moved to Atlanta when she was a teenager. She and her husband now... Read more