We often pray for God’s will to be done in our lives, our families, our communities, our church and the world. Every time we pray the most perfect prayer, the Our Father, we ask for God’s will to be done on earth is it is in heaven. In casual conversation we evoke God’s will regarding future events by saying “God-willing.” The Spanish language is a champion at expressing this having many options such as Dios quiera (May God want it), Primero Dios (God First), Si... Read more
“Necesitamos, más bien nuestro pueblo necesita, la presencia de la Iglesia Católica. Necesitamos que la Iglesia sea el buen samaritano”. Esta fue la súplica apasionada de Monseñor Yousif Habash, Obispo de la Eparquía Siro-Católica de Nuestra Señora de la Liberación ante aproximada doscientos obispos reunidos en Indianápolis la semana pasada para la sesión de primavera de la Conferencia Episcopal Católica. Oriundo de Irak, Monseñor Habash fue ordenado sacerdote de la Eparquía de Mosul, y desde el 1994 ha trabajado en los... Read more
"We need, rather our people need, the presence of the Catholic Church. We need for the Church to be the Good Samaritan." Read more
As Catholics our unity runs deep as we are united in Christ through our common baptism and in our participation in the Eucharist. Read more
Today I had a true experience of Pentecost: three parishes, two languages, one confirmation, three very different rich expressions of Catholicism. Today the Church celebrates Pentecost, the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples filling them with the necessary strength to preach what Jesus taught them. “Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in... Read more
Mi mamá siempre me dice que donde quiera que vaya me encuentro con personas conocidas. Viajando por la diócesis con nuestro Obispo Monseñor Hartmayer, a menudo veo caras conocidas en lugares inesperados. Durante estas últimas dos semanas me encontré un una pareja de Warner Robins asistiendo a Misa en Americus y a un joven de Savannah en Macon. Hace algunos meses me encontré con una familia de Swainsboro mientras comía en el Chick-fil-a de Statesboro. Minutos antes de empezar una... Read more
We all share a responsibility in taking care of God's creation and must be faithful stewards of the earth as we take care of it for future generations. Read more
My mother always tells me that wherever I go, I run into people I know. Traveling with Bishop Hartmayer throughout the diocese I often see familiar faces in unexpected places. Just in the past two weeks, I have seen a couple from Warner Robins attending Mass in Americus and a young man from Savannah in Macon. Some months ago, I bumped into a family from Swainsboro at the Statesboro Chick-fil-a. Recently before celebrating Mass in Savannah, a man wishing to... Read more
It is hard to believe that an Archbishop was killed in broad daylight and thirty-seven years later nobody has been held accountable. Read more
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Quotes from Catholic Convocation in Orlando
Approximately 3,000 Catholic leaders from the vast majority of dioceses in the United States gathered in Orlando for the past few days to explore ways in which the Holy Spirit is calling the faithful in the USA to be missionary disciples. The theme of the gathering, The Joy of the Gospel in America, was inspired by the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis The Joy of the Gospel. Among the speakers were some of the most prominent figures in the contemporary... Read more