Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Every year, Lent arrives with its familiar call: pray more, give more, and fast. Yet for many Catholics, fasting can feel like the most confusing part of the season. Why does the Church ask us to give up food, pleasures, or comforts? Is God impressed when we suffer? Does … Continued
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Ash Wednesday is this week, the start of our Lenten journey. The ashes will remind us that we are sinners, and the cross traced on our foreheads with those ashes will remind us that we have a savior. We will be most blessed to host a powerful 3-night Parish … Continued
Serving more than one million Catholics, the mission of the Archdiocese of Atlanta is to proclaim the Gospel of the Lord and grow all of north and central Georgia in faith, hope, love, and service to others. Our theme for the appeal this year is “We are One Body in Christ-Called to Serve.” Your gift … Continued
Three-Night Lenten Mission Please plan to join us February 22-24 for this year’s Lenten Mission. Fr. Keith D. Romke – a good friend of Fr. Michael – will lead us in “Receiving, Restoring, and Resting in Who You Are”. Watch our special video invite from Father Keith below. The schedule is as follows: Mark your calendars for … Continued
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, With the arrival of February, the holy season of Lent is now almost upon us. Once again, we will place ashes on our foreheads and be invited and challenged to walk with the Lord into the desert. It happens every year, and yet Lent is never meant to … Continued
Wherever you are experiencing your Lenten journey this year, All Saints is here to help you navigate this season of repentance and renewal. Below is the schedule for our season – we invite you to join! EVENTS February 18: Ash WednesdayMass schedule is as follows: 6:30 am, 9:30 am, Noon and 7 pm February 22-24: … Continued
The Most Catholic Response to the Immigration Situation You’ll Find Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I was writing my article for this weekend on the topic of a Catholic response to the unraveling immigration situation plaguing the nation. In my research, I came across Archbishop Hebda’s recent statement. As Archbishop of St. Paul and … Continued
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, A few years ago, the late Pope Francis declared the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time to be “Sunday of the Word of God” in an Apostolic Letter called Aperuit Illis. That title mean “He opened to them,” in reference to St. Luke’s telling of the Lord opening the minds … Continued
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The Christmas season has come to a close and a new season of Ordinary Time has begun. It is easy to misunderstand the meaning of this new season as unspecial, routine, or uneventful, but in the life of the Church, Ordinary Time is anything but “ordinary”. The word ordinary … Continued
For over 30 years, All Saints parishioners have been participating in the Homeless Shelter Ministry. Every winter season from November through March, we provide hot meals and bagged lunches to homeless men spending the night in two downtown Atlanta church shelters – Central Presbyterian and The Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, serving approximately 100 men per night. We are very fortunate to have so many volunteers offer their help year after … Continued
Please consider volunteering as a Eucharistic Minister to the Homebound! This ministry is in need of volunteers to bring Holy Communion to one of two nursing homes we support in our community on Sundays and/or to parishioners in their homes. If you have the ability and feel open to serving in this regard, or simply would like to … Continued
New Ministry at All Saints The mission of the Vocation Awareness Ministry (VAM) at All Saints is to create a vocation-friendly environment within our parish and the souls entrusted to us. We pray the Holy Spirit inspires in us a life of holiness and discernment of the will of God in our lives. Parishioners are … Continued
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As the Christmas season comes to a close, we begin Ordinary Time with the tremendous (and luminous) mystery of the Baptism of the Lord, a moment of salvation history absolutely loaded with significance and grace. Three things happen when a person is validly baptized: 1) All sin is forgiven, … Continued
The Humble Place God Chose to Reveal Himself On this Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, I invite our eyes to be drawn to the quiet, tender scene of Bethlehem once more: Mary, Joseph, and the Child Jesus gathered together in the humble shelter of a manger. It is an image of peace and … Continued
Padre’s Points to Ponder – 12/26/25 Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ, MERRY CHRISTMAS! Christ is born in Bethlehem, the King of Kings, Emmanuel, the Messiah, the Word of God “now in flesh appearing”. He is the cause of our joy and our hope, He is the source of faith and love. During this Christmas … Continued
Padre’s Points to Ponder – December 19 As this bulletin will serve for both the 4th week of Advent and for Christmas Day, my heart is drawn to reflect on the manger again…as it waits to receive the Newborn King. After St. Joseph and the Blessed Mother were denied room anywhere else in Bethlehem, they approached … Continued
A Mission from All Saints to Benin, West Africa From Fr. Michael: “Parishioner Gray Plunkett has served as a lay missionary for decades. I am grateful our parish can accompany him in this important work of Bible translation. I encourage you to read his letter below to learn more about his mission in Benin, or … Continued
Padre’s Points to Ponder – 12/12/25 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Blessed Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday to you all! Every Sunday, we walk through the doors of the church carrying many things with us: our joys and worries, our children and calendars, our successes and failures from the rest of the week. And yet, once … Continued
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Every year, we are reminded to “Keep Christ in Christmas,” but this 2nd Sunday of our Advent journey I want to invite us again to “Keep Christmas in Christmas”. Christmas is indeed a wonderful time of the year, but it is its own season, starting with the Vigil of … Continued
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Jesus Christ is King of the Universe. There is no higher authority or greater sovereignty than His. May He reign in my heart and yours, enthroned as the Matchless King for all eternity. As we celebrate this great feast day at the end of Ordinary Time, I wanted to … Continued
