The Catholic Center 

The Catholic Center will be hosting Stations of the Cross via Facebook Live at 3PM today. Special thanks to the Catholic Center's own Kelly Edenfield for writing the reflections for the Stations of the Cross.
You can find the document to follow along below under "Prayer Response Materials" 

A Message to Ministry leaders from Archdiocese of Atlanta on Vimeo.

Thank you to everyone who has joined us for our live-streamed masses. We have had about 1,200 views every week and we are honored that you all are partaking in the beauty of the virtual mass with us! We want to especially thank our wonderful RE parents and families who are keeping their kiddos dedicated to the faith by watching and participating every week. Thank you for being wonderful examples of the Catholic Family!  

Confessions:
Regularly scheduled confessions will be suspended until further notice. The priests are available by appoitment (for emergencies preferably), so please contact the office for details on how to schedule that. Pope Francis has announced what one should do if they are unable to make it to confession. Those details are down below under "The Pope on Confession During this Time." 

Live-Streamed Masses:
Please check out our Facebook page for our live-streamed weekly 10:00 AM mass! We had over 1,200 people watching this past weekend and we can't wait to have even more join us this week!  

Additionally, many churches will be live streaming masses at various times on weekdays and weekends. Here is a list of masses being livestreamed and their times:  https://archatl.com/catholic-life/broadcast-or-livestreamed-mass/

Daily Reflections with Fr. Frank: 
Fr. Frank will be writing daily reflections on the Gospel readings for the rest of Lent. We will include them in the "Prayer Response Materials" section below. Simply, scroll down to the section below, click on the day you would like to read, and a document will pull up with the reflection. 
The chapel and office are closed until further notice. 

Please Read:
"Bishop Joel Konzen, Administrator of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, has issued a statement canceling all public celebrations of the Mass in response to COVID-19 until Palm Sunday. We'll continue to livestream daily Mass in addition to providing live stream this weekend for Mass. Confessions will be available by appointment and occur outside."

UPDATE: Through April 30th.
 

The pope on confession during this time:

The pope stated the following on attending confession during this time: "Do what the Catechism (of the Catholic Church) says. It is very clear: If you cannot find a priest to confess to, speak directly with God, your father, and tell him the truth. Say, 'Lord, I did this, this, this. Forgive me,' and ask for pardon with all your heart."

Make an act of contrition, the pope said, and promise God, "'I will go to confession afterward, but forgive me now.' And immediately you will return to a state of grace with God."

Additional prayers:

Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.

St. Teresa of Ávila

For updates from the Archdiocese of Atlanta on COVID-19, please see this link: https://archatl.com/covid-19/ 

If you would like to make a financial contribution to the Catholic Center or any of our missions, feel free to use our online giving website! We appreciate all your love and support!  https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/942
You can also mail in or drop off at the office as well! 

The Catholic Center at the University of Georgia is a Eucharistic Community that seeks to live the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the tradition of our Roman Catholic Faith and the spirit of St. Francis.  All are welcome at the Catholic Center.

• As Christian disciples, we are charged to answer Christ's call for compassion by becoming instruments of peace, charity and justice.

• We are a prayerful and collaborative community that promotes ongoing formation.

• We stand in solidarity with all peoples, especially the poor, the stranger and the alienated, locally and globally.

• We endeavor to respect a universe created by God in love.​