Bearing Light

This episode explores how a single week of vacation bible school can shape belief, community, and why this summer tradition matters.

Lisa Cordell and Kim Shields of the Office of Catholic Schools talk about the new Open Doors program, an initiative to make Catholic schools more inclusive. The Open Doors program allows students with disabilities to learn alongside their peers using accommodations or curriculum modifications based on a child’s individual needs.

Bishop Joel Konzen, SM, reflects on life as a Marist priest and shares a look at the role of an auxiliary bishop.

Leaders of the Young Catholic Professionals' Atlanta Chapter talk about living their faith in the workplace and welcome others to join as its members pursue holiness and form authentic friendships along the way.

Pat Nash of the Knights of Columbus of St. Joseph Church, Marietta, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the parish fish fry, a Lenten tradition for many local councils and parishes.Find a fish fryFish fry map

Catholic School Superintendent Patty Childs and Lauren Schell, director of leadership development for Catholic schools, join Bearing Light to talk about Atlanta's schools and students, their success stories and the challenges of growth.

On this episode, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrates Catholic Schools Week. Archbishop Hartmayer talks about his role as the board president for the National Catholic Educational Association, his favorite extracurricular activities, what makes Catholic schools different and why he is proud of the schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.#CSW2026 #archatl #CatholicEducation @nceatalk

Jayna Hoffacker, director of the Georgia Catholic Conference, talks about the role of the conference as well as the call to faithful citizenship.

Reporter Andrew Nelson is joined by the director of Marist School's Bearing Witness Institute Brendan Murphy. The institute works to promote understanding among faith communities and will be part of a commemoration of Nostra Aetate in January.

In this episode, Georgia Bulletin reporters take a look back at the most memorable Catholic news stories of the year.

On this episode, Michael Accurso, director of music and liturgy of the Cathedral of Christ the King, shares his insight on the carols of Advent and Christmas.

Members of the archdiocesan’s synod team share the experience of participating in the Jubilee of Synodal Teams at the Vatican, which included a dialogue with Pope Leo. They will share how the Holy Spirit will guide us on the synodal mission to be Christ’s light in the world.

In this inaugural episode of Bearing Light, we explore the heart behind the name and mission of the podcast. Produced by The Georgia Bulletin, the official Catholic news source of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, this series seeks to illuminate the stories, voices, and ministries that reflect Christ’s presence in our local Church.For Catholic news in Atlanta, visit georgiabulletin.org.

Introducing a new podcast from The Georgia Bulletin! Bearing Light will include chats with people featured in our news stories, others we meet along the way and our own personal thoughts and reflections as Catholic journalists. New episodes are available on the first and third Mondays of each month.