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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Learn more about Safe Environments from the Office of Child and Youth Protection.

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La instructora de PFN, Dora, se sincera sobre por qué enseña este importante elemento de la vida familiar católica. 

Four NFP instructors from the Savannah Deanery open up about why they teach this important element of Catholic family life.

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Cast members Fr. Jason Adams and Mike Montone reflect on their experiences portraying the Franciscan friars in the documentary For the Sake of the Gospel: The Story of the Georgia Martyrs, available on EWTN on-demand. https://ondemand.ewtn.com/ #ewtn #georgiamartyrs #catholicdocumentary #sainthood #catholicfilms #historydrama

YAM leaders from around the diocese share their experiences in leadership and some of the factors at play being Catholic young adults.

Joining us are Crystal & Kelly, co-founders of The Pelican Project Ministry, a family ministry based near Columbus, GA, dedicated to reawakening a culture of life through educational resources for the domestic Church.

Find them at https://www.pelicanprojectministry.org/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pelican-project/id1648133001

The Official Podcast of the Diocese of Savannah | In this episode, we join Fr. Kavanaugh and Fr. McDonald as they address some of the prevalent media topics of the day.

In this episode of "It's Catholic Y'all" Michael Johnson, Editor of the Southern Cross newspaper, speaks with our reporter Donnell Suggs about his insights into the 12 deacon candidates that he has interviewed for a series in the Southern Cross. Donnell and Michael spoke by phone as they, like so many of us, shelter at home during the pandemic.

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In this episode of "It's Catholic Y'all" Michael Johnson, Editor of the Southern Cross newspaper, sat down with Patricia Neal, Director of the VIRTUS Programs, which is used in our diocese to help train adults on how to protect our young and vulnerable from abuse. Patricia was recently in Macon speaking with our local coordinators that work to implement the VIRTUS Program in our parishes and schools.

How do we deal with the spiritual wounds in our life, and how do we let the grace of God in to heal us?  Fr. Chris Ortega and Abbie Byron-Goslin talk about spiritual healing in this episode of It's Catholic Y'all - Casual Conversations. 

In this episode of It's Catholic Y'all - Casual Conversations Fr. Chris Ortega and Abbie Byron-Goslin talk about our identity as sons and daughters of God. When we embrace our Catholic identity, how does that inform how we live our lives?  

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How did the Catholic Bishop of Savannah become involved in serving the needs of African American Boy Scouts in the 1930’s? It’s a fascinating story even Savannah natives might not know. 

We recently had Augusto Michael Trujillo of CRS and Sister Pat Brown with Catholic Charities in the studio to talk about their efforts and how they make the Church truly universal.

In this It's Catholic Y'all special episode we're calling Podcast of a Country Priest we're talking with Fr. John Johnson, Pastor of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Claxton, Georgia about the challenges and rewards of rural ministry. 

What comes to mind when you think of the 1920’s? Jazz? Economic prosperity? How about bigotry and hate speech directed at Catholics? If that last one doesn’t come to mind when you think of the early teens and 20’s, that thanks in large part to the efforts of dedicated men and women who made up the Catholic Laymen’s Association.

Have you ever had a question so hard you thought you could stump your priest? Well during a talk at this year’s Diocesan Youth Conference a group had a chance to do just that! Fr. Vernon Knight and Fr. John Johnson hosted a talk where people could ask what every they had on their heart.