Giving Atlantans a Second Chance at Opportunity

Giving Atlantans a Second Chance at Opportunity

April is Second Chance month in Georgia, and around the country. One in three Americans – and  approximately forty percent of adults in Georgia – have an arrest or conviction record, creating significant barriers to employment for millions of working-age adults. These individuals are qualified and eager to work, forming a ready pool of candidates that companies across the country could be tapping to fill job openings, including in Georgia. Yet, …

“Whoever experiences God’s mercy, if he so desires, can start over, can be reborn, can set out on the journey, can take advantage of a new chance,” says the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM, commenting on the Gospel passage (Jn 8:1-11), read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C (April 6, 2025). Also today, trying to understand the Gospel passage The article by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa: God gives the sinne…