Times have since changed, and those past realities are, for the most part, just that. Hartmayer maintains that Catholic schools are "essential," and he has now taken the helm of an association that supports and develops Catholic educators, who are now predominantly lay people.

"When I was growing up there were only Catholics in Catholic schools because there were so many of us, and there were so many religious, and it was almost as if every parish had a school," Hartmayer told Crux. "But things have changed, and have evolved as there are fewer and fewer religious."

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Airline workers and travellers flying through the busiest airport in the world can now spend time in the real presence of Christ thanks to the efforts of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's chaplains and the cooperation of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Located in the international terminal, the eucharistic chapel will be a permanent fixture at the airport and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

After receiving approval from the archbishop, the tabernacle was installed in November of last year. But because only travellers and airline workers can get past security to access the chapel, the archbishop was not able to officially bless it until this Monday, shortly before his flight departed.

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