Bishop Spalding travels to India to give thanks for priests’ service
Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville recently traveled to India to meet with the families of the 11 Indian priests serving in the diocese, the superiors of their religious orders,…
Bishop’s Annual Appeal sets record goal of $3 million
In the last two years, the Bishop’s Annual Appeal for Ministries has reached unprecedented highs. And in 2020, the Diocese of Nashville hopes to reach even higher. The 2020 Bishop’s…
Filmmaker shares with audience Dorothy Day’s ‘authenticity of faith’
Doblmeier When Pope Francis addressed a joint session of Congress during his 2015 visit to the U.S., he singled out “four great Americans” as examples of individuals embodying the country’s…
Diocesan staff to hold sessions to answer questions about divorce
Andy Telli Many misconceptions surround Catholic teaching about marriage and divorce. To try to help dispel those misconceptions, the Tribunal and the Office of Faith Formation for the Diocese of…
Retrouvaille ministry guides couples to healing
Kristina Shaw For couples who want to strengthen or enrich their marriage, there is a program available in the Diocese of Nashville called Retrouvaille. Retrouvaille is French for rediscovery, renewal…
Open Arms ministry for adults with special needs to launch Feb. 23
Briana Grzybowski When St. Matthew parishioners Charlie and Pat Cooper were looking for a Catholic, faith-based organization for their special needs adult daughter Susan to join, they couldn’t find any. …
Wesley Tate still a leader for JPII High School
Jacob Telli Tate From 2005 to 2009, Wesley Tate was a leader at Pope John Paul II High School. Now in 2020, Tate still leads the Knights, though in a…
Glenmary Father Rausch, advocate for Appalachian people, dies at 75
Dennis Sadowski CNS Father Rausch Glenmary Father John Rausch, whose column “Marketplace Faith” ran for many years in the Tennessee Register, recognized early in his time as a missionary in…
During Lent, make time for silent prayer in a noisy digital world
Sister Nancy Usselmann, FSP CNS As Catholics, our lives shift a bit during the season of Lent, as is visibly marked on Ash Wednesday – which falls on Feb. 26…
PARISH LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES
February 28 Friday St. Joseph, 3:30-6 p.m., 1225 Gallatin Pike S., Madison, 615-865-1071. March 2 Monday St. Henry, 7 p.m., 6401 Harding Rd., Nashville, 615-352-2259. St. Christopher, 7 p.m., 713…
