Dr. Betsy and David Donlon presented the first installment of Aquinas College's Eucharistic Lecture Series. The title of their talk on Thursday, Sept. 14, was "Food for the Journey: The Eucharistic Family Life." Three more lectures in the series are planned for the coming months. For more information, email AquinasEvents@aquinascollege.edu

Father Charles Strobel, the founder of Room In The Inn and an advocate for the homeless who died on Sunday, Aug. 6, was memorialized during a community gathering on Friday, Aug. 11. The gathering was held at First Horizon Park, the home of the Nashville Sounds minor league baseball team, in honor of Father Strobel's lifelong love of the game. A picture of Father Strobel was shown on the field's electronic scoreboard during the celebration and overlooked some of the dignitaries on hand for the celebration, including Bishop J. Mark Spalding, right, and Phil Bredesen, left, former mayor of Nashville and governor of Tennessee.

Pope John Paul II Preparatory School starts the new year with a new leadership model and new leaders. Dr. Erick Chittle, right, is serving as the school's president under the new model, and Jennifer Dye, who has been part of the faculty since the school opened in the fall of 2002 is serving as the interim principal.

Bishop J. Mark Spalding dedicated the new altar at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Lebanon on Tuesday, May 9. Bishop Spalding anoints the altar with sacred oil.

Father Ryan High School hosted the Special Olympics Nashville Spring Games on Monday, April 10. More than 220 athletes from pre-school age to adults, along with hundreds of volunteers participated in the games. Volunteers cheer on Dakota Fields of Rosebank Elementary School as he competes in a track and field event.