St. Michael parishioner finds comfort in May Crowning
Despite the safer-at-home orders promoted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jeanne Gower, her husband Pat, and their son Jonathon, returned to St. Michael Church in Robertson County to decorate a statue…
The faculty and staff of St. Joseph School in Madison gave a Summer Send Off to their students on Saturday, May 9. The students families drove through the school parking lot as their teachers held signs and shouted good wishes as they passed. Learning Specialist Jessica Bain waves her sign to a passing student.
St. Joseph teachers give students summer send-off
Faculty, staff and students at St. Joseph School in Madison were not in their classrooms to celebrate the end of the school year this year because Catholic schools in the…
About two dozen trees at Calvary Cemetery in Nashville were damaged by straight line winds of 70 to 80 miles per hour that swept through the city during a storm on Sunday, May 3. A tulip poplar tree more than 200 years old was pushed over by the strong winds exposing a root ball about 10 feet tall.
Strong winds send trees crashing in Calvary Cemetery
Chain saws were buzzing at Calvary Cemetery on Monday, May 4, as part of cleanup efforts after straight-line winds of 70 to 80 miles per hour the night before upturned…
Echo Valley Drive in Cookeville was one of the hardest hit areas when a deadly tornado ripped through Putnam County on Tuesday, March 3. Volunteers have been busy sorting through the damage and cleaning up.
Pathways donations will help fill ‘bottomless pit of need’
Echo Valley Drive in Cookeville was one of the hardest hit areas when a deadly tornado ripped through Putnam County on Tuesday, March 3. Catholic Charities of Tennessee is committed…
Work crews are busy with repairs at the Church of the Assumption in Nashville, which sustained significant damage in the March 2 tornado that ripped through the Germantown neighborhood. Eric Olshefski, left, and Jairo Quinones of Conrad Schmitt Studios in New Berlin, Wisconsin, remove a stained glass window.
Assumption begins long process of rebuilding after tornado
The historic Church of the Assumption has started the long walk back from the damage it sustained from the tornadoes that swept across Middle Tennessee on March 3. The repairs…
Pope John Paul II High School replaced its annual Senior Walk with a Senior Drive through the parking lot. Faculty and staff, instead of lining the halls, lined the drives of the parking lot to say goodbye to the school's graduating seniors. Bishop J. Mark Spalding waves to a passing senior. He was blessing them as they passed.
Schools making adjustments as academic year comes to a close
Pope John Paul II High School replaced its annual Senior Walk with a Senior Drive through the parking lot. Faculty and staff, instead of lining the halls, lined the drives…
Pandemic puts a twist on end of high school for seniors
Coming into March, the seniors at the three Catholic high schools in the diocese, were looking forward to wrapping up their high school years. There were proms and awards nights,…
St. Frances Cabrini Parish receives grant to help tornado victims
St. Frances Cabrini Church in Lebanon has received a $30,000 grant to help families in Wilson County recovering from the deadly March 3 tornado that sliced through Middle Tennessee. The…
Online giving helping churches stay afloat during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is giving a boost to online giving for parishes and other institutions in the Diocese of Nashville. “Our online giving has gone pretty well,” said Ashley Linville,…
Assumption begins long process of rebuilding after tornado
The historic Church of the Assumption has started the long walk back from the damage it sustained from the tornadoes that swept across Middle Tennessee on March 3.The repairs to…
