Parishioners from five Catholic parishes came together to help provide a new home for a woman and her grandson through the Habitat for Humanity program. St. Henry Church, Christ the King Church, and the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, St. Matthew Church in Franklin, and Holy Rosary Church in Donelson, contributed volunteers and funds for a Catholic build. A total of 150 volunteers, including Deacon Christopher Hoover and Seminarian Griffin Brewster from Holy Rosary, participated in the build June 24-25 and worked on six different homes in the Village by the Creek neighborhood in North Nashville. Father Tien Tran, right, associate pastor of St. Matthew, toured and blessed the site on Saturday, June 24.

Promoting faith, friendship, and brotherhood is what Fraternus has been doing amongst young men in fifth through 12th grade in the Diocese of Nashville since its inception in 2008 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, now calling St. Edward Church its home. The good work has continued over the years as four more chapters have begun – Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville in 2009, Church of the Nativity in Spring Hill in 2010, and St. Rose of Lima Church in Murfreesboro and St. Philip the Apostle Church in Franklin both in 2020.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen July 24, 2021. The court will hear arguments during its 2021-22 term in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case involving a 2018 Mississippi abortion law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn