Bishop J. Mark Spalding celebrated Mass with the Overbrook Catholic School community before blessing their Beyond the Brook Farm on Sunday May 7, on the Dominican Campus of the Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation. The farm was founded by Sister Marie Noelle, OP, in 2017, and includes sheep Cosmas and Damien, cat Isidore, bunnies and chickens. There is also a multitude of crops growing including basil, broccoli, carrots, collard greens, cucumber, eggplant, lavender, lettuce, lima beans, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, rosemary, sage, spinach, squash, strawberries, thyme, and tomatoes. Along with Mass and the farm blessing, families also enjoyed lunch, live music, inflatable play areas, face painting, balloon artists, and more. Sister Marie Blanchette, OP, principal of Overbrook Catholic School, feeds grass to sheep, Cosmas.

This year the recently formed Children of Mary Circle at Church of the Assumption in Germantown took on one of the biggest celebrations of the year, the parish May Crowning on Sunday, May 7. To prepare, the girls handmade the crown, washed the Mary statue outside the church, and more on Saturday, May 6. Meredith Pelham, director of religious education at Assumption, right, gathers the girls so they can start making the crown for Mary.

St. Pius X Classical Academy students enjoy playing soccer after school in a program launched by Principal Samantha Kaufman

Since the Aquinas House opened last September for the students of University Catholic at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, the students have wasted no time putting it to use hosting weekly suppers and activities, Bible studies, and more. On Thursday, April 20, the group gathered for pizza and welcomed Father Michael Fye, pastor of St. Ann Church in Nashville, as he spoke to them about the moral life and marijuana. Father Michael Fye, pastor of St. Ann Church in Nashville, addresses the group.

Gina and Brad Miller, parishioners of St. Matthew Church in Franklin, along with Christopher Dennis, came together to tell their story of love, peace, and forgiveness to dozens on Sunday, May 7, in the Fellowship Hall of St. Henry Church. Gina Miller, Christopher Dennis, and Brad Miller, pose for a photo following the talk.

Gina and Brad Miller pose for a photo near the garden they had made in honor of their late daughter, Anna Grace Miller, outside their home in Franklin.