Read more about the article Churches celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe feast with festivities, Mass
Bishop J. Mark Spalding celebrated Mass in honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe the evening of Sunday, Dec. 11, at Sagrado Corazon Church at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville. Bishop Spalding blesses the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe with incense as Mass begins.

Churches celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe feast with festivities, Mass

‘For the Mexican culture, Our Lady of Guadalupe plays a very important role not only in our faith, but in our identity’

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Read more about the article Hundreds reflect on ‘The Gift of The Child’ during Christmas concert [Photo Gallery]
A Gift of The Child, A Christmas Choral Celebration featuring the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia was held at Christ the King Church in Nashville, TN on Wednesday, 30 November 2022.

Hundreds reflect on ‘The Gift of The Child’ during Christmas concert [Photo Gallery]

‘This was a God-given moment’

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Read more about the article Giving Machines provide new way to support Catholic Charities this holiday season [Photo Gallery]
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville is one of five local nonprofit organizations that will benefit from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #LightTheWorld Giving Machines at CoolSprings Galleria in Franklin, from Nov. 29 through Jan. 1, 2023. The ribbon-cutting ceremony on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29, featured speeches and live performances. The group featuring the Mayors of Tennessee pose for a photo before the ribbon is cut.

Giving Machines provide new way to support Catholic Charities this holiday season [Photo Gallery]

‘It’s an opportunity for people to do something very significant for those in need’

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Read more about the article Father Ryan continues ‘tradition of faith, knowledge, service’ at Calvary Cemetery
Dozens of Father Ryan High School staff, faculty and students spent the day, Saturday, Nov. 19, at Calvary Cemetery cleaning up an overgrown grotto down from the main office. They pulled weeds, cleaned up brush, and raked the area. Henry Braeuner, Father Ryan junior and chaplain of Immaculata House, adds to the brush pile.

Father Ryan continues ‘tradition of faith, knowledge, service’ at Calvary Cemetery

‘Here we are, through service, praying for the dead’

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Read more about the article Chalice loaning program continues legacy of those gone before us [Photo Gallery]
While at the Catholic Pastoral Center Tuesday, Sept. 13, for the monthly Priests' Assembly with Bishop J. Mark Spalding, several priests visited archives to look at the dozens of chalices, ciboriums and patens which were recently put on display, and are available for priests to check out for use. Many of the pieces are accompanied by a historical background over the 85 years of the Diocese of Nashville. Father Rhodes Bolster, chaplain of University Catholic/Nashville, checks out the Brew Family Chalice presented to Bishop Alphonse J. Smith in memory of Charles Driscol Brew, with the help of Brent Wiebe, archives coordinator.

Chalice loaning program continues legacy of those gone before us [Photo Gallery]

Priests celebrating Mass with ‘sacred vessels of our ancestors in faith’

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Read more about the article Knights welcome a Titan [Photo Gallery]
As part of WKRN's Take a Titan 2 School program, Wyatt Ray, an outside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans visited Pope Prep in Hendersonville, TN on Tuesday, 8 November 2022. He participated in an eight grade science project dropping eggs from the top of the bleachers in the football stadium. Silvia Castaneda and Alex Halfmann from WRKN recorded the event to be aired in a number of slots on Channel 2 programming.

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The star participated in an eight grade science project.

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Read more about the article St. Michael Academy taking shape as construction progresses [Photo Gallery]
Progress on St. Michael Academy in Nolensville is coming along and prepared for a fall 2023 construction completion and an August 2024 opening date. Construction worker Marvin Sanchez uses a skid loader to spread gravel around the property Monday, Nov. 7.

St. Michael Academy taking shape as construction progresses [Photo Gallery]

‘God has blessed us’

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Read more about the article HIHO Classic makes big splash in first year [Video + Photo Gallery]
More than 100 golfers enjoyed a day at Hermitage Golf Course as part of the inaugural HIHO Classic on Thursday, Nov. 3, to support the Hand In Hand Options program in the Diocese of Nashville's Catholic Schools. Students from the Hand In Hand Options Program at Pope John Paul II Preparatory School and Hand In Hand Board Member Kay Dodd greet Bishop J. Mark Spalding.

HIHO Classic makes big splash in first year [Video + Photo Gallery]

‘We are thrilled and deeply grateful for the outpouring of support we received’

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Read more about the article St. Philip’s courage and love for the Church still going strong [Video + Photo Gallery]
St. Philip the Apostle Church in Franklin closed the 150th anniversary year of the dedication of its original church building with a Mass and a blessing of a time capsule that will be opened on the church's 200th anniversary. St. Philip parishioners check out the time capsule.

St. Philip’s courage and love for the Church still going strong [Video + Photo Gallery]

Parish closes 150th anniversary celebration

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