Read more about the article Community celebrates Blue Ribbon award for Holy Rosary Academy
Holy Rosary Academy celebrated its recent designation by the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School with the community on Friday, Nov. 13. The festivities included the reading of congratulatory proclamations, resoultions and letters from the State House of Representatives, the Metro Council and Nashville Mayor John Cooper's office. Terry Grewe, a 1977 graduate of Holy Rosary Academy and a successful businessman in St. Louis, Missouri, spoke to the students who were socially distanced in the school parking lot, urging them to keep Jesus at the center of their lives. Bishop J. Mark Spalding greets students before the event.

Community celebrates Blue Ribbon award for Holy Rosary Academy

Holy Rosary Academy celebrated its recent designation by the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School with the community on Friday, Nov. 13. The festivities included the reading…

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Read more about the article Remembering all the souls in heaven
Parishioners at Sagrado Corazon Church at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville attended Mass on All Souls Day, Monday, Nov. 2, and observed the Mexican tradition of honoring their deceased loved ones on Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Part of the custom is to build an altar, called an ofrenda, to hold photos of loved ones, their favorite foods, marigolds, and other decorative items. The ofrenda at Sacred Heart featured photos of the late Bishop David Choby and the late Father Richard Gagnon, S.D.S., the former director of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Nashville.

Remembering all the souls in heaven

Parishioners at Sagrado Corazon Church at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville attended Mass on All Souls Day, Monday, Nov. 2, and observed the Mexican tradition of honoring their deceased…

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Read more about the article Tennessee boy’s cure puts Blessed McGivney one step closer to sainthood
Michael "Mikey" McGivney Schachle smiles during the Oct. 31, 2020, beatification Mass of Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Conn. (CNS photo/courtesy Knights of Columbus)

Tennessee boy’s cure puts Blessed McGivney one step closer to sainthood

See a Photo Album of the beatification ceremonies held Oct. 30-Nov.1 in Hartford, Connecticut

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Read more about the article JPII runs string of Bishop’s Cup wins to 5
The Pope John Paul II High School Knights captured the Bishop's Cup for the fifth straight year with a 31-17 win over Father Ryan High School on Friday, Sept. 11. Senior quarterback Sawyer Watts led the Knights to the win with three touchdown passes, all to sophomore Colin Cook. Diocesan School Superintendent Rebecca Hammel presents the Bishop's Cup to JPII's players.

JPII runs string of Bishop’s Cup wins to 5

Pope John Paul II High School captured the Bishop’s Cup for the fifth straight year with a 31-17 win over Father Ryan High School.

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Read more about the article ‘Shepherds after my own heart’
Bishop J. Mark Spalding ordained Juan Carlos Garcia and Javier Suarez to the priesthood during a Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, TN on Saturday, 15 August 2020.

‘Shepherds after my own heart’

Bishop J. Mark Spalding ordained two new priests, Father Juan Carlos Garcia-Mendoza and Father Javier Suarez Montañez, on Saturday, Aug. 15.

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Read more about the article Eight Dominican Sisters make final profession
Eight Dominican Sisters of the St. Cecilia Congregation made their final profession of vows on Saturday, June 25, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville. Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville was the main celebrant of the rite. The sisters who made their final profession were Sister Maria Sophia Gruber, O.P., Sister Agnes Clare Girard, O.P., Sister Albertine Cevallos, O.P., Sister Mary Xavier Winterrowd, O.P., Sister Paulina Forster, O.P., Sister Regina Ann Tonn, O.P., Sister Anna Catherine Kim, O.P., Sister Rose Dominic Daily, O.P.

Eight Dominican Sisters make final profession

Eight Dominican Sisters of the St. Cecilia Congregation made their final profession of vows on Saturday, July 25, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville. Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville…

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Read more about the article Miracle child attends Chrism Mass
Bishop J. Mark Spalding greets Mikey Schachle, the child who was cured in the miracle attributed to the intercession of Father Michael McGivney, before the Chrism Mass for the Diocese of Nashville in Sagrado Corazon Church at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, June 16. The Mass, which is traditionally celebrated during Holy Week, was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Precautions still in effect required social distancing with a much smaller congregation and everyone wearing a face mask.

Miracle child attends Chrism Mass

Bishop J. Mark Spalding greets Mikey Schachle, the child who was cured in the miracle attributed to the intercession of Father Michael McGivney, before the Chrism Mass for the Diocese…

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Read more about the article Miracle for Mikey: Dickson boy’s cure opens door to K of C founder’s beatification
Mikey Schachle, 5, lives with his parents Daniel and Michelle and family in Dickson, TN on Tuesday, 2 June 2020. Pope Francis approved the promulgation of a decree recognizing Mikey’s cure from a deadly case of fetal hydrops while still in his mother’s womb as a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus. With the approval of the miracle, Father McGivney’s cause for sainthood moves to the next step, beatification, when he will receive the title “Blessed.”

Miracle for Mikey: Dickson boy’s cure opens door to K of C founder’s beatification

Mikey Schachle  lives with his parents Daniel and Michelle in Dickson. The boy who was not expected to live is now an active 5-year-old. Pope Francis approved the promulgation of…

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Read more about the article Saluting the Class of 2020
Father Ryan High School's class of 2020 made one last visit to the school as students on Saturday, May 16, to pick up their caps and gowns and parade through the parking lot as teachers and staff cheered them on. A senior passes through an archway of balloons as they head to the parking lot and cheering faculty and staff.

Saluting the Class of 2020

Seniors at the three Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Nashville were looking forward to wrapping up their high school years with the rituals of proms and awards nights,…

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