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September 3, 2010
Community rallies to save Worshams
from foreclosure
 Theresa Laurence, Tennessee Register
St. Joseph parishioners Erin and Curry Worsham purchased their East Nashville home in 1989, shortly after moving here, like many people, with hopes of making it in the music and entertainment business. It was before Erin received the devastating diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, before the disease robbed her of the ability to walk, talk, eat or breathe on her own. It was before she became pregnant with Daniel, now 15.
Photo by Theresa Laurence: Erin Worsham, an artist, wife and mother with Lou Gehrig’s disease, works on a painting in her East Nashville home using a sensor controlled by her eyebrows. Her husband, Curry, reads an inscription on a piece of artwork she created for him years ago before the disease robbed her of the ability to move, talk or breathe on her own. The Worshams, parishioners of St. Joseph Church in Madison, were facing foreclosure on the home where they have lived for 21 years until this week when friends, supporters and strangers raised nearly $80,000 so they could keep the house.
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In Church teaching, conscience is fully formed
Andy Telli, Tennessee Register
In recent weeks, the Diocese of Nashville has been embroiled in a debate over what it means for Catholics to follow their conscience.
Some have argued that a person’s conscience is the final guide to acting morally. The Church teaches that people are always obligated to follow their consciences, said Msgr. Kevin McMahon, a professor of moral theology at the Pontifical College Josephinum, a seminary in Columbus, Ohio. However, he said, “there’s a prior obligation to form their conscience correctly.”
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Father Breen retracts statements
In letters to Pope Benedict XVI and to
St. Edward Parish, Father Joe Pat Breen has retracted
and apologized for statements made in an internet video
and subsequent media interviews that Catholics are not
obligated to follow teachings of the Catholic Church as
defined by the pope and bishops. In addition, he has
agreed to no longer voice his private concerns
publically or in the media as required by a document
presented to him by Bishop Edward Kmiec in 1993.
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Diocese preparing for new translation
of Roman Missal
Andy Telli, Tennessee Register
Implementation of the new English translation of the Roman Missal will begin on the first Sunday of Advent 2011, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, announced on Aug. 20.
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Banquet, conference, commissioning highlight catechetical weekend
Katie Lewis, Tennessee Register
The Diocese of Nashville will focus on catechists – those who teach the faith – with three events Sept. 17-19, including an invitation-only dinner for those involved in religious education, the annual Ann and Monroe Carell Conference, and the commissioning of parish catechists on Catechetical Sunday.
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Gulf Coast residents vow to put Katrina
behind them
Theresa Laurence, Tennessee Register
On the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond presided over a Katrina “funeral,” hoping to finally put her to rest once and for all. “She no longer has power over us,” Archbishop Aymond told those gathered at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in the hard hit town of Chalmette. “We must move on with the power of Christ.”
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More Tennessee Register Stories from the Sept. 3 issue.
Local Ladies of Charity mark 100 years of service, host national convention
Room In The Inn ready to dedicate new
Comprehensive Center
Holy Rosary students to show guitar skills at Ryman
Festival to shine spotlight on
St. Pius X Classical Academy
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