News/Blog :: Diocese of Nashville http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com Wed, 22 May 2013 07:39:54 GMT Falling enrollment forces St. Paul to close school http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=161&page=1 St. Paul the Apostle School in Tullahoma, which has provided a Catholic education in the community for 59 years, will close at the end of this school year because of falling enrollment. Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss161 University Catholic students provide support at St. Pius X Academy http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=160&page=1 On Friday afternoons this school year, a handful of Vanderbilt University students traveled to St. Pius X Classical Academy, a Catholic K-8 school. There they assisted in classrooms, provided one-on-one tutoring, or did just about anything the school needs. Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss160 Mural brings vision of hope to Ladies of Charity Welfare Office http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=159&page=1 When Diallo Henderson needed help, he found it at the Ladies of Charity Welfare Office. To show his gratitude, he offered his talent as an artist. Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss159 St. Edward parishioner new leader of Knights in Tennessee http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=158&page=1 John Park, who had worked his way through the state offices of the Tennessee Knights of Columbus over the last eight years, knew his fellow Knights were about to elect him to the highest office – state deputy – during the recent state convention held April 26-28 at the Marriott Coolsprings in Franklin, “but it was a relief that it was official.” Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss158 Mission trip to Guatemala a life changer for mother, daughter http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=157&page=1 This past January, Morgan Dash, an eighth grade student at St. Edward School in Nashville, took a mission trip to Guatemala with her mom, Renata. The trip was partially funded by Morgan saving up allowance and babysitting money for nearly two years. Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss157 Seminarian Education Fundraiser seeks to continue growth http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=156&page=1 In only its fourth year, the Seminarian Education Fundraiser banquet has already become an important source of support for the seminarians for the Diocese of Nashville. Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss156 Dismas, Triple Thread provide a lifeline for ex-offenders http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=155&page=1 Last fall, Dwain Adkins was about to be released from prison after serving a six-year sentence for aggravated assault. He had no family to return to on the outside and had not been accepted into a halfway house. Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss155 Mary, Queen of Angels program wins Innovator of the Year Award http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=127&page=1 At the 2012 LeadingAge of Tennessee Conference, Mary, Queen of Angels Assisted Living facility was awarded The Innovator of the Year Award in recognition of the Stepping Stones program. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT rss127 Haiti’s history of oppression, foreign interference, leaves lasting mark http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=140&page=1 “Port-au-Prince is a mess, don’t even look at it,” Father Edwige Carré says, exasperated, with a shake of his head. Indeed it is a mess, a mess almost beyond comprehension even when staring straight at it, driving right through this crowded, desperate, rubble-filled place. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT rss140 Story of immigration is the story of the Catholic faith http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=142&page=1 Whether escaping the Irish potato famine in the 1840s or fleeing the dire economic realities of Mexico in 2011, Catholic immigrants have long come to the United States, searching for work and better opportunities. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT rss142 Dominican nun, doctor strives to heal the whole person http://http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=139&page=1 She enters the exam room clad in the standard physician’s uniform: white lab coat, stethoscope, medical chart. But she is also wears the standard Dominican sisters’ uniform: white habit, black veil, a long strand of rosary beads hanging from her belt. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT rss139