He says the Lord wants everyone to respond to His call, and that all of us have a part to play By Bee Goodman Anyone who has ever split a dessert with a sibling knows the feeling. Somebody’s slice is a little bigger, and everybody at the table sees it …
O holy Knight: Fr. McGivney praised
Sainthood awaits Conn. priest and Knights of Columbus founder known for holiness By Bee Goodman If you’re familiar with the Knights of Columbus, you more than likely know who Blessed Michael McGivney is. Often called the “Apostle of Spiritual Brotherhood,” Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. Father …
Bishop’s Very Special Day helps families connect
‘Together with Jesus, we can do anything,’ Bishop Beckman says in his homily at St. John Neumann By Bee Goodman Some rooms are built for everyone, and some rooms are built for a few people in particular. The gymnasium at St. John Neumann School in Farragut was the second kind …
Return of Ministries Day a success
Workshops for lay ministers, volunteers make a comeback at All Saints Parish By Bee Goodman Before the Sept. 18 launch day arrived on the diocesan calendar, the people who will actually carry Bishop Mark Beckman’s pastoral plan “Bearing the Light” into parish life got a working preview of it. Ministries …
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Bearing the Light of Christ
Bishop Beckman gives vision for diocese with launch of new pastoral plan By Bee Goodman At the Easter Vigil Mass, a breathtaking moment happens when the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus completely darkens and the newly blessed paschal candle is carried through the front doors for the …
Children of Fátima
Faith-filled youth showed the world God has a place in heaven for everyone By Bee Goodman God does not discriminate. He called upon David, a young shepherd boy, to defeat Goliath and later become the king of Israel. Christ didn’t seek out perfect people; He surrounded himself with tax collectors, …
‘God’s microphone’
Fulton Sheen grew from Midwest farmboy to a Venerable Servant of God By Bee Goodman It is easy to picture a saint as someone born for the spotlight. We imagine sweeping vestments, packed cathedrals, a voice made for the microphone from the very start. Surely a man who wins an …
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Opposite sides of the aisle
Frs. Gladysz, Herman are the ‘Odd Couple’ when it comes to reviewing the movie ‘Silence’ By Bee Goodman Faith is easy to talk about when nothing is asked of it. It is another thing entirely to hold onto it with a foot raised over the face of Christ, a sword …
Summer: a ‘busy, fruitful time for youth ministry’
Events such as God Camp and the Steubenville Atlanta conference provide opportunities to encounter Christ By Bee Goodman Somebody sneaks in pink hair chalk. Another sneaks in a mini airhorn. Another guards a giant beach ball more than twice her size as if it’s her life’s purpose. Kids do silly …
‘Then I will do my best’
Servant of God Charlene Marie Richard: suffering offered and miracles found By Bee Goodman She was 12 years old, dying, and in tremendous pain. Yet instead of praying for herself, she prayed for others. That is the story of Charlene Marie Richard, a simple Cajun girl from Louisiana whose extraordinary …
Called into action
Simon of Cyrene did not go looking for the cross; it was placed upon him By Bee Goodman It’s hard to be a bystander, just passing by. Most of us simply want to mind our own business and stay out of other people’s way—neither to be a bother nor be …
Meeting them where they are
Bishop’s first discussion series wraps up; next one begins in September By Bee Goodman On a Tuesday evening last August, nearly 50 young adults filled a room in the Chancery, responding to an invitation to join Bishop Mark Beckman. Some were cradle Catholics looking to understand their faith more deeply. …