As part of the observance of the Year of Faith we have been looking at the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium), the first document promulgated by the Council. So far we have looked at the Constitution’s understanding of the liturgy (my first column) and the …
‘Ignorance of Scriptures is ignorance of Christ’
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Conference is opportunity for bishops to catechize on immigration By Bill Brewer What would Jesus do? Bishop Mark Beckman of the Diocese of Knoxville posed that question during Mass as part of a regional immigration conference titled “Deepening Our Moral Witness” in Knoxville on Sept. 30 attended by bishops, priests, religious, and lay leaders from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It’s a question many people impacted by immigration in the United States are undoubtedly asking. The “Deepening Our Moral Witness” conference occurred following National Migration Week (Sept. 21-27) and on the heels of the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 27. It was prompted by growing concern in the Catholic Church and among other faith and community groups about response to the continuing immigration crisis as well as the Tennessee bishops’ recent statement on immigration enforcement and the... Read more →