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• Tennessee’s Catholic bishops join in letter to lawmakers urging passage of gun safety measures

  

  By TENNESSEE REGISTER
  Published April 18, 2023

  The three Catholic bishops of Tennessee–Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, Bishop David P. Talley of Memphis and Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville–have included their names on a letter to Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly urging passage of gun safety measures.

• Deacon Thomas McGrane dies October 15

  Published October 29, 2020

  Deacon Thomas J. McGrane, retired deacon at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Oct. 15. He was 89 years old. Deacon McGrane had previously served at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta.

• Duluth woman professes vows as Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia

  Published October 6, 2017

  NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Nine young women professed the simple vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience as Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 28. Among those who made first profession was Sister Maura Sheen Colker, OP, former parishioner of St. Monica Church in Duluth. Sister Maura is the daughter of Jeffrey and Pamela […] Full Story

• Franciscan, Dominican art exhibited in Nashville

  Published November 13, 2014

  ATLANTA—An exhibit of Renaissance art associated with the Franciscan and Dominican orders is on display in the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, through Jan. 25. The exhibition, titled “Sanctity Pictured,” includes more than 60 works of art from paintings and manuscript illuminations to bronze medals and printed books made between 1250 […] Full Story

• Moe Rusmisel, 12 Years A Deacon In Atlanta, Dies

  Published January 3, 2008

  Deacon William “Moe” Rusmisel was a man with many interests. He liked challenges, like fitting a full-sized steam locomotive into a museum in the heart of Washington, D.C. He enjoyed casting a fishing line into the breaking ocean surf. And he especially liked Christmas when he searched store shelves unceasingly to bring home “the Big […] Full Story

• Newspaper Receives Five Catholic Press Awards

  Published June 1, 2006

  The Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, which held its annual national convention May 24-26 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., honored The Georgia Bulletin with five journalism awards at the final banquet. The 2006 Catholic Media Convocation was held this year for the second time as a combined convention […] Full Story