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August 20, 2010
Father Breen retracts statements,
apologizes
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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Seminarian’s ordination as transitional deacon ‘humbling’
 Andy Telli, Tennessee Register
As Jerry Strange lay face down on the floor in front of the altar at Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksville, the people in the pews sang the litany of saints praying for their help.
“When you’re prostrate, that is most humbling. You don’t do that very often,” said Strange, a seminarian for the Diocese of Nashville who was ordained as a transitional deacon by Bishop David Choby at Immaculate Conception on Aug. 10, the Feast of St. Lawrence, a deacon of Rome who was martyred in the third century.
Photo by Andy Telli: Deacon Lee Bidwell right, embraces Jerry Strange, a seminarian of the Diocese of Nashville who was ordained a transitional deacon at Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksville on Tuesday, Aug. 10. Deacon Bidwell is from Deacon Strange's home parish of St. Helen Church in Glasgow, Ky.
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Nashville attorney follows God’s call to Cambodia
Theresa Laurence, Tennessee Register
What would compel a successful Nashville attorney to uproot his family, including four young daughters, and move to a developing country thousands of miles away? For Shawn Kohl, it all boils down to his Catholic faith.
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St. Cecilia Academy’s rich history recalled at Founders’ Day
Theresa Laurence, Tennessee Register
Dignitaries and distinguished alumni joined St. Cecilia Academy students and Dominican sisters to honor the school’s unique history and legacy at its Founders’ Day celebration on Aug. 17.
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National Guardsmen return home early from Iraq
Katie Lewis, Tennessee Register
Lt. Col. John Krenson and the rest of the Tennessee National Guard’s 278th Armored Calvary Regiment thought their deployment in Iraq would last through the rest of 2010. But with the Iraqi combat mission coming to a close at the end of this month and the U.S. military’s drawdown of troops moving apace, the Tennessee Guardsmen were able to come home this summer, several months ahead of schedule.
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Father Steve Wolf publishes two
faith-sharing books
Theresa Laurence, Tennessee Register
While on sabbatical two years ago, Father Steve Wolf realized what he needed in his life was more silence. Now, he tries to set aside one day a week to spend alone in quiet prayer, reading, writing, and sometimes painting. “Those are my ‘monk days,’” said Father Wolf, associate pastor at St. Henry Parish.
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More Tennessee Register Stories
Youth Rally hopes to ignite ‘revolution’ of love
Floods hamper aid efforts as disease threatens millions of Pakistanis
Catechetical Formation Program to start third year Aug. 28
Knights to carry Silver Rose through Diocese of Nashville
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