glenmary news & notes Glenmary finalist for award
awar ene ss / Glenmary nominated for service in Tennessee Catholic Extension announced the finalists for its 2019-2020 Lumen Christi Award Sept. 10, and the list included the Glenmary priests and brothers based in the Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn.
The annual award, now in its 42nd year, celebrates remarkable individuals or groups who unleash the power of faith for communities who cannot do it alone. Glenmary was one of 11 finalists for the award from a pool that included nearly 50 nominees. The Lumen Christi Award is the highest honor Catholic Extension bestows on a missionary working in the United States. “Glenmary has helped the Catholic communities to come together as living stones to help to build their churches of brick and mortar with their time, sweat and zeal for the Church,” read a description on the award nomination website. “They have been called the hidden heroes of the mission diocese.” Glenmary members in the Diocese of Knoxville include Father Steve Pawelk, Father Tom Charters, Brother Craig Digmann, Brother Tom Sheehy and Brother Joe Steen. The 2019-2020 award ultimately went to Mack McCarter of the Diocese of Shreveport, La. McCarter is a Catholic convert and founder of Community Renewal International, which aims to improve relationships in troubled neighborhoods.
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when you have found yourself confused and bewildered. The conversation continues and then once again there is quiet. Listen to the quiet... It is filled with the dark of nights and the light of days. It contains hopes and fears, the doubts and joys of humanity from the beginning of time. Quiet. After a long time, you hear a single word clearly spoken: “Yes” (Luke 1:38). One word uttered by a young woman transforms the quiet in an instant. The Son of God is made flesh. The Light of the World pierces the darkness of human hearts. The eyes of the blind are opened. Swords become plowshares. Suddenly thousands of joyful voices fill the quiet: “Glory to God on the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests” (Luke 2:14). As your advent journey draws to a close, take a few moments to listen again to the sounds of your heart. What is God calling you to do during these December days? Let the serenity and quiet of your walk give way to the joy and hope that is born of Mary. Our dear Savior is waiting to be born in each of us as well. Rejoice! A new and glorious day has dawned. Christ is the Lord! ABOVE LEFT: An image of the Annunciation adorns the ceiling of Annunciation Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. BELOW LEFT: Father Dan Dorsey smiles outside the novitiate house at Glenmaryʼs headquarters. RIGHT: Father Tom Charters celebrates Mass with migrant farm workers in Eastern Tennessee.
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