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St. Mary Catholic Church
1291 E. Madison Avenue
Athens, TN 37381

REGULAR WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday
5:00 p.m.
Vigil Mass in English

4:00-4:30 p.m.
Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation

Sunday
10:00 a.m.
Mass in English

1:00 p.m.
Misa en Español

1er y 3er domingo del mes 8:00 a.m.
Misa en Español

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Tuesday and Friday
9:00 a.m.

Wednesday
6:00 p.m.
Eucharistic Adoration at 5:00 p.m.
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Saint of the Day
- St. Magdalen of Canossa (April 10, 2012)
  Wealth and privilege did nothing to prevent today's saint from following her calling to serve Christ in the poor. Nor did the protests of her relatives, concerned that such work was beneath her. […]
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- Actor admires Mexican martyr’s strong defense of the faith
  Los Angeles, Calif., May 18, 2012 / 03:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Mauricio Kuri has come to believe that, like the teenage Mexican martyr he plays in the upcoming film “For Greater Glory,” people must stand up for religious freedom. Kuri is not your typical fourteen-year-old boy. Born and raised Catholic in Mexico City, he was cast in the upcoming film “For Gre […]
- Sebelius petition with 35,000 signatures reaches Georgetown president
  Washington D.C., May 18, 2012 / 11:50 am (CNA).- A petition with tens of thousands of signatures was recently delivered to the president of Georgetown University in protest of a decision to honor U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius with an invitation to speak at a commencement weekend ceremony.Thomas Peters of CatholicVote.org said […]
- Law professor says flawed view of sex threatens religious freedom
  Washington D.C., May 18, 2012 / 04:09 am (CNA).- A law professor at George Mason University believes that current threats to religious freedom are intrinsically connected to the modern understanding that “sexual freedom is about shaping yourself.” Helen Alvaré, who has formerly worked with the U.S. bishops' pro-life office, spoke on May 10 at the Cathol […]
- Parish threatened, harassed over sign opposing 'gay marriage'
  Acushnet, Mass., May 18, 2012 / 02:29 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Massachusetts Catholic parish has received threats of arson and other harassing messages after posting a sign with the Church's position on same-sex “marriage.” “It went viral,” said Steven Guillotte, Director of Pastoral Services at Saint Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet, recalling an “explo […]
- Senator proposes adding prayer to WWII memorial
  Washington D.C., May 18, 2012 / 12:01 am (CNA).- U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has introduced a bill to place President Franklin D. Roosevelt's D-Day prayer on the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. “On D-Day, courageous Americans risked and sacrificed their lives to preserve our freedoms and end tyranny abroad,” said Portman. “That morning, […]
- Austrian chancellor’s son tells how faith helped him survive Nazis
  Washington D.C., May 17, 2012 / 04:19 am (CNA).- Kurt von Schuschnigg Jr., son of the former chancellor of Austria, says that his Catholic faith helped him get through difficult times during World War II and now guides the way that he looks back at past events. “Faith is always a big thing when you are in trouble,” he observed. “Unfortunately today, not too […]
- Cardinal Dolan's arrival on Twitter draws thousands
  New York City, N.Y., May 17, 2012 / 02:08 am (CNA).- Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York debuted on Twitter last week, adapting his engaging, humorous style to the popular microblogging site and quickly becoming the third most followed cardinal.“Hey everybody. It's Timothy Cardinal Tebow. I mean Dolan,” the cardinal’s first tweet said May 8, alluding to […]