Social Justice

You’ve heard the phrase “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle”, and Our Lady of Fatima has a great opportunity for all of us to do more of that! And why? “The

Whether you have a balcony, a backyard, or a back 40, a wonderful Way to Care for Creation is to plant native shrubs, flowers, and tree species and observe them

Just in time for the annual ecumenical Season of Creation (September 1- October 4), our Week #11 Way to Care for Creation is to spend time in God’s creation

Our prayer and concern this week lies in the oldest living ecosystems on the planet, the rainforests- only 6% of Earth’s land surface but home to over half of

Our Week #9 Way to Care for Creation is to participate in the Season of Creation, celebrated by people of good will throughout the world. What, when, and why is

Our Week #8 Way to Care for Creation is to* keep our environment free of harmful products and pollution* that degrade the natural processes God in his wisdom put into

Rising inflation is hurting everyone. It is especially hurting the food insecure in our community. We are serving more clients and spending more on food for our neighbors than ever.

The Laudato Si global mission for all people of good will is threefold: to pray for and with creation, to live more simply, and to advocate to protect our common

Pope Francis named his encyclical, Laudato Si or Praise Be, after St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures to remind us that Earth “is like a sister with

“Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience”

Save paper Paper, paper everywhere- office, schools, home! It is so easy to take for granted the abundance of paper and barely consider the source. Yet every year, monoculture plantations

Shop at your Local Market for Fresh Food In 2001, Pope John Paul II called for a global “ecological conversion”, stating that every effort to protect and improve our world

Pope Francis states in his environmental encyclical, Laudato Si, that “I urgently appeal for a new dialog about how we are shaping the future of our planet” and that “all

In his environmental encyclical Laudato Si, Pope Francis offers many ways that people of good will can and should act responsibly in order to address the climate, biodiversity, and social

Our Holy Father Pope Francis gave the world a great gift in 2015 - the publication of his encyclical "On Care for Our Common Home", or Laudato Si,

In May 2015, Pope Francis released his encyclical "On Care for Our Common Home" which encourages us to advocate for God's perfect creation. The encyclical, also known as

Bishop Stika has asked that this weekend, March 19-20, there be a special collection for Ukranian refugees.

The Alcoa-Blount County NAACP and Blount County United are presenting its second annual Race Relations Symposium via Zoom. The theme is “Embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.” The symposium will begin

The Helen Ross McNabb Center is offering a COVID-19 Emotional Support and Resource Line. They were recently awarded funding through the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Blount County United is promoting A Prayer Walk Calling for Unity and Support of Asian Americans which will take place on Saturday, May 22 at 1:00 PM. Participants will

Support the Catholic Home Missions Appeal today! Over 40% of dioceses in the United States and its territories are considered mission territories because they are unable to fund essential pastoral

Our Lady of Fatima’s sister parish and school, Collège Décoste, in Thomonde, Haiti, serves students in grades 6 through 12. Your generous contributions in monthly green envelopes, through Realm,

Tonight at 7:00 PM is the first session of our Lenten discernment group. We will be discussing the idea and process of discernment and God's call to serve our

Beginning Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 7:00 PM on Zoom, Fr. Adam will be leading a Lenten group discernment program. All of us are called by God to go