The schools were two of 10 winners in the Good Sports Always Recycle challenge and were honored in a Neyland Stadium ceremony St. Dominic School in Kingsport and Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga were recently recognized for their school environmental programs as two of the 10 winners of the …
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The Paraclete store marks 30th anniversary
The retail outlet, owned by the Diocese of Knoxville, has special advantages that big-box and online retailers can’t offer By Dan McWilliams The Paraclete book and gift store opened in May 1987 and is still going strong 30 years later. The diocesan store next to the newly rising Cathedral of …
Living the readings: Turning the corner
The readings take us from Advent back to Ordinary Time By Father Joseph Brando As we all know, The East Tennessee Catholic has changed its format over the years. This has especially affected this column, changing it from a biweekly format to a monthly and now to a bimonthly column. …
St. Henry unity program marks Reformation anniversary
Father Bart Okere joined by Rogersville-area Protestant ministers in ecumenical prayer service By Bill Jones/The Rogersville Review Oct. 31 marked the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation that fractured the Catholic Church and saw the rise of numerous Protestant denominations. On Oct. 30, representatives of several Protestant churches in the …
Book signings held for diocesan authors
By Bill Brewer Two Diocese of Knoxville parishioners who are active in the faith have recently published books that examine community within the Catholic Church. The authors, Monica Kimutis and Dr. Tricia Bruce, and their books were on display Sept. 30 at the Paraclete Catholic Book and Gift Store at …
Father William Oruko, AJ, receives transfer to Archdiocese of Portland
Father William Oruko, AJ, who has served in the Diocese of Knoxville since 2003, has been reassigned by his order, the Apostles of Jesus, to serve in Oregon. Father Oruko, who is from Kenya, has served at Sacred Heart Cathedral, St. Mary Parish in Oak Ridge, St. Mary Parish in …
Praying for perspective: A lesson in humility at traffic court
This driver in a hurry doesn’t see himself ‘as being as bad or as guilty as any of those people,’ until the Holy Spirit intervenes By George Valadie I’m hoping to do better this time because last year my Advent season didn’t begin soon enough. Yes, I know the season …
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