Diocesan middle schools St. Joseph and St. John Neumann fared well in Knoxville Independent School League basketball tournament play in February. St. Joseph’s boys varsity team completed its season with a 21-0 record, claiming the KISL small school regular-season and tournament championships. The Bulldogs’ perfect season included wins over St. …
Cardinals’ election of new pope is a confidential, detailed, reverent process
Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY—The voting by cardinals to elect the next pope takes place behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, following a highly detailed procedure last revised by Pope John Paul II. Under the rules, secret ballots can be cast once on the first day of the …
Living the readings: From the heart of Lent…
To Easter glory, the good news of Christ’s resurrection lifts us all By the time March begins, Lent already has completed 40 percent of its lifespan. Deep into this time of relearning the basics of our faith and intensifying our relationship with God, the Sunday Liturgy of the Word continues …
Parishes set Lenten penance services
Here is a list of remaining Lenten penance services around the Diocese of Knoxville: Chattanooga Deanery 7 p.m. Eastern Time, except as noted. March 5—St. Jude, Chattanooga; March 6—Holy Spirit, Soddy-Daisy; March 7—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Cleveland; March 12—St. Stephen, Chattanooga; Our Lady of Lourdes, South Pittsburg, 6:30 p.m. CDT; …
Marriage enrichment: Make significant days a family affair
Holidays, feast days are ways parents can establish traditions that can be handed down to children Recently, a dear friend of mine gave me a gift of Irish-themed kitchen items. She gave them to me because she knows that I love St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day has been an …
Understanding the sacraments: Penance–a mystagogical catechesis
Mercy is stronger than sin for penitents who undergo conversion through the action of the Holy Spirit The purpose and effect of the sacrament of penance is to heal our relationship with God. “Indeed, the sacrament of reconciliation with God brings about a true ‘spiritual resurrection,’ restoration of the dignity …
Church affairs continue even without a pope
VATICAN CITY (CNS)—When Pope Benedict XVI officially left office at 8 p.m. Feb. 28, most of the top-level Vatican officials lost their jobs, but that does not mean the majority of Vatican employees get a vacation. Although Catholics inside and outside the Vatican love to complain about its unwieldy bureaucracy, …
Once upon a time: Holy Mother Church blessed with great popes
The best pontiffs have made significant contributions through teaching, acts of initiative, wisdom I love popes, especially holy and great ones with which Holy Mother Church, the body of Christ, has been blessed during the modern times of pontificates beginning with Blessed Pius IX (1846-1878) and continuing to the present: …
