Volunteers teaching English as a second language; response to classes has been strong By Bill Brewer The more you know, the more you need to know. So it stands to reason that the more you learn, the more you need to learn. Nowhere is that more apt than at the …
Bishop blesses new addition at St. Joseph School
By Bill Brewer St. Joseph School is marking its continued growth with the opening of a new wing that will serve middle-school students. Bishop Richard F. Stika celebrated Mass at the North Knoxville school Sept. 21 and blessed the addition that opened in August with the new school year. Joining …
St. Mary-Oak Ridge marks 75th anniversary
The parish that was born in the Secret City in the ‘dark, dark hour’ of 1943 celebrates its milestone in style By Dan McWilliams In 1943, at the dawn of Oak Ridge, the Secret City of the Manhattan Project in World War II, a parish was born. Today that parish …
Office of Immigrant Services outgrows CCETN location
Move to larger quarters in Knoxville will allow assistance to more people as workload grows By Emily Booker Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s Office of Immigrant Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Knoxville location on Sept. 13. With the help of a grant from the Office of Criminal …
KCHS has top National Merit scholars
In October of last year more than 1.6 million students in more than 22,000 high schools took the PSAT. The PSAT serves as the qualifying exam for the National Merit Competition. Knoxville Catholic High School recently announced the following National Merit Semifinalists who finished in the top 1 percent of …
Supreme Court upholds pro-life Amendment 1
U.S. high court refuses to hear pro-abortion challenge of 2014 vote to amend state Constitution By Bill Brewer The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear a legal challenge to Tennessee’s constitutional amendment eliminating the right to an abortion. Pro-life supporters across the state cheered the Oct. 1 decision, …
Uncovering hidden gems
Renovation of Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul yields unexpected (and valuable) links to the past By Bill Brewer When you renovate something that is 125 years old, you’re bound to have a few surprises. Restoration work inside the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul has revealed details of original …
Keegan Smith defends national 3,000 title
Keegan Smith, a sixth-grader at Sacred Heart Cathedral School, defended his national title in the 3,000-meter run at the 2018 Junior Olympics, held July 28 to Aug. 4 at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Keegan, 11, ran the 3,000 in a time of …
Marriage Enrichment: Attending the World Meeting of Families in Dublin
Pilgrims ‘had the wonderful privilege to be part of a weeklong celebration . . . with people from all over the world’ By Marian Christiana Wow! What an experience! The World Meeting of Families 2018 in Dublin, Ireland, is now part of the history of the Church and its people. …
NDHS announces new faculty for 2018-19
When Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga began the 2018-19 school year, there were many new faces to welcome. In addition to 109 new students, seven new faculty members join the Notre Dame family. Selina Duncan joins the faculty teaching German and world geography. Before Notre Dame, Ms. Duncan taught …
He dwells among us: Defend us in battle
Pray to St. Michael and our guardian angels to protect us from Satan’s evil desires By Bishop Richard F. Stika “Protect them from the evil one” (John 17:15) It is said the devil‘s greatest accomplishment is convincing people, and especially clergy, that he does not exist. Satan is never more …
Praying for perspective: What did Jesus write in the sand?
Was he asking for safety for the woman caught in adultery, whom he was about to forgive, or was he praying for us? By George Valadie Like many of you, I’m running out of words. Though I seem to have no shortage of anger. All in all, I’m having real …
