Bishop ordains newest deacon
DECEMBER 16, 2025
By Bill Brewer
Daniel Cooper joins transitional diaconate ahead of pending priesthood
The feast of St. Albert the Great will forever hold a sacred place in Daniel Cooper’s priestly formation as the Nov. 15 date was when he was ordained to the transitional diaconate at St. Albert the Great Church in Knoxville. Bishop Mark Beckman presided at the ordination Mass, with 25 priests and 20 deacons Read more...
‘Devotion to Our Lady strengthens our call’
DECEMBER 27, 2025
By Maggie Parsons
Holy Cross community unites to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe in celebration
Joy in a celebration of tradition brought together the community of faith at Holy Cross Parish Read more...
How the Grinch stole Hattie's hearts
DECEMBER 17, 2025
By Bill Brewer
There aren’t any hearts two sizes too small in the third grade at St. Joseph School: only hearts three sizes larger. How can you tell? Just look at the Read more...
St. Thérèse hosts Three Kings Feast
DECEMBER 15, 2025
By Bee Goodman
The meaning of Christmas as Christians know is much more than ribbons and bows. Christmas is a day everyone comes together to remember Read more...
Humbly seeking the truth
DECEMBER 17, 2025
By Jim Wogan
If it wasn’t plainly evident that this “Synod thing” was facing headwinds in the United States before I arrived at the Vatican in late October, it became Read more...
St. Mary School marks 75th in true Dominican tradition
OCTOBER 16, 2025
St. Mary School’s 75th anniversary culminated in a community-wide celebration on Sept. 10 Read more...
St. Mary Parish receives Haiti foundation honor
OCTOBER 21, 2025
Don and Cynthia Davis of St. Mary in Johnson City, coordinators of the parish Haiti Twinning Ministry, Read more...
