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Diocese responds to flood disaster
OCTOBER 22, 2024
By Dan McWilliams
Diocesan pastoral teams reach out to residents in need
Bishop Mark Beckman was able to see firsthand the ministry to victims of flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in visits to Erwin and Hampton on Oct. 2. The bishop met with Glenmary Father Tom Charters, associate pastor of St. Michael the Archangel in Erwin, where three parishioners died. Father Charters has been Read more...
Relief arrives in many forms as East TN faithful support brothers and sisters
OCTOBER 22, 2024
By Bill Brewer
The people of upper East Tennessee near the North Carolina border are working to piece their lives back together amid the devastation wrought by Read more...
Sorrow and survival: Impact Plastics worker describes harrowing rescue
OCTOBER 23, 2024
By Bill Brewer
"Don’t let go!" And with that urgent plea, Efraín Gómez Sr. convinced his co-worker to keep clinging to plastic pipes floating in the rapidly rising Read more...
CCETN gives update on emergency-relief efforts
OCTOBER 1, 2024
By The East Tennessee Catholic
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee (CCETN) continues to lead emergency-response efforts to assist individuals and communities impacted Read more...
St. Jude hosts Freedom Flag
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
St. Jude School in Chattanooga was chosen as only the second school in Tennessee and the first Read more...
A journey to the priesthood
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
More than 50 parishioners of St. Bridget in Dayton helped pastor Father Jim Vick celebrate his 25th Read more...
Meeting, greeting, preaching
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Bishop Mark Beckman has hit the ground running following his July 26 ordination and installation Read more...