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On wings and prayers

January 11, 2021

Art imitates life

January 11, 2021

St. Mary Parish breaks ground on parish life center

December 11, 2020

Looking back, looking ahead

December 11, 2020

Church marries young couple to settle immigration issue

October 15, 2020

Keeping vigil

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Last two of original Sisters of Mercy retire

December 11, 2020

St. John Neumann parishioner hailed as a first-responder hero

December 11, 2020

Funeral Mass held for longtime priest Fr. Paul Valleroy

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He Dwells Among Us
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December 10, 2020

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A brighter year ahead

January 11, 2021

Focusing on COVID, which is no laughing matter

December 11, 2020

Scripture and
the Spiritual Life
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Understanding God’s wisdom in the Old Testament

December 11, 2020

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October 14, 2020

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How God has made His presence known to us

December 11, 2020

A parable that connects to ‘Cafeteria Catholicism’

October 14, 2020

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Last two of original Sisters of Mercy retire

December 11, 2020 7:36 am | By Emily Booker

The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas have served in East Tennessee since coming to Knoxville in 1896  By Dan McWilliams The retirement of the last two Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in the Diocese of Knoxville ends a tradition of more than 120 years of the community’s service in East Tennessee. Sister Patricia “Pat” Soete, RSM, the pastoral associate at St. Jude Parish in Helenwood since September 1994, retired to Mercy Convent in Nashville in late November. In spring of this year, Sister Yvette Gillen, RSM, pastoral associate at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa, retired to Nashville. Several Sisters of Mercy have retired in recent years, ending a long run of service that began in 1896 when the first Sisters of Mercy came to East Tennessee to teach at St. Mary School, next door to Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Knoxville. The Sisters of Mercy founded... Read more →

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