Bearing the Light in East Tennessee
NOVEMBER 13, 2026
By Bill Brewer
Bishop Beckman completes 1st visits to all 52 DOK churches
The Church in East Tennessee is not only thriving at larger parishes in Chattanooga, Knoxville, and the Tri-Cities, it’s also experiencing a resurgence in rural areas such as Sneedville and Lancing. Bishop Mark Beckman witnessed that growth this fall as he visited the last two of the 52 churches in the Diocese Read more...
‘I’m worthy because I’m not worthy’
Bishop ordains Nicholas Hickman to the transitional diaconate at basilica
NOVEMBER 12, 2026
By Dan McWilliams
Deacon Nicholas Hickman’s path to holy orders almost never got started after he was born three months premature and not given a chance for a normal life. But that infant survived and is now one Read more...
Food for East Tennessee: partners distribute a truckload of goods
OCTOBER 19, 2026
By Dan McWilliams
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints partnered last month to bring a 33,000-pound truckload Read more...
East Tennessee artist’s paintings to be displayed at beatification
OCTOBER 17, 2026
By Bill Brewer
As a gifted artist who resides in the Diocese of Knoxville, Clorinda Galdós Bell finds herself with an abiding connection to Catholic parishes Read more...
Bishop celebrates Mass for young adults
OCTOBER 16, 2026
By Bee Goodman
Anyone who has ever split a dessert with a sibling knows the feeling. Somebody’s slice is a little bigger, and everybody at the table sees it at Read more...
NDHS launches capital campaign
SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, as part of its 150th-anniversary celebration, Read more...
St. Andrew Dung-Lac Church dedicated
SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
One of the fastest-growing communities in the Diocese of Knoxville now has a church to call its own. Read more...
