Religious Sister of Mercy served God and the faithful for more than 70 years By Dan McWilliams Sister Pat Soete, a Sister of Mercy for 74 years, passed away peacefully on July 26 at Mercy Convent in Nashville, surrounded by her community. She was 92. She served in East Tennessee …
Katherine Phillips
Katherine “Kay” E. Phillips, 76, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully at home on July 8. Born in Upper Darby, Pa., Mrs. Phillips grew up in Virginia Beach and later made her home in Fairfax County, Va., where she lived for more than 40 years. She first met her husband, Jerry, …
Christine Rowe
Christine Stadelman Rowe, age 73 of Knoxville, passed away on July 14 at her home with her husband by her side. Mrs. Rowe was preceded in death by her father, Henry Stadelman, and her younger, brother Guy William Stadelman. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Thomas Rowe, …
Report cards can be stressful for all concerned
But if we can’t be good at all things, we can surely be good at some things, right? By George Valadie I don’t know how it’s possible, but it won’t be long before schools will arrive at report-card time. There are quarter versions and six-weeks versions, not to mention the …
Pilgrims of Hope ’25
Hispanic youth celebrate the jubilee in Washington, D.C. By Magdiel Argueta It is easy to remember someone who has left a profound legacy in our lives, especially when that legacy transforms souls. What is not easy is to leave an indelible mark. Yet, there is a man who recently departed …
History in the making
Diocese founders recognized at Mass, reception to mark upcoming milestone By Dan McWilliams The spirit of 1988 lives on in the Diocese of Knoxville as evidenced in a Founders Mass that honored clergy and laity who were part of the establishment of the Church in East Tennessee that year and …
Preparing for the Divine Presence
LaFollette parish joins hands on project to build adoration chapel By Dan McWilliams Parishioners of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in LaFollette could not wait to use their Divine Presence adoration chapel after it was dedicated following a morning Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption on Aug. 15. As …
Carl A. Labbe Jr.
A funeral Mass for Carl Anthony Labbe Jr. was held on Aug. 7 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Chattanooga. Mr. Labbe was born in 1927, and his family was from Akron, Ohio. His family relocated to Chattanooga in 1935 when his father joined TVA. Mr. Labbe attended …
Mary Harris
The family of Mary Petrillose Harris are saddened to report her death on Aug. 22 at Alexian Village in Signal Mountain at the venerable age of 114. Mrs. Harris was born in Ithaca, N.Y., on May 13, 1911. She and her husband, J. Richard (“Dick”) Harris, now deceased, were longtime …
Farewell to a missionary
Bishop Beckman, Archbishop Kurtz lead funeral Mass for Father Joseph Hammond By Bill Brewer and Dan McWilliams Father Joseph Mary Aryee Hammond, CHS, who had served in the Diocese of Knoxville since 1998, was laid to rest on Aug. 16 following a funeral Mass at St. John Neumann Church celebrated …
Bishop Beckman appoints diocesan deans
Bishop Mark Beckman has appointed Father Jim Vick, Father Adam Royal, Father Charlie Donahue, CSP, and Father Miguel Vélez deans of the Diocese of Knoxville’s four deaneries. Father Vick, pastor of St. Bridget Parish in Dayton, will serve as dean of the Chattanooga Deanery. Father Royal, pastor of St. Alphonsus …
Faithful apprenticeship
Three Echo students begin serving in Diocese of Knoxville By Katie Harkness This month the Diocese of Knoxville has welcomed three new Echo apprentices: Katie Harkness, Mallory Louque, and Viviana Morales. This is the eighth year that the diocese has partnered with the University of Notre Dame McGrath Institute for …