One-day event at cathedral will focus on strengthening parish-based mental, emotional health care By Bill Brewer Catholic Charities of East Tennessee is reaching out to Diocese of Knoxville clergy, parish leaders, lay ministers, diocesan school personnel, and faith-based partners to address mental-health concerns that every community in the diocese is …
‘Who wants to read the newspaper?’
OLPH 5th-grader takes faith, school, and The East Tennessee Catholic to heart By Bill Brewer Genevieve Moy wants to change the world—one book report, poem, notebook drawing, math problem, violin piece, school play—and newspaper—at a time. The fifth-grader at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Chattanooga isn’t just about …
KCHS counselor named to UT advisory board
Kat Coy among small group from across U.S. selected to serve university By Bill Brewer Kat Coy, who has served as a school counselor at Knoxville Catholic High School since July 2006, has been selected to serve on the University of Tennessee Admissions Counselor Advisory Board. Mrs. Coy was selected …
‘Humble, prayerful, obedient servant of the Church’
Bishops Beckman, Spalding lead funeral Mass for Father John Kirk By Jim Casey Nashville Catholic Father John Kirk, a priest of the Diocese of Nashville for more than 55 years, died on Jan. 18 in Knoxville. He was 84. A funeral Mass was celebrated by Bishop Mark Beckman of Knoxville …
How the Grinch stole Hattie’s hearts
St. Joseph 3rd-graders rally around classmate’s fundraiser for Children’s Hospital 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 Grinch-themed Christmas tree the students in Jenifer Ingram’s …
Bishop ordains newest deacon
Daniel Cooper joins transitional diaconate ahead of pending priesthood By Bill Brewer 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 …
Messengers on a mission
Diaconate candidates entrusted as lectors, permanent deacons renew their promises By Bill Brewer The Diocese of Knoxville has the distinction of ranking third in the United States, and possibly the world, in the number of ordained men serving as permanent deacons. “We are per Catholic capita No. 3 in the …
A faith that is Eucharist-based, not cloth-based
Dr. Kelly Kearse asserts that science has not proven the blood on the Shroud of Turin is that of Christ By Bill Brewer Dr. Kelly Kearse wants to set the record straight—again. After headlines about the Shroud of Turin grabbed international attention in recent weeks with claims that biological material …
A loving option
Catholic Charities’ adoption ministry event brings adopting families together By Bill Brewer An East Tennessee barn dance with a family reunion. They go together like sweet iced tea and pork barbecue. Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s second annual Barn Dance fundraiser for its A Loving Option Adoption ministry turned into …
Renewed in the Holy Spirit
Bishop Beckman rededicates worship space at Chattanooga church By Bill Brewer Renewal—physical and spiritual—was the message of the day on Aug. 16 as members of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Chattanooga took part in the rededication of their worship space. Bishop Mark Beckman was joined by OLPH pastor …
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 …
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Following where God leads him
Fr. John O’Neill retires from active diocesan ministry, accepts Conception assignment By Bill Brewer Father John O’Neill, a longtime priest of the dioceses of Knoxville and Nashville, has retired from active diocesan ministry and accepted a position as coordinator of spiritual formation at Conception Seminary College in Conception, Mo. Father …