Prospective candidates for permanent diaconate can attend inquiry sessions beginning in January By Bill Brewer The Diocese of Knoxville will be starting a new class of permanent deacons in 2022 and is now reaching out to Catholic men interested in joining the clergy. The diocesan Office of the Diaconate and …
St. Joseph School community mourns loss of beloved member
Alvin Ault, a gentle jokester who ‘always had a twinkle in his eye,’ killed in accident at his home near campus By Bill Brewer The St. Joseph School community is mourning the loss of a valued member whose spirit and devotion to the school lifted students, faculty, and parents …
Diocese of Knoxville schools see enrollment increases
Double-digit rises reported at some campuses as students, faculties, parents settle into new academic year By Bill Brewer Diocese of Knoxville schools are reporting a healthy 7.8 percent increase in enrollment as the 2021-22 academic year gets underway, which bucks a trend among some Catholic school systems that are seeing …
St. Jude School gets new leadership as longtime principal retires
By Bill Brewer The 2021-22 school year has begun with new leadership at St. Jude School in Chattanooga. Longtime principal Jamie Goodhard announced last school year her intention to retire at the end of the 2020-21 academic year. Dr. Joshua Overton has been named St. Jude’s new principal. St. Jude …
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A little store with a big purpose
The Paraclete carves out a niche to serve East Tennessee and beyond thanks to online sales By Bill Brewer It’s not your grandmother’s Paraclete anymore. Well, it really is, and your mother’s, too, but recent changes at the longtime Catholic retailer mean it’s also your children’s, your parish’s, your …
Saying ‘yes’
Sisters in the Diocese of Knoxville profess their vows as the RSM, FSGM communities grow By Bill Brewer The Catholic community of women religious is growing by two Sisters who have connections to the Diocese of Knoxville. Sister Maria Juan Anderson professed her perpetual vows with the Religious Sisters of …
St. Joseph the Worker honored by St. Joseph the Worker
In a year dedicated to the father of Jesus, Bishop Stika confirms youth of namesake parish By Bill Brewer For 16 confirmands at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Madisonville, and scores of others at churches throughout the Diocese of Knoxville during this confirmation season, being compared to the Apostles …
Schools return this fall with new leadership
New president comes to Notre Dame; NDHS, Sacred Heart, St. Mary-Oak Ridge have new principals By Bill Brewer The search for Notre Dame High School’s new leader led the Diocese of Knoxville all the way to Chicago’s suburbs. But that two-month search proved fruitful as the diocese and Notre Dame …
Diocese of Knoxville’s V Encuentro plan complete
Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry ready to be implemented after five-year effort to develop it By Bill Brewer The Diocese of Knoxville’s Latino community on June 26 marked the successful compilation of a new pastoral plan for Hispanic Ministry that has been in the works for five years as part …
Deacon’s vocation takes an archeological turn
David Keene becoming an authority on identifying remains of Servants of God considered for sainthood By Bill Brewer Deacon David Keene has been searching for things hidden underground since he was 18. And now as a veteran archeologist with many digs under his belt, the permanent deacon of the Archdiocese …
Annunciation image from hospital finds new life
St. Joseph School claims marble statues of Mary and Gabriel, saves them from St. Mary’s demolition By Bill Brewer Something old is new again and is serving as an inspiration to students and faculty alike at St. Joseph School in Knoxville thanks to St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital. As demolition of …
Bishop Stika leaves Latin Masses in place pending diocesan review
By Bill Brewer Diocese of Knoxville priests who celebrate Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite can still do so, and those Latin Mass communities in the diocese can continue to worship in diocesan churches, at least for the time being, according to guidance from Bishop Richard F. …