Neophytes are sent forth with a fresh perspective to share their newfound faith with the masses By Bill Brewer “Do you all smell?” And with that risky query that begs a certain amount of self-awareness among those being questioned, Bishop Richard F. Stika sent the Diocese of Knoxville’s newest members …
Sacred heart
Exposition of relic of St. Jean Vianney, patron saint of priests, draws faithful from across Diocese of Knoxville By Bill Brewer St. Jean Vianney is just what the faithful ordered. Well, it was actually the Knights of Columbus and Bishop Richard F. Stika who arranged for the incorrupt heart of …
FOCUS on Sex Week: Theology of the Body is the alternative
By Bill Brewer St. John Paul II was either ecstatic or mortified by being a part of Sex Week at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UT). Maybe both. The Holy Father’s renowned work, Theology of the Body, was on full display April 2 as a young disciple studying for her Ph.D. …
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Sacred Vows
The trend line is shifting as the Church shines a light on marriage and family By Bill Brewer Photography by Stephanie Richer Marriage matters. How can we tell in this day and time, when a quarter to half of all marriages end in divorce, younger single people are waiting longer …
Diocese receives Vatican OK to exhume Fr. Ryan’s remains
Servant of God’s body will be relocated to Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul as part of sainthood process By Bill Brewer The cause for sainthood for Father Patrick Ryan continues to move forward, with the Vatican giving its approval last month for the exhumation of Father Ryan’s remains and …
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Fr. Jacques Philippe shares his devotion to prayer in Lenten retreat
French priest and author gives five days of reflection in diocese on cultivating a deeper relationship with God By Bill Brewer The more the prayer is simple, the better it is. That succinct lesson underscored Father Jacques Philippe’s Lenten retreat for the Diocese of Knoxville, providing spiritual sustenance for those …
A gift of the fullness of the priesthood
Bishop Richard F. Stika marks a decade of his episcopate as he becomes the diocese’s longest-serving bishop By Bill Brewer In celebrating the 10th anniversary of his ordination and installation as the third bishop of Knoxville, Bishop Richard F. Stika recalled one of the first questions he was asked by …
Bishop Stika welcomes catechumens, candidates home
More than 225 people will enter the Catholic Church in East Tennessee at Easter Vigil Masses By Bill Brewer History may have been made twice March 9-10 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. For the first time, the Rite of Election of Catechumens and Call to …
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Wings of Gold
Funeral Mass, first all-female flyover held for pioneering Navy pilot Story by Bill Brewer Photography by Stephanie Richer Archive Photos courtesy of U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command and U.S. Naval Institute Rosemary Mariner was full of firsts. To the world, Capt. Mariner was an aviation pioneer who broke through …
Basilica restoration is completed
Sts. Peter and Paul lifts the curtain on six-month construction project that ushers in the 1890s By Bill Brewer Four years of praying, planning, working, and paying for much-needed improvements to the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul yielded dramatic results Dec. 23 when Bishop Richard F. Stika and Father …
Chattanooga judge clears way for exhumation of Fr. Ryan remains
Chancellor rules Diocese of Knoxville has authority to relocate priest’s body as part of sainthood cause By Bill Brewer A Hamilton County Chancery Court has given the Diocese of Knoxville permission to exhume the remains of Father Patrick J. Ryan from Chattanooga’s Mount Olivet Cemetery, which allows the priest’s cause …
Paulist Fathers mark bicentennial of founder Fr. Isaac Hecker
Immaculate Conception, St. John XXIII schedule events to celebrate as cause for sainthood moves forward By Bill Brewer The Paulist Fathers at Immaculate Conception and St. John XXIII parishes are marking the bicentennial of founder Father Isaac Hecker’s birth with a number of events as the Paulist priest’s cause …