St. Patrick Parish Knights of Columbus mark 50 years By Dan McWilliams The Knights of Columbus from St. Patrick in Morristown celebrated their 50th anniversary this fall, and Richard Hidalgo has been there for the entire half-century of a council that has taken part in virtually every aspect of parish …
Sam Goodwin shares amazing story at St. Patrick
Catholic traveler, on his way to visit every country, tells of imprisonment in Syria and promise to God By Dan McWilliams In coming to St. Patrick Church in Morristown on Oct. 25, Sam Goodwin continued to fulfill a promise he made to the Lord more than six years ago. Mr. …
‘A joyful celebration’ at Our Lady of Fatima
The Alcoa parish holds a 75th-anniversary Mass and dinner to cap a yearlong series of events By Dan McWilliams Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa completed a Jubilee Year of celebration on Nov. 22 as it marked 75 years from its humble beginnings in 1950 to its thriving community …
Funeral Mass held for Sister Yvette Gillen, RSM
By Dan McWilliams Sister Mary Yvette Gillen, RSM, a Sister of Mercy for 64 years who served for many years as a pastoral associate at St. Therese Parish in Clinton, St. Joseph Parish in Norris, and Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa, died on Sunday, Nov. 2, in Nashville. …
Catholic golfers shine in state tourney
Teagan Walker of KCHS ties for third as her team places third, and Sophia Parsons of Alcoa ties for 11th By Dan McWilliams Catholic high school golfers stood out at the recent TSSAA girls state tournaments held at Sevierville Golf Club. The Knoxville Catholic High School girls golf team finished …
St. John Neumann to host Maher/Kroger concert
Catholic performers bringing national Cathedrals Tour to Diocese of Knoxville By Dan McWilliams Dr. Patrick and wife Barbara O’Brien are excited to bring Catholic musicians Matt Maher and Sarah Kroger to St. John Neumann Church in Farragut on Friday, Dec. 5, for “Cathedrals: An Advent Night of Worship.” The concert …
Bishop Beckman leads SMLC Mass
By Dan McWilliams Bishop Mark Beckman said he wanted his listeners at All Saints Church in Knoxville on Oct. 29 “to know how grateful I am for the work that you do for our St. Mary’s mobile Legacy Clinic and the great work of reaching out with the healing help …
Healing in multiple ways
St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic introduces directors and new medical van By Dan McWilliams A Mass and volunteer luncheon on Oct. 29 at All Saints Church in Knoxville allowed the community to meet the St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic’s new leaders and see the ministry’s new mobile clinic van. Bishop Mark Beckman …
‘A school of love’
St. Dominic looks to the future as it commemorates 8 decades By Dan McWilliams Rosie Henderson LaMont, a student at St. Dominic School in Kingsport in the 1950s and ’60s, certainly learned many right things to do in her classes but also realized one thing not to do, at least …
‘Every life is precious in His image’
Tennessee Right to Life event is a cause for celebration By Dan McWilliams A gathering of 400 heard a keynote talk from a pro-life Knoxville attorney and received legislative updates on life issues at the annual Celebrate Life Banquet on Sept. 30. The event at Bridgewater Place in West Knoxville …
Marked with the sign of faith
Seftons gift land for new Catholic cemetery By Dan McWilliams Longtime diocesan benefactors Alan and Sally Sefton have donated 10.9 acres in the Farragut-Concord area for a new Holy Cross Cemetery with a potential capacity of 3,500 graves, and the couple additionally contributed $1 million to establish a perpetual-care fund …
‘Fanning the Flame’ of the Eucharistic Congress
St. Jude in Chattanooga hosts a three-weekend revival to celebrate the teachings of the Indy event In organizing the Fanning the Flame Eucharistic Revival that took place over three weekends last month at St. Jude Church in Chattanooga, no one at the time realized how appropriate the Gospel reading for …