A $3 million project will transform the older structure next door into a parish life center By Dan McWilliams One of the highlights of the 100th-anniversary celebration of Holy Ghost Church’s current building is the effort to renovate the North Knoxville Catholics’ original 1908 church into a parish life center. The …
Bishop: Holy Ghost parishioners still hear the Shepherd
The diocese’s leader celebrates Sunday Mass on the centennial weekend of the church By Dan McWilliams Bishop Mark Beckman capped the 100th-anniversary-weekend celebration of Holy Ghost Church’s current worship space by celebrating the 10 a.m. Mass on April 26, Good Shepherd Sunday. Pastor Father John Orr and associate pastor Father …
Century of ‘giants’: 100 years for Holy Ghost Church
North Knoxville parish celebrates a vast history on the centennial of its 1926 building By Dan McWilliams The “Cathedral of Happy Holler” experienced one of its happiest weekends ever on April 25-26 as Holy Ghost Church in North Knoxville celebrated the 100th anniversary of its 1926 building. The church of …
Bishop dedicates St. Mary-Athens columbarium
The blessing falls on March 19, which is the feast day of St. Joseph, the patron of a happy death By Dan McWilliams Bishop Mark Beckman dedicated a columbarium at St. Mary Church in Athens on March 19, a day that was ideal for the event. “It is so good …
‘A tremendous gift’
Bishop Beckman celebrates Chrism Mass, expresses gratitude to priests By Dan McWilliams When Bishop Mark Beckman asked the faithful in the pews at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus to show their love for their priests during the annual Chrism Mass, the people responded enthusiastically. The bishop …
Eighth Knights Cup Lacrosse Tournament set
KCHS again hosts the event to benefit Catholic Charities’ Pregnancy Help Center and its ultrasound van By Dan McWilliams Knights of Columbus from Council 5207 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus as well as neighboring councils will staff the eighth annual Knights Cup Lacrosse Tournament at …
KCHS boys, NDHS girls basketball reach final four
Knoxville Catholic loses in four-overtime thriller while Notre Dame makes semifinals for first time ever By Dan McWilliams The boys basketball team at Knoxville Catholic High School and the girls basketball squad at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga made state-tournament history in different ways this month. The KCHS boys …
Funeral Mass held for Bishop Stika
Diocese of Knoxville’s third shepherd laid to rest at Sacred Heart Cathedral By Dan McWilliams On an overcast afternoon nearly 17 years to the day he was ordained as the Diocese of Knoxville’s third shepherd, Bishop Richard F. Stika was laid to rest in the columbarium of the cathedral whose …
St. Dominic men’s conference draws record 157
Bishop Beckman joins a roster of speakers focused on the theme of ‘Weathering the Storm’ By Dan McWilliams The fifth annual Appalachian Highlands Men’s Conference at St. Dominic Church in Kingsport on Feb. 28 drew a record 157 attendees, with Bishop Mark Beckman on hand to give his advice on …
Building the kingdom before our eyes
Diocese is poised to set a record for new Catholics at Easter Vigil By Dan McWilliams A standing-room-only gathering at the diocese’s cathedral for the annual Rite of Election was evidence that the Church in East Tennessee is growing at a record rate, reflecting a trend that is being seen …
Bishop celebrates Mass for vocations
Men and women religious in the diocese and members of lay orders ‘live well’ the beatitudes By Dan McWilliams Several inches of snow curtailed the attendance at a special Mass for vocations on Jan. 31 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, but Bishop Mark Beckman complimented …
Bishop consecrates new cemetery
Opening of Holy Cross gives Diocese of Knoxville third sacred site By Dan McWilliams The diocese’s new Holy Cross Cemetery went from a construction site to holy ground on Dec. 20 as Bishop Mark Beckman consecrated the 10.9-acre site on Northshore Drive near the Knox-Loudon county line. The property, formerly …