By Dan McWilliams The St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic marked its sixth anniversary Nov. 4 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Lenoir City with its fifth Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. The day began with Mass celebrated by Monsignor Pat Garrity, assisted by Deacon Gil Campos, who is one of the mobile …
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Ecumenical evangelization
Brother Craig Digmann is a modern-day circuit-rider for the Catholic Church By Dan McWilliams Photos by Stephanie Richer and Dan McWilliams In Hancock County, everybody knows Brother Craig Digmann. Well, it sure seems that way. Now in his fourth year of his self-described Catholic Presence Ministry in the East Tennessee …
Father Emmanuel Callahan – The original circuit-riding priest of East Tennessee
By Dan McWilliams Photos Courtesy of Diocese of Knoxville Archives Brother Craig Digmann has a spiritual ancestor in the faith: Father Emmanuel Callahan. While the Glenmary brother brings the Church to the lost and forgotten areas of Hancock County, Father Callahan did the same for 34 counties in East Tennessee …
St. Henry Parish celebrates two milestones
The Rogersville community marks its 55th anniversary and burns a mortgage at the same Mass By Dan McWilliams St. Henry Parish found itself with two things to celebrate July 28. The Rogersville Catholic community marked its 55th anniversary during the Sunday morning Mass, and it concluded the liturgy with a …
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Nashville Dominican Sisters profess final vows
One of those sisters taught at St. Mary-Oak Ridge, while another from Sacred Heart made her first vows By Dan McWilliams Two Dominican Sisters with East Tennessee ties reached important milestones over the summer. Sister Anna Ruth Wilson was among eight Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation to make their …
St. Teresa provides prayerful response to gun violence with vigil
Union County faith community shares emotional testimonials as Fr. Pawelk calls for a spiritual solution By Dan McWilliams St. Teresa of Kolkata Parish in Maynardville hosted a vigil on gun violence Aug. 13, an event prompted by the recent deadly shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Glenmary Father …
Seftons receive papal knighthood
Bishop Stika nominates St. John Neumann couple for induction into the Order of St. Gregory the Great; Pope Francis approves the recommendation By Dan McWilliams Alan and Sally Sefton said they felt stunned as they became the first people in the Diocese of Knoxville to be inducted into the Order …
Knoxville Catholic’s Jake Renfree adds to his state running championship total
Jake Renfree concluded his stellar running career at Knoxville Catholic High School with two more state titles in the TSSAA Large School Track & Field Championships on May 23 at Middle Tennessee State University. The senior, a University of Notre Dame signee with multiple track and cross country titles on …
Father Moser marks silver jubilee in priesthood
Friends and family from far and wide join the 25-year priest at St. Catherine Labouré in Copperhill By Dan McWilliams Family was on Father Tom Moser’s mind June 30 as he celebrated his 25th anniversary as a priest during a Mass at St. Catherine Labouré Church in Copperhill. In the …
Bishop Stika ordains two seminarians to transitional diaconate
Deacons Hernandez and Griffith a step closer to priesthood; for a year, father and son will be brothers By Dan McWilliams Paired together in their seminary studies over the years, Zachary Griffith and Alex Hernandez entered holy orders at the same time June 15 as Bishop Richard F. Stika ordained …
Bishop announces new pastoral assignments
A retirement and several moves affect many parishes around the Diocese of Knoxville By Dan McWilliams Bishop Richard F. Stika recently announced new pastoral assignments for the Diocese of Knoxville and a priest retirement. Parishes announced the changes in May, and they took effect (unless noted otherwise below) on July …
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Joining the Church family
Bishop Stika celebrates Father Mark Schuster’s ordination to the priesthood, a first for new Sacred Heart Cathedral By Dan McWilliams The priestly ordination of Father Mark Schuster was certainly a family affair. Family members of the ordinand filled four pews at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus …