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Servant of God’s remains successfully exhumed

By Dan McWilliams At 10:50 on the morning of July 27, Father David Carter’s voice rang out at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chattanooga: “We are about to lift the coffin from the grave.” And with that, the sainthood cause of Servant of God Father Patrick Ryan took a crucial step, …

Korey Mobbs is new KCHS football coach

The ‘quiet UT fan’ comes to the Fighting Irish after a successful head-coaching career in Georgia By Dan McWilliams After Knoxville Catholic High School introduced Korey Mobbs as its head football coach at a press conference April 28, the new coach said he is looking forward to starting the 2021 …

Stewardship of St. Mary’s Hospital artifacts overseen by Sisters of Mercy

In 2011, when St. Mary’s Medical Center was sold to an investor-owned organization, St. Mary’s seller Catholic Healthcare Partners stipulated in the agreement that all religious and historical artifacts would remain the possession of the Sisters of Mercy. When the Sisters of Mercy knew St. Mary’s was closing on Dec. …

CCETN Welcoming Knoxville Festival celebrates East Tennessee’s newest citizens

By Dan McWilliams If anyone was looking for Venezuelan empanadas, South Asian samosas, Vietnamese bahn mis, or baklava in late June, then Suttree Landing Park in South Knoxville was the place to be. The Office of Immigrant Services, a Catholic Charities of East Tennessee program, held a Welcoming Knoxville Festival …

KCHS’s BJ Edwards commits to Tennessee

The highly rated point guard in the class of 2022 is a Mr. Basketball winner and past state champion By Dan McWilliams BJ Edwards is staying home. The Knoxville Catholic High School standout point guard announced via social media July 1 that he is committing to the University of Tennessee …

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Father Bertin Glennon—50 years a priest

Friends and family join in at Holy Spirit Church in Soddy-Daisy as he celebrates his golden jubilee       By Dan McWilliams Father Bertin Glennon, ST, of Chattanooga celebrated 50 years in the priesthood on the anniversary date itself, May 15. Holy Spirit Church in Soddy-Daisy hosted Father Glennon’s golden-anniversary Mass and …

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St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic raising funds for a new mobile van

By Dan McWilliams The St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic is hoping to replace its vehicle that has served the needy in East Tennessee for more than seven years. An open house and fundraiser May 8 at the clinic’s home site at Divine Mercy Church in West Knoxville served to call attention …

State Knights of Columbus officers installed

Installation held at St. Henry; leadership reflects Diocese of Knoxville By Dan McWilliams State Knights of Columbus officials again convened at St. Henry Church in Rogersville on May 29, this time to induct the new state officers for the upcoming fraternal year that began July 1. Among the six new …

Seeing the need

Ladies of Charity host Remote Area Medical vision clinic for Knoxville-area clients By Dan McWilliams Determined to help their clients any way they could, the Ladies of Charity of Knoxville hosted a Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic that focused on eye care as COVID-19 prevented a dual dental clinic. The …

TRL marks pro-life victories as legislation becomes law

Tennessee Right to Life backed Prenatal Life and Liberty, Unborn Child Dignity acts that Gov. Lee has signed into law By Dan McWilliams Tennessee Right to Life is celebrating two victories in the state legislature while at the same time watching an important appeals-court case and a Mississippi case going …

 Funeral Mass held for St. Joseph Church pianist Dr. Angelo Miceli

A funeral Mass was held June 5 for Dr. Angelo Sylvestro Natale Miceli, a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph Parish in Norris, who died May 27 at the age of 107. Dr. Miceli played the piano and organ for Masses at St. Joseph long after he turned 100, and served …

Sent forth to proclaim the Word of God

Sending of the Neophytes Mass resumes as East Tennessee’s newest Catholics pick up the cross By Dan McWilliams Many of the nearly 200 people who came into the Catholic Church at this year’s Easter Vigil in the Diocese of Knoxville were formally sent forth in the annual Sending of the …