Golden Rose Award promotes leadership, spirituality, and service to community By Emily Booker The Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women has introduced a new program in the diocese to recognize young women who display leadership, spirituality, and service in their parish and community. The National Council of Catholic Women’s Golden …
Pilgrims of hope
Jubilee Year is focus of KDCCW Convention at St. Mary-Johnson City By Emily Booker Women from across East Tennessee made a pilgrimage to the northeast corner of the state for the biennial Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (KDCCW) Convention April 24-26 at St. Mary Church in Johnson City, hosted …
For the beauty of our earth
Bishop Beckman celebrates the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’ By Emily Booker One of Pope Francis’ enduring legacies will be his focus on care for creation, wise stewardship of resources, and upholding human dignity. This year marks a decade since the release of his encyclical Laudato Si’ or “Praise Be …
St. John Neumann holds 14th Ponytail Drive
Students and adults donate hair to help children who have lost theirs due to cancer or other reasons St. John Neumann School in Farragut held its 14th annual Ponytail Drive on Feb. 28 as students, faculty members, and family donors supported children who have lost hair because of cancer, alopecia, …
Greene community works together in a time of crisis
Notre Dame parishioners assist in a variety of ways By Emily Booker Alma Vasquez was at her home in Chuckey, on the border of Greene and Washington counties, on the morning of Sept. 26. She had been planning to attend a funeral in Mountain City that afternoon. Although the morning …
Bishops’ letter on Appalachia marks 50 years
Pastoral addresses region’s social, economic, environmental needs By Emily Booker From St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Creation, which celebrates 800 years this year, to Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, which marks 10 years in 2025, the Church has a long tradition of promoting the dignity of the human person, …
An ET parish with presidential ties
In Andrew Johnson, 19th-century Catholics found an ally, support By Emily Booker As the nation prepares to transition from its 46th president to president No. 47, history is telling us that one parish in East Tennessee had a U.S. president to thank for its establishment. President Andrew Johnson, whose birthday …
Cathedral chosen to host Alpha focus group
Selected teens offer feedback on a video series that will impact future Alpha releases around the world By Emily Booker The Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus was recently selected as the only U.S. location to host a special focus group for Alpha, a program that offers a …
‘A community of light’
Catholic Extension presents Lumen Christi Award; St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic is honored By Emily Booker Catholic Extension Society presented Sister Mary Lisa Renfer, RSM, medical director of the St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic (SMLC), with the Lumen Christi Award on Oct. 30. The award is Catholic Extension’s highest honor, given to …
Shining a light on St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic
Diocese’s medical ministry hosts national visitors at St. Alphonsus site By Emily Booker The campus of St. Alphonsus Church in Crossville was a popular destination recently for out-of-state observers who wanted to see firsthand the St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic in action. On Aug. 27, the Legacy Clinic (SMLC) hosted several …
Bishop Beckman gets to know DOK students
The diocese’s shepherd visits both high schools and four elementary schools during August and September By Dan McWilliams Bishop Mark Beckman made several school visits in August and September as he traveled to Notre Dame High School, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, and St. Jude School, all in Chattanooga, …
2
Hillbilly Thomists bring bluegrass and Bible to Bijou
Performance by Dominican friars band benefits the Chesterton Academy By Emily Booker The Hillbilly Thomists, a band of Dominican friars, shared their blessed, soul-filled sound to a packed Bijou Theatre in Knoxville on Aug. 3. The concert, part of their Marigold Tour through the South, was a fundraiser for the …
