St. Albert the Great Parish, St. Joseph School in U.S. Top 100 for funds raised By Emily Booker Diocese of Knoxville parishioners began the season of giving in a robust way. #iGiveCatholic is an online giving initiative held in dioceses across the United States on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving every …
St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic’s village
Diocesan ministry bringing aboard partners to offer a full complement of health services for East Tennesseans By Emily Booker It’s often said, “It takes a village to raise a child.” But the need for a village doesn’t stop after childhood. Most everyone needs a village. And St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic …
Our brethren before us
Students learn that care for departed, their burial grounds are part of Christian life By Emily Booker A burial ground, be it a cemetery, mausoleum, or columbarium, is an important part of a Catholic community. The Catechism says, “The bodies of the dead must be treated with respect and charity, …
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Sacred and southern
‘A High Lonesome Mass’ combines Mass settings and bluegrass style in joyful performance By Emily Booker By the sound of it, you may not have been sure if it was a Catholic Mass, an old-time Protestant revival, or a Rhythm and Roots stage, but it was certainly a sound glorifying …
Gatlinburg parishioner installed as NCCW province director
Sevierville resident Amelia Sweeney was recently installed as the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) director for the Province of Louisville at the NCCW national convention in Salt Lake City. The NCCW acts through its members to support, empower, and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership, and service. There …
St. Francis-Fairfield Glade presents St. Alphonsus with a $30,000 gift
St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade recently made a $30,000 gift to St. Alphonsus Parish in Crossville to help with the latter’s building campaign. Construction is nearing completion on a new St. Alphonsus Church. Parishioners have been worshiping in a parish life center since 2003. In his letter …
A closer look at Eucharistic Prayer III
Liturgical prayer—the words of the Mass—can enrich and inform our personal prayers By Father Randy Stice Last month I introduced the Eucharistic Prayer (EP), “the center and high point” of the Mass. The current liturgy has 13 Eucharistic Prayers. EP I (Roman Canon) was the only Eucharistic Prayer for many …
KDCCW leaders attend international assembly
World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations attendees meet with pope By Emily Booker Two women from the Diocese of Knoxville attended the international World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO) General Assembly in Assisi, Italy, in May. Patty Johnson and Sally Jackson joined more than 800 women representing nearly 70 …
A catechesis on the Eucharistic Prayers
Their theological and spiritual riches are ‘the heart and summit of the celebration’ of Mass By Father Randy Stice The center and high point” of the Mass is the Eucharistic Prayer, “the prayer of thanksgiving and sanctification.” 1 Pope Benedict XVI describes it as action “in the highest sense of …
So it begins: searching for a new used car
Driving disasters aside, a couple must learn to compromise and see other viewpoints By George Valadie WANTED – Retired husband in search of pretty cool used car. Seeking relatively low miles, a radio that can pick up the Braves at night, one of those adaptor things so I can listen …
Women challenged to ‘Be the One’ at KDCCW Convention
St. Thomas the Apostle in Lenoir City hosts the annual three-day event attended by more than 130 By Emily Booker Women of the Diocese of Knoxville were challenged to confidently embrace their God-given purpose and actively live it out at the Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Convention held at …
Our memories can be a happy privilege
Especially when we recall to mind that God is present in every moment of our lives By Deacon Bob Hunt There are moments that inspire reflection on those matters of life that matter most. Sometimes these moments are of the unhappy variety, but there are happy moments, too. I had …
