‘It’s just taking the love you already have for Jesus in your heart and going one step further . . .’ By Emily Booker Jesus is King! All Saints Parish in Knoxville made a public proclamation of this truth June 30 as the parish participated in the Enthronement to the …
Feeding Happy Holler
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s community garden yields vegetables for North Knoxville residents By Emily Booker If you build it, they will eat. That’s the hope for Lisa Healy, executive director of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, as she looks out at the newly planted community garden at the CCETN …
Abby Johnson film arrives Unplanned in Diocese of Knoxville
Catholic protagonist of popular book and movie delivers pro-life message at St. Mary Church in Athens By Emily Booker The movie Unplanned made an unscheduled appearance at Athens’ movie theater this spring. And it was a one-night sensation when the film’s real-life champion, pro-life author and speaker Abby Johnson, brought …
God’s joy is abundant as KDCCW holds annual convention in Oak Ridge
Fr. Dan Whitman, keynote speaker Kelly Wahlquist encourage diocesan women to be God’s joyful witness to the world By Emily Booker Reflecting God’s Joy was the theme of the Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s 30th annual convention, and joy was visible among the women attending. The convention was held …
AI expert Dr. Kai-Fu Lee returns to alma mater
St. Mary-Oak Ridge honors the internationally known venture capitalist and author at a school assembly By Dan McWilliams What a difference a sister can make in the life of one of her students. Before he became the internationally known venture capitalist, artificial-intelligence expert, and bestselling author that he is today, …
Community service is the focus of Catholic Charities dinners
Fundraisers held in Knoxville, Chattanooga to raise awareness of CCETN programs in East Tennessee By Emily Booker The annual Catholic Charities of East Tennessee dinners, held in Knoxville and Chattanooga, enhanced their content this year with additions of a silent auction, live music, and dancing. But the most substantial change …
Instruments tell the story with Violins of Hope
Restored violins that survived the Holocaust come to Knoxville Catholic High School and are part of a special performance By Emily Booker Music is a powerful messenger that can communicate across language and culture. Sometimes, the instruments themselves can tell a story. Bishop Richard F. Stika, Knoxville Catholic High School …
Catholic Teens United guides youth to learn more about their faith
By Emily Booker A new program in the Diocese of Knoxville is guiding teens to learn more about Catholicism, gain strength through eucharistic adoration, and grow in holiness through the sacrament of reconciliation. Catholic Teens United meets monthly at area host parishes for an afternoon of learning, prayer, and fellowship. …
Luncheon celebrates fifth anniversary of St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic
The St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic celebrated its fifth anniversary Nov. 5 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Lenoir City by holding its fourth Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. The clinic officially turned 5 on Sept. 11. On Sept. 11, 2013, the mobile clinic vehicle was delivered and dedicated to God and …
Catholic Charities’ Samaritan Place expands to house more seniors
By Emily Booker Samaritan Place unveiled its larger quarters during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 30. The long-anticipated expansion project will allow the program to help more seniors in crisis. “For every single person here who calls Samaritan Place home this is a place of comfort and refuge from life …
Pastoral Juvenil Hispana ministry aims to engage youth
Program leader believes dialogue, diversity can engage and unite young people in the Diocese of Knoxville By Emily Booker A common question in the Church today is “How do we reach young people?” With more young people leaving the Church or growing up without religion, connecting with the next generation …
Coming through in waves
Diocese of Knoxville now using its own TV studio and program, radio broadcast for New Evangelization By Emily Booker Maybe you’re reading while holding a newspaper. Maybe you’re online at your computer or on your phone. The Diocese of Knoxville Office of Communications and Media uses a variety of platforms …
