By The East Tennessee Catholic Sister Mary Lisa Renfer, RSM, DO, medical director of the St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic, is a Lumen Christi finalist for 2024. The Lumen Christi Award by Catholic Extension is given to people who “radiate and reveal the light of Christ present in the communities where …
Tennessee sportswriters name KCHS, NDHS athletes to all-state team
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association recently named a number of athletes from Knoxville Catholic High School and Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga to its annual all-state teams. Maggie Frana, who won the first Knoxville Catholic girls state title in the discus this spring, was named to the Division II-AA …
‘Toward the top’
Source and summit central to Bishop Mark Beckman’s ministry By Bill Staley A Dominican, a Franciscan, a bishop, and a pope go on a hike. Bishop Mark Beckman’s life can be viewed as one large hike up to this base camp of his episcopacy. Over the next decade or so, …
A bishop and the liturgical life of his diocese
Sacred power is given to the shepherd to build up ‘his flock in truth and holiness’ By Father Randy Stice “The bishop is the chief steward of the mysteries of God and the overseer of all liturgical life in the Church entrusted to his care.” This is how the Ceremonial …
Trusting in God’s great plan
Moved to tears by ‘Les Mis,’ writer has hope in the Lord and Bishop Beckman By Claire Collins If you’ve never seen the 2012 movie adaptation of the musical “Les Misérables,” prepare yourself for a spoiler alert (in fact, go watch it and then come back to this column). During …
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The vicars of Christ
Bishops give life to the local Church by proclaiming the Gospel, leading ministry By Deacon Bob Hunt Congratulations to newly ordained Bishop Mark Beckman, the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville! Bishop Beckman, I believe you will find the Catholics of East Tennessee eager for your leadership and open …
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Thank you, Lord. Can we keep him?
A seminarian’s skill with the tetherball crowd hinted at greater things to come By George Valadie I first met the young man on the playground where I was principal. He and the other students were doing battle in a wild and woolly game of tetherball. He was older, though. Bigger. …
In thanksgiving to God
Diocese’s newest priests celebrate Mass where the seeds of vocation were sown Following their ordination to the priesthood on June 8, Fathers Bo Beaty, Danny Herman, and Michael Willey celebrated their first Masses at their home parishes, spanning the width of the diocese, from Jamestown, to Mountain City to Cleveland. …
DOK submits results from latest Synod sessions
The diocese holds a second round of listening sessions in March to collect more input for the final phase The East Tennessee Catholic The Diocese of Knoxville on April 5 submitted results from a second round of listening sessions in the diocese for the Synod on Synodality, which is being …
Dominican Sisters elect leadership for next 6 years
Prioress General, congregation general officials selected at June meeting The East Tennessee Catholic During their General Chapter on June 18, the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation elected Mother Anna Grace Neenan, OP, as the prioress general of the congregation to lead the religious community for a second six-year term …
A look at the Rite of Ordination of a Bishop
It is composed of the preparatory rites, the essential element, and the explanatory rites By Father Randy Stice On July 26, Bishop-elect Mark Beckman will be ordained and installed as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville. In this column I want to explain the Rite of Ordination of …
Margaret Ann Jeswald
Margaret “Maggie” Ann Jeswald, 77, of Loudon, passed away peacefully on May 29 with her family by her side. Mrs. Jeswald was born in Pittsburgh on July 31, 1946, to the late Samuel and Anna (Catazone) Profeta and grew up in the town of Brookline, Pa. She attended Elizabeth Seton …
