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 …
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The gift of laughing with your spouse
In 47 years of marriage, he has learned that God’s grace has many forms, including that gift “… And it’s the way that she looks with the rice in her hair” By George Valadie “Eating burnt suppers the whole first year “And asking for seconds to keep her from tearing …
Jeanne Elizabeth Marx Young
Jeanne Elizabeth Marx Young, age 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 4. Mrs. Young was born in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3, 1928, to Loretta Broderick Marx and Oscar Edward Marx, as the oldest of their three children. She graduated from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia and …
Gail Salatka
Gail Marie Gajownik Salatka passed away on May 19 at the age of 73, surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Salatka was born in Chicago on April 27, 1951, to Renetta and Stanley Gajownik. She attended St. Joseph Elementary and St. Francis de Sales High School in South Chicago through …
Asking the right questions in a survey
Is a recent poll of Catholics about the Real Presence reflective of Church teaching? By Deacon Bob Hunt My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we need to talk about the Eucharist. There has been lot of talk about the Eucharist over the last couple of years, with the Eucharistic …
Father Charles E. Cunniff, CSP
Father Charles E. Cunniff, CSP, entered eternal life on May 2. Father Cunniff died at the Paulist Center in Boston after struggling for several years with prostate cancer. He was 72. Father Cunniff, who had been a member of the Paulist community for 46 years and a priest for nearly …
Ronald Klueh
Ronald Lloyd Klueh, age 87, passed away on March 23. Dr. Klueh was born on Oct. 23, 1936, in Ferdinand, Ind., to Gilbert and Virginia Klueh. He married Helen Kays Klueh at St. Mary Church in Huntingburg, Ind., on Sept. 7, 1959. They met when they were in high school, …
Father Chris Michelson retires as pastor, will still serve diocesan schools
The East Tennessee Catholic Father Chris Michelson, pastor of St. Albert the Great Parish since 2007, has retired as an active pastor but will continue to serve the Diocese of Knoxville as president of St. Joseph School and as special adviser to the president of Knoxville Catholic High School. Father …
