USCCB official Yohan Garcia is featured speaker during December retreat By Casey Keeley The Glenmary Home Missioners are a religious Catholic community of priests and brothers who establish Catholic mission parishes across Appalachia and the rural South. St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Erwin hosted the missioners during its annual …
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Supporting the Catholic Foundation of East Tennessee
Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre presented Ruth Coughlin and Deacon David Lucheon with the St. Peter Award at the Catholic Foundation of East Tennessee dinner in Knoxville on Dec. 5. Deacon Hicks Armor, director of stewardship and strategic planning for the diocese, also took part in the presentations. Mrs. Coughlin, Deacon …
Realize the gift you have received from Him
We should not be so distracted that we fail to notice how God has moved in our lives By Deacon Bob Hunt I was conversing with my oldest sister recently, and we spoke about how often we miss God’s grace moving in our lives simply because we aren’t paying attention. …
Thomas Perry
Thomas (Tom) Perry, 73, passed away peacefully on Oct. 25 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Mr. Perry is beloved to his wife of 47 years, Kathy; three remarkable children: daughter Maria (Butch) Allen, son Chris (Gena), son Michael (Brittney); and two doting granddaughters, Perry and Maisie Allen. Also …
An exploration of the prefaces at Mass
The prefaces are sure guides for the graces that God wants to pour out on us in each season By Father Randy Stice In previous columns, we looked in detail at the Eucharistic Prayer, “the center and high point” of the Mass. In the last two columns, we considered the …
‘What is God’s will for my life?’
Avoid paralysis by multimedia analysis in determining Holy Spirit’s plan By Claire Collins What is God’s will for my life?” seems to be the eternal and sometimes seemingly unanswerable question that resides in the mind of the Christian. In a sea of endless potential answers, it can be hard to …
Ellen Clancy Pickering
Ellen Anna Clancy Pickering passed away in the care of her children on Dec. 23. She was 99 years old. Mrs. Pickering was born and baptized in Baltimore. She was the third of 13 children born to John A. and Ellen Joy Clancy. Her family returned to Knoxville when she …
Old friends can be new ones again in 2024
This new year, he plans to ‘reach out and touch’ at least one acquaintance from days gone by By George Valadie Happy New Year! Though it’s barely two weeks old, I hope 2024 has already started you well down whatever path you envisioned might lay ahead. There’s certainly no shortage …
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A church open to all
St. John Paul II community strong in faith despite limited resources By Omar Cabrera Glenmary Challenge When Esperanza and her husband, Miguel, decided to prepare for confirmation, they ran into an obstacle. The parish they attend offers classes for this sacrament only on weekdays at 7 p.m. It’s an impossible …
Richard B. McConnell
This brilliant man, this beloved father, friend, and mentor, was born on May 24, 1935, in Lake Bluff, Ill., near Chicago. The Judge passed away on Dec. 24, joining his youngest son, our beloved Johnny, who also passed on Christmas Eve in 2009. Judge McConnell attended Bay View High School …
John D. Hitt
John Dee Hitt of Knoxville passed away on Dec. 13. He was 73. Mr. Hitt was a member of Holy Ghost Parish in Knoxville. He also was an active member of the Knights of Columbus, serving as district deputy of District 18 as well as Tennessee faith director, evangelization and …
Ellen Margaret Vance
Ellen Margaret Vance, age 103, of Oak Ridge passed away on Dec. 12. Mrs. Vance was born in Knoxville on April 9, 1920, to the late Leo Kavanaugh Meehan and Ellen Cecilia Long Meehan. She was a 1937 graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School, and she was a member of …