Knoxville Catholic High School on May 30 announced Gabriel Blair as the next head boys basketball coach of the Fighting Irish. Mr. Blair hails from Gastonia, N.C., and is a coach, professional trainer, and basketball clinician. Since 2014, he has owned Relentless Sports Club and since 2015 has served as …
Ranking most powerful Americans in Vatican of all time
Cardinal Justin Rigali is No. 1 among who’s who of U.S. leaders in the Church By John L. Allen Crux Although Pope Francis once again appears to be coming through a surgery with flying colors, it’s still inevitable that his second hospitalization in three months, this time for an operation …
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Remembering Monsignor Pat Connor
A former student recalls his high school principal as being ‘one of the good guys’ By George Valadie We first met many years ago. “Hello, Father, it’s nice to meet you.” “Well, thank you, it’s nice to meet y’all, too. I really appreciate you inviting me. This is nice.” “Let …
St. John Neumann Knights present Bishop’s Award to two eighth-graders
The 2023 Bishop’s Award of Excellence for graduating eighth-graders at St. John Neumann School in Farragut was given by Knights of Columbus Council 8781 to Estella Goad and Dresden LaFasto on May 15. St. John Neumann teachers observe the students throughout their time at the school for behaviors that are …
Brother John Raymond, CFA
Brother John Raymond Howard, CFA, age 92, of Milwaukee, passed into eternal life on May 27. He was born March 13, 1931, in Glendale, Calif., to the late Grace Margarete and Raymond Jacob Howard. Brother John spent his childhood in Phoenix and his teenage years in San Diego and Chula …
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Pro-life East Tennesseans mark key anniversary
Tennessee Right to Life holds Prayer and Praise event to recognize Roe reversal The East Tennessee Catholic Catholics from the Diocese of Knoxville joined Tennessee Right to Life and the pro-life community on June 24 to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. When the U.S. …
Notre Dame High School graduate earns $27,000 in scholarship awards
Over the weekend of June 25, recent graduate of the class of 2023 Maggie Haimelin of Notre Dame High School was announced as the first runner-up in the Distinguished Young Women of Tennessee. This is a significant scholarship program, one for which Maggie has spent years preparing. Maggie was awarded …
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 …
Sister Mary Magdalen McMinn, HPB
On Pentecost Sunday, May 28, Sister Mary Magdalen of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus McMinn, HPB, passed away with two Sisters praying by her side, “Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, I love you!” Sister Mary Magdalen joined the Handmaids of the Precious Blood in 1978 and was a professed member of …
The Light of Christ
Catholic Extension considering St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic director for award The East Tennessee Catholic Sister Mary Lisa Renfer, RSM, DO, has been nominated for Catholic Extension’s Lumen Christi Award for her work extending the healing ministry of Jesus to the poor as medical director of the St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic. …
Priest and victim
By keeping a daily Holy Hour, we best learn our priestly identity and how to be a ‘living sacrifice’ By Bishop Emeritus Richard F. Stika “Could you not keep watch with me for one hour?” — Matthew 26:40 Keep watch.” As I reflect upon my time here in the diocese, …
Offering a July reflection on U.S. history
Lincoln’s words that ‘we shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth’ ring true today By Deacon Bob Hunt July is the month we celebrate American independence, so it’s worth reflecting on our history. One thing I can say about studying history is that it offers …