Despite our lives coming up short, the Lord gives us chances to do more and be more By George Valadie It was exactly one month ago when we sat down for lunch in our living room, Nancy in her chair, me and the dog in mine. It’s how we eat …
In the Mass: ‘God himself acts’
‘The liturgy is the privileged place for the encounter of Christians with God and the one whom He has sent’ By Father Randy Stice The Liturgy,” wrote St. John Paul II, “is the privileged place for the encounter of Christians with God and the one whom He has sent, Jesus …
Diocese, McNabb Center partner on sexual assault reporting
Innovative agreement announced after months of detailed discussion By The East Tennessee Catholic The Diocese of Knoxville has announced that the McNabb Center, the region’s leading nonprofit provider of mental health, substance use, and social and victim services, will serve as the diocese’s new sexual assault victim’s reporting provider, the …
St. Joseph JV boys hoops team raises funds for Legacy Clinic
By Allison Di Gennaro In December, while many children were dreaming of what they might receive for Christmas, the junior varsity basketball team at St. Joseph School in Knoxville was only dreaming about how they could give back. The JV team, composed of St. Joseph fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade students, …
Here’s a New Year’s resolution worth keeping
The potential for transformation is staggering if all U.S. Catholics could live the faith in each moment By Deacon Bob Hunt If you’ve ever read articles or listened to news reports on Catholic demographics, you’ll know that the news has been mostly bad for the last few decades. Reports are …
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Fr. Augustine Idra marks 25th anniversary
Bishop Stika, priests, parishioners join together for Mass at St. Jude to celebrate the milestone By Claire Collins Father Augustine Idra, the regional superior for the Apostles of Jesus religious order and a former missionary to the Diocese of Knoxville, celebrated his 25th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on …
‘In the joy of your house’
God’s kingdom on earth as it is in heaven begins in little house of Nazareth and in our hearts By Bishop Richard F. Stika “He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth.” — Matthew 2:23 A dwelling in Nazareth. Christmas, like Easter, is so special, so full of wonder …
There will be no Eucharistic Revival without vocations
By Father Roger Landry National Catholic Register The center of the Eucharistic Revival, the three-year initiative of the Church in the United States, is obviously and appropriately the eucharistic Jesus — the root, center, source, and summit of the Christian life. But as the Church celebrated the patron saint of …
Knights deliver more than 1,000 pounds of food to CCETN
Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Assembly 1083 conducted a four-parish food drive the weekend of Nov. 5 to benefit Catholic Charities of East Tennessee in the Diocese of Knoxville. With the generous help of Knights from councils 5207 (the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus), 15706 (All Saints …
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A wife’s visions of how Christmas should unfold
They recall the visions of another mom from 2,000 years ago and how her son’s life would be By George Valadie “ … while visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.” Now that I think about it, I have no clue what a sugarplum is and have never eaten one …
Funeral Mass for Juan Antonio Herrera Pérez,
Juan Antonio Herrera Pérez, 96, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully on Nov. 14 after 24 days of coping with a broken heart from the loss of his wife of 63 years, Gladys. Mr. Herrera was born on June 13, 1926, in Caracas, Venezuela, as the oldest of six children to …
Funeral Mass for Fred Eckstein
A funeral Mass for Fred Eckstein was held on Oct. 15 at Holy Cross Church in Pigeon Forge, with Father Ron Stone serving as the celebrant. Mr. Eckstein, who died on Oct. 9 at the age of 66, was the seventh child of the late Charles and Edna Eckstein. He …