The columnist is ordained to the diaconate, experiencing ‘a great joy to be in formation with these men’ By Deacon Bob Hunt The sixth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles relates the choosing and the ordination of the first deacons of the Church. Complaints arose among the Christians that …
Bishop Stika appoints Fr. Michael Cummins vicar for priests
Bishop Richard F. Stika has appointed Father Michael Cummins as vicar for priests effective July 1. Father Cummins will continue as pastor of St. Dominic Parish in Kingsport as well as continuing to chair the Diocese of Knoxville’s Presbyteral Council until the end of his term in November. Father Cummins …
Funeral Mass for Judge Susano
Longtime appellate jurist, cathedral member died May 7 A funeral Mass for retired Tennessee appeals court judge Charles D. Susano Jr. was celebrated on May 17 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Father David Boettner, rector of the cathedral, served as the Mass celebrant. He was …
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Mystery of iniquity
We live in a time ‘marked by distress’ and a trial that does not spare the Church By Bishop Richard F. Stika “Why do the nations rage and the peoples utter folly? The kings of the earth rise up, and the princes conspire together against the Lord and his anointed: …
Funeral Mass held for Sr. Maris Stella Mogan
Sister of Mercy served at St. Mary’s Medical Center, appeared with Peyton Manning in TV ads Sister Maris Stella Mogan, RSM, who served for nearly two decades at St. Mary’s Medical Center and helped launch Peyton Manning’s successful second career in advertising, died April 18 after an extended illness. She …
Knights’ Silver Rose visits St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Madisonville
A Silver Rose was featured prominently in a special liturgical service March 30 at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Madisonville. The Silver Rose program, sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 15585, is a national devotion in honor of Our Lady, with a specific dedication to the sanctity of human …
Sobering statistics on mental health
Even great saints experienced mental illness; the Church has resources to help those who suffer By Bob Hunt The statistics on mental health in the United States are sobering. According to the National Institute for Mental Health, 52.9 million adults, or 21 percent of the adult population, experience a mental …
Easter basket project in Chattanooga brings joy to children in need
An Easter basket project in Chattanooga started about eight or so years ago with one individual person, Joni Hotchkiss, who liked to bring joy by making Easter baskets for others in need. Once she was making more baskets than she could handle by herself, it grew into a Lenten service …
Funeral Mass held for William Gaines ‘Bill’ Fogarty
William Gaines “Bill” Fogarty Sr., age 95, of Farragut, passed away peacefully April 11 in his home. Mr. Fogarty, who was born Aug. 11, 1926, was a faithful member of St. John Neumann Church. He attended Central High School in Knoxville before being inducted into the U.S. Army in the …
Sr. Mary Jane Herlik, OP, who served in Chattanooga, dies
Sister Mary Jane (Querin) Herlik, OP, of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa died April 4. Professed in 1950, she taught in the following schools: Visitation, Chicago; St. Patrick, Ottawa, Ill; St. Patrick, Madison, Wis.; Trinity, River Forest, Ill.; Bishop Lynch, Dallas, where she also served as co-principal; and Notre Dame …
No one Catholic school student is like another
Parents and school staffers are sometimes surprised—and relieved—on graduation day By George Valadie Since we’ve retired, the concept of time has taken on an odd sensation. Random days are crazy busy. But others—when there’s not as much to do—feel like they crawl by, hours barely creeping along if they move …
New science dates shroud to time of Christ’s death
Italian scientist reveals findings from X-ray research method to determine age of the cloth’s fibers By Edward Pentin National Catholic Register An Italian scientist is claiming a new technique using X-ray dating shows the holy Shroud of Turin to be much older than some scientists have stated, and that it …