Maeve Thornton wins the individual championship and joins her fellow Lady Irish in netting the team crown Knoxville Catholic High School sophomore Maeve Thornton and her Lady Irish teammates each came home with a state championship at the Division II, Class AA, girls tennis finals held in May in Murfreesboro. …
Sr. Mary Noel Pereira, RSM, named school principal in Lake Charles, La.
The Diocese of Lake Charles The Diocese of Lake Charles Office of Catholic Schools has appointed a former Diocese of Knoxville youth ministry leader as the new principal for Immaculate Conception Cathedral School in Lake Charles, La. Sister Mary Noel Pereira, RSM, a member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy …
Sacred Heart, KCHS graduate Brian Bradley Maves dies
Brian Bradley Maves, born on Jan. 30, 1985, in Iowa, died May 9 at the age of 36. He was brought up in the Catholic faith and was a student at Sacred Heart Cathedral School and Knoxville Catholic High School. He attended Miami University in Ohio, majoring in political science …
Funeral Mass held for Phyllis Rose Clem Roberts Baer
Phyllis Rose Clem Roberts Baer passed away May 10 at the Ben Atchley State Veterans Home from Alzheimer’s disease. A funeral Mass for her was celebrated on May 15 at All Saints Church. Burial followed at Highland Memorial Cemetery. She was born Feb. 26, 1938, in Elkmont, Ala., and graduated …
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He’s retiring and may be hungry, but he won’t be bored
A longtime principal ‘is grateful for the chance I was given to teach those many years ago’ By George Valadie It was eight years ago to the day. I walked into the principal’s office I had heretofore only visited to sit in the chair that had become my turn to …
Missionary Sisters nominated for Lumen Christi award
Sister Maria Imelda Quechol and Sister Eloisa Torralba Aquino of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus “Ad Gentes” have been nominated for Catholic Extension’s annual Lumen Christi Award for their service to the Hispanic community around Chattanooga. The Sisters, who serve an area of need that encompasses …
Changes in life that are symbolized by a new name
From those received at baptism or upon becoming a dad and grandfather, names are intimate things By Bob Hunt There are only a few choices in life so significant that it changes who we are, and that change is symbolized by a new name. There is our baptism, a choice …
Called to community
The choices one makes about identity, meaning, and purpose have an enormous impact on others By Sister Anna Marie McGuan, RSM Men and women are by nature social animals. We usually grow up in a familial setting and attend school with other boys and girls. We learn, through these relationships, …
The gate of heaven
St. John Paul II: ‘Do not be afraid to give your time to Christ — it is never time lost but rather time gained’ By Bishop Richard F. Stika “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the …
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Bishop Stika announces priest assignments
Changes in ministry will impact seven parishes across East Tennessee By Bill Brewer Father Patrick Resen, a former lawyer and judge who has served as a priest of the Diocese of Knoxville since 2007, has announced his retirement from the active priesthood. Father Resen’s retirement was among several moves announced …
A faithful servant of Divine Mercy
In his 60 years of priestly ministry, Cardinal Rigali has proclaimed the mercy of God and has been the instrument of His forgiveness By Bishop Richard F. Stika “The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for …
The answer to so many questions is: experience
Life is the only teacher for lessons high school seniors have yet to learn By George Valadie Like many Catholics throughout the country, Nancy and I, until recently, have been attending Sunday Mass virtually. We’ve celebrated liturgies from Chattanooga to Boston and points in between. Some churches were empty, some …