By Mark Vallee A few years back, I had the good fortune to spend some time with Father Manuel Pérez, pastor of St. Stephen Parish in Chattanooga, when Angela and I renewed our wedding vows. After the ceremony in the St. Stephen chapel, we gave the attendees some stained-glass ornaments …
Pilgrimage for Life held at Memorial for Unborn
Diocesan youth ministry office organizes event that unites pro-lifers from throughout East Tennessee By Carolyn Krings The Chattanooga National Memorial for the Unborn is dedicated to healing generations of pain associated with the loss of aborted and miscarried children.” This was the site for the 2021 Pilgrimage for Life: Together …
Diocese receives scholarship grant from Black and Indian Mission Office
The Diocese of Knoxville Catholic Schools Office received great news March 17: the Black and Indian Mission Office in Washington, D.C., announced the awarding of a $15,000 scholarship grant toward tuition assistance for Black students at Notre Dame High School, which has 49 Black students in a student body of …
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Fr. Jerry Daniels is incardinated into the Diocese of Knoxville
Father Jerry Daniels is one of the Diocese of Knoxville’s newest priests after his February incardination. On Feb. 16, Deacon Sean Smith, chancellor of the Diocese of Knoxville, announced a Decree of Incardination that officially made Father Jerry Daniels a priest of the Diocese of Knoxville. Unable to be physically …
Cardinal Rigali marks six decades of service to the Church
Cardinal Justin Rigali will reach a milestone on April 25 when he celebrates the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The 1961 date began a sacred journey that led Cardinal Rigali from his native Los Angeles to the dicasteries of the Vatican and a cardinal’s-eye view of Church …
Knoxville Catholic junior BJ Edwards receives state Mr. Basketball Award
Knoxville Catholic High School junior BJ Edwards won the Mr. Basketball award for Division II, Class AA, after finishing runner-up for the honor last season. Mr. and Miss Basketball awards were presented in Division I and II at the conclusion of the championship game for each classification. “This is such …
Chattanooga Serrans make $4,000 gift to FOCUS missionaries working at UTC
The Serra Club of Greater Chattanooga recently made a $4,000 contribution through the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Catholic Student Center to support the evangelization efforts of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) missionaries who work on UTC’s campus. FOCUS is a Catholic collegiate outreach whose mission is to …
KCHS two-sport standout Kaden Martin going to Miami
Knoxville Catholic High School junior Kaden Martin, a standout in football and baseball for the Fighting Irish, narrowed his collegiate choices to Tennessee, Miami, Fla., Arizona State and Oregon, schools that would offer him the chance to play both sports. On March 3 at KCHS, Kaden announced to the media …
Sr. Francesca Koller, OP, who ministered at St. Jude, dies
Sister Francesca “Fran” Koller, OP, died Jan. 19 at St. Dominic Villa in Hazel Green, Wis. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse in Sinsinawa, Wis., on Jan. 28, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery. Sister Fran made her first profession as a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa …
Funeral Mass celebrated for Helen McGrew-Catanach of Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish
A funeral Mass for Helen McGrew-Catanach was held Feb. 2 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Monsignor Al Humbrecht was the Mass celebrant. Mrs. McGrew-Catanach, 61, of Knoxville and formerly of Santa Fe, N.M., died Jan. 19 at Fort Sanders Medical Center from a progressive illness. …
Diocesan seminarians receive the ministry of acolyte
Eighteen priesthood students at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind., including three from the Diocese of Knoxville, received the ministry of acolyte on Feb. 18, in the seminary’s St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. The seminarians receiving the ministry from the Diocese of Knoxville were Joseph Austin, …
Fr. Donahue installed as Immaculate Conception pastor
Bishop Richard F. Stika installed Father Charlie Donahue, CSP, as pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Knoxville on March 7. Father Donahue previously served in the diocese as pastor of St. John XXIII Parish on the University of Tennessee campus. During that time, he also served as a police chaplain. …