By Jim Wogan Father Chris Michelson, pastor of St. Albert the Great Parish and president of St. Joseph School in Knoxville, has been given additional duties by Bishop Richard F. Stika. Father Michelson was appointed as special consultant to the president of Knoxville Catholic High School on Nov. 15, the …
St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic honors volunteers and looks to future
By Jim Wogan This year’s volunteer appreciation Mass and luncheon for the St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic cast a wide net on its past efforts and current accomplishments and touched briefly on future goals of the mobile health-care ministry, which has been rolling into medically underserved communities in East Tennessee since …
Springboard survey offered to move diocesan synod effort forward
Diocese of Knoxville parishioners, clergy, religious, others are urged to participate online By Jim Wogan The Vatican’s version of a supersized poll of 1.2 billion Catholics living on every continent and in every country in the world begins in earnest in the Diocese of Knoxville this month—when parishes, schools, and …
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Diocese to participate in Vatican synod
Pope Francis wants Catholic leadership to hear from faithful around the world By Jim Wogan The Diocese of Knoxville received a Vatican directive on Sept. 7 that set into motion a process that may be unmatched in recent Church history and will culminate in the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of …
‘A Gathering of Church’ set for East Tennessee parishes
Diocese of Knoxville event on Sept. 11 will feature Catholic Channel radio host Gus Lloyd By Jim Wogan The Diocese of Knoxville is hoping to give a boost to parishes that are welcoming back parishioners in a formal way this fall after the more than year-long disruption caused by the …
Destined to lead a remarkable ministry
An American churchman was there when history was made in the Catholic Church By Jim Wogan There is a framed and brilliantly colored photo hanging in Cardinal Justin Rigali’s office that shows Pope Paul VI, now a saint, standing on a sunlit stage in Manila, Philippines, vested in white and …
Anchored in Christ
2021 Bishop’s Appeal, which assists vital ministries, begins amid fallout from the pandemic By Jim Wogan Each year, parishioners of the Diocese of Knoxville are asked to contribute to the annual diocesan Bishop’s Appeal. The appeal allows the faithful to offer vital financial support for the many ministries of the …
Bishop Stika’s decision on Communion upheld by Pope Francis
Holy See supports restriction, now lifted, for receiving Eucharist on the tongue due to COVID-19 By Jim Wogan The Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has supported Bishop Richard F. Stika’s decision last year, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, to suspend the distribution of …
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Religious Sisters of Mercy fill important diocesan positions
Office of Christian Formation, St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic ministries receive assistance from new Alma Sisters By Jim Wogan Bishop Richard. F. Stika has appointed three members of the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Mich., to serve key positions in the Diocese of Knoxville. Sister Mary Lisa Renfer, RSM, DO, …
A Joyful Witness
How the Bishop’s Appeal transforms lives in the Diocese of Knoxville Story by Jim Wogan Photography by Stephanie Richer In early February, Bishop Richard F. Stika’s voice boomed across the Diocese of Knoxville with a message for all parishioners. “It is a joy to be with you on this feast …
Bond of Brothers
Meetings between Pope Francis, Bishop Stika during ad limina visit yield a friendly exchange of information, ideas, opinions, and humor By Jim Wogan Bishop Richard F. Stika went to the Vatican in early December bearing good news about the Diocese of Knoxville, and despite a schedule that can best be …
St. Faustina Association welcomes Bishop Stika
Chattanooga’s Vietnamese faith community growing, with goal of becoming a parish By Jim Wogan and Janice Fritz-Ryken Established just four months ago, the St. Faustina Public Association of the Faithful, founded by Bishop Richard F. Stika for the Vietnamese Catholic community in the Chattanooga area, appears to be flourishing. Bishop …
