Bishop Stika cites successes and challenges for the Church in East Tennessee By Jim Wogan In his 14 years guiding the Diocese of Knoxville, Bishop Richard F. Stika says he remains motivated by something he spoke about during his episcopal ordination at the Knoxville Convention Center on March 19, 2009. …
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Bishop welcomes Benedictines
Two religious orders are relocating to East Tennessee from Italy By Bill Brewer The Diocese of Knoxville welcomed two new religious communities to East Tennessee on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe as the Benedictines of Divine Will and the Benedictine Daughters of Divine Will formally announced they are …
East Tennessee volunteers
Bishop Stika, diocese recognize those who make the mobile medical clinic go By Bill Brewer By all accounts, volunteers are the lifeblood of the Diocese of Knoxville’s mobile medical ministry. They get the clinic to where it needs to be each day. They set up and take down the doctor’s …
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Guild hosts first gathering for health professionals in diocese
Catholic Medical Association presents retreat on the Eucharist at diocesan Chancery By Gabrielle Nolan Sister Mary Lisa Renfer had been considering starting a local Catholic Medical Association guild for some time. “As I’ve gotten to know different people in the medical community, I’ve been asking them about it,” said the …
In service and sacrifice
Veterans observances honor those who served, those still in harm’s way By Dan McWilliams A special guest appeared at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus for the annual Green Mass for members of the military and veterans on Nov. 13. Bishop Aleksander Jazlowiecki, auxiliary bishop of the …
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Commemorating Cursillo
Faith movement celebrates its 25th anniversary in the Diocese of Knoxville By Bill Brewer The Cursillo movement in the Diocese of Knoxville has reached a longevity milestone that many organizations never attain as it celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Bishop Richard F. Stika celebrated a special Mass for East …
Medal of Honor recipients visit Catholic schools
Staff Sgt. Leroy Petry and Sgt. Mike Rose speak at KCHS; parachute jump held at Sacred Heart By Dan McWilliams Congressional Medal of Honor recipients were in Knoxville for a celebration Sept. 6-10, and two Catholic soldiers who earned the rare award stopped by Knoxville Catholic High School and Sacred …
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‘A match made in heaven’
Catholic Charities, St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic partner to provide health care in Scott Co. By Bill Brewer Catholic Charities of East Tennessee and St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic are partnering on a unique ministry that provides a shot in the arm to health care in Scott County, which has joined the …
Tennessee law banning abortions takes effect
‘Trigger’ statute a result of Supreme Court ruling returning authority to states By The East Tennessee Catholic When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey on June 24, the regulation of abortion returned to states. More than a dozen states had passed “trigger laws” …
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CCETN begins adoption services
Catholic Charities program looking to assist expectant mothers, adoptive parents By Bill Brewer Catholic Charities of East Tennessee is now an option for people looking to adopt a child. The Diocese of Knoxville social-services agency has added an Adoption Services division to its extensive portfolio of programs that are available …
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A call to the priesthood in Msgr. Hofstetter’s words
By Dan McWilliams Robert Joseph Hofstetter was born Nov. 19, 1927, in Nashville to Oscar B. and Marguerite Sanders Hofstetter. He was baptized at Holy Name Church in Nashville, where he attended Holy Name Grade School and Father Ryan High School. He went to the University of Notre Dame, where …
St. Dominic parishioners meet with new sister parish
Blackfeet Reservation in Montana is site of a mutually inspirational, faith-filled relationship By Emily Booker Whether in the green valleys of Appalachia or the windy buttes of Montana, you can find Catholics full of faith and love of Christ. The universality of the Church makes it possible to find family …
