Diocese of Knoxville campuses participate in Catholic Schools Week By Gabrielle Nolan Spelling bees, talent shows, and pep rallies. Tournaments, dress-up days, and special Masses. Fun events and programs such as these marked the 50th anniversary of Catholic Schools Week, which was celebrated Jan. 28–Feb. 3 across the country. The …
Knoxville Catholic dedicates STEM Innovation Lab
The Witsoe family and other donors receive thanks for making the ‘really exciting’ facility possible By Gabrielle Nolan A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new, state-of-the-art STEM Innovation Lab took place at Knoxville Catholic High School on Jan. 9. Students, teachers, faculty, families, and local media crews toured …
Catholic historian resolves to answer… Why the Jews?
By Bill Brewer Why the Jews? It’s a question that has been asked for thousands of years and one that took on renewed significance Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked Israel, provoking Mideast fighting that continues and threatens to spread. And it’s a question that Catholic educator Brendan Murphy has resolved …
St. Ann Parish in Lancing serves its neighbors
The small Morgan County community ‘jumps at the chance’ to offer a Holiday Food Box distribution By Bill Brewer A lot can happen in a year. And a lot did. Just ask the members of St. Ann Church in Lancing. During the 2022 Christmas holiday, parishioners in the Morgan County …
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A church open to all
St. John Paul II community strong in faith despite limited resources By Omar Cabrera Glenmary Challenge When Esperanza and her husband, Miguel, decided to prepare for confirmation, they ran into an obstacle. The parish they attend offers classes for this sacrament only on weekdays at 7 p.m. It’s an impossible …
‘A movie and a ministry’
Catholic filmmakers in East Tennessee begin funding for pro-life film By Gabrielle Nolan Marc Aramian and Veronica DiPippo of Crunch Entertainment have spent a lifetime cultivating their artistic talents in the realms of theater, composing, and filmmaking. The husband-and-wife duo are known in the Diocese of Knoxville for their recent …
3 Kings Feast is ‘heart and soul’ of Cleveland parish
Hundreds of people served meals, receive gifts at St. Thérèse of Lisieux By Jim Wogan Parishioner Pat Killen can offer testimony to the ongoing impact of the 3 Kings Feast at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish. So can parishioners Shawn Duggan and Maddie Dill. All three, in their own unique …
St. Mary-Oak Ridge Knights council celebrates 75th anniversary
By Bill Brewer When the Father McRedmond Council of the Knights of Columbus was founded 75 years ago, a number of historic events framed the beginning of this faith-based Oak Ridge service organization. It was 1948, and the nation of Israel was created. Subsequently five Arab nations attacked the country. …
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Father Whitman celebrates 40 years as a priest
In four decades, the convert from North Carolina has served in several East Tennessee parishes By Dan McWilliams Father Dan Whitman left a career in advertising more than four decades ago to pursue a vocation to the priesthood, and countless East Tennessee Catholics have been blessed by his ministry ever …
’Tis the season of Advent
Services abound as parishes prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ By Dan McWilliams Holy Ghost Parish in North Knoxville marked two feast days in late October with a eucharistic procession and a healing Mass to help its community mark the coming of Christ that will be celebrated diocesan-wide …
Communion and Liberation
Diocesan chapter of ecclesial movement getting underway at St. John Neumann By Bill Brewer The Diocese of Knoxville is now home to a new lay ministry that traces its roots to Italy and whose mission is to form its members as adults in the Christian faith who seek Jesus Christ …
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Blessing the officers: man and his best friend
Police chaplain Fr. Charlie Donahue leads service for Knoxville’s finest By Bill Brewer With heavy hearts and a somber countenance on Oct. 6, Knoxville Police Department officers and their canine partners received prayers and a blessing from Father Charlie Donahue, CSP, to mark the feast of St. Francis of Assisi …