Members of the band at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga did well at the All-East band auditions held on Jan. 10 at Bearden High School in Knoxville and sponsored by the East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association. The Notre Dame band had a perfect attendance of 11 at …
Knoxville Catholic student earns QuestBridge scholarship to Penn
By Jaclyn Holloway Knoxville Catholic High School senior Genevieve Jenkins recently earned a full-ride scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania through QuestBridge National College Match, one of the most competitive scholarship programs in the country. The good news came while she was sitting in her family’s car with her mother …
Faith communities join for immigration vigil
Diocese of Knoxville takes active role in prayer service for Hispanic families By Blanca Primm and Viridiana Marin On Dec. 1, people of faith gathered at St. Andrews Center in Chattanooga to bear witness to a truth at the heart of the Gospel: families are sacred, and no person is …
Eucharistic adoration flows from the Mass
St. Alphonsus: ‘adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments’ By Father Randy Stice The Church has never ceased to reflect on Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist, penetrating ever more profoundly into the mystery of the complete transformation of the bread and wine into the …
The overpass sign everyone should read
And a resolution that might make the most difference for the most people By George Valadie There were three of them. At least I think there were three of them. I should probably know since I was driving and in charge of paying attention to the road, but they went …
Seeking God in abundant ways
UT-Chattanooga student joins others at event ‘yearning for what God was calling all of us to do’ By Maggie Parsons I joined 16,000 other Catholics in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 1-5 for the annual SEEK26 conference to kick off the new year seeking what God had in store for me. The …
State dioceses rank high in fruitfulness
Number of seminarians, weddings, infant baptisms per Catholic place them in nation’s top 10 By Deacon Bob Hunt An article published last month by The Catholic World Report purports to rank the Catholic dioceses in the United States by how fruitful each diocese is in terms of seminarians, weddings, infant …
Investing in the diocese
Catholic Foundation of East Tennessee highlights key growth The East Tennessee Catholic Good works occurring in the Diocese of Knoxville were on display last fall as members and special guests were invited to join Bishop Mark Beckman for an evening in celebration of the Catholic Foundation of East Tennessee (CFET). …
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New beginnings
Take time to reflect on Jesus’ words: You are the light of the world! By Bishop Mark Beckman As we enter 2026 in this time of a new year, my mind goes back to the humble beginnings of Jesus’ own ministry in Galilee. I will never forget the first time …
Youth travel to SEEK conference
Some 100 students from the Diocese of Knoxville celebrate their faith at the event in Ohio By Bee Goodman Most people enjoy traveling, and among those many are young adults. Finally getting a taste of freedom, they enjoy taking a spring-break trip to Daytona or making their way to Disney …
‘Moments of grace and unity’
East Tennessee pilgrims recall taking part in the Jubilee of Hope The East Tennessee Catholic On Jan. 6, the feast of the Epiphany, Pope Leo XIV closed the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, officially marking the end of the Holy Year and the Jubilee of Hope. Pope Francis had …
Chattanooga panel votes in favor of basilica
Planning Commission denies request for high-rise adjacent to historic church The East Tennessee Catholic A proposed high-rise development that would be built immediately behind the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul was denied by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission on Jan. 12 amid strong opposition by the basilica community …