An invitation to make a difference

Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish looking for partners on an outreach mission to deliver aid in Haiti By Bill Brewer Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish’s Haiti Outreach ministry is looking for a few good partners. The parish’s Haiti ministry has been effective and growing to the point where it would like to …

Catholic Press Association recognizes East Tennessee Catholic

The East Tennessee Catholic was recently recognized with top place finishes by the Catholic Press Association in two categories: best redesign of a newspaper and magazine feature writing. In the Feature Writing category, Editor Bill Brewer’s story about the Gatlinburg wildfires won first place. The story, with compelling photography by …

Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia elect prioress general, councilors

The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation have elected Mother Anna Grace Neenan, OP, to lead the religious community for the next six years as the prioress general. In addition to the election of Mother Anna Grace, the Dominican Sisters elected to serve on the community’s General Council Sister Anne …

Diocesan evangelization extends far beyond East Tennessee

Father John Appiah is leading efforts to bring health care, education to his native Ghana By Bill Brewer Evangelization in the Diocese of Knoxville extends far beyond the boundaries of East Tennessee. The care, concern, generosity, and overall ministry of diocesan clergy, religious, and laity is seen in East Tennessee’s …

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EWTN to feature series by Cardinal Rigali

Network crew spent time in Knoxville recording ‘Living the Christian Life’ episodes that will air next month By Bill Brewer Eternal Word Television Network in September will begin broadcasting a 10-episode teaching series featuring Cardinal Justin Rigali, who will cover a range of spiritual topics aimed at enriching the faith. …

He dwells among us: A fruitful love

God wants to be your love and your life—not just a part of it By Bishop Richard F. Stika “By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples” (John 15:8). In every Mass we hear those familiar and most sacred words of Our Heavenly …

Bishops respond to execution of Knox County death row inmate

Despite Pope Francis declaration that it is now ‘inadmissible,’ Tennessee carries out death penalty By Jim Wogan and Bill Brewer After Tennessee’s three bishops appealed to Gov. Bill Haslam to halt the execution of Billy Ray Irick based on Christian beliefs and Catholic teaching, the state on Aug. 9 carried …