The priest’s mother and sister from Colombia attend the Mass, which comes ‘as a surprise for them’ By Dan McWilliams Bishop Richard F. Stika installed Father Miguel Velez as pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Morristown on June 26, and there were two special guests on hand to witness it. …
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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 …
Father Abuh celebrates 30 years in the priesthood
Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker and his former parishes turn out in full for the occasion By Bill Brewer Father Julius Abuh could feel the love July 16 as Bishop Richard F. Stika joined priests and parishioners present and past in celebrating a Mass marking the 30th anniversary …
Diocese of Knoxville responds to Ukraine war effort
Parishioners step up with generous donations to diocesan second collections By Jim Wogan Through a special collection that could be classified as historic for the Diocese of Knoxville, Bishop Richard F. Stika and Father David Boettner, rector of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have separately wired …
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 …
Stretcher-bearers for God
Our sufferings have a salvific purpose in Christ’s sufferings when we ‘offer them up’ By Bishop Richard F. Stika “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of His body, which …
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‘Created to give glory to the Creator’
Funeral Masses held for Msgr. Bob Hofstetter, dean of diocesan priests and a ‘priest’s priest’ By Dan McWilliams Priest, confessor, shepherd, friend, teacher, avid reader, writer, theologian, carpenter, cook—the Diocese of Knoxville lost a multifaceted man with the death of one of its founding fathers in Monsignor Bob Hofstetter. The …
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