Father Constanza will succeed Father Andrews, who served at St. John XXIII in Diocese of Knoxville The Paulist Fathers have announced the election of Father René Constanza as the next president of the missionary society of Catholic priests. In June, he will succeed Paulist Father Eric Andrews, who is completing …
Medical facility OK’d for former St. Mary’s Hospital campus
City of Knoxville, Knox County move ahead with behavioral-health, urgent-care facility next to new Safety Complex By Eric Vreeland City of Knoxville It’ll be a few years before it’s designed and developed, but local officials are excited that a part of the former St. Mary’s Hospital campus will continue to …
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First laywoman named director of Southeast Pastoral Institute
By Florida Catholic-Miami The Southeast Pastoral Institute has appointed Olga Lucia Villar as its new executive director, the first laywoman to take that leadership position. Ms. Villar had been acting director and had previously served as SEPI’s director of formation and programs. SEPI is the educational branch of the U.S. …
Catholic Charities finds alternative office space after fire
Diocese of Knoxville agency is operating in new downtown development where Regas Restaurant was located By Dan McWilliams Catholic Charities of East Tennessee has found a new Knoxville headquarters after an arson fire Nov. 28 at its Dameron Avenue building forced the agency to move. CCETN has relocated its administrative …
Longtime Blessed Sacrament Church secretary, Ann Pio, dies
Virginia Ann Pio, 77, of Kingston passed away on Nov. 30 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. She retired from 26 years of working as the secretary at Blessed Sacrament Church in Harriman. She is preceded in death by her son, Clay McCloud; parents, Millard and Bonnie Owens; and brother, …
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Funeral Masses held in Knoxville, Memphis for Msgr. Kirk
Monsignor Thomas D. Kirk, age 78 of Memphis, died on Dec. 22 in his hometown of Knoxville. Monsignor Kirk was a parish priest of the Diocese of Memphis for 52 years. He was a graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School, class of 1961, before completing seminary at St. Bernard College …
What is Catholic Church teaching on organ donation?
By Catholic News Service What is the Catholic Church’s position on donating body parts for medical science? The answer can be divided into two parts: post-mortem transplants and those from living donors. Gifts from a donor who has clearly died, either to a living recipient or to scientific research, is …
God as the eternal watchmaker or violinist
St. Thomas Aquinas and philosopher William Paley offer different proofs for the existence of God By Bob Hunt Recently, I had the honor of leading a Communion service at my parish on the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, where I offered a reflection on St. Thomas. It seemed to go …
A retiree enjoys volunteering at the hospital
Driving patients to and from their cars leads to laughter and learning about ‘bonus days’ By George Valadie It’s becoming one of the most enjoyable days of my week: Tuesdays—the day I volunteer at the hospital. Long before I’d ever officially announced my leaving, I knew I had no intention …
Carlo Acutis: Cyber-apostle of the Eucharist
By Janice Fritz-Ryken “All people are born as originals but many die as photocopies.”— Blessed Carlo Acutis The Eucharistic Miracles of the World Exhibit was originally the brainchild of a young man deeply devoted to the holy Eucharist who died of leukemia before reaching adulthood, but not before using technology …
The sign of God’s favor
We adore You O Christ, and we praise You. Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world By Bishop Richard F. Stika “Behold, I have given you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy…” — Luke 10:19 Taking a …
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