Eucharistic Revival gains momentum in diocese

UT-Chattanooga students participate in eucharistic procession on campus By Jim Wogan The Diocese of Knoxville is proving that there is more than one way to participate in the National Eucharistic Revival, a multi-year effort by U.S. bishops, who are inviting the faithful to a closer encounter and fuller understanding of …

Thankful for Divine Mercy

Vietnamese Catholic community marks feast day with parish celebration By Bill Brewer The Vietnamese Catholic community in Knoxville marked April 16 in a way befitting its namesake church. It held a parish-wide celebration in honor of Divine Mercy Sunday. Bishop Richard F. Stika joined Father Dominic Nguyen and scores of …

Celebrating the light of Christ

Churches across the diocese welcome Eastertide during Holy Week services By Dan McWilliams The Diocese of Knoxville welcomed nearly 300 people into the Church at Easter Vigil services on April 8, and for those entering at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Bishop Richard F. Stika saluted …

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A terrible beauty

In these times of growing evils and persecution, we need the protective mantle of Mary Our Mother By Bishop Richard F. Stika “Who is this that comes forth as beautiful as the Sun, resplendent as the moon, as awe-inspiring (and terrible) as bannered troops?” — Songs 6:10-11 A mother’s protective …

Father Dominic Nguyen appointed Church of Divine Mercy pastor

Bishop Richard F. Stika has appointed Father Dominic Nghia T.H. Nguyen, CRM, pastor of the Church of Divine Mercy in Knoxville. Bishop Stika made the announcement on April 21 and said the appointment was effective immediately. Bishop Stika said he will be installing Father Nguyen as the second pastor of …

Tennessee bishops sign letter to governor, legislature calling for gun safety laws

The Tennessee Register and The East Tennessee Catholic The leaders of Tennessee’s three Catholic dioceses —Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, and Bishop David P. Talley of Memphis, and the Tennessee Catholic Conference, have included their names on a letter to Gov. Bill Lee …