The 35th annual Shamrock Open Golf Tournament benefiting Knoxville Catholic High School took place Sept. 10 at Avalon Golf & Country Club in Lenoir City. The school welcomed more than 180 golfers to an event that raised more than $45,000 for school technology and academic programs. Tournament winners in the …
Mercy jubilarians celebrate a life of extending Christ’s compassion
Sisters of Mercy who served in East Tennessee among those marking 60-, 70-year anniversaries of entering the convent By Andy Telli The Tennessee Register They taught young children, cared for patients in hospitals, provided spiritual support for the sick and their families, conducted retreats, shepherded people into the Church, provided …
Catholic Charities giving free rides for COVID vaccinations
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee is providing free rides to COVID-19 vaccination appointments for East Tennessee residents who have transportation barriers. Funded by an Amerigroup Insurance grant, this program will operate on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are depleted. Interested residents are encouraged to take advantage of this program …
Bishop Stika announces priest appointments
Bishop Richard F. Stika has announced appointments for four diocesan priests, with three of the appointments in addition to current assignments. Father Matthew Donahue, who was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Stika on Aug. 7, will be studying canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome for three …
Two turtledoves
St. Gregory the Great: ‘The Mass will be a sacrifice for us to God, when we have made an offering of ourselves’ By Bishop Richard F. Stika Bring an offering and enter His courts, worship the Lord in His temple.”— Psalm 96:8-9 What do you bring? To those who say, …
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What is celibacy, exactly?
Living out chastity for the kingdom of heaven is not ‘unnatural’—it is supernatural By Sister Anna Marie McGuan, RSM Recently, I was asked about priestly celibacy by a person interested in becoming Catholic. The practice of priestly celibacy is viewed with suspicion, he explained, because Protestants are unfamiliar with it, …
It seemed like a good day as any for a miracle
The walker’s earbuds go quiet, and the voice of God speaks—or does it? By George Valadie It was a recent Thursday morning, about 11:30 give or take, and it seemed like as good a day and time as any for a miracle. I mean one of those really big ones. …
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A lesson from the Book of Tobit
Giving up traditions, despite the circumstances, could lead to our forgetting who we are By Bob Hunt I recently read the Book of Tobit in the Old Testament. Tobit is a marvelous book. It’s a novella about a man who goes blind, then sends his son on a journey to …
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Diocese to participate in Vatican synod
Pope Francis wants Catholic leadership to hear from faithful around the world By Jim Wogan The Diocese of Knoxville received a Vatican directive on Sept. 7 that set into motion a process that may be unmatched in recent Church history and will culminate in the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of …
Bishop Stika dedicates St. Mary-Gatlinburg’s new parish life center
Recently completed project fulfills 5-year plan By Dan McWilliams Bishop Richard F. Stika dedicated the new parish life center at St. Mary Church in Gatlinburg on Aug. 22, blessing a building that will give the growing parish space for CCD classes, offices, and more. The dedication followed the 11 a.m. …
St. Stephen, NDHS youth take part in bed build
Young volunteers and their families make 50 beds for the Sleep in Heavenly Peace charity to help the needy By Dan McWilliams Youth from St. Stephen Parish and Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga came together July 10 to help children in need who don’t have a bed to sleep …
Happy 30th to The East Tennessee Catholic
ETC staffers have traveled around the diocese and around the world to bring readers the news By Dan McWilliams The East Tennessee Catholic turns 30 years old Sept. 8, and I can’t believe I’ve been around for 22 of those years. In that time my editors and I have published …