Catholic Day on the Hill foundress, diocesan lay leader received papal award By Bill Brewer There was a somber undertone to Catholic Day on the Hill on Feb. 26 as the annual legislative event that brings together Tennessee’s Catholic faithful to meet lawmakers and the governor in Nashville was without …
Pilgrims of Hope
Charitable grants are now available to Diocese of Knoxville parishes By Allison DiGennaro The Pope Francis Charitable Trust Fund exists to support and accelerate charitable outreach at the parish level in the Diocese of Knoxville. The fund provides matching grants to parishes to foster local, parish-based charitable works. The Pope …
Protecting life at every stage
End-of-life seminar explains Church teaching, decisions faced as death nears By Bill Brewer As the United States continues confronting the abortion issue, and prayerfully comes up with a pro-life solution, another right-to-life issue on the minds of many Catholics is the end of life— and questions surrounding decisions when confronting …
1
The Holy Fathers on the gifts of the Spirit
Confirmation allows us to experience a ‘personal Pentecost’ that leads to new life in the Spirit By Father Randy Stice In last month’s column, I looked at how the sacrament of confirmation fulfilled Bishop Mark Beckman’s prayer for a new Pentecost and his desire to equip our young people. Confirmation …
John T. Greene
John Thomas Greene, 83, of Lake Ozark and St. Peters, Mo., died peacefully on Jan. 30 after a struggle with Parkinson’s disease dementia. Mr. Greene had practiced law in his hometown of Knoxville for many years before moving in 2007 to Missouri, where his wife, fellow Knoxvillian Kay Henderson Greene, …
Judith Westbrook James
Judith Westbrook “Judye” James, age 84, passed away peacefully on March 3 surrounded in body and spirit by everyone who loved her. Mrs. James was preceded in death by her loving and long-missed husband, Charles F. “Charlie” James Jr. and her parents, Mary Evelyn and Edwin Hodge, Mabel and John …
4
Church’s teaching on immigration is clear
The Church cares for everyone, regardless of their status as legal or illegal By Deacon Bob Hunt There has been a great ruckus since Donald Trump became president over the role of the Church in politics. This was true when Joe Biden, who insisted that he was a devout Catholic, …
‘A deeper spirit of love’
Bishop Beckman celebrates the Presentation with St. John XXIII students By Gabrielle Nolan The community at St. John XXIII Catholic Center came out in full force for a recent visit from Bishop Mark Beckman for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord on Feb. 2. Both students and older …
Sydney Shipp Causey
Sydney Shipp Causey, born on Sept. 11, 1933, in Chattanooga, passed away on Feb. 7 in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mrs. Causey was a remarkable woman whose life story is a testament to love, family, and resilience. She was preceded in death by her husband, Murray Causey Jr., and her first …
1
Lenten ‘madness’ can make us all better
The fight for spiritual growth is harder when the opponent is ourselves By George Valadie I love “March Madness.” Our whole family does. If you’re not familiar, it’s a phrase that originated at the high-school level, but once uttered on national TV has since become synonymous with the season-ending NCAA …
More moms are Well-Read
Faith-based book club grows in popularity, builds community by sharing God By Claire Collins Women of faith across East Tennessee are sharing in their love of reading and fellowship through Well-Read Mom, a national Catholic book club seeking to help women read good literature and ponder life’s most difficult and …
Diocesan educators gather for in-service
More than 370 realize it was not ‘you who chose me but I who chose you . . . to bear fruit that will remain’ By Dan McWilliams Virtually every Catholic school teacher, principal, and counselor in East Tennessee attended the annual Diocesan Professional Development Day—aka in-service—on Feb. 18 at …
