On Nov. 22, nine KCHS students competed in the All-East Choir, sponsored by the East Tennessee Vocal Association in Maryville. Upperclassmen Ethan Adkins, Matt Balo, Elizabeth Geist, Tim McCready, and Jacob Wike were chosen to participate through a competitive audition. Four freshmen, Kate Cacopardo, Natalie Dmockowski, Erica Patterson, and Julianna …
Lenoir City Knights sponsor free-throw contest
Twelve boys and girls from Lenoir City ages 9 to 14 were named local champions of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship and have earned the right to compete at the district level. Father John Savoca Council 12633 from St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Lenoir City sponsored the …
Portrait leads to KCHS invitation for alum Cormac McCarthy
Recent graduate who founded school’s Cormac McCarthy Club presents drawing of famed author to faculty Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy has a standing invitation to return to the high school where he graduated in 1951, which now features a portrait of the author as he appeared in his senior picture …
Art contest for Catholic students to mark Year of Consecrated Life
The Diocese of Knoxville’s Office of Consecrated Life is holding art contests for all Catholic students to mark the Year of Consecrated Life. Beginning with Catholic Schools Week held Jan. 25-29 and continuing through February, all students of the Catholic faith living in the diocese will have a chance to …
February 2015 readings
Sunday, Feb. 1: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 Monday, Feb. 2: Feast, the Presentation of the Lord, Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Tuesday, Feb. 3: Hebrews 12:1-4; Psalm 22:26-28, 30-32; Mark 5:21-43 Wednesday, Feb. 4: Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15; Psalm 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18; …
Once upon a time: Catholicism’s westward journey
Christ is as present today in Diocese of Knoxville as he was in early days of the Church It was the mid ‘60s of the first century of the Christian era. Our first Holy Father was well into his fourth decade as Christ’s vicar on earth. The Church was well-established …
Marriage enrichment: Showing caregivers a little love
Valentine’s Day is a good time to let them know how we feel Valentine’s Day is the day typically set aside for couples to express their love for each other. Although it is a special day for couples, the greeting card industry celebrates all forms of loving relations. When my …
Obituaries
Funeral Mass held for Sister Julissa Duggan Sister Julissa Duggan, BVM, 95, died Nov. 28, at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. Burial was in Mount Carmel cemetery. In the Diocese of Knoxville, Sister Julissa taught elementary school at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Chattanooga. She also taught elementary school …
Understanding the sacraments: Preparing for Lent
Looking at our campaign of Christian service as we anticipate the Easter celebration The opening prayer for Ash Wednesday describes Lent in striking military language—we are embarking on a “campaign of Christian service” in which “we take up battles against spiritual evils” and arm ourselves “with weapons of self-restraint.” A …
KCHS, Notre Dame students take part in national March for Life
The massive March for Life in Washington, D.C., is getting a boost from students across the Diocese of Knoxville. Bradford Bosarge, director of campus ministry at Knoxville Catholic High School, said 75 students and chaperones arrived in the nation’s capital on Jan. 21 to take part in the annual event. …
Lenten pilgrimage to EWTN, Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament planned
A Lenten pilgrimage to EWTN and the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament is being planned for March 4–6. Those who join the pilgrimage will depart by bus on March 4 and travel to EWTN studios (ewtn.com/pilgrimage/about-us.asp) where Mass will be celebrated with the Friars, lunch will be served on …
Pro-life supporters guide March for Life down a new path
Knoxville-area pro-life supporters who have spent years walking down Kingston Pike from Calvary Baptist Church to a now-closed abortion clinic on Concord Street received new marching orders Jan. 25. Nearly 400 people accepted an invitation from the Knoxville chapter of Tennessee Right to Life to march from the Tennessee Amphitheater …