Time together acquaints one youngster with a growing collection of new encounters By George Valadie The first time I wrote about Brady, I hadn’t even met him. He was in the womb, Katy’s to be exact, our oldest. So, what I wrote at that time wasn’t so much about him. …
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Father Willey rescues family in burning home
The All Saints associate pastor was on his afternoon run in Cleveland when he spotted the flames By Bill Brewer Job No. 1 for a Catholic priest is to save souls as he celebrates the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and administers the sacraments, primarily the Eucharist. There are occasions …
St. Dominic School board, staff enjoy welcome-back breakfast
July 27 was a special day at St. Dominic School in Kingsport as members of the school board joined teachers and staff for a breakfast to celebrate the start of a new school year. The meal was organized as a gesture of appreciation and encouragement, providing an opportunity for board …
Religious Sisters of Mercy’s growth spurt
Number of vocations in Alma, Mich., order on the rise, so is need for more space By Bill Brewer The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Mich., continue to experience a spiritual and physical growth spurt, with more than 25 Sisters in their basic formation program. Seven novices made their …
‘It was a great day’
Ladies of Charity, Second Harvest partner for mobile food pantry By Bill Brewer The Ladies of Charity of Knoxville and Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee partnered for a mobile food pantry on Aug. 29, where scores of shopping carts full of food, including fresh vegetables and fruit, were …
Celebrating, honoring grandparents
Wishing all of our matriarchs and patriarchs a Happy Grandparents Day By Gabrielle Nolan Grandma Rosie mowed her own lawn until she was 80 years old. She is masterful at crochet, stays awake into the wee hours of the night reading, and still yells at the television to cheer on …
The hard work of love
Let us bear the light of Christ and help build a civilization of love By Bishop Mark Beckman All is gift! As I noted last month, everything we have in this created world is a gift from the Lord to us. Our first response to that awareness is always gratitude, …
People of Hope
Traveling museum shares personal stories from Catholic Charities By Emily Booker People of Hope: Faith-Filled Stories of Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a national storytelling initiative, arrived in the Diocese of Knoxville last month, sharing stories of and insights into lives impacted by Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) launched People of …
‘Feeling that feeling’
Diocese of Knoxville men follow different paths on their journey to priesthood By Bill Brewer As the Diocese of Knoxville’s growth rate sets a feverish pace, studies suggest it needs to be adding priests at an equally impressive rate to keep up with the rise in Catholic population across East …
The different ‘languages’ used in the liturgy
Mass employs postures, gestures, movement, and more in its dialogue between God and His children By Father Randy Stice The liturgy has its own language. Pope Benedict XVI described “the various kinds of language that the liturgy employs: words and music, gestures and silence, movement, the liturgical colors of the …
Evangelizing Sisters mark Golden Jubilee
Bishop Beckman, priests join in celebrating Mass for Sisters from across the U.S. By Bill Brewer The solemnity of the Assumption of Mary on Aug. 15 was an especially joyous day for the Missionary Congregation of the Evangelizing Sisters of Mary from Uganda. The three Evangelizing Sisters who serve in …
Diocese pays tribute to Dolly Parton
East Tennessee and the world mourn loss of entertainment legend with local roots The East Tennessee Catholic Dolly Parton, the iconic entertainer and global phenomenon whose music career spanned seven decades and attracted generations of fans around the world and who rose from an adolescent Sevier County songstress to the …