St. Thérèse of Lisieux parishioner said ‘yes’ to God and organized Cleveland’s RAM clinic By Janice Fritz-Ryken One night in 2004, Terry Peters was in a car heading back to her Cleveland home with friends after spending a weekend volunteering at her first Remote Area Medical (RAM) event in Knoxville …
Diocesan schools welcome new principals to begin school year
By Bill Brewer The Diocese of Knoxville Office of Catholic Schools will welcome three new principals as the 2019-20 school year gets underway. Darlene Lyons is the principal at St. Dominic School in Kingsport, succeeding Tucker Davis, who retired at the end of the 2018-19 school year. Mrs. Lyons taught …
Bishop Stika becomes Diocese of Knoxville’s longest-serving bishop
By Jim Wogan It turns out that July 2019 was a memorable month for Bishop Richard F. Stika. Three days before he celebrated his 62nd birthday on July 4, Bishop Stika reached another significant milestone. On July 1, he became the longest-serving bishop in the history of the Diocese of …
Pro-life East Tennesseans to mark 40 Days for Life in September
Prayer vigil returning to diocese after two-year hiatus; volunteer groups and individuals asked to take part By Bill Brewer After a two-year absence, 40 Days for Life is returning to the Diocese of Knoxville in September. The announcement was made by Paul Simoneau and Lisa Morris, who coordinate pro-life …
St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic names executive director for operations
By Bill Brewer St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic has named a public health scholar to be its next executive director, who will work with founder and medical director Sister Mariana Koonce, RSM, to continue delivering free medical care to rural East Tennessee. Brandy Fuesting, who will receive her doctorate in public …
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Vietnamese Catholic community is established in Chattanooga
By Jim Wogan Further reflecting the continued growth and diversity of the Catholic Church in East Tennessee, Bishop Richard F. Stika has formally established a Public Association of the Faithful for the Vietnamese Catholic community in the Chattanooga area. The establishment of a Public Association of the Faithful is the …
Jack Kramer, Diocese of Knoxville’s early director of Hispanic Ministry, dies
A funeral Mass was celebrated July 23 for John Anthony “Jack” Kramer Jr., who served as the Diocese of Knoxville’s co-director and then director of Hispanic Ministry from 1989-2003. Mr. Kramer died after a 25-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Father Doug Owens, pastor of All Saints Church in Knoxville, was …
Feeding Happy Holler
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s community garden yields vegetables for North Knoxville residents By Emily Booker If you build it, they will eat. That’s the hope for Lisa Healy, executive director of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, as she looks out at the newly planted community garden at the CCETN …
Adults journey from East Tennessee and beyond to confirmation
More than 50 of varying ages throughout the Diocese of Knoxville are sealed with the Holy Spirit By Bill Brewer When 53 women and men joined Bishop Richard F. Stika at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Pentecost Sunday for the annual confirmation Mass, Francisca Adeniran …
Ladies of Charity host RAM clinic at North Knoxville facility
By Bill Brewer Remote Area Medical, which is headquartered in the Rockford community between Maryville and Knoxville, serves patients in its own front yard as well as in communities across the country and in neighboring countries. For the third consecutive year, RAM held a free clinic at the Ladies of …
Bishop Stika ordains two seminarians to transitional diaconate
Deacons Hernandez and Griffith a step closer to priesthood; for a year, father and son will be brothers By Dan McWilliams Paired together in their seminary studies over the years, Zachary Griffith and Alex Hernandez entered holy orders at the same time June 15 as Bishop Richard F. Stika ordained …
Archbishop Kurtz requests prayers for cancer treatment
Catholic News Service Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville said he has been diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer and will undergo an extended treatment plan. The archbishop made the announcement July 10 in an online post published by The Record, the archdiocesan newspaper. Archbishop Kurtz, 72, said he had …
