Echo graduate students making a local impact in diocesan schools and parishes By Gabrielle Nolan Since 2017, the Echo Graduate Service Program has brought nine graduate students to the Diocese of Knoxville to enrich the parish and school communities here. The program, which is under the McGrath Institute for Church …
Ron Mauer
Ronald (Ron) Joseph Mauer, age 88, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 30. A funeral Mass with military color guard was held Feb. 11 at All Saints Church. Graveside services for Mr. Mauer were held at Highland Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Mauer was a son, husband, father, grandfather, …
Fostering eucharistic renewal
Author, theologian Dr. Timothy O’Malley discusses Becoming Eucharistic People By Gabrielle Nolan The Diocese of Knoxville has begun its efforts to support the National Eucharistic Revival, which formally launched on June 19 on the feast of Corpus Christi. Two years of diocesan and parish renewal will culminate with a National …
All Saints health and wellness expo set for Aug. 19-20
All Saints health and wellness expo set for Aug. 19-20 By Jim Wogan In 10 years as a Catholic priest, Father Doug Owens has become proficient at ministering to those in need. The pastor of All Saints Parish in Knoxville has anointed the sick, comforted those in distress, and, of …
Precious signs of life
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee receives funding for ultrasound equipment By Gabrielle Nolan Catholic Charities of East Tennessee will be the first Catholic organization in the area to receive an ultrasound machine from the Knights of Columbus. “I just want to say, on behalf of Catholic Charities, that this …
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Sewing ministry creates hygiene kits for women
Group at All Saints Parish imitates the example of St. Tabitha to help women around the world By Gabrielle Nolan Here in the West, it is called “period poverty.” When girls and young women do not have the resources to care for their monthly menstrual cycles, they are forced to …
All Saints Parish participates in Enthronement
‘It’s just taking the love you already have for Jesus in your heart and going one step further . . .’ By Emily Booker Jesus is King! All Saints Parish in Knoxville made a public proclamation of this truth June 30 as the parish participated in the Enthronement to the …
All Saints youth experience lesson on poverty firsthand
Cardboard city, work with KARM, Second Harvest, Operation Backyard are part of parish project By Emily Booker Learning about homelessness meant actually living it for several All Saints Parish youth. The annual Life on the Streets Retreat Oct. 23-25 focused on learning more about what it means to be homeless …
Men’s Winter Conference 2014 set for January
Bishop Richard F. Stika will lead the Diocese of Knoxville’s Men’s Winter Conference 2014. Registration is now open for the conference, entitled “A Dialogue with Our Shepherd.” All men of the diocese are invited to attend the special day with our bishop on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to …
