Students learn that care for departed, their burial grounds are part of Christian life By Emily Booker A burial ground, be it a cemetery, mausoleum, or columbarium, is an important part of a Catholic community. The Catechism says, “The bodies of the dead must be treated with respect and charity, …
The keys to heaven
Pope, priests emphasize to faithful that showing love, mercy are vital to entering kingdom of God By Catholic News Service and The East Tennessee Catholic As Christians await their death and the final judgment of God, the Gospel tells them what they must do to be welcomed into heaven: love …
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‘For your faithful, Lord, life is changed, not ended’
Cathechizing through Catholic cemeteries in the Diocese of Knoxville By Bill Brewer Photography by Bill Brewer and Dan McWilliams As the Diocese of Knoxville plans for the future and identifies areas of growth and need, Bishop Richard F. Stika and diocesan leaders are looking at Catholic population trends, parishes, schools… …
Annual rosary held to mark All Saints Day at Calvary Cemetery
By Bill Brewer More than 50 people attended the annual All Saints Day rosary at Calvary Cemetery in East Knoxville. The rosary this year was said on Sunday, Nov. 6, with Father Ron Franco, CSP, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Knoxville, leading the prayer. Among the priests joining Father …
All Saints Day rosary is held
By Dan McWilliams More than 80 people attended the annual All Saints Day rosary Nov. 1 at Calvary Cemetery in Knoxville. “It’s about 85 people, which is the biggest in the last few years anyway,” said Father Ron Franco, CSP, pastor of Immaculate Conception in downtown Knoxville, which maintains the …
Annual Calvary Cemetery rosary set for Nov. 2
It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. (2 Maccabees 12:46). By Father Ron Franco, CSP Here in the northern hemisphere, as the sun rises a little later each morning and sets a little earlier each afternoon, there …
