Fr. Matthew Donahue becomes the 56th priest ordained for the Diocese of Knoxville By Dan McWilliams To hear Lydia Donahue tell it, it’s no wonder her son Matthew became a priest, with all of the Catholic vocation examples he has had in his life. “First is Father David Mary Engo, …
Cardinal injured, priest dead in Haiti earthquake
More than 2,000 killed in disaster as Catholic Church responds with emergency aid By ACI Prensa and Catholic News Service Cardinal Chibly Langlois, bishop of Les Cayes in Haiti and president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference, was injured while a Catholic priest died early in the morning of Aug. 14 after …
Sacred Heart among Diocese of Knoxville congregations continuing aid to strife-stricken country
By Bill Brewer Despite the nearly paralyzing political and social turmoil taking place in Haiti, important work is continuing to take place through the hands of faith-based groups and their members within the Caribbean country and via U.S. churches like the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The …
Funeral Mass for Kathy DeWine held at the cathedral
Kathryn Catena Wilbanks DeWine passed away peacefully at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville on July 15, surrounded by her children. Mrs. DeWine was born on Oct. 23, 1942, in Dalton, Ga., and grew up there among lifelong friends until she was a freshman in high school, when her mother moved …
The language of love
Regional accents can highlight distinctions, but communicating with affection brings everyone together By Bill Brewer Older confirmands were again front and center in the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Pentecost Sunday after a year hiatus due to COVID-19 as Bishop Richard F. Stika welcomed the …
Sent forth to proclaim the Word of God
Sending of the Neophytes Mass resumes as East Tennessee’s newest Catholics pick up the cross By Dan McWilliams Many of the nearly 200 people who came into the Catholic Church at this year’s Easter Vigil in the Diocese of Knoxville were formally sent forth in the annual Sending of the …
‘He is risen’
Saving us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit By Bill Brewer Easter Masses were again teeming with people two years after pews were last full for the holiest of liturgical celebrations. And the Catholic Church in East Tennessee welcomed nearly 200 new members who joined …
Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish kicks off sponsorship campaign for Haiti students
By Hiske Jones School looked diff erent for many children this year. Amid a pandemic that forced school closures around the world and parents and educators adapting to make sure students continued to learn, one thing remained clear: a quality education is essential to a child’s wellbeing and success in …
Funeral Mass celebrated for Helen McGrew-Catanach of Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish
A funeral Mass for Helen McGrew-Catanach was held Feb. 2 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Monsignor Al Humbrecht was the Mass celebrant. Mrs. McGrew-Catanach, 61, of Knoxville and formerly of Santa Fe, N.M., died Jan. 19 at Fort Sanders Medical Center from a progressive illness. …
Bishop Stika, Sacred Heart Cathedral featured in ‘The Chair’
Catholic media ministry, profiling U.S. cathedrals, bishops in TV series, also interviews rector Father Boettner By Emily Booker If walls could talk, what would a cathedral say? The Diocese of Knoxville recently welcomed DeSales Media Group, a Catholic media production ministry out of the Diocese of Brooklyn to find out …
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Funeral Mass held for bottling CEO Bernard J. Hartman
A funeral Mass was held for Bernard Joseph Hartman on Aug. 25 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Mass was celebrated by Father Martin Gladysz, associate pastor of the cathedral. Mr. Hartman, 85, who died Aug. 2, was a graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School …
U.S., Canada bishops reconsecrate nations to Blessed Mother
Bishop Stika joins in praying to Virgin Mary for healing and salvation during the coronavirus pandemic By Dan McWilliams Bishop Richard F. Stika on May 1 joined fellow bishops from around the United States and Canada who reconsecrated their nations to the Blessed Virgin Mary as the world fights the …
