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Fleeing the flames on foot: At age 82, the Hullanders outran the Great Smoky Mountains firestorm

January 1, 2017

By Bill Brewer Rains have finally fallen on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, offering much-needed relief to an area parched from months of drought and now scarred from the perfect firestorm. But the rainfall was a day late and several inches short for scores of victims of the fires, …

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‘It looked like Armageddon’: David and Debbie’s prayer-filled escape from the raging fires

January 1, 2017

By Bill Brewer Photography by Stephanie Richer David and Debbie Reed’s home in the Norton Creek area of Sevier County is hallowed ground. You don’t have to look much farther than the name the couple gave their property in 2003, “Bella Lisieux.” But just how sacred “Beautiful (St. Thérèse of) …

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UTK students consider Catholic law society

May 10, 2022 1:56 pm | By Emily Booker

Bishop Stika meets with group looking to form a faith-based legal organization on campus By Jim Wogan The University of Tennessee-Knoxville could be the next college campus to host a Catholic legal society for students. While the idea is still in its early stages, Bishop Richard F. Stika met recently with seven students from UTK to discuss the idea for a Catholic student legal society there. The 90-minute discussion took place over lunch at the Chancery on April 6. The meeting was initiated by Bishop Stika, although the idea belongs to the students themselves. “We came to propose this idea and to tell Bishop Stika what we have been up to, and how it has been going so far. He was very supportive,” said Jake Valete, a second-year law student at UTK and the spokesperson for the group. Mr. Valete said the group, which has been meeting informally, has grown... Read more →

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