All Saints serves as host in continuing formation training for children By Claire Collins All Saints Church in Knoxville served as host in July for a weeklong intensive training for Level 1 of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a program of the National Association of the Catechesis of the …
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Deacon Jim Bello named director of Christian Formation
Diocesan position is not all that Bishop Stika is asking new member of diaconate to undertake By Jim Wogan It didn’t take Deacon Jim Bello long to blend into his new role with the Diocese of Knoxville. A congenial personality and a genuine Christian spirit have helped him navigate the …
2022 diocesan winter RCIA conference set
Fr. David Carter, Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul rector and a canon lawyer, to discuss marriage, annulments The Diocese of Knoxville Office of Christian Formation is holding a winter RCIA conference on Jan. 22 that will feature Father David Carter, rector of the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul …
A study in catechism: from the cavalry to Calvary
Tennessee National Guard member is among more than 200 people entering the Catholic Church By Bill Brewer Charles Hutson’s faith journey can be measured in miles, all 4,800 of them. That’s the distance the Tennessee Army National Guard captain has bridged to join the Catholic Church. Capt. Hutson is among …
Diocesan women gather to cultivate the interior life during St. Thomas retreat
By Emily Booker Are you listening for God’s voice? Would you hear Him if He called? Women from across East Tennessee gathered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Lenoir City on Feb. 22 for the diocesan women’s retreat focused on cultivating the interior life so they may draw closer …
Seventh diocesan Ministries Day attended by 239
By Dan McWilliams The diocesan Ministries Day on Aug. 18 drew 239 people who share the Catholic faith to All Saints Church and Knoxville Catholic High School. The seventh annual event was open to parents and student youth leaders, coordinators of youth ministry, liturgy and ministry teams, RCIA teams, directors …
A faith reboot
As Easter nears, more than 200 believers prepare to enter the Church in East Tennessee. By Dan McWilliams Candy Chandler, looking to join a new faith community, visited the Our Lady of Fatima Church parking lot in Alcoa numerous times in 2015 without ever going in to Mass. Then she …
Ministries Day brings leaders from across diocese together
More than 200 people take part in daylong conference that provides information for parish programs More than 200 parishioners from around the Diocese of Knoxville took part Oct. 18 in Ministries Day, a daylong event where diocesan ministry leaders gather with fellow Catholics from the various churches to share ideas …
