If the suggestion of retirement is music to your ears, then for Sister Mary Janice Brink, RSM, it will be played by a dulcimer. After 43 years of ministry, Sister Janice is retiring and relocating to the Sisters of Mercy Convent in Nashville. When asked what she planned to do …
Shaping the Church of the future
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Bill Brewer
Students at the heart of Professional Development Day as diocesan educators meet By Bill Brewer There was a buzz in the air on Feb. 12 as educators from around the Diocese of Knoxville gathered on the campus of Knoxville Catholic High School for the annual Professional Development Day. Yes, Bishop Mark Beckman was celebrating an all-schools Mass at All Saints Church and afterward was addressing the teachers and administrators. Yes, interim schools superintendent George Valadie was giving an always-entertaining address in the high-school auditorium. And yes, several teachers were being recognized for their service to education in the diocese over many years. But the middle-aged guy in jeans, tennis shoes, and a T-shirt that read “Erducator Strong” (with the “o” in Strong shaped like a heart) captured the attention of most everyone in the auditorium. Gerry Brooks, who wears the mantle of educator very comfortably, was the keynote speaker for... Read more →