The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Mich., are celebrating 40 years of foundation on Sept. 1. The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma have taken an active role in the Diocese of Knoxville, working in many levels of the diocese including schools, Catholic Charities, and health care. On Sept. …
Seeking God in abundant ways
UT-Chattanooga student joins others at event ‘yearning for what God was calling all of us to do’ By Maggie Parsons I joined 16,000 other Catholics in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 1-5 for the annual SEEK26 conference to kick off the new year seeking what God had in store for me. The SEEK conference is put on by FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, whose goal is to keep college students alive for their faith while still balancing college life. I was invited to SEEK by the FOCUS missionaries at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where I currently attend. It was there that I was given the invitation to participate in the SEEK conference, and I became instantly interested. I traveled to Columbus with 20 other students from my school and our four missionaries. As I sat on the bus, I felt a sense of gratitude as I was surrounded... Read more →