Don and Cynthia Davis of St. Mary in Johnson City, coordinators of the parish Haiti Twinning Ministry, traveled to Christ the King Church in Nashville to accept the Fiat of Ecclesial Magnanimity Award on behalf of the parish. The award, presented on Sept. 20 by the Visitation Hospital Foundation, is ...| East Tennessee Catholic
The first meeting of the 2025-27 Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (KDCCW) board was held Sept. 6 in the Shea Room at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. A rosary, prepared by Spirituality Commission chair Mary Wilson, was said before the meeting. The board consists of ...| East Tennessee Catholic
Diaconate candidates entrusted as lectors, permanent deacons renew their promises By Bill Brewer The Diocese of Knoxville has the distinction of ranking third in the United States, and possibly the world, in the number of ordained men serving as permanent deacons. “We are per Catholic capita No. 3 in the ...| East Tennessee Catholic
St. Dominic looks to the future as it commemorates 8 decades By Dan McWilliams Rosie Henderson LaMont, a student at St. Dominic School in Kingsport in the 1950s and ’60s, certainly learned many right things to do in her classes but also realized one thing not to do, at least ...| East Tennessee Catholic
By Bill Brewer Diocese of Knoxville schools are feeling the impact of state-funded, school-choice scholarships, which are affecting all 10 campuses from Chattanooga to the Tri-Cities. Diocesan scho…| East Tennessee Catholic
Bill Dunn works within the system to give students education freedom By Bill Brewer Bill Dunn was convinced that school choice was right for Tennessee education in the 1980s when he was a 4-H repre…| East Tennessee Catholic
Each year a new theme comes alive at Notre Dame Church in Greeneville for the annual vacation Bible school. This year the theme was “True North—Trusting Jesus in a Wild World.” Participants gathere…| East Tennessee Catholic
Fighting Irish alum Patrick Johnson of the Eagles helps 70 youngsters polish their football skills By Dan McWilliams NFL veteran Patrick Johnson, a 2017 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Chatta…| East Tennessee Catholic
The legislation was backed by Tennessee’s Catholic bishops, parents, and organizations By Bill Brewer School choice will soon be available to students in East Tennessee and across the state as the …| East Tennessee Catholic
Glenmary’s mission is to bring Catholic presence to rural areas of U.S. By Charlie Camosy OSV News While the word “mission” often calls to mind service in foreign countries, one group has focused f…| East Tennessee Catholic
Diocese of Knoxville’s new bishop has firm foundations in faith, love, family By Gabrielle Nolan Jimmy and Lois Beckman first met in the small town of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., on a blind date in 1960, …| East Tennessee Catholic
Vespers serves as beginning of Bishop Beckman’s East Tennessee mission By Bill Brewer Bishop Mark Beckman’s first homily at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus since his appointme…| East Tennessee Catholic
Many people, a lot of hours go into planning an ordination Mass By Emily Booker It takes a diocese to elevate a bishop. When guests stepped into the Knoxville Convention Center on July 26 for the o…| East Tennessee Catholic
