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Bishop Stika and Chaldean bishop to concelebrate Mass on Sept. 25
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Chaldean Catholics in East Tennessee look forward to Sept. 24 through 26, when Bishop Ibrahim N. Ibrahim of St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Diocese, based in Detroit, will visit Knoxville.
The Chaldean community in the region has grown in recent years, as Catholics from Iraq have fled persecution. About 50 Chaldean Catholics are now at home [...]... more
Vatican appoints new nuncio to Iraq, Jordan
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News)—Benedict XVI appointed Monsignor Giorgio Lingua as the Holy See’s representative to Iraq and Jordan on Sept. 4. The new apostolic nuncio will begin the position at a time in which the Iraqi Church struggles to find peace.
No stranger to international relations, Monsignor Lingua has been a member of the Vatican’s diplomatic [...]... more
Israeli president, pope discuss hopes for peace
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Benedict XVI and Peres meet as the United States begins new Middle East negotiations.
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS)—As the first direct peace talks in two years between Israeli and Palestinian leaders were launched in the United States, Pope Benedict XVI and Israeli President Shimon Peres met in a private audience.
The two leaders expressed hopes that the [...]... more
DOK parishes, schools hosting fall festivals in September, October
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
St. Mary Parish and School in Oak Ridge will host their 60th annual fall festival Oct. 7 through 9.
The festival will also serve as a homecoming for all former students, faculty members, and parish priests as the school celebrates its 60th anniversary Oct. 9.
The festival’s fourth annual golf tournament will kick off the event Oct. [...]... more
East Tennesseans named Marriage Encounter liaisons to Military Archdiocese
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Father Joe Brando of St. Mary Parish in Gatlinburg and Deacon Bob and wife Janel Lange of Kingsport have been named the Marriage Encounter liaisons to the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
Their appointment was announced at the recent North American Worldwide Marriage Encounter Convention for the United States and Canada, held in the Atlantic City [...]... more
40 Days for Life to kick off Sept. 22
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
For the fourth year in a row, the Diocese of Knoxville will participate in the 40 Days for Life prayer campaign, joining 238 other U.S. cities and communities in Canada, Australia, England, Northern Ireland, and Denmark.... more
From the Paraclete: Nine days that changed the world by Bethany Marinac
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
In 1979 Pope John Paul II made a pilgrimage to Poland, against tremendous opposition and at no small risk to himself. During the pope’s nine days in his homeland, the Polish people came from everywhere to see him. One of every three citizens saw him and heard him speak in person; the rest of the [...]... more
Obsessions: Newman on relativism by Ginger Hutton
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
The English cardinal’s 1879 discourse ‘could easily have been written today.’
Pope Benedict’s upcoming beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman is an excellent excuse to read the speech he gave when named cardinal. These words from that 1879 discourse on relativism could have easily been written today:
Liberalism in religion is the doctrine that there is no [...]... more
Deaths
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Dennis Bible
Dennis H. Bible, 65, of Newport, a founding parishioner of Good Shepherd Parish, died Wednesday, Aug. 18.
Mr. Bible served as the parish coordinator for Good Shepherd for more than 25 years. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 10, 1944, and the Bible family moved to Newport when Mr. Bible was a child. [...]... more
Oct. 3 to be Stewardship Sunday for East Tennessee parishes
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Big changes are in store in the way people will be asked to support the Church’s ministries in 2011. For the past 20 years, East Tennessee Catholics have pledged support for their parish and diocese at the same time.
“The practice confused people and overwhelmed parishes that had to process diocesan contributions,” said Jim Link, diocesan [...]... more
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