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John 6 is often called the Bread of Life Discourse because it is there in Scripture that Jesus talks about the importance of receiving Him as the Bread of Life to gain eternal life. Even as some followers are confused and turn away, He is resolute in this message. It is here, the Church teaches, that Jesus explains the power of the sacrament of the Eucharist.

On April 12, students, clergy, and FOCUS missionaries celebrated evening Mass and then participated in a one-mile eucharistic procession on the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga campus.

“We need to have an encounter with the true living God, Jesus,” Bishop Hicks said to more than 300 people at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. “He is real. He rose from the dead. He exists. He wants to know you.”

Dr. Timothy O’Malley returned to his home diocese to discuss his latest book, Becoming Eucharistic People: The Hope and Promise of Parish Life, at All Saints Church in Knoxville.

Catholics across East Tennessee are invited to reflect and deepen their connection to Jesus in the Eucharist during the National Eucharistic Revival, now underway.

A retreat for Catholic health-care professionals in Knoxville focused on “approaching the holy Eucharist as a sacrament of healing.”

On Sept. 16 the Knoxville Catholic High School community held an all-day student retreat focused on the Eucharist and communion with Christ.

Freezing rain and the threat of black ice over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Jan. 15-17 did little to stop hundreds of faithful Catholics from visiting St. Jude School in Chattanooga to see the awe-inspiring exhibit of eucharistic miracles displayed in the school’s cafeteria.