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Paulist Fr. Rich Andre | 07/31/16

Our readings this week are on a theme older than Christianity itself: the danger of wealth.

Paulist Fr. Rich Andre | 07/24/16

Today we focus on the Gospel of Luke being the gospel of prayer. Our first reading is the ultimate example of what happens when we’re...

Paulist Fr. Rich Andre | 07/17/16

Luke is considered the gospel of women, because Jesus interacts with more women in Luke’s gospel than in the other three gospels.

Paulist Fr. Rich Andre | 07/10/16

Who are the Samaritans in our lives today? When Jesus says that we are supposed to love everyone as he loved us, who are the...

07/07/16

We mourn the passing of Dr. Robert Rubright, a parishioner at St. John XXIII University Parish in Knoxville, TN, and longtime physician for the University...

Paul Snatchko | 07/05/16

We join those who mourn the passing of Elie Wiesel, the author, educator and activist who died Saturday, July 2.

Paulist Fr. Rich Andre | 07/04/16

The gospel of Luke is sometimes called “the gospel of the Holy Spirit,” and the Holy Spirit is definitely present in today’s gospel passage.

Fr. Eric Andrews, C.S.P. | 06/29/16

We pray for the family of Coach Summitt and for the Univ. of Tennessee community, which we serve at St. John XXIII Univ. Parish.

Paulist Fr. Rich Andre | 06/26/16

Today is the turning point of the Gospel of Luke. Luke says that Jesus is determined to journey to Jerusalem. As I prepare to move...

06/24/16

Paulist seminarian Michael Hennessy spoke to the Frassati Fellowship of Knoxville about monastic beer brewing.

Paulist Fr. Mark-David Janus | 06/21/16

In this "Mercy Moment," we discuss Beatitudes, Jesus' teaching during the Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5.

Paulist Fr. Rich Andre | 06/19/16

The devil triumphed in Orlando last Sunday. God’s love is unconditional. All life is sacred. There must be a way for us, as a nation,...