Scam Alert Across Our Catholic Diocese of Memphis: Report-Delete Dear Faithful – Scam Alert: Please be aware that Bishop Talley and our Priests, Deacons, Seminarians or Church staff members will never email or text you asking for gift cards, money or any other type of funding. If you do receive what appears to be a […]
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Follow the Golden Rule of Jesus and Remain Safe
Follow the Golden Rule of Jesus and Remain Safe Faithful Family – Reports continue to show a strong spiking of COVID-19 infection throughout our 21 counties…urban, suburban and rural. Many of our hospital staffs are overwhelmed. With that being said, please see Bishop Talley’s Decree, dated Nov. 4 (English-Spanish), as well as his latest video […]
#iGiveCatholic
The #iGiveCatholic campaign Advanced Giving Days has started. Most certainly, the Chancery office is promoting our Diaconate Aspirancy. A new cohort of 40 men of God recently started the 5-year process of becoming a permanent deacon. Please click the following link to support our Memphis Diaconate. iGiveCatholicDiaconateAspirancy. Likewise, you can also support one of our […]
U.S. bishops react to McCarrick report with sorrow, calls for repentance
U.S. bishops react to McCarrick report with sorrow, calls for repentance The report from the Vatican A sobering report from the Vatican about the sexual misdeeds of former Washington, D.C., cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick are painful reminders of the work the Church must do to rebuild trust and offer healing to victim-survivors, Catholic leaders […]
Remembering the Dead at St. Michael Catholic Church: Traditions, customs combine to honor the past
Remembering the Dead at St. Michael Catholic Church: Traditions, customs combine to honor the past St. Michael Catholic Church in Memphis created an alter for parishioners to place photos of their loved ones on Nov. 2, 2020. There was a mass for All Souls Day at the Church on Monday. The Day of the Dead […]
Reverend Jose Cruz Zapata-Torres Appointed to Diocesan Personnel Board
Reverend Jose Cruz Zapata-Torres Appointed to Diocesean Personnel Board Congratulations to Fr. Cruz who has been appointed to the Personnel Board through June 30, 2021, to coincide with the term for all appointed members of the Personnel Board. The Ex Officio appointments are the Chancery curia positions of the Vicar General, Judicial Vicar and Director […]
Bishops of Tennessee appeal to Gov. Bill Lee “to stop another needless execution.”
Bishops of Tennessee appeal to Gov. Bill Lee “to stop another needless execution.” Click here to read original letter The Bishops of the three Dioceses in Tennessee, our Bishop David Talley, Bishop Mark Spalding, Nashville and Bishop Richard Stika, Knoxville, in conjunction with the Tennessee Catholic Public Policy Commission, have again appealed to Gov. Bill […]
Young SBA golfer makes impact on LPGA
The LPGA approached freshman St. Benedict at Auburndale High School golfer Claire Hollingsworth, of Bartlett, in the late summer about filming a #DriveOn commercial about her story. The crew came in September and filmed Claire, and wonderful memories were made. The Hollingsworth family shared the commercial with the SBA family saying, “We are blessed and […]
Fratelli Tutti, On Fraternity and Social Friendship
Fratelli Tutti, On Fraternity and Social Friendship Encyclical of Pope Francis Read & download the .pdf version here In his third encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, On Fraternity and Social Friendship, Pope Francis focuses on many of the issues that serve to fracture our relationships with each other and with society. Released on the eve of the […]
Pope signs new encyclical in Assisi
Pope signs new encyclical in Assisi VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Bringing the Vatican official in charge of translations with him, Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi, source of the document’s title and inspiration. After celebrating Mass at St. Francis’ tomb […]
