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Our hardworking and outstanding St. Benedict at Auburndale Catholic High School Football Team is selling Digital Premiere Cards that provide amazing discounts and free items like a free Two Piece Dinner at Zaxby’s, free Queso at On the Border, 20 percent off at Domino’s Pizza, and much more. Click the link to see the list …

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Our Diocese’s three-year Strategic Pastoral Plan, 2025-2027, is being implemented across our 46 parishes, 13 schools, and many ministries in West Tennessee. Let’s take a moment to hear from Bishop David P. Talley about our Strategic Pastoral Plan’s Vision, Mission, and more in this video link: https://vimeo.com/1071654085. Our Vision To live a Christ-centered fellowship, on …

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The July-August issue of our award-winning Faith West Tennessee Magazine will be arriving in our homes, parishes, schools, and businesses in a few days. The magazine is another outstanding issue that provides us with relevant and timely articles about our Catholic faith, celebrations, and parishioners across our Diocese–and it includes exceptional photos. Please notice the …

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It was a wonderful and packed “Mass of Thanksgiving” Saturday, July 19, to celebrate the 50th Ordination Anniversary of Father Bill Burke at our beautiful and historic St. Louis Catholic Church, 203 S White Station Rd., Memphis. It was Father Burke’s Golden Jubilee! Father Burke was the Celebrant, and Monsignor Val Handwerker gave a heartfelt …

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All are invited! In celebration of the “Jubilee Year of Hope” in 2025, our Catholic Charities of West Tennessee’s St. Martin de Porres Society is hosting a Four-Part Speaker Series with the first speaker kicking off the series tomorrow evening, Thursday, July 17. See the complete details on all four speakers below. This unique opportunity, …

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Our Diocese is excited to share, through the Memphis Catholic Hall of Fame Board of Directors, the Class of 2025 Memphis Catholic Hall of Fame Inductees: • Shelby Outlaw (SHHS Faculty 1960-65) • John R. Mays (CHSFB ’63) • William C. “Billy” Mays, Jr. (CHSFB ’63) • Cheri Haley Randolph (SHHS ’66) • Tony Lucchesi, …

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