It is with great sadness that Bishop David P. Talley and our Diocese share the passing of Deacon Donald (Don) Bennis. Deacon Don entered eternal life this past Friday, Nov. 10. He was ordained on March 4, 2000. Deacon Don was an integral part of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 3700 Thomas St., for …
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Monthly VIRTUS Resources Shared across the Diocese–Click Here to Read the Article
As communicated last month, our Diocese is sharing VIRTUS articles through our Communications avenues at the beginning of each month. VIRTUS Training VIRTUS, led by The National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc., aims to eliminate abuse of children in our Catholic communities by providing training on the warning signs and proper procedures when faced with …
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Bishop David P. Talley Honored at St. Peter Catholic Church Gala with St. Martin de Porres Award
Many blessings and congratulations to lifelong St. Peter Catholic Church parishioner Laura Ozanne Robinson and Bishop David P. Talley for being honored last evening, Sunday, Nov. 5, with the “St. Martin de Porres Award” at the St. Peter Gala. The weekend long Triduum celebration (Nov. 3-5), led by Fr. Scott O’Brien, O.P., Rector, St. Martin …
Check out our Diocese’s Event Calendar!
On our newly designed homepage, we have added an Events Calendar to the top menu: Events – Catholic Diocese of Memphis (cdom.org). If you would like to request an event to be publicized, email officeof.communications@cc.cdom.org.
Celebrating a Successful Camino a la Paz/The Way to Peace–Click here to view the photos
It was an amazing afternoon and evening, Saturday, Nov. 4, at our Diocese’s beautiful Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center, 3630 Dancyville Rd., Stanton, for Camino a la Paz/The Way to Peace. The photos will speak volumes, especially the Vigil Mass with Bishop David P. Talley as Celebrant and Homilist that included a Eucharistic …
National Vocation Awareness Week: November 5-11. Please view the video and pray for all of those who are discerning a religious vocation!
National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 5-11, is an annual week-long celebration dedicated to promoting Vocations to the Priesthood, Diaconate, and Consecrated Life through prayer and education—and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular Vocations. Let’s hear from Bishop David P. Talley about the week: https://vimeo.com/880605901?share=copy. And, let’s …
November is Black Catholic History Month
November is Black Catholic History Month. The tradition began in 1990 when, inspired by the Feast Day of St. Martin de Porres (today, Nov. 3) and the birthday of St. Augustine, the U.S. National Black Clergy Caucus designated November for the celebration of the history and heritage of Black Catholics. While the two aforementioned Saints …
A Video from Bishop David P. Talley on our Newly Instituted Acolytes
Many blessings to our Diocese’s 26 Permanent Diaconate Candidates, Class of 2025, who were instituted in the Ministry of Acolyte by Bishop David P. Talley in a ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 8, during Mass at our magnificent and historic Mother Church, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Take a moment to hear from Bishop Talley …
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The October Issue of the Faith West Tennessee Magazine Has Arrived. Look for it in your mailboxes today!
Our award-winning Faith West Tennessee Magazine is all about our Catholic faith, prayers, celebrations, parishioners, and more like our October cover story about the Sanctity of Life (see below). Here’s a link to the issue: https://catholicmagazines.org/…/faith-west…/mem1023. Our Magazine is $18 (one-yr.), $30 (two-yrs,) or $36 (three-yrs.). To subscribe, visit: https://www.shelbygiving.com/…/39025798-b75e-4c9a-ab40….
Click here to view our Clergy’s November Anniversaries and Birthdays. Be sure to wish them well!
November Anniversaries November Birthdays
