SBA senior earns National Merit Finalist status St. Benedict at Auburndale High School senior Maggie Alexander has been selected a National Merit Finalist. It was reported in the fall that she had received Semi-finalist status, but recently received word that she is one of about 15,000 Finalists. Her selection as a Finalist means that Maggie …
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Second SBA senior receives Military School Appointment St. Benedict at Auburndale (SBA) High School senior Johnny Beattie has received an appointment to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point after being nominated by his Congressional Representative Steve Cohen and Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn. He Is the second SBA senior receiving an appointment to …
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President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement on Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Querida Amazonia February 12, 2020 WASHINGTON—Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement regarding the release today of Pope Francis’s Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Querida Amazonia. The exhortation follows upon …
A new mobile app aiming to foster community among Catholic young adults will launch in the next month, coming first to the Washington, D.C., area. The app, called Koin, is named after the Greek word Koinonia, which means “Christian communion,” says co-creator Eric Niehaus. Once it is live, users will be able to join …
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For South Carolina inmates, Catholic prison ministry changes lives Charleston, S.C. (CNA) – A prison ministry in South Carolina brought five inmates into the Catholic Church this winter, with the help of a dedicated team of ministers offering catechetical formation and sacrament preparation. The inmates at Perry Correctional Institution, near Pelzer, South Carolina, had …
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In most stores in the days leading up to St. Valentine’s day, you’re likely to find a plethora of pink and red cards, heart-shaped boxes of Russell Stover chocolates, and decor with nearly-naked chubby cherubs shooting hearts with bows and arrows. It’s a far cry from the real Saint Valentine, an early Christian martyr who …
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St. Benedict at Auburndale High School STEM instructor Herman Jorgenson has received a scholarship from the Notre Dame Alumni Club of Memphis to attend the University of Notre Dame Excellence in Teaching STEM Conference in early April. The Conference, “Making STEM a Force for Good,” is presented by the University’s Center for STEM Education. The …
Notre Dame Club Selects ICCS teacher for Notre Dame conference scholarship Immaculate Conception Cathedral School teacher Sarah Bowers has received a full scholarship from the Notre Dame Club of Memphis to attend the Excellence in Teaching Conference: “Making STEM a Force for Good,” at Notre Dame University’s STEM for Education Center in April. The scholarship …
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ICCS Mindfulness Club Students Learn Empathy ICCS Mindfulness Club members are learned about empathy and a different culture as they marked the last day of the Lunar New Year, the Lantern Festival, by creating lanterns. Each lantern had a messages of hope, love or health for the people of China who are suffering from the …
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Pope John Paul II instituted the “World Day of Concecrated Life” in 1997 as a day of prayer for women and men in concecrated life. This celebration is celebrated annyally on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord , February 2nd. The Serra Club of Memphis hosted a luncheon at the Memphis university Club …
