Van Epps selected from SBA to the elite club of “Girls Who Mean Business” Senior Emma Van Epps has been selected to the elite club of the 2020 Memphis Business Journal’s “Girls Who Mean Business.” MBJ Market President and Publisher Joanna Crangle said in a congratulatory letter to Emma, “Beyond your exemplary academic and extracurricular …
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Catholic Response to Outbreak of Coronovirus February 18, 2020 WASHINGTON – Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace; Sean Callahan, president of Catholic Relief Services; and Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, president of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, …
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Statement from the Bishops of TN on the Execution of Nick Sutton February 5, 2020 Dear Governor Lee, We, the bishops of the three Catholic dioceses of Tennessee, urge you to exercise the authority of your office to stop the execution of Nick Sutton scheduled to die in the electric chair on February 20. …
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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 …
