A group of Immaculate Conception Cathedral School high school students recently participated in the National French Exam, with all receiving Certificates of Merit. L-R: Michal Kennell ’19, Samantha Oswald, ’20, French teacher Samia Attallah, Paris Hall ’21, Cing (Cindy) Huai ’21.
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ICCS Students Celebrate St. Joseph Day with Multicultural Altar
Immaculate Conception Cathedral School 3rd-grade religion students created a multicultural St. Joseph Altar on Tuesday, March 19. Using the Sicilian tradition of an altar with bread and other items, the altar had a variety of breads from a panadería, a local Hispanic bakery.
St. Francis Students the Feast Day of St. Joseph
March 21, 2019 –Students in 1st -4th grades celebrated the Feast Day of St. Joseph on Monday with a beloved SFA tradition – St. Joseph’s Altar and the story of the fava bean. SFA’s special custom has 4th grade students dressed as the Holy Family. They visited classrooms asking for shelter. At each classroom, they …
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2nd Annual Catholic School Music Showcase
2nd Annual Catholic School Music Showcase – Sun, Apr. 7, 2-4 pm, St. Benedict Theatre, featuring student bands from Memphis area Catholic elementary and high schools. Gen. Adm. tickets $5/person, $20/family
SFA 8th Grade Student Wins Memphis PLAY SLAM! 2019
March 18, 2019 – Congratulations to Zoe Vales for winning the first annual Memphis 10-Minute PLAY SLAM! 2019 Competition. Zoe competed against 34 other young playwrights from Memphis area middle schools. The competition is partnered through the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. This year’s theme, “Discovering Truth About Ourselves and Others,” challenged local writers …
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Bishop Barron: Proclaim the Gospel more boldly in times of crisis
Rome, Italy (CNA) – Bishop Robert Barron said Thursday that rather than becoming hesitant in sharing the Gospel, the Catholic Church should proclaim the truth even more boldly ìduring these times of crisis.î Wounds have got to be addressed and healed. If we just turn the other way or cover that up, that is not …
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Bishop David Talley Named as Bishop-Elect of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis By Beth Simkanin
Following the Vatican’s announcement of His Holiness Pope Francis’ appointment of the Most Reverend David P. Talley as the sixth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, the Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D., archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville and apostolic administrator for the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, introduced Bishop Talley as bishop-elect for …
Bishop Talley Celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at Cathedral
A day after he was appointed the next Bishop of the Diocese of Memphis, Bishop David P. Talley celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral at the 8:30am all-campus Mass for Immaculate Conception Cathedral School students. The Bishop announced at the beginning of Mass that he would always remember it as his first in …
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Three ICCS 8th-Graders Named CBHS De LaSalle Scholars
ICCS 8th-graders Luke Gerstner, Brett Barron, and Miles Jeanfreau (L-R) have been selected to Christian Brothers High School’s prestigious De La Salle Scholars program. De La Salle Scholars are chosen based on their High School Placement Test scores and are placed in the highest honors academic track CBHS offers. As upperclassmen, Scholars have the opportunity …
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Dedication of Cardinal Farrell Student Center Marks first new Seminary Construction in 52 years
The Most Reverend Edward J. Burns, Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, announces the completion and dedication of the Cardinal Farrell Student Center at Holy Trinity Seminary, Irving. Bishop Burns presided at the dedication ceremony on March 3, 2019 where he offered a special blessing of the building. The 24,000 square-foot center, the first new …
