St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School is pleased to announce that Bethany Odom will join the faculty as the Director of Dominican-Catholic Identity for the Early Childhood and Lower School, and Deacon Rick Martin will serve in that role for the Upper School. Gretchen Kirk, who has been the Director of Religious Education since 2006, …
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Diocese of Memphis Seminarians Martin Lugo and Eduardo Lopes who are attending priestly formation at Saint Augustine Seminary in Toronto and Fr. Donato who is attending Canon Law Classes at Saint Pau University in Ottawa participated in the March for life in Ottawa, Ontario – Canada on May 9, 2019 People attending the March .
Michal Kennell has been named Immaculate Conception Cathedral School’s Class of 2019 valedictorian. Michal holds a 4.3684 GPA and has been a member of the National Honor Society for three years. She is the current president of the French Club and has served as vice president and president of the Art Club. She has been …
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Kicking off their 65th reunion weekend, a dozen members of the 8th-grade Class of 1954 visited Immaculate Conception Cathedral School on Friday, May 3. Walking the halls and visiting classrooms in the original school building, the alumni reminisced about attending daily Mass, the nuns who taught them, and lifelong friendships formed. Their tour concluded in …
May 9, 2019- The first ever, student-produced play, “A Wrinkle in Time”, featured 30 SFA middle school students. With the help of school administration, a cast was selected and the students immediately began rehearsals. SFA alum and current SBA senior, Abby Simpson helped the cast and crew at rehearsals and during the production. The students’ …
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The Mid-South Area Association of Catholic Nurses celebrated “Nurses Week” last night with a Mass and reception. We had about 50 people who came and a lot of new faces with Father Ben Bradshaw celebrating. For more information on The Mid-South Area Association of Catholic Nurses contact Alma Abuelouf @ 901-373-1234. From left: Kathy Cates- …
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My name is Derek Rotty. I am a Catholic, a husband, a father, a minister, a writer, and a lover of great food, cheap wine, and baseball. I was received home into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil in 2004, and I have served as a lay minister in parishes …
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APOSTOLIC LETTER ISSUED MOTU PROPRIO BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS “VOS ESTIS LUX MUNDI” “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden” (Mt 5:14). Our Lord Jesus Christ calls every believer to be a shining example of virtue, integrity and holiness. All …
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Pictured above: Mrs. Sondra Morris, principal of St. Benedict High School, Mrs. Teddi Niedzwiedz, Principal of St. Louis School, Mrs. Sandra Leatherwood, Director of Catholic Education, Diocese of Charleston, SC, Dr. Therese Williams, Retired Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Nashville, Mrs. Janet Donato, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Memphis TN, Mrs. Ellen …
