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Volume 2 • Number 12 • week OF March 27, 2014
Cosmos and one more telling of the tired
myth By Very Rev. Robert Barron
Seth MacFarlane, well known
atheist and cartoonist, is the
executive producer of the remake
of “Cosmos,” which recently made
its national debut.
The first episode featured,
along with the science, an
animated feature
dealing with the
sixteenth century
Dominican friar
Giordano Bruno,
who was burned
at the stake by
Church officials.
Rev. Robert
A brooding statue Barron
of Bruno stands
today in the Campo de’ Fiori in
Rome on the very spot where
the unfortunate friar was put to
death.In MacFarlane’s cartoon,
Bruno is portrayed as a hero
of modern science, and church
officials are, without exception,
depicted as wild-eyed fanatics
and unthinking dogmatists.As I
watched this piece, all I could
think was…here we go again.
Avatars of the modern ideology
feel obligated to tell their great
foundation myth over and over, and
central to that narrative is that both
the physical sciences and liberal
political arrangements emerged
only after a long twilight struggle
against the reactionary forces of
religion, especially the Catholic
religion.Like the effigies brought
out to be burned on Guy Fawkes
Day, the bugbear of intolerant
and violent Catholicism has to be
exposed to ridicule on a regular
basis.
I will leave to the side for
the moment the issue of liberal
politics’ relation to religion, but I
feel obliged, once more, to expose
the dangerous silliness of the view
that Catholicism and the modern
sciences are implacable foes.
I would first observe that it is
by no means accidental that the
physical sciences in their modern
form emerged when and where
they did, that is to say, in the
Europe of the sixteenth century.
The great founders of modern
science—Copernicus, Galileo,
Tycho Brache, Descartes, Pascal,
etc.—were formed in churchsponsored universities where
they learned their mathematics,
astronomy, and physics.Moreover,
in those same universities, all of
the founders would have imbibed
the two fundamentally theological
assumptions that made the modern
sciences possible, namely, that the
world is not divine—and hence can
be experimented upon rather than
worshipped—and that the world
is imbued with intelligibility—and
A memorial scholarship
endowment fund was recently
established with the Catholic Diocese
of Memphis to commemorate the
lives of Herman Albert and Berenice
Agnes Remmert for their long
standing commitment to Catholic
education. The scholarship fund
is designed to assist rising juniors
and seniors.
M r. a n d M r s . R e m m e r t ’s
connection to Catholic education in
the Diocese dates to their arrival in
Memphis in the early 1950s. Over
the next twenty five years, they
supported seven children through
the completion of higher Catholic
education. In the latter stages
of their lives, they discussed the
creation of a longer term legacy
to Catholic education; thus, the
Herman and Berenice Remmert
Memorial endowment was created
to honor these wishes. Their own
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St. Benedict school newspaper recognized
The St. Benedict at Auburndale High School student newspaper The
Eagle’s Eye was, again, recognized by the THSPA (TN High School Press
Association). On March 10, the newspaper received All-Tennessee
Honors, the highest rating given for a school newspaper, and also placed
third in the state overall. The following staff members and freelance artist
also received top honors: Amanda Slade third place for Features Writing,
Sarah Timmins (freelance cartoonist) third place for Cartoon/Illustration
and Alanna Oliphant Honorable Mention for Cartoon/Illustration. The
Eagle’s Eye staff sponsor and teacher is Dianna Cervetti.
The award-winning SBA Eagle’s Eye staff, seated (from left), Co-Editors Amanda
Slade (Features Writing 3rd place) and Rachel Hofer. Middle row Alanna Oliphant
(Honorable Mention for Cartoon/Illustration); Destinee Williams; Lauren James;
Kayla Williamson (copy-editor) and freelance artist Sarah Timmins (3rd place for
Cartoon/Illustration). Back Row Andrew Wadovick, Savannah Boettcher, Bailey
Coppedge and Jack Borg.
Herman Albert and Berenice Agnes
Remmert Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Fund
history shaped their commitment
to education and service. To be
sure, they lived quiet lives and
generally would not want to
draw undue personal attention.
Yet, like many of the generation
who entered their teens during
the Great Depression, Herman’s
and Berenice’s stories remain
highly relevant today, especially
given the challenges that current
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Herman Albert and
Berenice Agnes Remmert
- The West Tennessee Catholic
Cosmos . . .
Week of March 27, 2014
(continued from page 1)
hence can be understood.I say that
these are theological presumptions,
for they are both corollaries of the
doctrine of creation.If God made the
world in its entirety, then nothing in
the world is divine; and if God made
the world in its entirety, then every
detail of the world is marked by the
mind of the Creator.Without these
two assumptions, the sciences as
we know them will not, because
they cannot, emerge.
In fact, from the intelligibility
of the universe, the young Joseph
Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI)
constructed an elegant argument for
the existence of God.The objective
intelligibility of the finite world,
he maintained, is explicable only
through recourse to a subjective
intelligence that thought it into
being.This correspondence, in fact,
is reflected in our intriguing usage
of the word “recognition” (literally,
to think again) to designate an act
of knowledge.In employing that
term, we are at least implicitly
acknowledging that, in coming
to know, we are re-thinking what
has already been thought by the
creative intelligence responsible
for the world’s intelligibility.If
Ratzinger is right, religion, far from
being science’s enemy, is in fact its
presupposition.
Secularist ideologues will
relentlessly marshal stories of
Hypatia, Galileo, Giordano Bruno
and others—all castigated or
persecuted by church people
who did not adequately grasp the
principles I have been laying out.But
to focus on these few exceptional
cases is grossly to misrepresent the
history of the relationship between
Catholicism and the sciences.
May I mention just a handful of
the literally thousands of Catholic
clerics who have made significant
contributions to the sciences?Do
you know about Fr. Jean Picard, a
priest of the seventeenth century,
who was the first person to
determine the size of the earth to a
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you know about Fr. Giovanni
Battista Riccioli, a seventeenth
century Jesuit astronomer and
the first person to measure the
rate of acceleration of a freefalling body?Do you know about
Fr. George Searle, a Paulist priest
of the early twentieth century who
discovered six galaxies?Do you
know about Fr. Benedetto Castelli,
a Benedictine monk and scientist
of the sixteenth century, who was
a very good friend and supporter
of Galileo? Do you know about Fr.
Francesco Grimaldi, a Jesuit priest
who discovered the diffraction of
light?Do you know about Fr. George
Coyne, a contemporary Jesuit priest
and astrophysicist, who for many
years ran the Vatican Observatory
outside of Tucson?Perhaps you
know about Fr. Gregor Mendel, the
Augustinian monk who virtually
invented modern genetics, and
about Fr. Teilhard de Chardin, a
twentieth century Jesuit priest who
wrote extensively on paleontology,
and about Fr. Georges Lemaître,
the formulator of the Big Bang
theory of cosmic origins.
Can we please, once and for
all, dispense with the nonsense
that Catholicism is the enemy of
the sciences? When we do, we’ll
expose the Seth MacFarlane telling
of the story for what it really is: not
scientific history but the basest
sort of anti-Catholic propaganda.
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Remmert . . .
(continued from page 1)
students face in an uncertain
economy.
Herman Albert Remmert
was born in 1914 to German
immigrants and raised in Eastern
Kansas. He very much desired an
advanced degree but could not
attend college due to meager family
finances. For more than a decade
after high school, he worked in a
series of semi-skilled jobs, always
demonstrating eagerness to
research and completely understand
all assigned tasks.
He could not have predicted that,
at the outset of World War II, this
analytical ability would catch the
attention of Army recruiters, who
promptly commissioned Herman
as an officer in the Army Research
Program at Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, Maryland. While there,
he proved to be highly effective
in solving a number of technical
problems related to the war effort
and his reputation was assured
with the award of several patents.
After the war, he continued to
acquire Mechanical Engineering
skills through various government
work assignments and continued
study, ultimately leading to a
formal engineering degree. In the
early1950s, his reputation was
such that he was recruited as an
Executive Mechanical Engineer to
assist the start-up of the agricultural
division of a major corporation
located in the Memphis area.
H e s u b s e q u ently became
an expert, technical problemsolver within an industrial setting
and continued to author many
engineering patents over the
course of his three decades with
the corporation. Yet he never forgot
what it was like to start with very
little, achieving his career goals
through intellectual discipline,
perseverance and hard work.
During World War II, Herman
met and married Berenice Agnes
Hund, who also hailed from
Eastern Kansas. Marriage rites
were consecrated at The Old
Cathedral in Leavenworth, Kansas
and they began their life together
in Maryland in 1943.
After the war and several
moves later, they finally settled in
the Memphis area, in conjunction
with Herman’s new assignment.
Berenice’s early life reflects the
same emphasis upon hard work
and the value of education, though
her circumstances were somewhat
different than her spouse’s.
Berenice Agnes Hund was born
in 1917 in Kansas’ scenic Salt
Creek Valley on the bluffs of the
Missouri River. Her family operated
a large farmstead and played a
prominent role in local politics.
Importantly, the Hund family also
played a pivotal role in district
education, establishing their own
family-run school system.
In fact, the “Hund Schoolhouse”
subsequently was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in Kansas. In later years, Berenice
would recall farm duties with her
trademark smile; the hard work
was not something to endure but a
necessary way of life.
One of her favorite stories
related to the routine during harvest
season of saddling up a pony as a
young girl to bring meals to hired
“threshers,” those hired to separate
grain from wheat. At the same time,
education was emphasized equally
alongside the rigors of daily farm
work.
By the late 1930s, Berenice
had earned a science-based
baccalaureate degree in nursing
from a Catholic college – quite an
accomplishment for a young woman
in those days. Berenice served as
a Registered Nurse in the Veterans
Administration during World War II
and she would later recall caring
for many badly wounded veterans.
After the war, her nursing
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career yielded to raising seven
children in Memphis, where she
also volunteered as a fund-raiser
for a local hospital.
Berenice’s service to the hospital
spanned five decades and she held
several offices in the associated
volunteer organization, ultimately
as its president. Along the way,
Berenice remained dedicated to the
Church and local parish activities,
including unwavering support for
the Legion of Mary and Altar Guild
Societies,
B e re n i c e ’s a n d H e r m a n ’s
personal history were not unlike
many of their generation: Imbued
in their early years with the values
of hard work and education; living
quiet, unassuming lives; and
ensuring that their children have
every opportunity to succeed with
a good educational foundation.
They were dedicated to family
and faith and supported Catholic
education for decades. Thus,
the establishment of this new
scholarship fund is a reflection of
that earlier commitment, as well as
their desire to create a longer term
legacy by helping students succeed
in the Diocese of Memphis. Students
with a 3.0 GPA may compete for a
scholarship award by submitting an
application, reference letters and
an essay to the Superintendent of
Catholic Schools.
Prospective recipients will be
asked to highlight early career
interests in a number of key areas.
Other relevant factors, such as faith
and service, also will be considered
in the final determination of award
recipients.
Please contact Mary Helen
Carmack in the Catholic Schools
Office at (901) 373-1205 or
[email protected].
org for full details on scholarship
criteria.
- The West Tennessee Catholic
Week of March 27, 2014
The big reveal: looking back at God’s plan
By Christina Capecchi, Twenty Something
Blue or pink?
That was the
secret contained
in the cake.
My younger
brother and his
wife are always
looking for an
excuse to throw Christina
a themed-party Capecchi
– a World Series
game for the Cardinals, an endof-the-world prediction, the 100th
anniversary of the sinking of the
Titanic. They couldn’t resist the
opportunity to kick-start the
celebration of their firstborn by
hosting a gender-reveal party, so
we gathered on a chilly Sunday
afternoon to learn about the baby
due in July.
A gender-reveal party takes the
news captured at an ultrasound
and announces it in a more
dramatic fashion: pulling a sheet
out of an envelope, Oscars style;
slicing into a blue- or pink-colored
cake; opening a box of balloons.
The concept took off in 2011,
according to BabyCenter.com,
which reported an explosion
of discussion threads. It is the
From March 5 through April 13,
you’re invited to join other Christians
for 40 Days for Life – 40 days of
prayer and fasting for an end to
abortion. You’re also invited to stand
and peacefully pray during a 40day vigil in the public right-of-way
outside Planned Parenthood, 2430
Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN and also
to help spread the word about this
important community outreach. If
you’d like more information – and
especially if you’d like to volunteer
to help, please contact: Bryan at
(901) 338-7638 or email me at
[email protected] or visit
our website www.40daysforlife.
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antithesis of a baby shower, heavy
on obligation and estrogen. A
gender-reveal party centers on the
surprise, delivering a sweet pay-off
for a breathless audience – the
promise of big news and bakerymade cake.
Its popularity has surged
with Pinterest, where pregnant
women dream up a million ways
to decorate with light pink and
powder blue. My brother hung a
cascade of pink and blue balloons
in the entrance of his home and
used his pitcher’s arm to fling
crepe paper onto the ceiling fan
in his two-story great room.
When Tony and Jodie lifted a
slice of blue cake, I felt a flicker of
that hospital thrill right there in
the dining room. My voice broke
when I congratulated him. “You’re
going to have a son!”
Later that day, after I’d
downloaded my pictures, I found
myself thinking about the idea of
a big reveal. So few major events
can be known in advance through
an announcement or alert.
It’s in the looking back, not
looking ahead, that we can trace
the hand of God. We are guided
along in extraordinary ways,
through ordinary means. For
Sister Mary Madonna Ashton, a 90year-old Sister of St. Joseph, it was
the neighbor girl who happened to
attend a Catholic high school and
persuaded her to enroll, which led
to her conversion to Catholicism
and pursuit of religious life. For
my husband, the impromptu
decision to stop at my college one
afternoon – which turned out to be
registration day – led our paths to
cross.
Disappointments also take
on new meaning in retrospect.
My friend Natalie’s labor did not
go according to her labor plan
– which, she later told me, was apt
preparation for parenthood.
Learning to deal with the space
between fantasy and reality is
how we grow up. For one mother
of five, praying a daily rosary
takes the edge off pinched holiday
expectations, helping her keep
calm and carry on when her
visions of a Victorian Christmas
go unfulfilled.
When I review my 20s, I can
see how an unwelcome no paved
the way to a blessed yes. Doors
we never would’ve closed on our
own lead to opened windows,
once we picks ourselves up and
look around. Sorrow softens us,
kneading our hearts into doughier,
more compassionate organs. This long winter has reminded
me that I can’t mastermind my
future with a spreadsheet and a
stopwatch. Life doesn’t unfold
in even numbers and rhyming
couplets. I’m learning what it
means to be open to life, the
church’s charge to married
couples, on a broad level. It can
be scary to trust God, to dive
headfirst when you can’t see the
net beneath you. But I want to
operate on grace, not strategy. I’m
entering into Easter, the ultimate
surprise.
God’s plan for my life is different
from mine – and, I have no doubt,
better.
Christina Capecchi is a freelance
writer from Inver Grove Heights,
Minn., and editor of SisterStory.
org, the official website of National
Catholic Sisters Week.
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Francis, Year One: mercy, encounter, mission
By Mar Munoz-Visoso
Many are the analyses these
days taking stock of Pope Francis’
first year in office. As we celebrate
the anniversary of the official
beginning of his pontificate, I
would like to add three words to
the discourse, following Francis’
pedagogical style. They are:
mercy,encounter and mission.
I begin with mercy, a central
theme in his teachings. In this
first year Francis has repeated
time and time again that God
does not get tired of forgiving us,
that we are the ones who get tired
of asking for forgiveness. He has
compared the Church to a field
hospital that must welcome and
tend to the wounded and the dying
in the daily battlefield of life. He
has told us that the Church must
be like the merciful father’s house
in the Gospels, who gives his
sons all that he has, and awaits
tirelessly the return of the son
who left, and runs to meet him on
the road when he sees him coming
home.
But where does Pope Francis
g e t t h i s s p e c i al sensibility
towards God’s mercy? To really
understand we must travel back to
his childhood years, to “Colegio de
la Misericordia” (Mercy School) in
the Flores neighborhood in Buenos
Aires, where Jorge Mario Bergoglio
received his primary education.
The school was run by religious
sisters, the Daughters of Our Lady
of Mercy, who seemingly did a
very good job at embedding this
notion of God as a merciful Father
in little Jorge’s mind and heart. His
episcopal motto, miserando atque
eligendo (looking at him with
mercy he chose him), now part
of his pontifical coat of arms, tells
us that this well learned lesson
has continued to accompany him
in his adult life as a priest and
bishop. It almost seems as if he
wanted to make sure everyone
understands that it is only by
God’s mercy that he is who he is
and does what he does.
Secondly, I would like to
highlight the culture of encounter
to which he is calling all in the
Church as well as in civil society.
This goes well beyond a style or a
personal preference. Granted,
Cardinal Bergoglio did not like
to be enclosed or isolated in an
office or a palace. He has spent
his life going out to encounter
others, especially the poor and the
needy—from whom he says we
have much to learn— but also from
the one who is or thinks different
from him. He is convinced that
only in this context of dialogue
and personal encounter can
minds and hearts be evangelized.
Only thus can lasting peace and
peaceful social coexistence be
built up. The Church, he says,
must be concerned with forming
missionary disciples that go out to
meet others.
It is true that as a member of
a religious order, the Jesuits, he
tends to always seek community,
thus preferring the guest house
to the apostolic palace. But he is
also the product of a particular
ecclesiological context in Latin
America, where the Church,
while hierarchical, has in general
a much more communitarian and
missionary character. Thus, the
emphasis on process over events
(and people over programs).
Finally, I would like to bring
forth the theme of mission. In
his apostolic exhortation, The
Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis
proposes to set the entire Church
in missionary mode. We must
rediscover mission as something
essential to the life of the Church,
of every Christian person and
every Christian community. In
this way, Francis extends to the
universal church the work of
the V General Meeting of the
Bishops of Latin America and the
Caribbean, who met in Aparecida,
Brazil in 2007. He had a great
influence in the drafting of the
final document as head of the
writing committee. Aparecida
calls the Latin American Church
to a change of mentality; to enter
into a deep process of pastoral
conversion. This renewal of the
ecclesial communities
and pastoral structures
to find new paths for
the transmission of the
faith in Christ as the
only source of a full and
dignified life for all is the
call that Francis makes
now to the universal
Church, starting with
the Vatican.
Francis calls us all to a
personal encounter with
Christ. Such encounter
produces a personal
conversion that impels
us to go out to meet others, an
awareness that is incompatible
with indifference and inaction,
personal and communal, in the
practice of mercy.
The merciful face of the
Father has found an Apostle. In
him, teaching and gesture come
together; word and action go hand
in hand. To follow him closely
in this first year has been both
exhilarating and exhausting. I
cannot wait to see what Francis’
second year will bring, but of
this I am certain: his capacity to
surprise seems inexhaustible.
Mar Munoz-Visoso is executive
director of the Secretariat of
Cultural Diversity in the Church
at the United States Conference
of Catholic Bishops.
- The West Tennessee Catholic
Reflections On
Sunday's Readings
By Sharon K. Perkins, Catholic News Service
April 6, Fifth Sunday of Lent
Cycle A. Readings: (1) Ezekiel 37:12-14, Psalm 130:1-8 (2) Romans 8:8-11
(Gospel) John 11:1-45 or John 11:3-7, 20-27, 33b-45
I have a large family and I’ve also been on several parish staffs, so I’ve
attended more than my share of funerals. Most of the families of the deceased
espoused a belief in an afterlife, which gave them a great deal of comfort in
their loss.
If you talk to an atheist about the death of a loved one, he or she likely
would write off religious belief in an afterlife as an emotional crutch to alleviate
one’s grief, or might claim that the dead person lives on in the descendants’
genetic material and in the energy of the deceased’s subatomic particles
transferred to some other form of existence.
If I thought faith in God were only an “insurance policy” against my
eternal mortality, or if I believed in a God who didn’t care about my losses
or share my grief, I might take the same approach. But as a believer and
follower of Jesus, I can’t go there.
In the Gospel, Jesus weeps at the loss of his friend Lazarus. Martha takes
comfort in the belief that her brother will rise “on the last day.” However,
Jesus counters that there is even more to it than that, saying that those who
believe in him will never die, and even if they die, they will live. Martha “gets
it.” She professes that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of God.”
But how does one make sense of Jesus’ cryptic statement? And why
doesn’t everyone “get it”? It boils down to the way that one defines “life.”
One can be physically alive and still live as though dead; one can be dying
and yet never be more fully alive.
If our lives merely begin and end with the transfer of genetic material,
I’m not content with that. I want more. Not because I fear my mortality, but
because I want to live fully in the here and now.
Ezekiel and Paul affirm that it is the promised spirit of God, alive in us,
that makes this possible. This is what Jesus, the Christ, has promised to give.
This is what faith convinces me has been already accomplished in him. And
this is the abundant life that I choose. May the mourners who attend my
funeral rejoice!
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Week of March 27, 2014
Lectionary Readings
Year A of the Sunday Cycle • Mar. 30-Apr. 5, 2014
Psalter Week IV
Sunday, March 30, 2014
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
Psalm 23:1-6
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17,
34-38
Monday, March 31
Lenten Weekday
Isaiah 65:17-21
Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13ab
John 4:43-54
Tuesday, April 1
Lenten Weekday
Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12
Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9
John 5:1-16 Wednesday, April 2
Lenten Weekday; Saint Francis
of Paola, hermit
Isaiah 49:8-15
Psalm 145:8-9, 13c-14, 17-18
John 5:17-30
Thursday, April 3
Lenten Weekday
Exodus 32:7-14
Psalm 106:19-23
John 5:31-47
Friday, April 4
Lenten Weekday; Saint Isidore,
bishop, doctor of the Church
Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22
Psalm 34:17-21, 23
John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
Saturday, April 5
Lenten Weekday; Saint Vincent
Ferrer, priest
Jeremiah 11:18-20
Psalm 7:2-3, 9b-12
John 7:40-53
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If you have a question concerning an obit please contact the parish directly.
Obituaries
ACKERMAN
A funeral service was conducted
March 17 for Linda Ackerman,
72, at Northridge Woodhaven
Funeral Home by Rev. Mr. Bill
Lifsey. Interment was at Northridge
Woodhaven Cemetery, Millington,
TN.
BOSI
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated March 22 for Edward
Anthony Bosi, 71 at St. Therese
Catholic Church by Rev. Carl
Jude Hood. Burial was at Calvary
Cemetery. Survivors include sons,
Edward Anthony Bosi, Jr. and
Thomas Brian Bosi; sisters, Sylvia
Bosi Creedon and Debbie Bosi
Jenkins; and brothers, Robert Joseph
Bosi and Eugene Michael Bosi.
BARRASSO
A funeral home service was
conducted March 18 for Florence
Gaia Barrasso, 83, at Memphis
Funeral Home by Rev. Dexter
Noblefranca. Burial was at Calvary
Cemetery. Survivors include sisters,
Joyce Gaia Foster and Mary Alice
Dunn; and two grandchildren.
CROUCH
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated March 17 for Jewell Dale
(Sue) Crouch, 90, at St. Therese
Little Flower Church by Rev. Carl
Jude Hood. Burial was at Crittenden
Memorial Park Cemetery, Marion,
AR. Survivors include daughters,
Betty Monasco, Peggy Finney, Linda
Ross and Wanda Dowell; sons,
Thomas Crouch, Patrick Crouch and
Michael Falanga; 15 grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
DELORES
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated March 15 for Anna
D e l o re s, 8 3 , a t I m m a c u l a t e
Conception Church Union City by
Rev. Robert Ponticello, concelebrant,
Rev. Richard Cortese. Burial was at
East View Cemetery, Union City,
TN. Survivors include sons, Marcus
Earl Wade III, Joseph Jackson
Wade, Charles Daniel Wade; sister,
Cecelia Peet; brother, Thomas M
Jackson; three grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
FOSTER
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated March 18 for Claudell
Marie Foster, 84, at St. Paul
the Apostle Catholic Church by
Rev. Johnnie Smith. Burial was
at Calvary Cemetery. Survivors
include daughters, Judy Owens
and Gloria Caldwell; sons, Ronald
E. Foster and Richard A. Foster;
eight grandchildren and 20 greatgrandchildren.
HARLEY
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated March 25 for Mary
Margaret Harley, 88, at St. Therese
Catholic Church by Rev. Carl
Jude Hood. Burial was at Calvary
Cemetery. Survivors include sister
Frances Harley; niece,Cathy Harley
Bird.
ROBERTSON
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated March 14 for Patricia
Lilly Robertson, 69, at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church,
Union City by Rev. Fr. Robert
Ponticello. Burial was at Hornbeak
City Cemetery, Hornbeak, TN.
Survivors include spouse Donald
Lee Robertson; sons Lawrence
Robertson and Stephen Robertson;
sister, Rosemary McVay; brothers,
Larry McVay, Fredrick McVay and
Simon McVay; 10 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Diocesan RCIA
March 30
Women’s Retreat - St.Ann/Nativity
April 4-6
Holy Week Retreat
April 17-18
Good Friday
April 18
Days & Evenings of Relection
Administrative Assistants
April 23
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Blue Streak’s 10th Annual
Food Tasting & Silent Auction
APRIL 25, 2014
7:00 PM | Pink Palace Museum
Over 20 Participating Restaurants
Music by Walrus
$75 per person | $85 at door
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St. Agnes Academy Anna’s Closet Dress Sale. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,
St. Agnes Academy, Siena Hall, 4830 Walnut Grove Road. Sale to
benefit young women in the community through the Emmanuel
Episcopal Center of Memphis and Anna’s Angel Fund. Open to
the public. All dresses will be sold for a $10 donation. Shoppers
will be able to buy great prom dresses, black-tie Gala attire, or
casual evening wear. For more information about the sale or to
donate dresses, contact Kathy at (901) 757-8041.
St. Benedict at Auburndale (SBA) High School Open House.
1-3 p.m., 8250 Varnavas Dr (@ Germantown Pkwy), just .4 of a
mile south of I-40 and the Germantown Parkway exit. SBA has a
few spots open for the 2014/15 school year. Find out about “The
SBA Experience”. Students in Middle School (5-8 grades) and
their parents are particularly encouraged to come. For information interested families may contact the SBA admissions Office,
260-2840 or visit www.sbaeagles.org/admissions.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Open House. 1-3
p.m. Pre-K 3 through 8th Grade Co-Ed; All-Girls 9 through 12.
Find out why a faith-based Catholic education might be the right
answer for you. For questions or details contact Cathy Armstrong, Office of Admissions, (901) 435-5344.
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Ministry for Gay and Lesbian Persons Meeting. Share hospitality, potluck, prayer and education. 6:30 p.m., Marion Hall, the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on the first Tuesday of
every month unless otherwise noted. All are welcome to share
in a meal and fellowship followed by a brief presentation. To
contact the ministry call the rectory at IC at (901) 725-2700.
Holy Spirit Schola Choir’s Stations of the Cross Musical Interpretation. With members of the Bells of the Holy Spirit. The
evening will begin with a soup supper at 6 p.m., Batson Center,
Holy Spirit Church, followed by Stations of the Cross in the Sanctuary at 7 p.m.
Celebration Troupe Presents “West Side Story.” 7 p.m., St.
Benedict at Auburndale High School, 8250 Varnavas Drive @
Germantown Parkway in Cordova. Sunday, April 6 for a matinee
at 2:30 pm. The SBA production will stay true to the original
masterpiece, while attempting to augment the story by featuring some average New Yorkers in the cast who get caught up in
the rage-filled world of these rival gangs. All seats are reserved
at $10 in advance or $15 at the door (while they last). Advanced
tickets may be purchased by check or cash during school hours
7:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. or by mail to West Side Story Tickets, SBA,
8250 Varnavas Dr., Cordova, TN 38016.
St. Agnes Academy presents The Wiz. Theatre Department will
present The Wiz in the Sally Hook Theatre in Siena Hall. Performances begin at 7:00 p.m. on April 3rd and 4th and at 2:00
p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on April 5th. For tickets contact Ann Neal
at 435-5837 or Avis Roby at 435-5819. The Wiz is pure fun with
one of the most entertaining musical scores ever composed.
This funky musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic explodes onstage with a vibrant infusion of ’70s rock and Motown
melodies that will have you on your feet and dancing. A classic Motown musical hit appropriate for all ages—as long as you
aren’t intimidated by menacing monkeys and Evillene’s wicked
ways.
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Awakening Retreat for College Students. Awakening is a college retreat for students, by students. We are excited to bring
this amazing experience to the city of Memphis. If you are
looking for an opportunity to get away from the craziness of
everyday life, make some new friends, grow deeper in your relationship with God, expand your Catholic community this is the
retreat for you! For more information, visit http://memphisawakening.wordpress.com/
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee VITA (Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance). 1-5 p.m., Catholic Church of the Ascension
(3680 Ramill Rd, 38128) in Raleigh. For Spanish speaking tax
payers through its Immigration Services Department. Each
event is co-sponsored by Christian Brothers University, United
Way of the Mid-South and parishes of the Catholic Diocese of
Memphis. For more information, please contact Alie Lifsey at
[email protected] or (901) 722-4750.
Monthly Sunday Social for People with Special Needs. 5-7
p.m., Church of Nativity, 5955 St. Elmo, Bartlett. For more information call Alma Abuelouf at (901) 373-1224.
Ladies of Charity bus trip to Resort’s. Our proceeds help the
poor! Leave from Target on Spottswood 8:50 a.m. and return at
3:00 p.m. $15 includes lunch and $5 for play. Call 767-6553 for
information.
Ave Maria 13th Annual Concert & Silent Auction. 5 p.m., Sally Hook Performing Arts Center, St. Agnes Academy/St. Dominic
School, 4830 Walnut Grove Road. Starring Jo Dee Messina. Tickets $100, available online (www.avemariahome.org) or by calling
405-3791.
Humorist Jeanne Robertson. 3 p.m., Duncan-Williams Performance Hall at the Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801
Exeter Road. Robertson’s appearance is presented by Madonna
Circle, a Catholic service organization. Proceeds from event will
benefit COOL, a college readiness program managed by the
nonprofit social service agency, MIFA. Billed as “A Cool Afternoon with Jeanne,” the single matinee appearance will include
a pre-show meet and greet with Jeanne from 2 to 2:45 p.m.
Refreshments will be served. The event is also supported by
Senior Care Management Solutions and The Commercial Appeal.
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by calling (901) 568-8133
or (901) 233-5758.
Ladies of Charity Mass, meeting and luncheon. Church of the
Holy Spirit. Rosary will begin at 9:45 a.m. with Mass at 10 a.m.
Incarnation Church Stations of the Cross. 12 noon-3 p.m.,
Church of the Incarnation, 360 Bray Station, Collierville. Followed by Meditation on the Passion of Christ & Vigil of Prayers
at the Catholic Church of the Incarnation. The Stations of the
Cross will start at 12 noon with Father William Parham followed
by Meditation and Vigil of Prayers to include The Rosary, the
Chaplet of Divine Mercy, The Crucifixion, as described by the
Mother of Sorrows to St. Brigid of Sweden and the Seven Last
Words of Jesus. You can come and go as you please. Any questions please call Mary Beth Trouy (901) 853-1819 or (901) 4964913.
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Camp Marymount celebrates 75 years! Join us to Reconnect,
Remember and Rekindle old friendships in 2014 as we celebrate
our 75th anniversary! Marymount in May, an adult gala highlighting 75 years of camp memories will be on May 2. A Reunion Camp Weekend, for all ages, featuring a Hog ‘n Jog trail run,
a BBQ and other activities will be August 8-10. Go to www.campmarymount.com for more information or call (615) 799-0410.
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Week of March 27, 2014
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
St. Ann Catholic School - Athletic Director (Part-Time)
Provides students an opportunity to participate in extra-curricular
athletic activities that foster physical skills, a sense of worth and
competence, knowledge and understanding of the pleasures sports,
and the principles of fair play; to support the Mission of St. Ann Catholic
School. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience,
excellent organizational and project management skills. Send resumes
to: Director of Human Resources, 5825 Shelby Oaks Drive, Memphis,
TN 38134.
St. Ann Catholic School - Director of Development
Designs, implements and manages all fundraising activities including
annual giving, endowment and capital campaigns, special projects,
and other school-related solicitations. Collaborates with teachers,
alumni, parish staff, volunteers and principal to create and implement
a cohesive plan for long-term giving to St. Ann School. Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; superb verbal and written
communications skills; a willingness and confidence to pursue donations
and obtain volunteer commitments. Send resumes to: Director of Human
Resources, 5825 Shelby Oaks Drive, Memphis, TN 38134.
St. Ann Catholic School - Principal
Serves as the Spiritual and Instructional leader, responsible for managing the policies, regulations, and procedures to ensure that all students
are supervised in a safe traditional Catholic learning environment that
meets the approved curricula and mission of the school. Establishes
and promotes high standards and expectations for all students and
staff for academic performance and responsibility for self-behavior.
Qualifications: M.S. Degree in Educational Leadership or equivalent,
Administrators License preferred, 2 years’ experience in a Catholic
School. Must be a Roman Catholic active in a parish in the Diocese
of Memphis. Send resumes to: Director of Human Resources, 5825
Shelby Oaks Drive, Memphis, TN 38134.
St. Benedict at Auburndale Catholic High School Girls Basketball Coach
St. Benedict at Auburndale is accepting resumes/applications for a Head
Girls Basketball Coach. All teaching certifications will be considered.
Master’s degree in subject area preferred but not required. To apply
submit resume, completed application, and Educator Supplement.
Printable applications and supplement forms may be found at http://goo.
gl/sedQlb. Submit completed documents to the attention of:
Director of Human Resources, 5825 Shelby Oaks Dr., Memphis, TN
38134
St. Benedict at Auburndale Catholic High School Head Volleyball Coach
St. Benedict at Auburndale is accepting resumes/applications for a
Head Volleyball Coach. All teaching certifications will be considered
as well as all coaches who meet TSSAA coaching requirements. To
apply submit resume, completed application, and Educator Supplement.
Printable applications and supplement forms may be found at http://goo.
gl/sedQlb. Submit completed documents to the attention of:
Director of Human Resources, 5825 Shelby Oaks Dr., Memphis, TN
38134
Sacred Heart of Jesus High School Principal
Sacred Heart of Jesus High School is an independent, private, Catholic
high school located between Memphis and Nashville, TN. We are
seeking a Principal who will embrace the mission of catechizing the
hearts, minds and souls of our students while helping them achieve the
highest academic excellence. We prefer candidates with 2-5 years of
experience and a TN principal licensure, or the ability to obtain one.
The candidate will need to be a practicing Roman Catholic in good
standing with the Church and be faithful to the Church’s Magisterium.
Please respond to Lisa Dallas at [email protected].
Dicese of Jackson, MS -- St. Patrick Catholic School, Meridan, MS
PRE-KINDERGARTEN – GRADE 7 (185 STUDENTS)
2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR
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SEARCH Retreat, Memphis Catholic High School
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Friar Fest, Holy Rosary Church
Qualifications: Practicing Roman Catholic in good standing; hold or
working toward a Master of Education degree in School Leadership;
hold or be eligible to obtain a Mississippi Educator License in School
Leadership; previous teaching and/or administrative experience in
Catholic education; collaborative leadership and financial management
skills. Application and additional information available online at www.
jacksondiocese.org/school-information.php or email a request to:
[email protected]. Application Deadline: March
28, 2014.
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Excellence at Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception High School
OLPH
The Department of Catechesis awards the 2013-2014 Certificate of
Excellence in Catechist Faith Formation to the Theology teachers
at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception High School. This
award recognizes the dedication of our school religion teachers to both
teaching and learning the Catholic faith.
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Suzanne Martin, Peggy Steffan.
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something foolish on April Fools
Day this week. Healthy families
laugh together. Do you and your
honey have any running jokes?
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Pompeii
By Joseph McAleer, Catholic News Service
“Still more imagined there
were no gods left, and that the
universe was plunged into eternal
darkness for evermore,” wrote
the Roman author Pliny the
Younger on the day after
the cataclysmic eruption
of Mount Vesuvius in 79
A.D.
The events to
which Pliny was an
eyewitness are recreated
in eye-popping 3-D in
“Pompeii” (TriStar), an
old-fashioned disaster
movie chronicling the
last days of the doomed
Italian town on the Bay
of Naples.
Paul W.S. Anderson
(“Resident Evil”) directs
a mash-up of “Gladiator,”
“Titanic” and even “The
Towering Inferno” in
this imperial soap opera,
a swords-and-sandals
tale of forbidden love,
revenge and a whole lotta
lava. It’s a cheesy, blood-soaked
effort, redeemed only by some
spectacular special effects once
the volcano decides to blow its
top.
Milo (Kit Harington), a slaveturned-gladiator, is brought to
Pompeii to star in the arena. He
harbors a deep hatred for the
Roman Empire and its wicked
rulers. That’s because one
such leader, a senator named
Corvus (Kiefer Sutherland), led a
campaign of genocide which killed
Milo’s parents when he was a boy
and cast him into slavery.
Milo forges an alliance with
veteran fighter and resident sage
Atticus (Adewale AkinnuoyeAgbaje). Together they hatch a
plan to obtain their freedom.
In the meantime, the volcano
next door is rumbling, shaking the
ground and rattling nerves.
“Is this normal?” Milo asks.
“It is the mountain. It reminds
us that it is there,” says Atticus.
The earth really moves when
Milo meets the comely Cassia
(Emily Browning), privileged
daughter of a wealthy merchant
(Jared Harris). Cassia dislikes
the Roman elite, too, especially
Corvus, who arrives in Pompeii
and claims her for his bride.
Apart from being handy with
a sword, Milo is also a horse
whisperer. No sooner does he calm
Cassia’s beloved white steed then
the two of them cast discretion to
the wind and gallop off into the
countryside.
Not so fast, as Milo’s still
a slave and expected to fight.
Corvus targets his rival for Cassia’s
affections for death. The climactic
swordfight is interrupted when
Vesuvius roars to life and all heck
breaks loose.
It’s every Pompeian, free or
not, for himself as fire and ash
rain down on the town, a tsumani
is spawned, and Milo makes a
desperate dash to rescue Cassia.
The film contains much gory
violence and a few brief sexual
images. The Catholic News Service
classification is A-III -- adults. The
Motion Picture Association of
America rating is PG-13 -- parents
strongly cautioned. Some material
may be inappropriate for children
under 13.
When? Sunday April 27, 2014 - St Ann Bartlett 6529 Stage Rd
2:30 pm Rosary to Mother of Mercy ;
3pm Chaplet of The Divine Mercy ; 3pm –4:45pm Confessions
Reflection & Special Divine Mercy Prayers & “New” Intercessory
Prayers & prayer cards; Music by John Angotti & Special Guests
Veneration of 1st class relic of St Faustina , Icon of Divine Mercy
Veneration of Pictures of “NEW” Saints John Paul ll ; John XXlll
Followed by Holy Mass 5pm - Potluck to follow in Trinity Hall
All requirements for Divine
Mercy Sunday can be done in
this celebration
Jesus’ Promise:
The soul that will go to
Confession and receive
Holy Communion shall
obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (Diary of St Faustina 699)
For more details Call: Jay 438-7772
www.stfaustinashrine.org
Week of March 27, 2014
2014-Actividades en Español-Primer Semestre
Decanato de Memphis
` Entrenamiento para Ujieres / Ministros de la Hospitalidad con el
Padre Juan Antonio Romo, SVD.
28 de junio de 2014
La Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción.
9.30-3.30 de la tarde.
Traer almuerzo
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2014 – Actividades en Español-Primer Semestre
Decanato de Jackson
` Entrenamiento y Reflexión para monaguillos / acólitos con el P.
Rito de Santiago
12 de abril de 2014
Parroquia San Judas, Martin, TN
10 – 3 de la tarde
Traer almuerzo
` Entrenamiento para Ministros de la Hospitalidad con el P. Juan
Antonio Romo, SVD
04/26/2014
St. Jude, Martin, TN
9 – 3 pm
Traer almuerzo
` Entrenamiento para Ministros de la Eucaristía con el P. Juan
Antonio Romo, SVD
10 de mayo de 2014
Parroquia Sagrado Corazón, Humboldt, TN
9.30 – 3.30 de la tarde
Traer almuerzo
` Entrenamiento para Lectores con el P. Enrique García Granados
17 de mayo de 2014
Parroquia Inmaculada Concepción, Union City TN
9 – 3 de la tarde
Traer almuerzo
OLPH honors feast day of St. Joseph
By Elise Rodriguez, alumni parent, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Germantown, TN)
celebrated the Feast Day of St. Joseph on Wednesday, March 19, 2014.
OLPH 8th grade teacher, Deidre Mangin, designed a beautiful St.
Joseph’s altar in the Sicilian tradition to honor St. Joseph, the patron
saint of families. Fifty parishioners gathered for dinner and authentic
Italian desserts.
Principal of OLPH School, Patricia Wyckoff, welcomed families as
we stepped back in time to Sicily when people prayed to St. Joseph
to end the drought. In thanksgiving for rain, fertile soil and abundant
crops, Sicilians gathered to honor St. Joseph with a feast. At OLPH,
parish children presented a Tupa-Tupa (Knocking) procession where
Joseph, Mary and Jesus went door-to-door seeking shelter and food.
After being refused twice, the Holy Family knocked at the door of a
family who welcomed them. OLPH Monsignor J. Edwin Creary led
the children in Holy Family costumes to a bountiful altar filled with
sculpted breads from New Orleans, Italian desserts and fava beans
(the “lucky” bean as it was the only planting to survive the Sicilian
drought.)
Mrs. Mangin’s science students experimented in chemistry class
with recipes for pinoli cookies, sesame candy, and zeppole. School
grandparents delivered exquisite breads crafted in the shapes of St.
Joseph’s sandal, a cross and a staff. Parish religious education families
contributed cannoli, biscotti, flowers and more. The evening included
gifts to the food pantry and the offering of personal intentions to St.
Joseph. I was blessed to witness our Catholic faith in the preparation,
presentation and participation in my first St. Joseph’s altar.
To celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and School
hosted a traditional St. Joseph’s Altar event. The Holy Family was represented by
Nicholas Harviel (Joseph), Stephen Mangin (Baby Jesus), and Regan Raeth (Mary)
during the Tupa Tupa ceremony for blessing the altar.
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Vatican, Rome gear up for canonizations of John XXIII, John Paul II
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
Just over five weeks before
the canonizations of Blesseds
John XXIII and John Paul II,
Rome hotels are reporting they
are almost fully booked and the
Vatican has confirmed the Mass
will take place in St. Peter’s Square,
despite knowing that hundreds of
thousands of people will have
to watch the ceremony on large
video screens.
Pope Francis had announced
in late September that he would
proclaim the two popes saints in a
single ceremony April 27, Divine
Mercy Sunday.
Less than two weeks after
the date was announced, the
Prefecture of the Papal Household
issued an advisory that access to
St. Peter’s Square would be firstcome, first-served and warned
pilgrims that unscrupulous tour
operators already were trying to
sell fake tickets to the Mass.
With perhaps more than 1
million people expected to try
to attend the liturgy, rumors
abounded that the Vatican would
move the ceremony to a wideopen space on the outskirts of
town. But the Vatican confirmed
Feb. 27 that the Mass would be
held in St. Peter’s Square, just
outside the basilica where the
mortal remains of the two rest.
Blessed John Paul, known
as a globetrotter who made 104
trips outside Italy, served as
pope from 1978 to 2005 and was
beatified by Pope Benedict XVI
on Divine Mercy Sunday, May 1,
2011. Blessed John XXIII, known
particularly for convoking the
Second Vatican Council, was pope
from 1958 to 1963; Pope John
Paul beatified him in 2000.
In July, Pope Francis signed a
decree recognizing the healing of
a Costa Rican woman with a lifethreatening brain aneurysm as the
miracle needed for Blessed John
Paul’s canonization. The same
day, the Vatican announced that
the pope had agreed with members
of the Congregation for Saints’
Causes that the canonization of
Blessed John should go forward
even without a second miracle
attributed to his intercession.
A first miracle is needed
for beatification. In Pope John
Paul’s cause, the miracle involved
a French nun suffering from
Parkinson’s disease, the same
disease the pope had. In the
cause of Pope John, the Vatican
recognized as a miracle the healing
of an Italian nun who was dying
from complications after stomach
surgery.
In February, Cardinal Angelo
Amato, prefect of the Congregation
for Saints’ Causes, said Pope
Francis did not skip an essential
step in approving Blessed John’s
canonization, but “only shortened
the time to give the entire
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Red and white banners of pilgrims from Poland fill St. Peter’s Square at the
beatification Mass for Pope John Paul II in 2011. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
church the great opportunity
of celebrating 2014 with John
XXIII, the initiator of the Second
Vatican Council, and John Paul II,
who brought to life the pastoral,
spiritual and doctrinal inspiration
of its documents.”
The cardinal said Pope Francis
did not dismiss the need for a
miracle attributed to the late pope’s
intercession, but recognized that
the “positio” or official position
paper prepared for Blessed John’s
cause, is “full of accounts of
miracles” and favors granted by
God through his intercession. One
case, often mentioned, involves a
woman from Naples who accidently
swallowed cyanide; she believes
her poison-induced liver damage
was miraculously reversed after
prayers to Blessed John.
Asked by reporters in July to
describe the two late popes, Pope
Francis said Blessed John was “a
bit of the ‘country priest,’ a priest
who loves each of the faithful and
knows how to care for them; he did
this as a bishop and as a nuncio”
in Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and
France before becoming a cardinal
and patriarch of Venice.
He was holy, patient, had a good
sense of humor and, especially
by calling the Second Vatican
Council, was a man of courage,
Pope Francis said. “He was a man
who let himself be guided by the
Lord.”
As for Blessed John Paul, Pope
Francis told the reporters on the
plane, “I think of him as ‘the great
missionary of the church,” because
he was “a man who proclaimed
the Gospel everywhere.”
A spokeswoman for the office
of Rome’s mayor said the city
hoped by March 24 to have a
working estimate of the number
of pilgrims, as well as preliminary
plans for transporting them to the
Vatican and providing them with
water, toilet facilities and first aid
stations.
Marco Piscitello, a spokesman
for the Rome hotel owners’
association, Federalberghi, said
that already by early March,
owners were reporting that more
than 82 percent of hotel rooms in
the city had been booked for the
canonization weekend.
“There will be a strong
presence in Rome for this double
canonization,” he said.
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PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN
In order to prevent abuse and the devastating consequences for all involved, the Diocese of Memphis is
providing information for anyone who needs help.
Tennessee Child Abuse Hot Line
1-877-237-0004
Where to get help in the Diocese of Memphis:
Shari Lee, LCSW, DCSW - Victim Assistance Coordinator
901-652-4066 or
Dr. Jim Latta, Office of Child and Youth Protection
and Professional Responsibility
901-652-4353
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an opportunity to remember and honor their
loved ones while enhancing the beauty of
Historic Calvary and All Saints Cemeteries.
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Cathedral confirmation candidates enjoy
retreat
By Aileen Palmer
Confirmation candidates from the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, Memphis, enjoyed their retreat this past Saturday, March
23rd at Christian Brothers University. A special day of reflection,
prayer, learning with some fun was had by all.
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Pope Francis: without work human dignity is wounded
Pope Francis again emphasized
the primary importance of work
and the need for creativity and
solidarity to face the economic
crisis, receiving in audience
the employees and managers of
the Italian “Acciaierie di Terni”
steelworks, accompanied by the
bishop of the diocese and a group
of faithful, to commemorate
the 130th anniversary of the
company’s foundation.
“It is necessary to reaffirm
that employment is necessary
for society, for families and for
individuals,” said the Pope. “Its
primary value is the good of the
human person, as it allows the
individual to be fully realised as
such, with his or her attitudes
and intellectual, creative and
manual capacities. Therefore, it
follows that work has not only
the economic objective of profit,
but above all a purpose that
regards man and his dignity.
And if there is no work, this
dignity is wounded! Indeed, the
unemployed and underemployed
risk being relegated to the margins
of society, becoming victims of
social exclusion.”
“What can we say, when faced
with the very serious problem
of unemployment that affects
various European countries?”,
he asked. “It is the consequence
of an economic system that is
no longer able to create work,
because it has placed at its centre
the idol of money. Therefore,
the various political, social and
economic actors are called upon
to promote a different approach,
based on justice and solidarity, to
ensure the possibility of dignified
work for all. Work is an asset
for all, and must be available to
all. Phases of serious difficulties
and unemployment must be
faced with the tools of creativity
and solidarity. The creativity
of courageous businesspeople
and craftspeople, who look to
the future with trust and hope.
And solidarity between all the
elements of society, who all give
something up, adopting a more
sober lifestyle, to help those in
need”.
“This great challenge requires
the involvement of the Christian
community as a whole,” concluded
the Pope. “The first challenge is
to revive the roots of faith and
of our adhesion to Jesus Christ.
This is the inspiring principle in
the choices of a Christian: faith.
Faith moves mountains! Christian
faith is able to enrich society
through the concrete element of
brotherhood it embodies. … Never
cease to hope for a better future.
Do not let yourselves be trapped
in the vortex of pessimism! If
everyone does his part, if we
all put the human person and
his dignity at the centre, and
if we consolidate an attitude of
solidarity and fraternal sharing,
inspired by the Gospel, we can
emerge from the swamp of this
difficult and burdensome period
of economic turmoil.”
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Teach your children well: the Pope Francis guide to education
Catholic News Service Blog
Among his many traits, retired
Pope Benedict XVI is well-known
as a brilliant professor. But how
many people know about Pope
Francis’ early ties to teaching and
education?
Teaching is a normal part of
the Jesuit vocation, and the future
pope started out teaching high
school literature and psychology
right after he got his degree in
philosophy. Then, after getting
his theology degree, he continued
teaching, this time theology and
philosophy, and served as a rector
of a major seminary in Buenos
Aires.
The pope’s experience and
insight inspired him to always
encourage educators and
teachers.
And now a new book compiles
the reflections, messages and talks
he gave to teachers and educators
in Argentina between 2008 and
2011.
The book, “Education for
Choosing Life,” is being published
in English by Ignatius Press. It
shows how the pope sees education
as “an act of hope” and how
faith and the Christian vision of
humanity fuel that hope.
He also expresses the need for
passion and creativity as added
weapons against the spirit of
the “mundane” that’s seeking to
numb, distract or discourage our
youth.
The book is available in
other languages through other
publishers, but the Ignatius Press’
English-version can only be sold
in the U.S., Canada and Mexico,
according to the publishers’
website.
Pope Francis’ unique approach
to teaching made a huge impact on
at least one of his former students,
and you can read our story about
it right here.
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The Catholic Relief Services Collection funds six
Catholic agencies that work to serve our suffering
brothers and sisters around the world. Through
humanitarian aid, resettling displaced individuals
and families, and advocating on behalf of victims,
the Catholic Relief Services Collection allows us
to see every encounter with a suffering person as
an opportunity to help Jesus in disguise.
Women in rural Afghanistan have limited
opportunities to earn an income. Those with
husbands support their families through work
in the home while their husbands work in the
fields. Widows, however, lacking the income
earned by a husband, must rely on whatever food
their extended families can give them. They do
not have the means to buy other necessities like
household goods or medicine. Catholic Relief
Services (CRS) changed this by offering these
women a means to develop a livelihood. In a
village outside of Herat, CRS provided a female
lamb to each widow in the community, along with
instruction on how to keep their lambs healthy.
Now, some of the lambs have produced their first
offspring. This will give each owner twice as much
wool and milk to use, and some are now thinking
about growing their herds. Along with money
for much-needed supplies, the lambs give these
women hope for the future.
Through the USCCB Pastoral Care for Migrants
and Refugees, funds from the CRS Collection
also support Apostleship of the Sea (AOS), a
Catholic maritime ministry that supports fishers,
seafarers, their families, and port personnel.
These seafarers—estimated at 1.2 million
worldwide—transport 90 percent of global trade.
Approximately 60 percent of these workers are
Catholic. They undergo incredible sacrifices to
The same March 1 “La Civilta
Cattolica” article with Jorge Milia
included an article the young
Father Bergoglio wrote for the
high school’s annual publication
for the students, parents and
alumni in 1965.
The piece focuses on the
importance of teaching young
people to discern truth from
rhetoric and “the song of the
Sirens.”
He wrote that we are
accomplices in “the tragedy
of truth being welcomed just
halfway” unless we are sure young
people are prepared to go out into
the world with the full guidance
and expression of the truth.
He asked: When graduates go
on to university or elsewhere,
will they know how to use “the
sword” of truth expressed clearly,
forcefully and completely against
“the noisy skylarks of eternal
students, the huge bigmouths at
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for one of these leAst brothers
of mIne, you dId for me. (mt 25:40)
perform their jobs, and are often being separated
from their families for months at a time with
limited access to Mass and the sacraments.
“[Mariners] serve the needs of humankind in
quiet and unobtrusive ways. These hardworking
men and women contribute to global economic
vitality,” said Bishop J. Kevin Boland, bishop
emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, and AOS
bishop promoter. “Their labor and sacrifice
make possible our access to the goods of the
world.” Thanks to the CRS Collection, the AOS
network of chaplains and volunteers will continue
to support seafarers and their families both
spiritually and practically.
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Feed Jesus’ hunger in suffering refugees . . . through
the USCCB Department of Migration and
Refugee Services (MRS).
Give water to quench Jesus’ thirst in the people of
Bolivia and Ethiopia . . . through the humanitarian
work of Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
Offer legal assistance to Jesus in struggling
immigrants . . . through the Catholic Legal
Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC).
Reach out to comfort Jesus’ loneliness in isolated
workers . . . through the pastoral work of the
USCCB Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in
the Church.
Advocate on behalf of Jesus in the poor and
abandoned . . . through the public policy work of
the USCCB Department of Justice, Peace and
Human Development.
Send aid to Jesus in the victims of natural disaster
. . . through the Holy Father’s Relief Fund.
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Catholic Relief Services Collection otorga
fondos a seis agencias católicas que trabajan
para servir a nuestros hermanos y hermanas que
sufren alrededor del mundo. A través de la ayuda
humanitaria, reubicando a personas y familias
desplazadas y abogando a favor de las víctimas,
Catholic Relief Services Collection nos permite
ver cada encuentro con una persona que sufre
como una oportunidad para ver a Jesús con otro
rostro, ¿le ayudarás?
Las mujeres en la zona rural de Afganistán tienen
limitadas oportunidades para obtener ingresos. Las
que tienen un esposo apoyan a la familia realizando
las labores del hogar mientras que los esposos
trabajan en los campos. Sin embargo, las viudas,
al no contar con los ingresos del esposo, deben
depender de cualquier comida que les den sus
familiares. Ellas no tienen los medios para comprar
las necesidades básicas como artículos para el hogar
o medicinas. Catholic Relief Services (CRS, por
sus siglas en inglés) cambió esto al ofrecerle a estas
mujeres los medios para ganarse un sustento. En
un pueblo en las afueras de Herat, CRS le entregó
una cordera a cada viuda de la comunidad junto
con las indicaciones para mantener saludable al
animal. En la actualidad, algunas de las corderas
ya han tenido sus primeras crías. Eso duplicará la
cantidad de lana y de leche para su uso y algunas
hasta están pensando en incrementar sus rebaños.
Junto con el dinero que les es tan necesario, las
corderas le ofrecen a estas mujeres una esperanza
para el futuro.
A través de la oficina de USCCB Pastoral Care for
Migrants and Refugees, los fondos de la Colecta
de CRS también dan apoyo financiero a la oficina
del Apostleship of the Sea (AOS, por sus siglas en
inglés), un ministerio marítimo católico que brinda
apoyo a pescadores, a marineros, a sus familias
y al personal de los puertos. Estos marineros —
que se calculan en 1.2 millones en el mundo
entero— transportan el 90 por ciento del comercio
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the service of error, who are like
giant pots: the emptier the vessel,
the more sound they make?”
Rhetoric and lies can be
“brilliant and seductive,” Father
Bergoglio wrote. Too often when
trying to teach about truth,
teachers and adults stop halfway
“with ice cold timidity, incapable
of addressing the message to
others with the luminosity of the
whole truth.”
The future pope wrote that the
problem isn’t just knowing what
the truth is and being dedicated
to it, it’s also knowing how to
express it “with brilliance and
fruitfulness.” And that can only
be done, he wrote, by trying to
live like Jesus — reflecting deeply
on the truth and expressing it
definitively, courageously and
clearly as an act of love.
Yo les aseguro que, cuando lo
hicieron con el más insignificante
lo hicieron. (mt 25:40)
mundial. Aproximadamente un 60 por ciento de
estos trabajadores es católico. Ellos tienen que
hacer tremendos sacrificios para cumplir con sus
labores y, a menudo, permanecen separados de sus
familias por largos meses y tienen limitado acceso
a los sacramentos y a la Misa. El obispo J. Kevin
Boland, obispo emérito de Savannah, Georgia, y
obispo promotor del AOS dijo: “[los marineros]
responden a las necesidades de la humanidad en
forma tranquila y discreta. Estos trabajadores,
hombres y mujeres, contribuyen a la vitalidad de
la economía mundial y su labor y sacrificio hacen
posible nuestro acceso a los bienes de la tierra”.
Gracias a la Colecta de CRS, la red de capellanes
y voluntarios del AOS continuará apoyando a los
marineros y a sus familias tanto en lo espiritual
como en lo práctico.
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Alimenten a Jesús hambriento en los refugiados
que sufren . . . por medio del USCCB Department
of Migration and Refugee Services (MRS).
Denle agua a Jesús sediento en los pueblos de
Bolivia y de Etiopía . . . por medio de las labores
humanitarias de Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
Ofrézcanle asistencia legal a Jesús en los
inmigrantes que luchan por salir adelante . . . por
medio del Catholic Legal Immigration Network,
Inc. (CLINIC).
Acérquense y consuelen la soledad de Jesús en los
trabajadores que se encuentran aislados . . . por
medio del trabajo pastoral del USCCB Secretariat
for Cultural Diversity in the Church.
Abogen a favor de Jesús en los pobres y
abandonados . . . por medio del trabajo en las
políticas públicas del USCCB Department of
Justice, Peace and Human Development.
Envíen ayuda a Jesús en las víctimas de desastres
naturales . . . por medio del Holy Father’s
Relief Fund.
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