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Jan 28, 2016

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World Day for Consecrated Life
Celebration
OLPH students participate in the St. Jude
Math-A-Thon
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Catholic School’s Student Council
coordinated a St. Jude Math-AThon for students in kindergarten
through eighth grade. The event
kick-off was in December and
the students had one month to
get sponsors and complete MathA-Thon workbooks. The event’s
time frame included Christmas
break to encourage the students
to keep their skills fresh and to
remember children who face
health challenges during the
holidays.
The fundraising goal was $800,
but with the generous support
of the OLPH community, the
students well exceeded the goal.
Mrs. Teri Hefley, Math specialist
and Student Council sponsor
commented, “I am thrilled and
overwhelmed with the response to
the St. Jude Math-A-Thon. Thanks
to the generosity of our students
and parents, we were able to raise
a grand total of $4,381.38. This far
exceeded our goal, and it should
be enough money to pay for seven
Each year the Church Universal celebrates Consecrated Life on
Feb. 2, with local celebrations held around the world close to that date.
In the Diocese of Memphis Sisters, Brothers and Priests belonging to
religious communities gathered with Bishop J. Terry Steib, SVD, to
celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life on Saturday, Jan. 23.
The event was hosted at Stritch Center on the Christian Brothers
University campus.
The Diocese of Memphis is blessed to have 78 Religious, including
24 Brothers of the Christian Schools, 43 sisters from 13 religious
congregations, and 11 priests from three religious institutes/orders.
Religious sisters and brothers staff our schools and parishes, retreat
center and diocesan offices, as well as ministering in the broader
community, especially among those in special need.
Sisters, Brothers and Priests belonging to religious communities gathered with
Bishop J. Terry Steib. For a larger image please go to page 19. Additional photos
on page 19.
Chris Carkeet of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital visited Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic School to discuss the Math-A-Thon with the school’s student council.
He is pictured with Teri Hefley, math specialist and Student Council sponsor, and
Lynn Lifsey, OLPH assistant principal. Student council members are (left to right)
Dominick Abbruscato, Grayson Clothier, Anthony Davis, Alan Black, John Douglas
Benjamin, Joseph Mangin, Delaney Abbruscato, Anna Black, Camilla Tran, Emma
Unger, Maren Hines, Grace Stehle, and Parker Henderson. OLPH students raised
more than $4300 for the patients of St. Jude.
By Emma Unger, Camilla Tran and Maren Hines
child-sized wheelchairs.”
Forty-eight OLPH students
participated in the effort. The
second grade class was extra
motivated and exceeded all other
classes in donations. The seventh
grade had the best participation
out of all classes. Several students
used Math-A-Thon websites to
encourage out of town relatives
and friends to sponsor them.
This was the first time that OLPH
used the online fundraising page,
which generated $1,180.00 of
the donations. OLPH School has
participated in the Math-A-Thon
in the past, but not recently.
The OLPH Early Childhood
department has participated in
the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon also.
OLPH really topped the charts
this year with the biggest donation
they have ever made. The school
has raised a total of $54,402.90
over the years.
The success of events like the
St. Jude Math-A-Thon ensures that
St. Jude families never receive a
bill for their children’s care.
2 - The West Tennessee Catholic
Week of January 28, 2016
March for Life marks 43rd anniversary of
Roe decision legalizing abortion
Ordinary time? Use it to Refresh, Renew,
Retreat.
Catholic admonitions about
inclusion mixed with strong
political language before the
March of Life got underway Jan.
22 in Washington.
At a Jesuit-sponsored Mass
for life at St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Church that morning, Father
Paddy Gilger’s homily reminded
a small group of students that
because Jesus made an effort to
be inclusive when he chose his
disciples, they, too, should be
respectful of others’ opinions.
“As we join in the fight against
the scourge of abortion, our
differences remain, and that’s
OK,” he said.
Father Gilger also told the
students to combine prayer and
penance to create a culture of
life. “Our efforts are to be able to
create the same amount of space
for people to change their hearts.”
A lawsuit against Daleiden
and the center over the videos
has reached the Ninth U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals, with
the National Abortion Foundation
and Planned Parenthood accusing
him of misrepresenting his
organization and illegally taping
without permission, and aiding
in violent threats against abortion
clinics and the women who go
there.
Planned Parenthood officials
claim the videos were edited to
manipulate the interviews and any
mention of money for tissue and
body parts is related to customary
handling fees. But Daleiden and
the Center for Medical Progress
stand by its videos.
Patrick Kelly, the Knights
of Columbus vice president for
public policy, said opponents of
the pro-life movement, “insist on
dividing and bullying those who
disagree with them by speaking
of a fictional war on women. Our
movement, the movement to
protect human life, is different.
It is built by you, the grass roots.
… We come here to show that we
cannot be intimidated.”
Rep. Chris Smith, R-New
Jersey, co-chairman of the
Have you ever
wondered why the
two largest sections of
the liturgical year are
described as “ordinary
time”? Have you thought
it was because nothing
interesting is happening
— no angels tooting
trumpets, no annunciations or
Easter vigils? You might be tempted
to equate ordinary with dreary,
like a stretch of cloudy, winter
days or just lacking any particular
interest. This, as you probably
know, or, at least, suspect, would
not be what is meant by Ordinary
Time.
Ordinary Time is actually
extraordinary time! What makes
it extraordinary is that we, the
living, breathing body of Christ,
going about our everyday lives,
are expressing the ordered life of
the Church, as we wash dishes,
drive to work, and go about our
varied tasks. It all can express
the Church, watching in joyful
hope for the Second Coming of
Christ. This “watching” happens
in coordination with a liturgical
season dedicated to the life and
work of the Church represented
By Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service
Congressional Pro-Life Caucus,
praised efforts by state legislatures.
“The gains have been historic
— 282 pro-life laws have been
enacted since 2010 including laws
to stop dismemberment abortions,
require a 72-hour waiting period,
and informed consent.”
Smith, a Catholic, said the
House override vote of President
Barack Obama’s recent veto of a
bill removing all federal funding
from Planned Parenthood was
scheduled for next week.
The rally was the first formal
involvement in March for Life,
which is held on the anniversary
of the Supreme Court’s Roe v.
Wade decision, which legalized
abortion, by the evangelical
community.
“We are grateful for your
leadership on the culture of life,”
said Jim Daly, president of Focus
on the Family. “It’s taken us time
to come to the party, but we are
here with you!”
Daly also was headlining the
first major pro-life conference
for evangelicals to be held in
conjunction with the March for
Life.
After the rally, participants
marched up Constitution Avenue
to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Marchers headed to the court
as snow fell — the beginning of a
snowstorm that was to turn into a
major blizzard and leave at least
two feet of snow in the Washington
region.
Over the years, pro-lifers
participating in the March for Life
have endured freezing rain, snow
and sub-zero temperatures and
there might have been more than
one blizzard that swept through
the nation’s capital on or around
the Roe anniversary.
But 19 years ago, the
circumstances on Jan. 22 were
a carbon copy of what marchers
faced this year. CNS reported that
a blinding snowstorm “whited out
the view of the U.S. Capitol” and
“sent federal employees home
from work before noon.”
By Paulanne Townsend, associate retreat director, OLQP
across time. Just plain-ole you and
me, sitting around reading little
articles to pass the time, have
the spotlight on us. During this
season, along with the characters
in the Gospels and all the saints,
we are participating in that same
forward movement of the most
beautiful and powerful thing in the
universe — the Church of Jesus
Christ.
During this Year of Mercy,
let’s encourage one another to
remember the amazing gift of
Ordinary Time by using our
unique gifts and talents to bless
those around us at our homes, at
work and all the not-so-ordinary
places in our lives.
Our Lady Queen of Peace
Retreat Center is a ministry of
the Catholic Diocese of Memphis.
For more information, go to www.
cdom.org or www.OLQPretreats.
com.
Members of the campus ministries of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, N.Y.,
pray in front of the Supreme Court building during the March for Life
in Washington Jan. 22, the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s
Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the U.S.
The West Tennessee Catholic - 3
St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School announces Tom Hood as new president
By Ginger Jordan, director of Communications and Alumnae
On Jan. 19, 2016, St. Agnes
Academy-St. Dominic School
announced the appointment of
Mr. Thomas (Tom) Hood as the
School’s new President beginning
July 1, 2016. Since 2008, Mr.
Hood has served as the Head
of School at MMI Preparatory
School in Freeland, Pennsylvania,
an independent, co-educational
college-preparatory day school
with 252 students.
“The nationwide search
process, which began back in
May 2015, was thorough and
time-consuming and attracted a
remarkable number of impressive
candidates from around the
country,” said Joe Getz, chair
of the Search Committee. “We
are confident that Mr. Hood will
continue to provide excellent
leadership and vision for this
next chapter of the School’s
development. His experience,
skill set and leadership abilities,
combined with a strong Catholic
faith, make him the ideal person
to lead St. Agnes Academy-St.
Dominic School in its mission
of educating students in the
Dominican tradition,” Mr. Getz
added.
In 2006, Mr. Hood joined the
MMI Preparatory School family as
vice-president and then became
head two years later. He joined
the MMI administration after
a 22-year career in the United
States Army including four years
on the faculty at the United States
Military Academy at West Point.
Mr. Hood earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in Engineering
Mechanics from the United
States Military Academy and a
Master of Science in Aeronautical
Engineering from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in Troy,
New York. He also has completed
12 credit units towards an Ed.D.
in Educational Leadership at
the University of Pennsylvania.
During his military career, he was
qualified as both a helicopter and
fixed-wing pilot. Before retiring as
a Lieutenant Colonel, he served in
various command and staff roles
including serving in both Iraq and
Afghanistan in Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring
Freedom.
Under his leadership at MMI,
the School has maintained a
student-focused college
preparatory program. MMI made
significant enhancements in its
academic and extra-curricular
offerings by increasing electives,
rebuilding the arts program
and adding athletics for the
middle school. Additionally, the
School added a student advisory
program to focus on social
and emotional learning and an
environmental sustainability
program. Mr. Hood leaves MMI
on strong financial footing having
led a capital campaign for facility
improvements and overseeing
significant enrollment growth,
steady increases in Annual Giving
and increased alumni involvement
with the School. Mr. Hood also
oversaw the construction of a
state-of-the-art library as well
as new athletic fields for MMI’s
baseball, softball and soccer
programs.
While at MMI, Mr. Hood
has been a strong leader who
honored the traditions of the
School and community, yet
charted a visionary course for
the School’s future, yielding a
vibrant family community and
excellent outcomes for students.
His references described him as
motivated, dedicated, personable,
sincere, compassionate and a man
of high integrity. He is known
as a servant-leader who never
hesitates to assist others who are
in need.
“My wife, Mary-Lee, and I
are incredibly excited about
the opportunity to join the St.
Agnes Academy–St. Dominic
School family,” Mr. Hood said.
“We were immediately taken with
the warmth of the School when
we visited. The commitment to
the Dominican Pillars of Study,
Prayer, Community and Service
was evident in everyone we met
including students, parents,
faculty and staff, and alumni. Mrs.
Daush’s dedicated leadership over
many years has positioned this
school for great success moving
forward. I am humbled by the Board of Trustees’ confidence in me,
and I can’t wait to start meeting the members of our new family. I look
forward to our faith journey together,” he said.
Tom and his wife have been married for 29 years, and they have
four grown children. They are active in their parish, Our Lady of
Immaculate Conception Parish in Freeland, Pennsylvania, where
they are both lectors and Tom serves on the Parish Finance Council.
Additionally, he serves on several local non-profit boards.
Founded in 1851 St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School has
been dedicated to academic excellence in the Catholic tradition for
165 years. The School currently has an enrollment of 850 students
with boys from 2K to eighth grade and girls from 2K through grade
12. Classes are co-educational in early childhood and junior high and
single gender in lower and upper schools. Through award-winning
innovation in technology, a commitment to the highest academics,
and a dedication to Study, Prayer, Community and Service, St. AgnesSt. Dominic prepare students to be leaders who will make the world a
better place.
Rev. Enrique Garcia
Rev. Juan Romo-Romo
Rev. Richard Cortese
Rev. Jolly Sebastian
Rev. John Boll
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Learning curve: Public schools chart new
ground with religious holidays
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
A growing number of U.S. public
school districts are combining
lessons in world religions with
U.S. government and politics as
they grapple with closing schools
for religious holidays.
“The question is not should
we do it. We have to do it to live
with one another. How do we do
it is the question,” said Charles
Haynes, director of the Religious
Freedom Center of the Newseum
Institute in Washington.
And that’s the million-dollar
question not only for Haynes,
who has written extensively about
religion in public schools, but for
many school districts across the
country with diverse populations
and religious groups seeking fair
recognition.
Although the First Amendment’s
establishment clause bars officials
from closing public schools on
religious holidays to accommodate
religion, it allows them to close if
it will serve a legitimate secular or
educational purpose. A percentage
of student absences to observe a
religious holiday is viewed as a
legitimate factor, he said.
For decades, public school
districts in New York and Maryland
have been closed for major
Jewish holy days for this reason.
Public schools, first started by
Protestants, Haynes points out,
have always been closed for
Christmas and are often closed
near Easter. In Maryland, state
law requires public schools to be
closed on Christmas, Good Friday
and Easter Monday.
M a r y l a n d ’s M o n t g o m e r y
County school officials found what
they thought was a compromise
to school closure on Jewish holy
days by simply labeling the days
off as professional days, but that
did not sit well with many in the
community.
The county school board
also recently moved one of its
professional days to give students
a day off next fall for Muslim
festival of Eid al-Adha.
Last year, New York City public
schools announced they would
close for the observance of two
Muslim holy days, becoming the
first city to do so.
Muslim holy days have long
been school holidays in areas such
as Dearborn, Michigan, and at
least five other school districts in
the country, including Cambridge,
Massachusetts; Burlington,
Vermont; and two New Jersey
districts.
But as the number of members
of different religious groups
expands across the United States,
the inevitable question is raised:
If Christians and Jewish holy
days can be school holidays, why
not recognize Muslim, or for that
matter Hindu or Sikh, holy days?
That’s exactly what another
Maryland county recently debated.
In mid-January, school board
members in Howard County voted
unanimously to give public school
students days off on the Muslim
holiday of Eid al-Adha, the eve of
Lunar New Year and the Hindu
holiday of Diwali, in addition to
two Jewish holy days. The county
schools will continue to be closed
on Jewish holy days of Yom Kippur
and Rosh Hashanah.
“We’re in a different America,”
Haynes told Catholic News Service
Jan. 20, noting the shift from a
predominantly Christian country
to one with many religions, or
no religion, who are finding their
voice in the public square and
asking: “Why aren’t we at the
table, too, and treated with more
respect?”
“In many ways, public schools
are a microcosm of the public
square,” he added, noting that
the process of working out who
gets on the school calendar simply
reflects changes in society at
large.
Some argue that many schools
already provide excused absences
for religious observances, so what
more is needed? Haynes’ response
is that many students do not want
to be absent from school — maybe
they want a perfect attendance
record or want to keep up with
their studies.
He also notes that it is a
complicated issue because many
people think the school boards are
going too far and others, such as
those with no religion, which is
a large group, may not want the
days off at all.
But even with the tricky
balance school boards are working
to achieve with their academic
calendars, Haynes believes it is
worth the effort. He notes that
religious diversity can be messy,
but when it is recognized, there
is “more protection for religious
freedom.”
He also thinks public schools
should take this a step further
and teach students about religions
— including religious holidays
— so students will have more
understanding of one another.
This is nothing new to
Catholics and Catholic schools.
The Second Vatican Council
document Nostra Aetate, which
outlines the relationship between
the Catholic Church and nonChristian religions, also called for
dialogue and collaboration with
people of other faiths.
Teaching students about
other faiths has “tremendous
value,” said Mickie Abatemarco,
assistant director for professional
development with the National
Catholic Educational Association.
Abatemarco, who taught religion
at Good Counsel High School in
White Plains, New York, said her
students not only had the chance
to learn about other faiths but to
work side by side with people of
other faiths in service projects.
Such experiences, she said,
broadened their understanding of
one another from just sound bites
or what they might pick up from
movies or television.
And as she put it:
“Understanding each other is
huge.”
ICCS campus celebrates Ecumenical
Service
June LaPorta, director of Advancement and Communications
To celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Immaculate
Conception Cathedral School students and faculty gathered in
the Cathedral on Thursday, Jan. 19, to attend the school’s annual
Ecumenical Service. Hosted by Cathedral Rector Father Val
Handwerker, the service is an occasion set aside for students to invite
their faith leaders to celebrate unified prayer with the ICCS student
body.
IICCS students greet visiting faith leaders after the Jan. 21 Ecumenical Service held
in IC Cathedral.
Pope plans to visit Sweden to
commemorate Reformation anniversary
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
Pope Francis will visit Sweden
in October to participate in an
ecumenical service and the
beginning of a year of activities
to mark the 500th anniversary of
the Protestant Reformation.
Leaders from the Catholic
Church and the Lutheran World
Federation had already been set
to meet Oct. 31, 2016, for the
ecumenical celebration in Lund,
Sweden, where the LWF was
founded in 1947.
Pope Francis “intends
to participate” in the joint
ceremony to commemorate next
year’s anniversary, the Vatican
press office said in a written
communique. The announcement
came Jan. 25, the feast of the
conversion of St. Paul — “an
important day with regard to
ecumenism,” said Jesuit Father
Federico Lombardi, Vatican
spokesman. It is the last day of
the Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity.
Pope Francis will lead the
ecumenical commemoration in
Lund alongside Bishop Munib
Younan, president of the Lutheran
World Federation, and the Rev.
Martin Junge, federation general
secretary, said a joint press release
by the Pontifical Council for
Promoting Christian Unity and
the LWF.
“The event will include a
common worship based on the
recently published CatholicLutheran Common Prayer
liturgical guide,” and will highlight
ecumenical developments
between Catholics and Lutherans
over the past 50 years, the press
release said.
Cardinal Kurt Koch, council
president, said in the press release,
“By concentrating together on the
centrality of the question of God
and on a Christocentric approach,
Lutherans and Catholics will
have the possibility of an
ecumenical commemoration of
the Reformation, not simply in
a pragmatic way, but in the deep
sense of faith in the crucified and
resurrected Christ.”
The common prayer document,
released Jan. 11, is the first jointly
developed liturgical material
prepared by a task force made up
of representatives of the official
Lutheran-Catholic Commission
on Unity.
Catholic bishops’ conferences
and Lutheran churches around
the world are invited to use
the Common Prayer as part of
local commemorations of the
Reformation anniversary in 2017.
The prayer includes materials to
be adapted to the local liturgical
and musical traditions of the
Catholic Church and Lutheran
communities.
Martin Luther posted his 95
Theses on a church door Oct. 31,
1517, which is usually marked as
the beginning of the Reformation.
While the Reformation fractured
Western Christianity, Catholics
and Lutherans have been
committed to dialogue the past
50 years in an effort to restore full
unity.
The Pontifical Council for
Promoting Christian Unity and
the Geneva-based Lutheran
World Federation released a joint
document in June 2013 titled,
From Conflict to Communion,
which outlined ideas for joint
commemorations in 2017.
“Luther had no intention of
establishing a new church but
was part of a broad and manyfaceted desire for reform,” the
document said. “In 2017, when
Lutheran Christians celebrate
the anniversary of the beginning
of the Reformation, they are not
thereby celebrating the division
of the Western church. No one
who is theologically responsible
can celebrate the division of
Christians from one another.”
“Catholics and Lutherans can
ask forgiveness for the harm they
have caused one another and for
their offenses committed in the
sight of God,” Pope Francis said.
“I believe that it is truly
important for everyone to confront
in dialogue the historical reality of
the Reformation, its consequences
and the responses it elicited,” the
pope told the group.
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Pope Francis greets people during a visit to Christuskirche, a parish of the
German Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Rome in this Nov. 15, 2015, file photo. The
Vatican announced Jan. 25 that the pope will visit Sweden Oct. 31 to participate
in an ecumenical event in Lund marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant
Reformation. (CNS photo/Angelo Carconi, EPA)
Mary Jordan; Program Director at Genesis
House recognized by CCUSA
On Jan. 19, 2016, Mary Jordan,
a 25-year employee of Catholic
Charities of West Tennessee and
program director of its Genesis
House homeless shelter, was
recognized as a recipient of the
Keep the Dream Alive Honors
presented by Catholic Charities USA
(Alexandria Virginia). This national
award celebrates individuals who
have demonstrated a commitment
to poor and disenfranchised people
and are living out a passionate
commitment to making the dream
of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
a reality.
“Mary Jordan epitomizes the
best of local efforts to reduce
poverty in the spirit of its great
champion Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.,” said Mike Allen, president
and CEO of CCWTN. “Mary has
spent a career working to ease the
plight of the homeless of Memphis
and Shelby County, and it is this
dedication to those least amongst
us that is honored today,” said
Allen.
Mary Jordan
Ms. Jordan was acknowledged
and presented with her award at a
reception in her honor on Friday,
Jan. 22 at Genesis House.
Genesis House, a program
of Catholic Charities of West
Tennessee is a 39 bed transitional
shelter for homeless men and
women — including military
Veteran’s, suffering from mental
illness and addiction.
For more information please
visit the agency web site at www.
ccwtn.org and visit us on Facebook.
For more information, please
contact Lucie Johnson at lucie.
[email protected] (901) 7224797.
PARENTING POINTERS ©
By Susan Vogt, www.SusanVogt.net
It’s cold outside. Have a memory party inside. Pull out old photographs
and enjoy. Maybe even organize those lose photos.
FOCUS Worship Team Records First
Album, “Origin”
After personally experiencing
how music transforms hearts,
the FOCUS Worship Team came
together for a five-day retreat
last fall to pray, have Mass, enjoy
fellowship and record their first
album, Origin. The album is
a response to the call for all
Christians to share the gospel with
their entire lives.
Origin is a part of an initiative
within the Fellowship of Catholic
University Students (FOCUS) to
model and encourage creativity
in all its forms and to explore how
beauty can inspire people to know
Jesus Christ, Who is the source
of all beauty. Origin motivates
others to create art that allows
more people to encounter Christ
through the power of beauty, as
the Church has done through her
rich tradition of promoting the
arts.
The FOCUS Worship Team is
a unique collective of musicians
from across the country who
provide music for events such as
SEEK and SLS (Student Leadership
Summit). Songs on Origin are
often sung at these events: hymns
for the Sacred Liturgy (O God
beyond all praising, Come Thou
fount, Let all mortal flesh keep
silence, For the beauty of the
earth”) and devotional songs for
Eucharistic adoration (Sing my
love, Like an avalanche). The
album also includes a new version
of the toe- tapping gospel classic
“I’ll fly away.”
In addition, Origin includes
four new songs composed by
FOCUS missionaries: Jessy
Kaufman, nee Kirkwood (Be with
Me), JohnMarc Skoch (Help my
unbelief) and Shaun Garrison
(God alone, Consuming fire).
These musicians drew upon their
talents to bring these songs to life
in a new way with instruments
such as the cello, violin, keyboard,
guitar, drums, bass, mandolin and
banjo.
The core FOCUS Worship
Team includes Shaun Garrison and
Leah Sedlacek, who work at the
FOCUS Denver Support Center in
Genesee, Colorado. Jessy Kaufman
serves as a missionary at Winona
State University in Minnesota,
and JohnMarc Skoch is the team
director at the University of
Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
On the album, the core team
performed with a talented crew
of professional musicians from
around the country: Sonny
Fortunato, Kenny Kohlhaas, Sarah
Kroger, James Rosenbloom, Edwin
Trahan and Tom Veitch. Music
producer Shawn Williams helped
lead the recording project, which
was co-produced by Sedlacek and
Garrison. Williams has worked
with artists including Martina
McBride, Sidewalk Prophets, Lady
Antebellum, Keith Urban and
many others.
Visit focus.org/origin to learn
more about the FOCUS Worship
Team, view a video of their
recording experience and listen to
song previews. The CD is available
at Shop FOCUS and likewise is
ready for digital download on
iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, CD
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God’s not dead 2 – Movie review
By Suzanne Avilés
Due out on April 1, the
movie God’s not dead 2 (http://
godsnotdeadthemovie.com/) pits
the faith of a Christian public
school teacher against her school
administration, school board and,
ultimately, the government. In the
story, conflict erupts when Grace
Wesley, a conscientious history
teacher at Martin Luther King
Jr. High School responds with
historical facts to a question asked
by a student. During a lesson, the
Ms. Wesley is shown explaining
the peaceful civil disobedience
used Mahatma Gandhi and Martin
Luther King Jr. on behalf of the
poor and oppressed. A student
named Brooke asks Ms. Wesley to
compare the actions and attitudes
of Jesus to the other historical
figures. When the teacher uses
Scripture as a source to describe the
teachings of Jesus, she is accused
of proselytizing her students.
Brooke’s parents, described as
free-thinkers, attempt to use
the courts to have Ms. Wesley
fired and her teacher’s license
revoked. Ms. Wesley must answer
to charges that she has a pattern
of infringing on her students’ civil
liberties by “preaching” instead of
“teaching.” The story line draws
from numerous cases played out
in schools throughout the United
States in which teachers and
students have been told to keep
their Christianity to themselves.
The movie is recommended for
a few reasons. The topic is timely
in relation to cases concerning
the free expression religion. For
example, the Supreme Court of
the United States will take up
the case of the Little Sisters of
the Poor who have petitioned
for relief from fines levied by the
federal government concerning
the Affordable Care Act. The
Sisters have been caught up in
conflicting rulings by various
courts and, as of January 2016,
are in debt for $70 million due to
their commitment to the practice
of their faith and continuance
of their mission to elderly who
are poor and sick. (http://www.
becketfund.org/littlesisters/)
The movie also explores the
differences between Jesus as a
historical figure and Jesus Christ
the Messiah. The words recorded
by ancient Romans such as
Suetonius, Pliny the Younger and
Tacitus reflect a knowledge of
Jesus as a leader of a religious sect
at odds with Roman and Jewish
authorities. The Roman accounts
reveal contempt for and hostility
toward Jesus, His message and
followers. Records kept by the
Roman empire strengthen the
case for an historical Jesus.
If you go, know that the movie
is not Catholic but generally plays
out in a Protestant environment.
However, there is much good in the
movie, including an opportunity
to learn some defense techniques
from His “other sheep,” believers
with whom we share a love for
Jesus Christ.
World Day of the Sick - 9th Annual Divine
Mercy Healing Mass with Bishop J. Terry
Steib, SVD
Anointing of the Sick and Blessings for all with Veneration of our 1st
Class Relic of St. Faustina & Icon of The Divine Mercy.
Saturday, Feb. 20 at 10:30 a.m., Chaplet followed by the Holy Mass at
10:45 a.m. , St Ann Church. 6529 Stage Rd., Bartlett
Several priests available for confessions from 9-10:15 a.m. English
and Spanish.
Reception to follow in Trinity Hall. Music by Kevin and Bethany Paige.
With the Support of St. Paul Book & Gift Store and Amazing Grace
Bookstore.
Mission Statement of The West Tennessee Catholic - Digital Edition
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the Good News of Jesus Christ primarily with the people of the Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee and, secondarily, with the world at large. The West Tennessee
Catholic focuses on presenting material which instructs the faithful in church
teaching as expressed by the Pope and the Conference of Catholic Bishops, all in
accord with the Magisterium. The goal is to teach, encourage, aid in faith formation and support Catholics who seek the truth of Christ and are working toward
personal sanctity. The message is shared in a positive, family-oriented, pro-life,
nonpartisan and encouraging manner. In addition, news articles emphasize local
events and interests specific to our schools, parishes and diocese which show
how Catholics are answering the call to be Good Samaritans in the Diocese of
Memphis in Tennessee.
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Monday, Feb. 8 6:30 p.m.
Catholic Center - Pre-Registration Required
Register online at www.cdom.org or call (901) 373-1285.
Next class series begins.
Easter Sunrise
Mass
COME CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION March 27th 2016, 6:45am. At Historic Calvary Cemetery
1663 Elvis Presley Blvd. (Rain or Shine)
The Reverend Monsignor John B. McArthur, Celebrant, The Reverend Monsignor Valentine N. Handwerker, Homilist. Sponsored by Catholic Cemeteries Diocese of Memphis and the Friends of Catholic Cemeteries St. Ann Mardi Gras
Silent Auction and Dinner
Save the Date
February 6, 2016
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Hand Rolled Cigars by
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Honoring Saints during Mass
By Father Kenneth Doyle, Catholic News Service
Q. In the Canon of the Mass, we longer list includes the saints
honor the saints Linus, Cletus,
Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius,
Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus,
John and Paul, Cosmas and
Damian.
The church recognizes more
than 8,000 saints, many of whom
are much better-known than that
list in the Canon. Couldn’t we
draw more inspiration from saints
whom we know a bit about —
perhaps St. Francis of Assisi, St.
Patrick, St. Anthony of Padua, St.
Therese of Lisieux, St. Teresa of
Avila, St. Joan of Arc, St. Clare,
St. Augustine, St. Bernadette, St.
Thomas Aquinas, St. Catherine of
Siena, St. Benedict or St. Padre
Pio? (Woodbridge, Virginia)
A. The Canon of the Mass to
which you refer is the first of four
general eucharistic prayers in the
Roman Missal from which the
priest may select. More commonly
called Eucharistic Prayer 1, it is
also known by its former title, “the
Roman Canon,” and it served
as the only eucharistic prayer in
the Roman rite for more than a
thousand years.
It mentions, first, several of our
best-known saints (Mary and
Joseph, Peter, Paul and Andrew)
before listing in parentheses a
list of 21 saints that the priest
may add if he so chooses. That
you mention, who — naturally,
given the prayer’s early origin
— come from the church’s first
few centuries. (Linus, Cletus,
Clement, Sixtus and Cornelius, for
example, were martyred popes.)
My experience is that Eucharistic
Prayer 1 is not used often and,
when it is, the priest celebrant
rarely opts to name the saints on
the longer list.
Only the third eucharistic prayer
specifically gives to the priest
the option of adding other saints
— the saint whose feast is being
celebrated, perhaps, or the patron
saint of the parish — but my sense
is that celebrants sometimes
choose to do this regardless of
which of the eucharistic prayers
they have chosen.
I agree with you that greater
attention should be given to saints,
particularly the more contemporary
ones. In our parish, I typically give
a 90-second talk at the beginning
of weekday Mass about the
particular saint whose feast we
are marking. They are our heroes
in the faith, and we ought to keep
their example in front of us.
--Questions may be sent to Father
Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@
gmail.com and 40 Hopewell St.
Albany, N.Y. 12208.
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Operation:
Bare Necessities
Memphis, we’ve got you covered.
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee is
partnering with the Order of Malta to support
St. Mary’s Clothes Closet Ministry. Having long
operated a Soup Kitchen in our community, St.
Mary’s is expanding its outreach to some of our
most vulnerable neighbors and has a growing
need for clothing and personal care basics.
We need:
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Men’s Underwear (M, L, XL & XXL)
Heavy Socks
T Shirts (M, L, XL & XXL)
Sweatshirts (Hoodies) (M, L, XL & XXL)
Jackets (M, L, XL & XXL)
Gloves
Shoes (Larger Men’s Sizes 10+)
Personal Hygiene Items (Sample Size
Shampoos, Soaps, Body Lotion, Toothpaste
and Toothbrushes etc.)
This is an editable box embedded in this flyer.
Each site will customize the flyer with convenient dates and drop-off points.
Time frame is January or early February.
BRING YOUR ITEMS TO CHURCH OR SCHOOL
For more information please contact Therese Gustaitis at (901) 722-4794 or [email protected]
St. Mary’s
Catholic Church
Downtown Memphis
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Development Specialist - Jubilee Catholic Schools Network
(Memphis, TN)
About the Jubilee Catholic Schools Network
Known nationally as the “Miracle in Memphis,” the Jubilee Catholic
Schools Network is an unprecedented example of previously closed
Catholic schools re-opening to serve predominantly low-income
students through significant philanthropic support. The Jubilee
network serves approximately 1,600 students of many faiths across
eight elementary schools and a middle/high school. The Jubilee
Catholic Schools are committed to providing students a truly excellent
education that is rooted in faith and academic rigor. The New York
Times has noted that “the most successful [urban Catholic school]
model of all may well be in Memphis.”
The Jubilee Catholic Schools Network has recently launched enhanced
programming that will help students achieve higher and higher levels
of excellence. The Jubilee Catholic Schools Network is eager to hire
exceptionally talented individuals who are committed to helping our
students become all that they were created to be.
Position Overview
The Development Specialist will manage the core operations for
development including, but not limited to, database management, gift
processing, donor acknowledgment and maintaining donor records.
The position is also responsible for providing a high level of support
to the Development & Communications department and will manage
donor relations processes for Network-wide donors. This role will serve
as liaison for the Blue Streak Scholarship Fund, Inc. and will work to
align efforts toward the common goal of the two organizations. The
ideal candidate will be organized, articulate, self-motivated, a strongwriter and communicator with high attention to detail and must have
a passion for the compelling mission of the Jubilee Catholic Schools
Network. The specialist will report to the director of Development &
Communications.
What We Offer
• Competitive compensation package including medical, dental, and
retirement benefits
• Mission-driven, joyful, respectful working environments
• Opportunity to positively impact the lives of thousands of young
people
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday January 30, 2016
8:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
Marian Hall
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1695 Central Avenue, Memphis 38104
Event is free of charge and open to the public
but reservations are required.
Seating is limited to 40 persons.
Reservations / Information
Therese Gustaitis
[email protected]
901.722.4794
Many of us hear Pope Francis speak of those who are poor. We also understand that
Memphis has the highest poverty rate in the nation for a city our size. We are disheartened by a child poverty rate of 47% - more than double the national rate.
January is Poverty Awareness Month in America
JOIN US! - Be a part of the conversation to bring about solutions!
Speakers
Msgr. Valentine Handwerker
Rector, Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
Deacon Jack Conrad
St. Louis Church Parish Social Ministry & Manager of Faith
and Health, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center
Maureen O’Connor
Director of Public Policy, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center
The Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center in Cullman and Contemplative Outreach Birmingham are sponsoring a Centering Prayer weekend retreat to
be held in Cullman, Feb. 5-7, 2016. This retreat, designed for those who
have already attended an introductory retreat or workshop, will focus on
developing further the discipline of Centering Prayer, a form of Christian
prayer rooted in the ancient Christian contemplative tradition. There will
be extended periods of Centering Prayer and shared Lectio Divino (Sacred
Reading). The weekend will be spent in silence. Registration will be from
6-7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 5, and the program will end after the noon meal on
Sunday. The cost for the weekend is $245/person for a private room and
includes lodging, meals and linens. For registration information, please
contact the Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center at (256) 734-8302 or [email protected].
Anyone concerned about
current issues in our
community. Those seeking new insights and
concrete action items.
Addtl. Speakers To be announced
GOALS:
How to Apply
Please send a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three
professional references to [email protected].
Audience
I.
II.
III.
Seeing issues through TWO SETS OF EYES: mine & those
persons affected by the issues.
Awareness that practical solutions begin in small incremental
steps, starting with LISTENING.
New CONNECTIONS to others in the community network.
Adult Faith Formation
Classes 2016 Brochure
Please visit www.cdom.org, click Ministries, click Catechesis, click
Schedule to view the 2016 brochure of Adult Faith Formation
opportunities. CLICK HERE TO VIEW BROCHURE>
Catholic Cemeteries
Memorial Tree Program
9th Annual Divine Mercy Healing Mass
Anointing of the Sick, Blessings for all; Veneration of
1st class relic of St Faustina & Icon of Divine Mercy
When? 10:30am
Chaplet followed by
Holy Mass
February
20
Saturday
St Ann Catholic Church
6529 Stage Rd Bartlett Tn
Confessions: 9-10:15am Eng & Sp.
Come Early:10am Holy Rosary to Our Lady of Lourdes
Concelebrants: Fr Russ Harbaugh, Msgr. Victor Ciaramitaro
Fr. Elbert Callis, Fr. Jolly Sebastian
Fr. Richard Coy, Fr Mike Morgera
Fr Robert Ballman, Fr. David Orsak and More
Deacons serving and in attendance
Reception to follow - Trinity Hall
Music by: Kevin and Bethany Paige
With the Support of :
St. Paul Book & Gift - Book Store
& Amazing Grace Bookstore
*Free Music Cd “Divine Mercy Songs of Love - Recorded Live from prior
events;
Divine Mercy wristbands - while supply lasts *Free Water from the Grotto at Lourdes available for the sick
Questions? Call Jay Hastings 438-7772
The Memorial Tree Program offers families
an opportunity to remember and honor
their loved ones while enhancing the
beauty of Historic Calvary and All Saints
Cemeteries.
NEW Plantings
Plant–A–Tree Option A - For a donation of
$400 a new tree will be planted in memory
of your loved one, and a memorial plaque
will be displayed by the tree for a period of ten years. In addition your loved
one’s name will be engraved on the Remembrance Plaque on display in
Calvary’s Office indefinitely.
Plant-A-Tree Option B - For a donation of $250 Plant a Crepe Myrtle, Red Bud,
Dog Wood and other Ornamental Trees in memory of a loved one. A memorial
plaque will be displayed by the tree for the period of five years. In addition your
loved one’s name will be engraved on the remembrance plaque on display
in Calvary’s Office indefinitely.
EXISTING Planting
Adopt-A-Tree - For a donation of $150 an established tree already planted on
the grounds may be selected in memory of a loved one. A memorial plaque
will be displayed by the tree for a period of three years.
How the Money is Used
Your money is used for the conservation and enhancement of the Catholic
Cemeteries. Not only will your donation offset the purchases of new tree’s and
plants for the grounds, your contribution helps maintain the beautiful, natural
environment of the Catholic Cemeteries.
Your Donation is Tax-Deductible
Your contribution is tax deductible. You will receive a written acknowledgement
of your donation from the Catholic Cemeteries. For further details, you may
wish to contact your tax advisor.
Call (901) 948-1529 for more information. Plant a tree today for a loved one!
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
The Diocese of Memphis publishes obituaries provided by the individual parishes.
If you have a question concerning an obit please contact the parish directly.
Obituaries
FEDINEC
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 15 for Vlasta Rajdl Fedinec,
89, at Holy Spirit Church by Rev. Msgr. Albert Kirk. Burial was at Memorial
Park Cemetery. Survivors include daughter, Diana Fedinec; son, Alex
Fedinec; and one grandchild.
GAVROCK
A funeral home service was conducted on Jan. 19 for Joey Gavrock, 33,
at Memorial Park Fireside Chapel by Rev. Russell D. Harbaugh. Interment
was at Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Reflections On
Sunday's Readings
By Jean Denton, Catholic News Service
Jan. 31, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle C. Readings: (1) Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19, Psalm 71:1-6, 15-17 (2) 1
Corinthians 12:31-13:13 or 1 Corinthians 13:4-13 (Gospel) Luke 4:21-30
A day after our family celebrated my husband Tommy’s birthday, he
sat looking back through a collection of photos that we reprinted as a
retrospective of his life to date. He enjoyed remembering again the highlights
we tried to capture in just 30 pictures.
The birthday party was small — just our immediate family sharing brunch
and the memories the photographs triggered: him as a child, our wedding,
his school years, smiling with his Army buddies in Vietnam, good times with
friends and posing with each of the children during special moments of their
own lives. The most recent is of him hugging his grandson.
There also was a photo of the newspaper office where he began his career.
It recalled his life’s work, mostly as an editorial writer, dedicated to advocating
human rights and dignity, justice, common purpose for the common good
and holding community leaders accountable. Noble work, but he suffered
plenty of slings and arrows for his efforts in the public square.
Tommy would never call himself a prophet, but I’m sure he’s taken some
comfort over the years from the message in this week’s Scripture where God
tells the prophet Jeremiah that although he will suffer for speaking the truth,
God will carry him through.
Looking at our family photos and listening to our children’s joyful
recollections of life with their dad, I realized just how it was that God
strengthened him to fulfill his fundamental vocation.
The key is in today’s second reading, in which Paul teaches the Corinthians
that truth and goodness are manifested through love. Love bears, believes,
hopes and endures all things, he says.
Tommy’s moral truths are based on his deep Catholic faith. He handed
those ideals on to his children who witnessed the personal costs of his public
stance. But they accepted his high standards because they also experienced
him living those values in how he loved them and me and others — friends
and strangers alike.
On his birthday, that’s what we celebrated in his life: the love. The
newspaper clippings are in the family files, a record of Tommy’s fine writing
and public commitment to make the world a better place.
But in his children, grandchildren and generations to come, it is the love
that endures all things and that will never fail.
Lectionary Readings
Year C of the Sunday Cycle • Jan. 31-Feb. 6
Jan. 31
Reading 1, Jeremiah 1:4-5, 1719
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms
71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17
Reading 2, First Corinthians
12:31--13:13
Gospel, Luke 4:21-30
Feb. 1
Reading 1, Second Samuel
15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13
3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
Gospel, Mark 5:1-20
Feb. 2
Reading 1, Malachi 3:1-4
24:7, 8, 9, 10
Reading 2, Hebrews 2:14-18
Gospel, Luke 2:22-40
Feb. 4
Reading 1, First Kings 2:1-4,
10-12
Responsorial Psalm, First
Chronicles 29:10, 11, 11-12, 12
Gospel, Mark 6:7-13
Feb. 5
Reading 1, Sirach 47:2-11
18:31, 47, 50, 51
Gospel, Mark 6:14-29
Feb. 6
Reading 1, First Kings 3:4-13
119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Gospel, Mark 6:30-34
Feb. 3
Reading 1, Second Samuel
24:2, 9-17
32:1-2, 5, 6, 7
Gospel, Mark 6:1-6
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VOYAGE Retreat. Located at Memphis Catholic High School. The
weekend retreat is for those students in 7th and 8th grades. Registration is required and forms are available at www.cdom.org.
Cost is $50.00 per participant. For questions or more information, please contact Dianne Dolan at 901-373-1292 or dianne.
[email protected].
Come and See Poverty Awareness Discussion. 8:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m., Marian Hall, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1695 Central Avenue, Memphis. Event is free of charge and
open to the public but reservations are required. Seating is limited to 40 persons. Speakers: Msgr. Valentine Handwerker, rector,
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception; Deacon Jack Conrad, St.
Louis Church Parish Social Ministry & manager of Faith
and Health, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center; and Maureen
O’Connor, director of Public Policy, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center. Reservations / Information at therese.gustaitis@acc.
cdom.org, (90) 722.4794.
Life Together for Married Young Adults. 6:30 p.m., Our Lady
of Perpetual Help, 8151 Poplar Avenue, Germantown. Speakers
Rene and Bill Platten talking about service. Dinner and childcare
provided for a suggested donation of $10/couple. Contact Sam
Mauck for information (901) 323-3051. Or Samuel.mauck@
ccm.cdom.org.
Catholic Scouting Celebration. 4 p.m., Church of the Ascension. Invitations have been mailed to all Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
and American Heritage Girls who earned their religious Scouting
emblems in 2015. Please R.S.V.P. by Jan. 19 to Dianne Dolan at
(901) 373-1292 or [email protected].
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St. Vincent de Paul helps disaster victims
Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Memphis, Inc., will provide $50 gift
cards to 300 disaster victims families in Mississippi. We would like to
request donations from Catholic parishioners and friends. Please write
checks to: Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Memphis, Inc., with memo:
“MS Disaster Aid.” Mail checks to: Society of St. Vincent de Paul of
Memphis, Inc., c/o Gloria Hyden, 3522 Carnes, Memphis, TN 38111.
Thank you very much and may God bless everyone. Amy Marcella
(901) 265-0317.
Catholic Medical Association of Memphis. 6:30 p.m., St. Francis Hospital Auditorium. We will meet to celebrate Mass in the
Longinotti auditorium followed by supper. Speaker Genaro Palmieri, M.D., talking on “Science and God.” Come be enriched by
fellowship and learn more about your faith! All Catholic physicians, dentists and nurses, as well as any other interested health
care professionals, are invited to attend. Please RSVP by Sunday,
Jan. 31 to Dr. Santiago Vera at [email protected].
QUEST Retreat at Memphis Catholic High School. The weekend retreat is for those students in 9th and 10th grades. Registration is required and forms are available at www.cdom.org.
Cost is $50.00 per participant. For questions or more information, please contact Dianne Dolan at (901) 373-1292 or dianne.
[email protected].
St. Paul Parish Trivia Contest. 6:30 p.m., Parish Hall. Prized for
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and last place. Bring your own snacks. $15 per
person or $90 per table. For more information call Robert Raiteri at (901) 489-8516.
Blessed Sacrament Homeschool Group Open House. 10 a.m.-1
p.m., St. Louis Catholic Church. If you are new to the area, considering homeschooling or gathering information, drop in and
chat with our home-school members who will answer questions,
offer support, share resources and help you get started! Guests
are welcome to shop our Used Book and Curriculum Sale. Visit
our website: www.bshgmemphis.org or email Brenda Lamey
([email protected]) for more information.
SEARCH at Memphis Catholic High School. The weekend
retreat is for those students in 11th and 12th grades. Registration is required and forms are available at www.cdom.org. Cost
is $60.00 per participant. For questions or more information,
please contact Dianne Dolan at (901) 373-1292 or dianne.
[email protected].
Memphis Fatima Conference. 8:15 a.m., Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church, 8151 Poplar Avenue, Germantown. Join together to Pray the Rosary at 7:45 a.m. Guest speaker for the day
will be Deacon Bob Ellis, National Coordinator, World Apostolate
of Fatima. For more information or to register, fo to http://livefatima.org/.
Madonna Circle’s 8OTH Anniversary Mardi Gras Gala. 6-11
p.m., Christian Brothers High School, 5900 Walnut Grove Road,
Heffernan Hall. Join Madonna Circle in “Honoring the Past and
Celebrating the Future.” For more information contact Marian
Reimann at (901) 672-0761 or [email protected].
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The Catholic Diocese of Memphis does not tolerate child
abuse. Anyone who suspects child abuse is occurring needs
to call the Abuse Hotline and diocesan Human Resources.
Trained case managers respond 24/7 when you call the Hotline. You will be
asked for the victim’s name, addresses and names of family members. You
will need to describe the situation, victim’s condition, and any information
reported by the victim about abuse. Please also notify the Catholic Diocese
of Memphis Human Resources.
Abuse Hotline 1-877-237-0004
Catholic Diocese Human Resources 1-901-373-1257
For non-emergencies, report online at https://apps.tn.gov/carat/.
Christianity ‘running on fumes,’ U.S.
bishop tells eucharistic congress
By Simone Orendain, Catholic News Service
40 Days for Life campaign is about to
begin
2 Chronicles 7:14 states:
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and
pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will
hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Our city is in need of miraculous healing. Precious children who are
created in God’s image are being led to slaughter right under our noses,
and God has called us to pray and to minister as His hands and feet. He
has promised that if we humble ourselves, pray, turn from our wicked
ways, and seek His face, then He will forgive us our sin and heal our
land. The healing begins with the Lord’s people.
So, as this Spring campaign begins, I’m asking for you to consider
standing in the gap for these voiceless children and praying for an end
to abortion in our city and our nation.
How you can help:
1. visit this link: https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/memphis/
2. Create a username or log in with an existing account.
3. Sign up for Vigil hours! You can set up a recurring slot (e.g. every
Thursday from 6am-7am,etc.), or you can sign up for individual hours
depending on your availability.
4. When you view the vigil calendar you will see different colors in
different slots. Grey means there are NO volunteers for that slot, and
we are in need. A blue slot means there is 1 volunteer (our goal is to
have at least two volunteers in every time slot), and green means there
are two or more volunteers. Even if the slot is full, it doesn’t prevent
you from signing up for that slot, but where the slots are grey or blue
is the more immediate need.
Please visit the 40 Days for Life campaign link below and sign up for
Vigil hours!
https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/memphis/
Los Angeles Auxiliary
Bishop Robert B a rro n s a id
popular culture’s message of
individuals being “infinitely right”
is “repugnant to (Catholics’)
eucharistic faith.” But he also said
Christianity is “running on fumes”
as it tries to counter the trend
of people leaving the church or
staying away from the Eucharist.
“To stretch out like someone
dying of hunger is the right
attitude toward the Eucharist,”
Bishop Barron said at the
51st International Eucharistic
Congress. “What’s sad today is
so many in the Catholic world
have become blase about the
Eucharist.”
The bishop said only 30 percent
of Catholics in the United States
actually receive Communion,
calling this a “disaster.”
At a news briefing after his
presentation at the congress,
he said that, unlike the German
philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s
ideology of self-invention, Catholic
faithful “did not invent (their) own
story, we belong to a story” and
that is “God’s drama.”
Bishop Barron — author of
numerous books and a longtime
faculty member, then president
of Mundelein Seminary, major
seminary of the Archdiocese of
Chicago — said the call of the
church today is to retain Catholics
and attract new ones.
“If the church can’t find a way
to tell that story in a theo-dramatic
way, people will drift away to this
easy self-invention philosophy,”
he said. “So it is a real challenge
to the church. ... We’ve got to be
bold. We’ve got to be confident.
We’ve got to be smart.”
The bishop used a reading
from the Gospel of St. Luke as an
example of the two disciples who
did not realize that the risen Lord
was right next to them on Easter.
Bishop Barron said they were
“walking the wrong way,” turning
away from God as everyone does,
since people are all sinners. And
that made it hard to recognize
Jesus in their midst. But once
they heard his words and were
compelled by the power of his
life, then begged him to stay, he
shared a meal with them and gave
the same command he had given
the night before he died, “Do this
in memory of me.”
People ignore Jesus’ commands
all the time, said Bishop Barron,
but “over the centuries that
one dominical command has
been massively obeyed.” That
revelation of the pattern of Jesus’
life in the breaking of the bread
is the moment the faithful “get
it” and are no longer walking the
wrong way, he added.
The bishop highlighted the
Eucharist as a sacrifice, a theme
that he said was the least-known
and least-developed.
Bishop Barron emphasized
that God does not need the
sacrifices of the faithful because
he “doesn’t need anything,” but
by returning something to God,
they “are united to him.”
“The little we bring, if offered
to God in the right spirit, breaks
against the rock of the divine
self-sufficiency and comes back
elevated and multiplied for our
benefit,” he said.
When Jesus says his body and
blood are given up for everyone,
the bishop said: “If he’s the word
of God, what he says is. What he
says reaches into the very roots of
something and changes it. Really,
truly and substantially present,
yes.”
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop
Robert E. Barron speaks at a
session of the 51st International
Eucharistic Congress in Cebu,
Philippines, Jan. 26. (CNS photo/
Katarzyna Artymiak)
World Day for Consecrated Life Celebration
Five Jubilarians were honored by Bishop Steib, SVD, and the Religious on their special anniversaries: (l-r) Brother
Thomas Sullivan, FSC (50 years); Brother Roman Jarosz, FSC (60 years); Sister Regina Grehan, RSM (60 years); Brother
Kevin Ryan, FSC (60 years); and Brother Allen Johnson, FSC (50 years).

Jan 28, 2016

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