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Volume 2 • Number 34 • week OF September 4, 2014
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Immigrants, activists urge Obama to act
on immigration reform
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
This graphic shows the three U.S. routes Crossroads pro-life walkers followed this
summer. Along the way participants, ranging in age from 18 to 25, stopped at
abortion clinics to pray and to talk at Catholic parishes. The walkers ended their
journey in Washington the weekend of Aug. 16-17. A fourth walk takes place across
Canada. (CNS/courtesy Crossroads)
Wartime pontiff started tradition of papal
peacemaking
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service
Among the various World War I-related anniversaries of this
centennial year, the election of Pope Benedict XV, 100 years ago Sept.
3, is apt to be one of the less widely observed.
Pope Benedict XV is the most obscure of the nine men who have led
the Catholic Church over the last century -- the title of his biography
by historian John F. Pollard is “The Unknown Pope” -- and in some
ways, this negative distinction seems justified. His seven-and-a-halfyear pontificate was relatively short and, with respect to his most
prominent undertaking, spectacularly unsuccessful.
Yet Pope Benedict left a legacy
of lasting significance for the
papacy and the church as a whole
in the vital area of teaching and
practice on war and peace.
Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa
of Bologna, Italy, was elected
pope less than six weeks after
the outbreak of the world war -and almost immediately started
campaigning against it. His efforts
reached their peak in his Peace
Note of 1917, which urged all
belligerents to stop fighting in favor
of international arbitration of their
Pope Benedict XV, who served as pope
disputes.
All of these efforts were for from 1914-1922, is pictured in this image
from L’Osservatore Romano’s Fondo
naught, largely because of the
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Giordani collection. (CNS/L’Osservatore
Romano)
Hundreds of protesters took
part in a rally and march in
Washington Aug. 28 chanting:
“Not one more! Not one more!” to
urge President Barack Obama to
stop the deportation of immigrant
families, workers and children.
The participants, including
many young children, also got
their message across holding aloft
placards saying: “Don’t deport my
dad” and wearing T-shirts with the
words: “Keep families together.”
“We’re here because the
president must act and he must
act now,” one of the rally speakers
said over a bullhorn to a cheering
crowd erupting into shouts of
“Si, se puede” (“Yes we can”) -- a
motto of United Farm Workers
and a slogan of Obama’s 2008
presidential campaign.
The gathering started at the
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement headquarters, just
a few blocks from the National
Mall, while police officers stood
watching and office workers looked
out their windows. Participants
then walked several blocks to the
White House, chanting slogans
in Spanish that translated to
“Obama, listen, we’re in this
together.”
“We’re here fighting to stop
deportation,” said rally participant
Rene Santos, originally from El
Salvador. “We came here to work
and feed our families. We are not
criminals,” he told Catholic News
Service through an interpreter.
A woman from Bolivia said she
came to the rally because she has
been waiting for six years for her
mom to “get her papers” securing
her legal immigration.
“My brother wants to come; it’s
not easy,” she said.
Mercy Sister Anne Curtis,
joined by a group of women
religious, stressed the sisters’ longterm commitment in working with
immigrant families and trying to
secure a just immigration reform.
“ We ’ r e c o n c e r n e d a b o u t
families that are separated and
what happens to these women
and children,” she told CNS on
the sidewalk where crowds were
forming alongside a row of food
trucks.
A girl displays a sign during an immigration march and rally near the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington Aug. 28.
(CNS photo/Bob Roller)
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CBU to host charter ceremony for its new NAACP student chapter
Submitted by Cory Dugan
Christian Brothers University
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Lasallian institutions by becoming
the first to incorporate a student
c h a p t e r o f t h e N A A C P. I n
celebration, an official charter
ceremony will take place on
September 4, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.
in the University Theater on the
CBU campus.
The ceremony will serve as a
formal welcome from the Memphis
branch of the NAACP as well as the
Tennessee NAACP, the governing
advocate for the state’s branches.
The ceremony will also honor
the achievements of the charter
members and welcome them to
the campus of CBU. A reception
will follow the ceremony.
Madeline Taylor, executive
director of the Memphis branch
of the NAACP and Gloria Sweet
Love, president of the Tennessee
NAACP, will join a host of local
members and community
representatives for the ceremony.
The CBU chapter also extends an
invitation to the general public.
The NAACP, which is the
common abbreviation for the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
is the oldest and largest civil
rights organization in the nation.
It is comprised of more than a
half-million members and over
2,000 local units throughout the
country.
“We began this process last
September, and we received
approval from the national
chapter of the NAACP in July.
I am extremely excited about
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chapter president Taylor Flake, a
sophomore history major at CBU.
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Lasallian values first and foremost
as we actively and effectively
advocate for social justice within
both our CBU community and the
greater Memphis community.”
CBU is pleased and excited to
have a chapter of the NAACP on
campus.
“It is a joy to see young student
leaders embrace the tradition and
diversity of this organization by
implementing a chapter on the
campus of Christian Brothers
University,” said Karen ConwayBarnett, dean of students and
advisor to campus multicultural
organizations. “Through this
organization, CBU students from
all walks of life work together to
continue the struggle for seeking
social justice for all Americans,
a cause which embodies the
Lasallian mission.”
CBU was founded in 1871 by
the De La Salle Christian Brothers,
a Catholic teaching order founded
by Saint John Baptist De La Salle.
This community of educators
dedicates their lives to provide
Christian education to young
people, especially the poor.
Tim Doyle, associate vice
president for student life, said that
the history of Lasallian education
and the mission of NAACP are
closely related. “Lasallian Catholic
institutions have a proud history
of promoting and supporting
social justice movements, and
CBU embraces that tradition. Our
diverse, deeply integrated student
body is a tangible reminder of
our all-embracing and universal
mission to educate the minds
and touch the hearts of all willing
people. Our student organizations
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Sunday's Readings
By Sharon K. Perkins, Catholic News Service
September 7, Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle A. Readings: (1) Ezekiel 33:7-9, Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9 (2) Romans 13:8-10
(Gospel) Matthew 18:15-20
I have several relatives and friends who love a good fight. I don’t mean
that they engage in physical violence, but if there’s an opportunity to debate
a controversial topic (religion and politics come to mind), they’re in the
middle of the fray.
Not so with me. When it comes to “flight or fight,” I’m content to leave
the room or become an unobtrusive bystander so I can avoid getting involved.
But as I write this, I am aware of a number of places in the world where
multitudes of people don’t have that luxury.
The United Nations reports that the number of citizens forced to flee their
homes due to civil unrest and criminal activity has climbed to 50 million
-- half of them children -- the highest number since World War II.
As with the current refugee crisis at our own borders, there are no easy
or perfect solutions, so the responses generally range from moral paralysis
to rancorous argument. Today’s Gospel instructs us to treat recalcitrant,
unrepentant brothers as one would treat a “gentile or a tax collector.” The
normal human response, and perfectly legal solution, would be to cast him
out of the community altogether.
But throughout the Gospel, Jesus ate with tax collectors and healed
gentiles, restoring their dignity through love and kindness.
Whatever one’s political leanings or opinions, it serves us well to view
our current issues regarding refugees and immigration by asking the same
questions implied in the Gospel -- remembering that Jesus has delegated to us
both the power and the task of binding the evils of violence and persecution
while loosening the burdens of oppression.
Who is my “neighbor”? What is my responsibility toward him or her?
What does the law of love call for in this situation? How can I contribute a
voice of compassion and reason amid the insanity of public demonstrations,
obnoxious blog posts and general misinformation? Is there some action I can
and should take?
The first step, according to the psalmist, is to “harden not your hearts”
to the Lord’s voice or toward those who are suffering. Jesus does not give
me the option of “unobtrusive bystander”; I am already involved by being a
member of his body.
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Lectionary Readings
Year A of the Sunday Cycle • Sep 7-13, 2014
Psalter Week III
Sunday, September 7
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
Ezekiel 33:7-9
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9
Romans 13:8-10
Matthew 18:15-20
Monday, September 8
FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Micah 5:1-4a or Romans 8:2830
Psalm 13:6abc
Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:1823
Tuesday, September 9
Saint Peter Claver, priest (USA)
1 Corinthians 6:1-11
Psalm 149:1b-6a, 9b
Luke 6:12-19
Wednesday, September 10
Weekday
Psalm 45:11-12, 14-17
Luke 6:20-26
Thursday, September 11
Weekday
1 Corinthians 8:1b-7, 11-13
Psalm 139:1b-3, 13-14b, 23-24
Luke 6:27-38
Friday, September 12
Weekday; The Most Holy Name
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22b-27
Psalm 84:3-6, 8, 12
Luke 6:39-42
Saturday, September 13
Saint John Chrysostom, bishop,
doctor of the Church
Psalm 116:12-13, 17-18
Luke 6:43-49
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Tennessee Child Abuse Hot Line
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Where to get help in the Diocese of Memphis:
Shari Lee, LCSW, DCSW - Victim Assistance Coordinator
(901) 652-4066 or
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FRANCESCHINI
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated August 29 for Elizabeth Ann
Franceschini, 89, at St. Paul the Apostle Church by Rev. Msgr. John
McArthur, concelebrants, Rev. Ben Bradshaw, Rev. Michael Morgera, Rev.
Johnnie Smith, assisted by Rev. Mr. Jack Chitwood. Burial was at Calvary
Cemetery. Survivors include spouse, Louis Franceschini; daughter, Rita
Coughlin; sons, Louis Franceschini, III and Ralph Franceschini; and eight
nieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
MAGUIRE
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated August 28 for Mary Ernestine
Baltz Maguire, 88, at Sacred Heart (Memphis) by Rev. Simon Thoi Hoang,
concelebrants, Rev. David M. Knight and assisted by Rev. Mr. Bill Lifsey.
Interment was at Calvary Mausoleum. Survivors include daughter,
Sara Anne Maguire; son, Sean Maguire; sister, Kay Brannon; and two
grandchildren.
MASSA
A funeral service was conducted September 2 for Elsie Fay Massa, 82, at
St. Paul the Apostle Church by Rev. Johnnie Smith. Burial was at Calvary
Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Peggy White, Janet Baer and
Michelle Mayer; son, David Quarles; sisters, Martha Grillie and Elizabeth
Eubanks; and brothers, Dean Sarton and Budd Chriswell.
TIFVERMAN
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated August 26 for Lawrence Henry
Tifverman, 74, at Church of the Holy Spirit by Rev. Msgr. Albert Kirk,
assisted by Rev. Mr. Bill Nourse and Rev. Mr. Werner Rose. Burial was at
Arlington Cemetery. Survivors include daughter, Rachel Macri, and four
grandchildren.
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Rev. James Murphy Jr.
Rev. James Martell
Rev. Kevin Bravata
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Cursillo for Men. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Cursillo is a movement of the
Catholic Church that promotes Catholic ideals, fellowship, and
spiritual growth in daily living. It provides an opportunity to
deepen your Catholic faith, and to experience the love of God
within a supportive and prayerful community. The Cursillo is
a method of giving those, who have the potential of influencing others, a personal encounter with Christ and the means to
further enhance, support, and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ
through evangelizing their environments. To apply, please visit
the Memphis Cursillo website and fill out an application. Our
Lady Queen Of Peace, Retreat Center, 3630 Dancyville Road,
Stanton, TN. Contact Tera Simmons, (901) 240-0046, [email protected], memphiscursillo.com/three-dayweekend/
A Forgiveness Weekend Intensive with Taylor Tagg. Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Church, 8151 Poplar Ave, Germantown. Taylor
Tagg is the author of The Path to a Peaceful Heart and Enrich Your
Sunrise. Register by August 24 to receive a pre-registration gift
of The Path to a Peaceful Heart, Taylor’s personal transformation
guide book. For more information, call (901) 921-8901or visit
www.TheEvolvingHeart.com.
Learn more about “YES ON 1” at a Potluck luncheon. 11 a.m.1 p.m., Holy Rosary Church, 4851 Park Ave., sponsored by the
Holy Rosary Pro-Life Committee. Come and learn more about
the importance of the proposed amendment to the Tennessee
State Constitution. Planned Parenthood has already targeted
Tennessee with a lot of money from around the country to try to
defeat passage of the amendment. On November 4, please vote
“YES” on Amendment 1. Contact Jan Courtney jcourtney777@
gmail.com for more information.
Abby Johnson Presentation. 7 p.m., New Hope Christian
Church, 3300 Kirby Whitten Rd., Bartlett. Abby Johnson is a former Planned Parenthood Director who now shares her amazing
story of conversion from pro-abortion to staunchly Pro-life and
is the author of Unplanned. Free but registration is suggested at
www.factn.org/abbyjohnson.
Catholic Charities of West TN/ASPIRE Burgers With Bishop
Steib. Bishop Steib’s Residence, 3958 Poplar (corner of Poplar
and E. Galloway Dr.). Speaker, Chef Kelly English, Restaurant Iris
and The Second Line. Free food (hamburgers, brats) and beverages cooked by Knights of Columbus 9317 (St. Francis of Assisi).
Please bring a small item for the clients of Genesis House, the
homeless shelter for men and women with disorders (mental
health, substance abuse). For information call (901) 722-4750.
Bishop’s Open Golf Tournament. Quail Ridge Golf Course,
Bartlett. Visit www.BishopsOpen.org for information and registration.
St. Ann Catholic Church Bartlett Block Party. Friday, September 12 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, September 13 from
11 a.m. to 10 p.m., St. Ann Catholic Church, 6529 Stage Road,
Bartlett. A community-wide family celebration featuring family oriented fun and fellowship. Musical Entertainment for all
ages will be featured on the main stage. Enjoy live music and
entertainment all weekend featuring John Angotti Band Saturday night.Food vendors offering a variety of food and beverages.
Bring chairs, blankets and take a seat for some great entertainment and a wonderful family experience. (No coolers allowed.)
For more information you can reach St. Ann Catholic Church
at (901) 373-6011. Visit our website at www.stannbartlettblockparty.com.
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Fayette County Cotton Festival. 8-3 p.m., the Historic Somerville Square, Hwy 64, Somerville. Registration fee $25 per entry
for car, truck, street rod, classic, antiques and motorcycles. Enjoy the Knights of Columbus concessions and relax in the hospitality tent area. Family activities, vendors, show awards, door
prizes for show participants. For additional information, contact
Phil Lemoine at (901) 233-2567.
St. Ann 20s and 30s 2nd Annual Kickoff Event! 6-9 p.m.,
Madonna Hall, St. Ann Church, Bartlett. Come see all that we
have to offer and how you can be a part of all the faith and fun
happening with other 20s and 30s.If you have never been to an
event and are wondering what we are all about, then this is the
event for you. Call (786) 766-2030 or email youngadults@stann.
cdom.org.
Seventh Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run to benefit the
St Vincent de Paul Food Mission.Christian Brothers High School,
5900 Walnut Grove Road, Tom Nix Stadium, Early registration:
9 a.m.; Walk/Run: 10-Noon. All donations are used to provide
meals for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Mission, located at 1306
Monroe. The Food Mission serves lunch to 150-225 people every
day or about 64,000 meals each year. Register on line at www.
svdpmemphis.org by clicking on the Friends of the Poor® link.
Walkers can also register the day of the walk at CBHS. The Society is requesting that each walker raise $20 or $50 per family.
Semi-Annual Trivia Night at Christian Brothers University. 7
p.m., Alfonso Hall, 650 East Parkway South. The theme for this
year is “Classic Reels.” Brother Ignatius Brown will be hosting
the annual trivia night in the Buc. There will be refreshments,
fun, and giveaway prizes. Pre-registration is $15; after September 24, $20; CBU students, $5. To register for Trivia Night go to
www.cbu.edu/trivia.
The Red Mass. 12 noon, St. Peter Church, 190 Adams Avenue.
A reception will follow in the Parish Hall.
Ave Maria Home Gala Week Dinner & Golf. Sep. 28, dinner
honoring the Montesi family, Dr. R. Wayne Speer (posthumously), and Rev. James L. Pugh. Colonial Country Club. Sep. 29,
golf in memory of Rev. Leonard Oglesby, Colonial Country Club
(north course). For tickets or information www.avemariahome.
org or Lisa Bell at (901) 405-3791. Register online.
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Made in God’s Image Workshop. 6:30 p.m. at Saint Francis
Hospital Auditorium, 5959 Park Ave. Fr. Ben Bradshaw and his
mother, Glenna Bradshaw will open Respect Life month for us.
Fr. Ben will help us understand more about the dignity of the human person created in the Image of God, and Glenna will share
her special story of love, forgiveness and healing. For more
information contact Mary Pat Van Epps at (901) 373-1285 or
[email protected].
6th Annual St. Ann-Bartlett Colts Golf Tournament. Quail
Ridge Golf Club, $65/player; 4-person scramble. Contact Rose
Conway 297-3541 or Lance Jolly 238-9026 for information or to
register.
St. Therese - LIVE AUCTION! DINNER! DANCE! Oct. 4, 5:30
p.m. to Midnight Tom Prestigiacomo, Auctioneer; Alex Ward,
Dance DJ. FEAST DAY CELEBRATION. Oct. 5, 10:30 a.m. MASS.
More info/tickets: https://littleflower7.eventbrite.com or St.
Therese Little Flower Facebook. St. Therese the Little Flower
Catholic Church, 1644 Jackson Avenue.
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St. Faustina Annual Feast Day Mass. 10:30 a.m., St. Ann
Catholic Church, 6529 Stage Rd, Bartlett. Sponsored by St Ann
Bartlett St Faustina Shrine/Society. Priests including Spanish
available for confessions from 9-10:15 a.m. 1st Saturday Rosary
for our Lady of Fatima, 10 a.m. For info contact Jay Hastings at
(901) 438-7772 or [email protected].
Life Chain. 2-3 p.m. along Poplar Avenue. Life Chain signs are
available for the Life Chain to witness to the sanctity of life and
horror of abortion. For more information contact Mary Pat Van
Epps at (901) 373-1285 or [email protected].
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.
St. AnnE-School Benefit Auction. 5:30 p.m., 670 S. Highland, St. Sebastian Hall. Tickets are $30 in advance or can be
purchased for $35 at the door. Tables of 8 can be reserved in
advance for $210. This fun-filled evening will offer a delicious
dinner buffet, beverages and both live and silent auctions. Music
will be provided by Earl Randle. Free childcare will be available.
The funds raised will support the children of St. AnnE-School
through the University District Scholarship Fund. The E-School
label acknowledges that Electronic technology is an integral part
of the school. Contact (901) 323-3817. Visit www.stannehighland.net for information on tickets, to donate auction items or
purchase ads for the auction booklet.
Divorce Hurts Workshop. Monday nights 6:30–8:30 p.m.,
Clunan Center, St. Louis Catholic Church, 203 S. White Station
Road. $20 for 10 weeks and Includes a Catholic’s Divorce Survival Personal Guide & Refreshments
** Scholarship is available on need basis. Office of Pastoral
Services: (901) 373-1224; email: [email protected].
Download form: http://www.cdom.org/Atimo_s/news/Registration_sheet20130821.pdf. All content 100% faithful to the Catholic Church Magisterium. Sponsored by the Diocesan Divorce
Care Ministry.
Golden Jubilee Celebration Honoring Brother Joel’s 50th year
as a Christian Brother!
Tuesday • October 14, morning reception, 8-9:30 a.m., Heffernan Hall, 5900 Walnut Grove Road; Wednesday • October 15,
luncheon reception, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Heffernan Hall; Thursday •
October 16, Mass and reception, 9 a.m., CBHS Gymnasium.
Please consider joining us for one of these events. RSVP to Ann
Frayser at 261-4906 or [email protected].
Forget Me Not Mass. 6:30 p.m., St. Ann Chapel, 6529 Stage Rd.,
Bartlett. For all who have lost children especially through miscarriage or stillbirth and those who struggle with infertility. For
more information contact Mary Pat Van Epps at (901) 373-1285
or [email protected].
World Wide Marriage Encounter. Our Lady Queen of Peace
Retreat Center, 3630 Dancyville Road, Stanton, TN. For over
four decades, Worldwide Marriage Encounter has been a leading movement in offering married couples the gift of a weekend
experience to enrich their relationship. For more information
contact Steve or Elaine Lienhart, 212 Hiawatha Dr. Little Rock,
AR, (501) 312-1119, email [email protected]. Apply
online at www.arkansaswwme.org.
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“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Romans 13:9) Do you
know your immediate neighbors? Do any of them have special needs?
Talk with your children this week about some favor you could do for
a neighbor. Maybe invite them over for dinner.
BLOCK PARTY
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP MOTHERS READ TO THEIR CHILDREN
Volunteers are needed on Fridays, from 9 a.m. until noon, at
the Women’s Jail - East. Volunteers will assist mothers who will
read to their children on a CD. The book and the CD are then
mailed to the child. Volunteer must pass a background check
and attend an orientation session twice a year. For additional
information please contact Deacon Bill Davis (901) 487-7238 or
[email protected].
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St. Vincent de Paul of Memphis, Inc.
FrIendS oF the Poor
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Proceeds from the Walk/Run
provide 150-200 lunches every
day at the St. Vincent de Paul
Food Mission located at 1306
Monroe, Memphis, TN.
Adult Faith Enrichment for All
Fall 2014 Classes
Now Enrolling
Adult programs offered by the Department
of Catechesis, Parishes, and the Institute for
Liturgy and Spirituality.
music • food • fun • free t-shirt
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Christian Brothers High School Track
5900 Walnut Grove Rd.
Walk/Run begins at 10:00 am
Please visit www.cdom.org for more information
and to register.
Click HERE -> Ministries/Catchesis/Schedules
Registration begins at 9:00 am
Register at www.svdpmemphis.org
(Select Memphis District Council as Beneficiary )
For more information, contact: Steve Peay 901-848-9598
$20 per individual • $50 per family
School religion teachers and parish catechists
will be awarded credits.
Visit our web sponsors.
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St. Vincent DePaul Friends of the Poor Walk/Run
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Ave Maria Home: http//www.avemariahome.org
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St. Ann Catholic School - Athletic Director (Part-Time)
Provides students an opportunity to participate in extra-curricular
athletic activities that will foster physical skills, a sense of worth and
competence, a knowledge and understanding of the pleasures of the
sport, and the principals of fair play; and 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
Dr., Memphis, TN 38134.
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Immigration . . .
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“ We n e e d t o s t o p t h e
deportation of mothers and
children and not warehouse
them,” she added, noting that
faith-based communities can find
alternative ways to help.”
She also said she hoped
Catholic members of Congress,
no matter their political party,
would respond to the needs of
immigrants “out of tradition of
their faith.”
The Rev. Paul Lee, a Lutheran
minister who teaches at the Elliott
School of International Affairs at
George Washington University,
said the need for immigration
reform is a concern to the church
as a whole.
He said he attended the rally
because he was “frustrated at
the lack of immigration reform”
efforts by Congress.
Rev. Lee, who has worked with
asylum seekers from Ethiopia,
said he cannot understand why
the United States does not offer
similar refuge to people from
Guatemala, El Salvador and
Honduras.
He also noted that he sees
Pope Francis as a sign of unity in
the church and believed that if he
were in this country now, “he’d be
right here” at the rally.
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The White House has said that
since Congress has failed to pass
a comprehensive immigration
reform bill or the supplemental
funding Obama requested to
handle the surge of unaccompanied
minors and families crossing the
border this year, the president
would announce executive actions
to address some aspects of the
problems.
As summer draws to a close,
immigration law experts have
been weighing in on what some
of those actions might include.
In an Aug. 26 teleconference,
attorneys including the former
general counsels of government
immigration services laid out what
they consider some of the likely
actions Obama can take and how
those square with the boundaries
of presidential authority.
David Leopold, former
president and former general
counsel to the American
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Immigration Lawyers Association,
said there’s a clear constitutional
authority for the administration
to set enforcement priorities.
The Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals, or DACA,
program is just one example of
how presidents have opted to use
prosecutorial discretion, he noted.
Stephen Legomsky, former
chief counsel of USCIS, now a
professor at Washington University
School of Law, said the funding
priorities of Congress give the
president the necessary legal
authority.
“When Congress knowingly
only gives the Department of
Homeland Security enough
resources to go after a tiny
percentage of the undocumented
population, Congress gives the
president authority to prioritize”
how to spend those resources, he
said.
Cristina Rodriguez, now a Yale
Law School professor but formerly
in the office of legal counsel at the
Justice Department, said Obama
might expand the program to
include the spouses or parents
of U.S. citizens or the spouses or
parents of DACA recipients.
He also could expand how the
administration uses its authority
to grant humanitarian parole,
now used sparingly, to wider
populations, she said.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
The Catholic Diocese of Memphis School System admits students
of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges,
programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to
students at each school.
The Catholic Diocese of Memphis School System does not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration
of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan
programs, and athletic and other school administered programs. The
school system of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis consists of the
following elementary and secondary, and regional schools:
Christian Brothers High School (Boys, 9-12),
5900 Walnut Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38120-2174
De La Salle Elementary @ Blessed Sacrament (K-8),
2540 Hale Avenue, Memphis, TN 38112
Holy Cross (Preschool),
1210 E. Wood Street, Paris, TN 38242
Holy Names Elementary (3-8),
709 Keel Avenue, Memphis, TN 38107
Holy Rosary Elementary (3K-8),
4841 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117
Immaculate Conception Cathedral School, Co-ed,
PreK-8 and Girls, 9-12,
1669 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104
Incarnation Elementary (4K-8),
360 Bray Station Road, Collierville, TN 38017
Little Flower School (4K-2),
1666 Jackson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38107
Memphis Catholic Middle & High School (7-12),
61 N. McLean Blvd., Memphis, TN 38104
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary (2K-8),
8151 Poplar Avenue, Germantown, TN 38138
Our Lady of Sorrows Elementary (4K-8),
3690 Thomas Street, Memphis, TN 38127
Resurrection Elementary School (PreK-6),
5475 Newberry, Memphis, TN 38115
Sacred Heart of Jesus High School,
146 McClellan Road, Jackson, TN 38305
St. Agnes Academy (Girls, PreK-12), St. Dominic
School for Boys (PreK-8),
4830 Walnut Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38117
St. Ann Elementary (PreK-8),
6529 Stage Road, Bartlett, TN 38134
St. Anne Elementary (PreK-8),
670 South Highland Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111
St. Augustine Elementary (4K-6),
1169 Kerr Avenue, Memphis, TN 38106
St. Benedict at Auburndale (9-12),
8250 Varnavas Drive, Cordova, TN 38016
St. Francis Elementary (PreK-8),
2100 N. Germantown Parkway, Cordova, TN 38016
St. John Elementary (3K-6),
2718 Lamar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38114
St. Joseph Elementary (3K-6),
3825 Neely Road, Memphis, TN 38109
St. Louis Elementary (3K-8),
5192 Shady Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38117
St. Mary Elementary (K-8),
1665 Highway 45 By-Pass, Jackson, TN 38305
St. Michael Elementary (PreK-8),
3880 Forrest Avenue, Memphis, TN 38122
St. Patrick School (PreK-6),
277 S. Fourth Street, Memphis, TN 38126
St. Paul Elementary (PreK-6),
1425 E. Shelby Drive, Memphis, TN 38116
Wartime pontiff . . .
weakness of Vatican diplomacy,
which had languished since the
Holy See lost the Papal States half
a century earlier.
“The Vatican by 1914 had
relations with only two great
powers; one was Austria-Hungary,
the other was the Russian empire,
and with the Russian empire,
relations were pretty bad,” Pollard
said.
U.S . P reside n t Wo o dro w
Wilson, who took his nation into
the war in 1917, was dismissive
of Pope Benedict’s attempts to
intervene. Even many Catholic
bishops on both sides put
patriotism ahead of loyalty to the
pope and openly undercut his
calls for peace.
After the war ended in
November 1918, the victors kept
the Vatican out of the peace
conference in Paris. Pope Benedict
presciently objected to the
punitive treatment of Germany,
which Adolf Hitler later exploited
in his rise to power.
The pope was more successful
in his efforts to organize prisoner
exchanges and humanitarian
relief for refugees and other
noncombatants during the war.
He also left behind an enhanced
Vatican diplomatic establishment.
“By the time Benedict died in
1922, the Vatican had relations
with nearly all of the great powers,
including Germany, except
America and except the USSR,”
Pollard said.
Today, the Holy See has full
diplomatic relations with 180
countries.
P o p e B e n e d i c t ’s m o s t
significant contribution, however,
was the new way he approached
the age-old problem of war.
In condemning the world war
as a whole without taking sides,
the pope did not reason in terms
of traditional church teaching
about just and unjust wars. With
Catholic nations on both sides of
the conflict and the Vatican no
longer a territorial power with a
Wartime pontiff . . .
strategic stake in the outcome, the
pope was free to reject the horror
of war per se.
He was able to see that modern
technology -- especially the novelty
of aerial bombardment -- had made
traditional moral calculations and
distinctions between combatants
and noncombatants increasingly
meaningless.
Pope Benedict’s influence on
his successors is clear in Pope Pius
XII’s attempts to use diplomacy
to forestall World War II; in St.
John XXIII’s call for a ban on
nuclear weapons; in Pope Paul VI’s
cry of “no more war, war never
again” in a speech at the United
Nations; and in St. John Paul II’s
interreligious prayers for peace at
Assisi.
After Cardinal Joseph
Ratzinger was elected pope in
2005, he said he chose the name
Benedict in honor of his wartime
predecessor, “that courageous
prophet of peace, who guided
the church through turbulent
times of war. In his footsteps, I
place my ministry in the service
of reconciliation and harmony
between peoples.”
In mid-August, Pope Francis
affirmed traditional Catholic
teaching that the use of force can
be justified in order to stop “unjust
aggressors” such as Islamic State
terrorists in Iraq. But he also
noted that decisions about such
interventions should be made in
the United Nations.
Pope Francis -- whose efforts to
end or prevent war have included
a vigil for peace in Syria that
drew 100,000 people to St. Peter’s
Square and a joint prayer for peace
with the Israeli and Palestinian
presidents in the Vatican Gardens
-- told an international gathering
of diplomats earlier this year that
it was Pope Benedict XV who had
shown world leaders the “royal
road” of “diplomacy of dialogue.”
That legacy is one example of
how, even in the practicalities of
international politics, the papacy
measures its influence and success
not in years but in centuries.
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FEAST DAY HOMECOMING WEEKEND
LIVE AUCTION! DINNER! DANCE!!
Tom Prestigiacomo, Auctioneer
Alex Ward, Dance DJ
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2014 – 5:30 to Midnight
FEAST DAY CELEBRATION
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2014 10:30 a.m. MASS
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St. Therese the Little Flower Catholic Church, 1644 Jackson Avenue,
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