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Volume 5 • Number 35 • week OF September 14, 2017

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Sister Connie Tarallo scholarships awarded for 2017-2018By Angela de Jong

Congratulations to the recipients of the Sister Connie “Passing on the Faith” Scholarship. Recipients are St. Ann Catholic School students who are formed and grow in the Catholic faith. These students are instruments of God’s hands and have proven that they carry on the faith in action and words. Congratulations to Tomas Gomez, Luke Willett, Eva Podesta, Taylor Damore and Chase Gossett. This scholarship honors Sister Connie Tarallo for her dedication, service, and commitment to not only the Catholic faith, but also to St. Ann Catholic School in Bartlett. You can contribute to this scholarship in honor of Sister Connie by logging onto www.stanncolts.org and click on support us under the Alumni Information tab. There will also be a special Trivia Night with all proceeds going to the scholarship award. Trivia night at St. Ann Catholic School will take place on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. Brother Ignatius will be the emcee. Cost is $10 per person or $80 for a table for 8. Contact [email protected] for more information or to register.

St. Francis of Assisi students run in the Silver Rose Program

On Aug. 31, 2017, fifth-grade students at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School ran in the Silver Rose Run sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Timothy J. Coyle Council 9317. The Silver Rose symbolizes the value of human life in all its stages. A Silver Rose passed through Memphis this month, specifically through school to allow students to show their respect for life. Each year, f ive Silver Roses travel across Canada and the United States en route to Guadalupe, Mexico for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in December. The Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose has been a Knights of Columbus tradition for 57 years.

Pope amends church law on Mass translations, highlights bishops’ roleBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

In changes to the Code of Canon Law regarding translations of the Mass and other liturgical texts, Pope Francis highlighted respect for the responsibility of national and regional bishops’ conferences. The changes, released by the Vatican Sept. 9 as Pope Francis was traveling in Colombia, noted the sometimes tense relationship between bishops’ conferences and the Congregation for Divine Worship

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ICCS Upper School students participate in National Service ProjectBy June LaPorta, director of Advancement and Communications

Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Upper School students used their assembly period last week to support Emma’s Art Cart, winner of the 2017 Jefferson Awards LEAD360 Project. A national organization, the mission of Emma’s Art Cart is to facilitiate expressive emotional healing through art and creative expression for those who are living in grief, pain, stress and fear. The organization was formed to honor the wishes of Emma Stumpf, a young, terminal cancer patient who hoped to provide a creative diversion for other bedridden children recovering from serious illnesses. ICCS students created kits containing art supplies as well as motivational notes they wrote for patients at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

ICCS Pre-K students learn value of friendship through salad makingBy June LaPorta, director of Advancement & Communications

Immaculate Conception Cathedral School pre-K students learned last week that the best fruit salads are made with a touch of friendship. Teachers assigned each child a specific fruit to bring in and mix into a “Friendship Fruit Salad.” As they participated in the salad making, students learned the values of teamwork, friendship, and trying new foods. After enjoying their salad together, students were happy to share their culinary masterpiece with faculty and staff. Photos by McKenzie Martin.


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and the Sacraments over translations of texts from Latin to the bishops’ local languages. The heart of the document, which applies only to the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, changes two clauses in Canon 838 of the Code of Canon Law. The Vatican no longer will “review” translations submitted by bishops’ conferences, but will “recognize” them. And rather than being called to “prepare and publish” the translations, the bishops are to “approve and publish” them. Archbishop Arthur Roche, secretary of the worship congregation, said under the new rules, the Vatican’s “confirmatio” of a translation is “ordinarily granted based on trust and confidence,” and “supposes a positive evaluation of the faithfulness and congruence of the texts produced with respect to the typical Latin text.” Pope Francis made no announcement of immediate changes to the translations currently in use. The document is titled Magnum Principium (The Great Principle) and refers to what Pope Francis called the “great principle” of the Second Vatican Council that the liturgy should be understood by the people at prayer, and therefore bishops were asked to prepare and approve translations of the texts. Pope Francis did not overturn previous norms and documents on the principles that should inspire the various translations, but said they were “general guidelines,” which should continue to be followed to ensure “integrity and accurate faithfulness, especially in translating some texts of major importance in each liturgical book.” However, the pope seemed to indicate a willingness to allow some space for the translation principle known as “dynamic equivalence,” which focuses on faithfully rendering the sense of a phrase rather than translating each individual word and even maintaining the original language’s syntax. “While fidelity cannot always be judged by individual words but must be sought in the context of the whole communicative act and according to its literary genre,” the pope wrote, “nevertheless some particular terms must also be considered in the context of the entire Catholic faith, because each translation of texts must be congruent with sound doctrine.” The pope said the changes would go into effect Oct. 1, and he ordered the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments to “modify its own ‘Regulations’ on the basis of the new discipline and help the episcopal conferences to fulfill their task as

well as working to promote ever more the liturgical life of the Latin church.” The greater oversight provided earlier by the Vatican was understandable, Pope Francis said, given the supreme importance of the Mass and other liturgies in the life of the church. The main concerns, he said, were to preserve “the substantial unity of the Roman rite,” even without universal celebrations in Latin, but also to recognize that vernacular languages themselves could “become liturgical languages, standing out in a not-dissimilar way to liturgical Latin for their elegance of style and the profundity of their concepts with the aim of nourishing the faith.” Another teaching of the Second Vatican Council that needed to be strengthened, he said, was a recognition of “the right and duty of episcopal conferences,” which are called to collaborate with the Vatican.

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Interviews with pope reveals his communication philosophyBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

When Pope Francis sat down with an expert in media and communication for a yearlong series of interviews, those discussions offered some fascinating insight into the pope’s philosophy of communication and suggested guidelines for the media. The pope also explained what motivates his signature style of spontaneously speaking and engaging with people, including the papal plane’s “lion’s den” of journalists, despite knowing the risks and slip-ups that might result. “When I was a student, an old Jesuit gave me this advice: ‘Listen up, if you want to get ahead, well, think clearly and speak obscurely.’ But I’ve been trying to speak clearly,” the pope told the book’s author, Dominique Wolton, who immediately noted, “Then you must have run into many problems. ...” “Oh yes,” said the pope, “But I hate hypocrisy. If I can’t say something, I don’t say it.” But the pope found plenty to say to Wolton, who compiled the 12 interviews in the book, Politique et Societe (Politics and Society). The publisher, Editions de l’Observatoire, released the book in French Sept. 6 and was in the process of negotiating English-language rights. Wolton, a 70-year-old French sociologist who specializes in communication, globalization and cultural diversity, said he wanted to meet and talk shop with a man he sees as “one as the most exceptional intellectual and religious figures in the world.” As the author discovers, over time with increased excitement, that many of his own views closely mirror those of the pope – that the media must safeguard human dignity – he eagerly prods the pope to speak out more and write an encyclical on the challenges culture and technology pose to communication today.“Maybe,” the pope replied, given that “there are very serious problems,” such as today’s suppers in which family members are each plugged into their own device, silently eating their meal. Pope Francis said that, in his experience, the media and communicators tend to “catch what suits them,” and they are prone to the following four dangers:• Disinformation, which offers only some or partial facts and leads people to make mistaken judgments about reality.• Calumny and “tarnishing others,” which, like the “Barber of Seville” says, builds from a light wind into

Pope Francis laughs with a woman at the Vatican July 6. A new book offers insight into the pope’s philosophy of communication. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

a destructive storm.• Defamation by publicizing a repentant, reformed person’s past mistakes in order to undermine his or her authority.• A “sad, unpleasant, nasty disease” of “wallowing in the most risque, vicious and voyeuristic stories and references” possible. However, “It is possible to do good things,” he said, offering a multitude of suggestions and guidelines. Real communication, he said, requires:• Being able to “waste” time by giving it freely. A priest, for example, who is too busy to be available and talk, is “anti-communication and anti-Gospel.” Jesus was always very busy, but he never saw requests as a bother and always insisted on helping.• Humility, because it takes humility to be able to listen to people, and it opens the door to communication by creating a sense of being on equal footing. “If you want to communicate only from the top down, you will fail.”• Never seeing people as adjectives, but speaking to them as “nouns,” as a man, a woman, a human being. Finding things in common to talk about and listening with respect despite different points of view.• “Joy and lightness,” because it’s not enough to tell the truth if a text or discourse is “terribly boring.”• Building a bridge by shaking hands, hugging, crying, eating, drinking together. In Argentina when people want to talk, they say, “Let’s get a coffee,” because real communication cannot happen “without making a bridge, and without eating. Words alone are not enough.”• “Rediscovering the sense of touch,” because it is the most important of the five senses. “Perfect communication” doesn’t require the latest technology,



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Look for vocations in imperfect places, pope tells Colombians

Pope Francis called on Catholics to find their future priests and religious in rough and imperfect places. People from such places, he told an audience of priests, seminarians and religious, were indispensable for promoting peace and reconciliation in a country such as Colombia. “God manifests his closeness and his election. He changes the course of events to call men and women in the frailty of their personal and shared history,” Pope Francis said Sept. 9, the day before the end of his five-day visit to Colombia. He spent the day in Medellin, where, as in the other three cities on his itinerary, he continued his calls for reconciliation in Colombia. “Under what conditions are the vocational fruits of special consecration born? No doubt in situations full of contradictions, of light and darkness, of complex relational realities,” he added. “We are a part of this cultural crisis and, in the midst of it, in response to it, God continues to call.”

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At final Mass in Colombia, pope calls for change of cultureBy David Agren, Catholic News Service

Pope Francis capped a five-day trip to Colombia with a call for culture change in a country attempting to pursue a path of peace and reconciliation after decades of armed conflict and centuries of social exclusion. The pope issued his call in Cartagena, on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast, where he remembered St. Peter Claver and urged the country to follow the example set centuries earlier by the priest, who tended to slaves arriving on ships by showing kind gestures and dignity. “We are required to generate ‘from below’ a change in culture, so we respond to the culture of death and violence with the culture of life and encounter,” Pope Francis said Sept. 10, prior to returning to Rome. “How many times have we ‘normalized’ the logic of violence and social exclusion, without prophetically raising our hands or voices?” Pope Francis asked. “Alongside St. Peter Claver were thousands of Christians, many of them consecrated, but only a handful started a countercultural movement of encounter.” The final Mass, celebrated at the docks and full of up-tempo music and worship, reiterated many of the themes Pope Francis raised throughout his trip to Colombia: peace, reconciliation and social inclusion, to name but three. He also invoked the motto for his trip, “Let’s take the first step.” The motto speaks to the collective action needed pull together a country polarized by class divisions, social inequality and how to implement a recently approved peace accord. The accord between the government and guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is not universally popular, though the pursuit of peace is. But Pope Francis pleaded with Colombians to play their personal part in achieving peace and for Catholics to set the example by living their Christian

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Contecar terminal in Cartagena, Colombia, Sept. 10. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

values. “We pray to fulfil the theme of this visit: ‘Let us take the first step!’ And may this first step be in a common direction. To ‘take the first step’ is, above all, to go out and meet others, with Christ the Lord,” Pope Francis said. “If Colombia wants a stable and lasting peace, it must urgently take a step in this direction, which is that of the common good, of equity, of justice, of respect for human nature and its demands,” he continued. “Only if we help to untie the knots of violence will we unravel the complex threads of disagreements. The Lord is able to untie that which seems impossible to us, and he has promised to accompany us to the end of time and will bring to fruition all our efforts.”

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Methods of timeBy Brett Robinson, Catholic News Service

There is a great piece of Catholic kitsch known as the Pope Pius clock. Instead of numbers, it features the faces of 12 popes, all named Pius. At noon, it’s Pope Pius XII and so on. I have one hanging in my office at Notre Dame. It’s a charming conversation starter, but for some reason it always runs slow. My smartphone keeps much better time, but I have come to appreciate the pope clock’s quirkiness. When visitors ask if it’s showing the right time, I say no, because the church is always behind the times, right? Joking aside, the languid clock is a good reminder to slow down sometimes. When I started writing this column back in May, the goal was to air some ideas about the relationship between theology and technology. I can’t think of a more iconic invention than the clock to show the connection between what we create and what we believe and how it shapes our experience in the church. In some ways, the slow pope clock harkens back to a tradition that began well before mechanical clocks were invented. The early Benedictine monasteries kept the canonical hours for work and prayer, shaping the pace of everyday life in nearby towns and villages. The bells would mark the hours for work and rest, divisions of the day that were adopted by the nearby farmers and merchants. Relying on sundials and water clocks, the monks had a very fluid sense of time. Nobody seemed to mind if the bells were 10 minutes behind. Then along came the mechanical clock. Believe it or not, the church perceived the new clocks as a threat because they divorced the practice of timekeeping from the rhythms of nature. No longer governed by the sun’s position or the flow of water, the new mechanical clocks presented time as an abstraction. Man’s standard of time had become the absolute standard, usurping God’s intimate ordering of the heavens.

The issue for the church was not how the clocks kept time but how people thought about time as a result.

In a world where time is broken into uniform units like minutes and seconds, time measures duration rather than the sequence of events that make up our personal experience. According to anthropologist Edward T. Hall, the Hopi Indians did not perceive time as duration but as a variety of natural processes like corn maturing or sheep growing. In another conception of time, the ancient Japanese measured the passing of time with different types of incense. If you don’t think smell is an effective way to mark time, think of the smells that conjure vivid childhood memories and how they seem to transport you back to a place and time.

The move away from seeing life as an interconnected sequence of events filled with signs of grace to a mechanically driven duration of seconds, minutes and hours filled with alarms and deadlines shapes the imagination at a deep level. Resolving this tension is not a matter of rejecting our technological tools but seeking a revolution in thought. Revolutions need not be violent or drastic because at root, revolving means a return to something. In our case, returning to the sources of wisdom in the church is helpful for freeing ourselves from some of the habits of thought and perception that new technologies impart. I like to think that St. Augustine was looking at his sundial when he wrote in his Confessions that time is not ultimately tied to the movement of material bodies but is made up of one eternal present. Yes, it is filled with memories of the past and expectations of the future, but it is anchored in this instant that is happening right now, an eternal moment encompassing past, present and future. So when the pope clock slows to a stop and no longer traces the hours, it won’t be time to get a new clock. It can be a welcome reminder of the eternal present.

Brett Robinson is a guest columnist for Catholic News Service. He is director of communications and Catholic media studies at the University of Notre Dame McGrath Institute for Church Life.


Home Again (Open Road)

Morally mixed romantic comedy in which a recently separated New Yorker (Reese Witherspoon) returns to the lavish Los Angeles home she grew up in, crosses paths with a trio of promising but broke filmmakers (Pico Alexander, Nat Wolff and Jon Rudnitsky) and, after falling for one of them (Alexander), allows all three to live rent-free in her guest house. Though the polite and considerate lads manage to bond with their landlady’s two young daughters (Lola Flanery and Eden Grace Redfield), the novel domestic arrangement troubles her husband (Michael Sheen). There’s a gentle spirit to writer-director Hallie Meyers-Shyer’s debut, which also features Candice Bergen as Witherspoon’s mother, an arthouse movie star of the 1970s. But the script presents marital breakup as a form of liberation and, though it coyly avoids having the romantic leads sleep together within hours of meeting each other, takes their subsequent fling as a given. Additionally, the girls’ accidental exposure to the relationship is milked for laughs. A benign view of divorce and cohabitation, momentary semi-graphic and brief nongraphic sexual activity, comic brawling, a few uses of profanity, at least one rough and about a half-dozen crude terms. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III – adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 – parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Candice Bergen, Michael Sheen, Eden Grace Redfield, Nat Wolff, Reese Witherspoon, Jon Rudnitsky, Lola Flanery and Pico Alexander star in a scene from the movie Home Again. Photo courtesy CNS and Open Road.

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Q. My widowed mother is getting ready to remarry, and she is very concerned that her fiance has never been baptized. How hard is it to get a dispensation to marry someone like that in the Catholic Church, and is it a lengthy process?

A. As you indicate, a Catholic who wishes to marry a non-Catholic (whether baptized or unbaptized) must first obtain permission from the Catholic Church. This requirement is rooted in a bishop’s responsibility to safeguard the religious faith and practice of the Catholic party.

And so, for such a dispensation to be granted, the Catholic party must promise to continue to remain faithful to the Catholic religion and to do all within his or her power to see that any children of the marriage are baptized and raised as Catholics.

Beyond that pledge, it is not difficult to obtain the permission your mother seeks, and such dispensations are regularly granted.

As to the time required, there is some variation from diocese to diocese (depending on the volume of requests and the size of the tribunal staff), but generally such permissions are granted within a matter of a few weeks. Your mother should contact her parish priest and get the process started.

Dispensation to re-marry?By Father Kenneth Doyle, Catholic News Service

Emperor Constantine erected a basilica on the Jerusalem site where Jesus had died and risen; it was dedicated Sept. 13, 335. Over time, a custom developed: On the day after the anniversary of the dedication, a relic of the wood of the true cross was brought out for veneration. This feast evolved from that custom, first in the Eastern church and later in the Western church. It is also called the feast of the Triumph of the Cross: Through Christs’s action, a symbol of humiliation and defeat was turned into a symbol of liberation and triumph.

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BROWNA graveside service was conducted August 3 for Paula Newton Brown, 85, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis by Rev. Msgr. J. Edwin Creary. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include spouse Norman Brown Jr.; daughters Paula Chapman and Hardin Brown; son Norman Brown III; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

FAVAZZAA graveside service was conducted Sept. 5 for Pete S. “Sam” Favazza, 71, at Calvary Cemetery by Rev. Mr. Bill Lifsey. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery. Survivors include brother Leo Favazza of Knoxville.

HALLA funeral home service was conducted Sept. 3 for Donald E. Hall Sr., 84, at Memphis Funeral Home by Rev. Richard Cortese. Burial was at Memphis Memory Gardens. Survivors include spouse Jamie Sue Davis Hall; daughters Susan Hall Tilton and Virginia Hall Smither; son Donald E. Hall Jr.; brothers Tommy Jean King and Ted M. Hall; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

LUTTSA Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 9 for Robert Gene Lutts, 60, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church by Rev. Bryan Timby. Survivors include spouse Paula Lutts; daughter Robyn McKinney; son Robbie Gene Lutts Jr.; brothers Charlie Lutts, Billy Lutts and Jerry Lutts; and one grandchild.

McCORMACKA Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 4 for Lise Barzizza McCormack, 59, at St. Louis Church by Rev. Msgr. John B. McArthur. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Molly S. McCormack; son Mack M. McCormack; sister Celeste B. Stallings; and brothers Thomas M. Barzizza, Frank “John” Barzizza Jr. and Paul E. Barzizza.

RAITERIA Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 7 for Katherine Raiteri-Marconi, 94, at St. Paul the Apostle by Rev. Stephen K. Kenny. Burial was at Forrest Hill South Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mary Green; sons Sam Marconi and Joseph Pete Marconi; brother Tony Raiteri; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

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please contact the parish directly. RED MASSOn October 1, 2017, from 12 noon to 1p.m., the Most Reverend Martin Holley, D.D., Bishop of Memphis, will celebrate the annual Red Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis. Members of the legal professions, law students, government officials and anyone interested is invited to attend the Mass. The Mass is an opportunity to ask the Holy Spirit to inspire and guide legal professionals in their efforts to bring about justice.

RAUSCHA Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated September 7 for Sandra Long Rausch by Rev. David Graham, assisted by Rev. Mr. Bill Winston. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery, Newbern, Tenn. Survivors include daughters Erin Rausch and Holly Rausch; and sister Deborah Driver.


Lectionary readings

Year A of the Sunday CycleSeptember 17-23

Sunday September 17Reading 1 - SIR 27:30—28:7Responsorial Psalm - PS 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12Reading 2 - ROM 14:7-9Gospel - MT 18:21-35

Monday September 18Reading 1 - 1 TM 2:1-8Responsorial Psalm - PS 28:2, 7, 8-9Gospel - LK 7:1-10

Tuesday September 19Reading 1 - 1 TM 3:1-13Responsorial Psalm - PS 101:1B-2AB, 2CD-3AB, 5, 6Gospel - LK 7:11-17

Wednesday September 20Reading 1 - 1 TM 3:14-16Responsorial Psalm - PS 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6Gospel - LK 7:31-35

Thursday September 21Reading 1 - EPH 4:1-7, 11-13Responsorial Psalm - PS 19:2-3, 4-5Gospel - MT 9:9-13

Friday September 22Reading 1 - 1 TM 6:2C-12Responsorial Psalm - PS 49:6-7, 8-10, 17-18, 19-20Gospel - LK 8:1-3

Saturday September 23Reading 1 - 1 TM 6:13-16Responsorial Psalm - PS 100:1B-2, 3, 4, 5Gospel - LK 8:4-15

speak to Me Lord

By Kevin Perrotta, Catholic News Service

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cycle A Readings (1) Sir 27:30-28:7, Psalm 103:1-4, 9-12 (2) Rom 14:7-9 (Gospel) Mt 18:21-35

To get the message of today’s Gospel, ask the nearest 6-year-old. The logic of Jesus’ parable is simple: If you refuse to forgive someone for a small thing they did to you, how on earth can you expect God to forgive your sins against Him? Sure, a biblical scholar could take us through the text and its background and illuminate some points. But in the end, we would come back to the same message. The challenge of the parable is not to the head but to the heart. I can ask myself: Who has hurt me? How deeply? What injuries have those close to me suffered? How do I feel about those who injured me and my loved ones? Have I forgiven them? Would I be willing to forgive – and be reconciled with them, if they were willing? As we ponder such questions, we might also note that the first reading contains a related piece of logic. “Could anyone nourish anger against another and expect healing from the Lord?” (Sir 28:3) Now this could be taken to mean that anger has a bad effect on a person’s whole psychosomatic being, even preventing the body from healing from some sickness or other. But I don’t think that’s what the author is getting at. Sirach isn’t talking about everyday exasperation. He’s talking about anger that is “nourished.” The Greek word for “nourish” here actually means protect, treasure up, store in one’s mind for careful consideration. Sirach is talking about harbored anger. And, in his view, keeping anger is a sick thing to do. If I double down on my anger toward someone, holding on to my memory of my hurt like it’s some valuable treasure, if I would like to see the one who hurt me suffer, even just a little – then I am not well. The anger that I’m storing in my mind for continued consideration is like a fungus in my soul. Obviously, I can’t begin to heal from the bitterness that has taken root in me until I’m willing to let go


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15/16 4th Annual Charismatic Conference. St. Louis Church, 203 South White Station Rd., Memphis. Times are to be announced. Speakers will be Father Albert Lelo, CICM, serving in Poteet, Texas and Maria Vadia. For more on Maria Vadia go to http://thegloryofgodfoundation.org. The local con-tact person for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is Carlene Inzer at [email protected]

21 St. Benedict Christian Rock Concert. The Gram-my-nominated, Building 429, appears on the St. Benedict at Auburndale High School Performing Arts Theatre, 7 p.m. Opening the show will be the renown Catholic musician, PJ Anderson. VIP (meet & greet with the artists) tickets are $35 in advance and general admission tickets are $25 in advance. Tickets can be purchased at littleflower-events.com.

23 2017 Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run. Benefit for Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Memphis. The St. Vincent de Paul Food Mission needs volunteers, donors and sponsors. Walk begins at Christian Brothers High School - Tom Nix Stadium, 5900 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis. Registration at 9 a.m., walk at 10 a.m. For more information about St. Vincent de Paul in Memphis, go to http://www.svdpmemphis.org/. For more information on the fundraiser, contact Amy Marcella at (901) 265-0317 or [email protected].

29 SAA-SDS Stars & Suns Golf Tournament. Windy-ke Country Club, 8535 Winchester Rd., Mem-phis. Team slots are available for an afternoon scramble with a shotgun start at 12:30. The cost is $150 per person or $600 for a team of 4 and includes golf cart, 18 holes of golf, drinks, lunch and snacks. There will be awards for the top three teams. Prizes will be awarded for closest to the pin on par 3 holes, the longest drive, and addi-tional challenges. For more information contact John Pender at [email protected].

30 Trivia Night at Saint Ann benefiting the Sis-ter Connie “Passing on the Faith” Scholarship Fund.Trinity Hall Saint Ann Church, 6529 Stage Rd., Bartlett. Doors open at 6 p.m.; trivia begins at 7 p.m.; emcee Brother Ignatius. $10 per person / $80 to reserve a table for 8. For more informa-tion contact Annmarie at [email protected].

Calendar SEPTEMBER 2017 Calendar OCTOBER 20177 St Faustina Feast Day. 9-10:15 a.m. Confessions

- Priests English & Spanish available; 10 a.m. Ro-sary to the our Lady of Fatima; 10:30 a.m. Mass starting with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. St Ann Bartlett Catholic Church, 6529 Stage Rd., Bartlett. Main celebrant Father Ernie DeBlasio; concel-ebrants Father David Orsak, Father Elbert Callis, Father Richard Coy, Father Jolly Sebastian and more. Assisted by Deacons Chip Jones, Wayne Morton, David Dierkes and Greg Thomas. Music by John Angotti and the St Ann Choir. Reception following in Trinity Hall. Free “Jesus I trust in You” & Mother of Mercy wristbands. Fatima/Di-vine Mercy Reparation Prayer Cards available. All are invited. For info contact Jay Hastings at (901) 438-7772 or go to [email protected].

9 Theology on Tap. 6:30 p.m., Trolley Stop Market, 704 Madison Ave, Memphis. Beauty & Suffering - Michaela Dockery will share her testimony about her fight with chronic illness, being a mom and a wife, while blogging about life and style. Her passion is “to inspire others to never, ever give up no matter what you’re going through!” For more about Michaela, visit her website:www.michae-ladockery.com. For more information about our event, check out our website at www.totmem-phis.org

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Living Peacefully in a Violent World. 7-9 p.m., St. Louis Catholic Church, 203 S. White Station Road.The course wlll be an opportunity for catechists in the Diocese to receive credit for continuing edu-cation credits. Msgr. Kirk said that it was Impor-tant for Catholics to be engaged in the Church’s mission of peace, and to emphasize that nonvio-lence is a “force more powerful” than war. He said he would give examples where nonviolence has worked throughout history to bring about positive change. Contact Paul Crum at [email protected].

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Living Peacefully in a Violent World. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Louis Catholic Church, 203 S. White Station Road. The course wlll be an opportunity for catechists in the Diocese to receive credit for continuing education credits. Msgr. Kirk said that it was Important for Catholics to be engaged in the Church’s mission of peace, and to emphasize that nonviolence is a “force more powerful” than war. He said he would give examples where non-violence has worked throughout history to bring about positive change.Contact Paul Crum at [email protected].


EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESSt. Paul Catholic SchoolMusic Teacher - (PT) 2017-18 School Year St. Paul Catholic School has an opening for a part-time Music Teacher (Pre-K 3 through 6th grade) position for the upcoming school year. The music teacher educates primary school children by planning and conducting an education program to develop artistic, academic and social growth of their students. At St. Paul’s, the music teacher also teaches Catholic identity, including faith formation and Catholic tradition. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in Music or related field, with current Tennessee teaching credentials/license. Teaching experience valued. How to Apply: Please download, print and complete the “Applications for Employment Catholic Diocese of Memphis” found at www.cdom.org - click on departments, human resources, resources, general application. Submit the completed application along with a resume to: Director of Human Resources, 5825 Shelby Oaks Drive, Memphis, TN 38134.


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Where to get help in the Diocese of Memphis:Shari Lee, LCSW, DCSW - Victim Assistance Coordinator

(901) 652-4066

In order to prevent abuse and the dev-astating consequences for all involved, the Diocese of Memphis is providing information for anyone who needs help.

Tennessee Child Abuse Hot Line1-877-237-0004

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Mission Statement of The West Tennessee Catholic - Digital Edition

The West Tennessee Catholic is a digital news publication dedicated to sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ primar-ily 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 Magis-terium. 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 encourag-ing 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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of it. As long as I protect my anger, it will stay there, making me sick. Sirach doesn’t make this point to make anyone feel condemned. He presents the logic of our situation to spur us to change. His negative observation implies a positive encouragement. “Hey, if you would stop nourishing your anger, God could begin to heal you.” So the final question is: Do I want to be healed?

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St. Ann Catholic School, Bartlett, TNPrincipal The Principal serves as the Spiritual and Instructional leader, responsible for managing the policies, regulations, and procedures to ensure that all students are supervised in a safe traditional Catholic learning environment that meets the approved curricula and mission of the school. Establishes and promotes high standards and expectations for all students and staff for academic performance and responsibility for self-behavior. Qualifications: M.S. Degree in Educational or related field and five years teaching and/or administrative experience (in a Catholic School preferred). Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent computer and technology skills and abilities. Roman Catholic active in a parish. Please send resumes/applications to Director of Human Resources, 5825 Shelby Oaks Dr., Memphis, TN 38135.

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Catholic Charities of West TennesseeReceptionist/Intake Coordinator

Supervisor: Coordinator of Supportive Services

Direct Reports: None

Position Statement: Bilingual (English and Spanish) part-time receptionist to manage front desk responsibilities on a daily basis, and to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks.

Position responsibilities:• Welcome visitors by greeting them in a friendly and professional manner, in person or on the telephone; answering or referring inquiries• Answer the switchboard, screening and forwarding incoming phone calls to the proper person/department • Provides accurate information to walk-ins and callers and direct phone calls and walk-ins to the proper person/department.• Accurately takes and records messages.• Distributes and collects non-staff badges.• Receives and sorts daily mail/deliveries/couriers. Notifies appropriate personnel of package arrival.• Accepts walk-in donations, issues donation receipts and directs donations to the appropriate departments.• Perform other clerical receptionist duties such as filing, photocopying, preparing mailings, and faxing.• Accepts and records MIFA food vouchers and directs clients to Fig Tree Food Pantry.• Alerts appropriate supervisor when 911 calls are placed.• Unlocks the main entrance doors at the beginning of the business day and locks the main entrance doors at the close of the business day.• Notifies appropriate supervisor regarding leave and does so in a timely manner.• Assists in off-site events as needed.• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:The ideal candidate will possess the following minimum qualifications:• High School graduate or equivalent.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.• Fluent in Spanish (verbal and written skills).• Proficient in MS Office: Word, Excel, at a minimum.• Hands-on experience with office equipment (e.g. fax machines and printers).• Ability to remain calm in an emergency situation and to deal with emergencies in a timely and direct manner. • Ability to manage stressful situations and deal with clients/people who are hostile, demanding or in a crisis situation.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES• Customer Service attitude.• Excellent Organizational Skills.• Sensitive to diverse cultures.• Multitasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.• Proven work experience as a Receptionist, Front Office Representative or similar role helpful, but not required.• This position normally requires the physical demands of standing, walking, bending, stair-climbing, sitting, talking, seeing, hearing and lifting or performing other work requiring light physical exertion (up to 20 lbs.).

Materials/Equipment:• Phone system, fax, copier and PC.

Position Level: • Part-time, 20-25 hours per week; paid time off.

Closing Date: 07/30/17

Resume and Letter of Interest deadline.

Contact:Lucie Johnson, Coordinator of Supportive Services.Catholic Charities of West Tennessee, 1325 Jefferson, Memphis TN 38104. [email protected]

October 14th 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Room 113 8151 Chimney Rock Blvd, Cordova, TN 38016

Social Ministry Conference

A Semiannual Networking Opportunity

Open to anyone involved in the care and concerns ministries in our Diocese (parish, school contacts, St. Vincent de Paul, Knights of Columbus, etc.)

For more info and to reserve your spot, contact

Christine Hash [email protected] 901-722-4759

Light Breakfast Prayer Poverty Overview Best Practice- Word Gap Project Sharing Groups

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it can be just giving a hand or a kiss “without words.”• Building relationships with concrete gestures of charity, which is why “the church communicates best when it does so with the poor and the sick,” when it is following the path of the beatitudes. “It is very interesting, communication is at work in the beatitudes. If you read them carefully, these are also the rules for better communication.” Pope Francis said that the best communicator of all is God, because communication requires moving outward and toward others. “He communicates by showing a path for his people” to escape slavery and “God communicates by lowering Himself” in Jesus Christ, he said. “Because man is made in God’s image, he must lower himself for there to be true communication,” to be “on par with another,” not because the other is inferior, but as “an act of humility, of freedom.” This free outpouring of words and “primordial gestures” means that “communication always has something messy about it. Deep down, it increases spontaneity,” he said. When asked whether he was worried his fondness for speaking informally and off-the-cuff so much posed any risks to his official pronouncements or his credibility, the pope said, “I believe prudence is necessary, not ‘cold’ prudence,” but just enough to know “how far we should go.”

But he said, “I myself have made mistakes. I was wrong two or three times in the way I said things” on the plane with journalists. “The plane is dangerous,” Wolton replied, because the journalists are “looking for what is forbidden. They like that.” “What I can say, I say. And some are appalled, that is true,” the pope said. Asked whether knowing whatever he says will go global caused him any distress, the pope said while he does not feel anxious, “there’s a lot of pressure.” “When I get on the plane with the journalists I feel as if I am descending into the lion’s den. And I begin by praying, then I try to be very clear,” but there have been some “missteps,” he said, without specifying what. The pope’s vision of communication parallels his overall vision of always needing to be in movement, meeting others, opening doors, sometimes taking wrong turns, but always walking, because a person who is not on a journey “is a mummy, a museum piece.” “It’s hard to communicate, but we communicate despite it all. I say this because we must not reject people who are on the move, since it would be to reject communication.”


CHURCH TOURS St. Peter Church, 190 Adams Avenue at Third, Memphis(901) 527-8282Founded 1840 – Dominican Friarswww.stpeterchurch.org Free tours of the church are offered the first Saturday of the month (1-4 p.m.), and upon request. For information/to schedule tours call Jane Scharding Smedley (901) 527-8282, ext. 15. Tours for school groups provide a wider architectural scope, Tennessee history, and references to the neighboring Magevney House, Shelby County Courthouse, as well as the church and its St. Martin de Porres Shrine Chapel. To arrange a school tour call (901) 484-2330. Handicapped accessible.

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