Memphis Catholic Weekly

SBA Students Mission Trip to Peru

The students of St. Benedict HS are heading to Peru for their 2nd annual Mission Trip on May 24th! On this episode we visit with SBA Director of Marketing; Grace Dooley, STEM Teacher; Herman Jorgensen, and Students; Samantha and Chloe to hear about their experiences from last years trip, and the work they will be doing in Peru this year......

Virtues of a Good Teacher. Br. Joel McGraw

Br. Joel McGraw drops in to talk about his vocation with Christian Brothers, and his work as a teacher. After more than 52 years in the classroom, instructing over 7200 students, Br. Joel has seen it all. Their founder; St. John Baptist DeLaSalle taught the Brothers 12 virtues of a good teacher, which are not only excellent guidelines for instructors, but are also good lessons for anyone in authority......

Traveling to International Holy Sites

We are joined by our friend Kim Pesce; host of Light on the River, and her friend Jessica Scott (otherwise known as "Retreat Girl") to talk about the Women's Morning of Spirituality and also some of the epic international retreats Jessica has made, including a trip to the Holy Land with Jim Caviezel, and a visit to Fatima with Scott and Kimberly Hahn.....

Ave Maria Home "Ode to Fashion" Fundraiser

This is a fun episode! The Ave Maria Home "Ode To Fashion" fundraiser, presented by WINGS of Ave Maria, is coming up April 12th at the beautiful Botanic Gardens in East Memphis. For 75 years, the Ave Maria Home has been helping to take care of seniors with dignity. Julie Trayal, Mary Brown, and Barbara Spinosa drop in to talk about the great work being done at Ave Maria, and this awesome fundraiser......

Divine Mercy Sunday

Divine Mercy Sunday is April 12, and Jay Hastings, Director and Founder of the Shrine and Society of Divine Mercy drops in to tell us all about it. Here in the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, we are extremely blessed to have our own Divine Mercy Shrine at St. Ann's Church in Bartlett. In addition to being a beautiful chapel, it is also houses a First Class Relic of St. Faustina!