Memphis Catholic Weekly

Scotty Sneed; Lay Director of Memphis Cursillo drops in to talk about the importance of cultivating silence in our prayer life, and learning to be a good listener. And how we can tune in to Gods Divine Wisdom using the "3 R's" of Reading, Reflection and Response.......

We kick off our 4th of July episode with one of the greatest speeches in movie history; the President's speech from the 1996 classic sci-fi "Independence Day". After that, we take a look at the lives of several American Saints of the Catholic Church, and also honor 'Our Lady of Champion', and her national shrine in Wisconsin....

The St. Louis Church Hole In One Festival is a great annual celebration, that helps raise funds for their Churches youth programs. Here is a short video with some of the highlights...

It's that time of year again! The 68th annual "Hole In One Festival" takes place June 21-27 on the beautiful grounds of St. Louis Church in East Memphis. Fundraising Chairman; Wes Kraker drops in today to tell us all about this great annual family celebration.....

Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center has a new Associate Director; Tara LaMarre! Tara is in the studio with the Outgoing Director; Steve Fracchia to talk about this beautiful retreat center, some of the upcoming activities happening there this summer, and some of the great opportunities available there for all people of good will......

The Memphis Italian Festival is this weekend! If you've never been before you owe it to yourself to drop by with the whole family. George Shadroui; Director of Development for the CDOM, and Allison Thron; Assistant Director of Development drop in to talk about this great annual festival, to give us updates on the Bishops Annual Appeal, and talk about a few upcoming events in the CDOM that you...

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......

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 author...

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.....

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...

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!

Dedicating your life to the Priesthood, or to becoming a Religious Sister is a great and noble commitment. And of course it doesn't come without its challenges. The men and women who make this commitment need our prayers and support. On this episode, Fr. Casey Weber; Associate Pastor from Holy Rosary Church, and Jan Courtney; Coordinator of the Vocations Support Committee at Holy Rosary Church...

This is a really fun episode! The studio is jam packed today as we visit with Coach Mitch McDaniel from St. Benedict HS, along with students; Izzy, Luke, Kayla, and Nick who are all Seniors this year, and share stories of their time at SBA. St. Benedict HS in Cordova is having a virtual open house on Sun. March 22 at 3:00pm. You can join the tour by visiting SBAeagles.org

George Shadroui; Director of Development for the CDOM, and Assistant Director; Allison Thron drop in to talk about the Bishops Annual Appeal, the Good Shepard Society, and some of the ways parishioners can get involved in helping the works of the Church in the Catholic Diocese of Memphis....

The Madonna Circle celebrates their 90th Anniversary this year and they are celebrating in style! The "Some Enchanted Evening" fundraising gala will be taking place at the beautiful and historic Peabody Hotel April 18th in downtown Memphis, and they want to see you there! The Madonna Circle President Jan Brucker, and Event Chair Kaitlin Brucker drop in to talk about some of the great wor...

Fr. Robbie Favazza from Resurrection Church drops in to invite everyone to ShamRock N Roll Trivia Night fundraiser on March 7th. This is going to be a great event, and he's going to tell us all about it. Then later in the show, Fr. Robbie talks about his vocation to the Priesthood, and offers some good advice to other men and women who may be discerning a vocation to the Priesthood or Religiou...

Anne McGee joins us to talk about the ever growing Flame of Love Movement of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the upcoming Flame of Love Conference coming up this June at OLPH Church in Germantown. You can also join the Flame of Love Cenacle's at Holy Rosary Church on the first Monday of of each month from 6:30-7:30pm. To learn more about the Flame of Love Movement visit: https://flameoflove....

Creating, managing, and promoting the Bishops Annual Appeal is no easy feat! And for Allison Throne; Assistant Director of Development for the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, the launch weekend of the BAA is like Super Bowl Sunday. This years theme is: "Hearts Poured Out In Love". Allison drops by to tell us all about it.....

This is a fascinating discussion. Catholic author Derek Rotty drops in to discuss the retreat he'll be hosting called "Praying With Sacred Art" at Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center March 27-29. To learn more about Derek's work, and to check out all of his books, visit: https://derekrotty.com/book/

This is a fun episode. First off we have some exciting announcements to make for the Memphis Catholic Radio Network. Then we introduce you to some of the show hosts on MCR and give you a behind the scenes look at their podcasts......

Cesar Ruiz; seminarian for the Catholic Diocese of Memphis drops in to talk about his re-conversion to his faith, his decision to explore a vocation to the Priesthood, and his thoughts and feelings as he anticipates entering in to the seminary....

Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center really is a jewel of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis. If you have never visited there, you owe it to yourself to explore this beautiful venue. Steve Fracchia drops by to talk about all of the great events coming up this spring, and also some other opportunities for both Catholics and non Catholics to enjoy OLQP........

January is going to be action packed! Rick Ouellette, Director of Communications for the CDOM is in the house to give us the news of some of the great activities taking place this month.....

Elizabeth Guerrero is two years into her role as the Youth Director for St. Anne's Church on Highland, and so far it's been a very interesting journey......

Today we are joined by Lance Jolly and Daniel Schachle with the Knights of Columbus, with an incredible story to tell. The founder of the Knights of Columbus Fr. Michael McGivney is one step closer to becoming a canonized Saint, after the miraculous healing in Daniel Schachles own son Michael (or Mikey) After an exhaustive investigation, the Vatican declared Mikey's healing a legitimate miracl...