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Donald Nohs points to distinguishing marks on a negative image of the Shroud of Turin during a Feb. 4 presentation at St. Paul of the Cross Monastery in Pittsburgh. Nohs, who is an expert on the Shroud, widely believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus, said the image shows what pain Jesus endured for his flock. (CNS photo/John Franko, Pittsburgh Catholic)

Relics can be key to understanding life in Jesus’ time, Jesuit saysBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service

Donald Nohs, who is an expert on the Shroud of Turin, widely believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus, talked to a Pittsburgh audience about the evidence of authenticity for the shroud. Jesus’ passion, Nohs noted, was much more than a physical suffering. It was the humiliation and embarrassment of being scourged in the nude in front of his mother and friends. The suffering Mary endured, he said, which is why she is our greatest intercessory in heaven. He asked the audience to bring Mary into their hearts and walk with her through the presentation. “There was no end to the humiliation,” he said. “The embarrassment. The physical pain. No end.” Nohs presented “Discovering Jesus in His Holy Shroud” at St. Paul of the Cross Monastery on Pittsburgh’s South Side to a capacity audience of about 550 people. Nohs, director general of the Confraternity of the Passion

International and president of the Holy Face of Jesus, is one of the world’s leading authorities on the Shroud of Turin. He has studied the shroud for more than 50 years. The shroud’s existence has been documented for centuries, but the invention of photography in the 19th century revealed that the image of a crucified man was actually a negative image.

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Two years after he was elected pope, Pope Francis’ popularity rating among U.S. Catholics is at 90 percent, surpassing Pope Benedict XVI’s best-ever popularity, and rivaling that of St. John Paul II. Pope Francis, who is scheduled to visit Washington, New York and Philadelphia in September, garnered a “very favorable” view from 57 percent of U.S. Catholics, and “mostly favorable” from another 33 percent. By comparison, Pope Benedict’s highest favorability rating was 83 percent in April 2008, when he visited the United States. St. John Paul achieved favorability scores of 93 percent in May 1990 and June 1996, and 91 percent in May 1987, four months before his second U.S. visit. All of those scores were nearly a decade or more into his papacy. All polls were conducted by the Pew Research Center, which issued its findings March 5. Pope Francis scored 84 percent favorability at his March 2013 election, dipped to 79 percent that September, then rose to 85 percent in February 2014. Among all Americans in the Pew survey, Pope Francis’ favorability ratings also have increased over the past two years. He started at 57

After two years in office, Pope Francis has 90 percent favorable ratingBy Catholic News Service

percent at the time of his election, inched upward to 58 percent the following September, increased to 66 percent last year and hit 70 percent this year. In the latest survey, there was no segment of the U.S. population where Pope Francis did not gain majority favorability. In fact, every segment gave the pope a margin of at least 5-to-2 support. Catholics who said they attend Mass regularly gave Pope Francis a 95 percent favorability rating, including two-thirds who said they held a very favorable opinion of the pope. Pope Francis also gained favorability ratings of 90 percent or better among Catholic women, non-Hispanic whites, those ages 50 and up, Democrats or those who lean Democratic, and conservatives.

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West TN Chorus Festival 2015Schools participating include: Immaculate Conception Cathedral School and St. Louis in Memphis, St. Ann Catholic School in Bartlett, St. Mary’s Catholic School in Jackson and Incarnation Catholic School in Collierville.

West Tennessee General Music Educators Association (WTGMEA) Chorus Festival on Feb 13, 2015.

Three seniors among 25 granted provost from Mississippi State University Submitted by Sharon Masterson, director communications & sports information St. Benedict at Auburndale High School has received word that three seniors, Meghan Brino (Munford), Ryan Cobb (Germantown) & Easton Williams (Collierville), were recently awarded the Provost Scholarship by Mississippi State University. Only 25 Provost scholarships were awarded and three were from SBA. In making this announcement, the University said that it is extremely rare that three from one school are granted this prestigious scholarship. These Eagles really soared.

“This nearly unanimous approval of the pontiff is striking even for highly observant Catholics,” said a Pew report detailing the survey findings. Even the worst margins for Pope Francis among certain categories of Catholics would be the envy of any other public figure. Those who identified themselves as Republican or leaning Republican were 89 percent-10 percent in favor of the pope. Liberals were 87 percent-11 percent for the pontiff. And among those who go to church less often, Pope Francis scored an 86 percent-10 percent margin. The survey was conducted Feb. 18-22 on both landlines and cellphones among a national sample of 1,504 adults. The margin of error for the whole group was plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.

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Pope: Mass in vernacular helps people understand God, live the faith

Allowing priests to celebrate Mass in the language of the local congregation rather than in Latin allowed the faithful to understand and be encouraged by the word of God, Pope Francis said. “You cannot turn back, we have to always go forward, always forward and who goes back is making a mistake,” he told parishioners after commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first time a pope celebrated Mass in the vernacular following the Second Vatican Council. “Let us give thanks to the Lord for what he has done in his church in these 50 years of liturgical reform. It was really a courageous move by the church to get closer to the people of God so that they could understand well what it does, and this is important for us: to follow Mass like this,” he said as he left Rome’s Church of All Saints March 7. On the same date in 1965, Blessed Paul VI publicly celebrated Mass in Italian for the first time in accordance with the norms established by the Second Vatican Council. In his homily at the parish, Pope Francis said people need to be able to connect the liturgy to their own lives.

Investigation of stolen Michelangelo notes underway after ransom demand

A top Vatican official received a ransom demand for the return of Renaissance-era documents by the artist Michelangelo. Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, “received a proposal to recover such documents at a certain price,” said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman. “Naturally he refused as it concerned stolen documents,” the spokesman said in a written statement March 8. Michelangelo, best known for his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, had dedicated nearly the last two decades of his life, 1546-1564, to being the head architect of St. Peter’s Basilica, whose construction began in 1506 and was completed in 1620. More than 10,000 pieces of parchment, documents, slips and scraps of paper connected with the planning, design and building of the basilica are kept in the archives of the Fabbrica di San Pietro, the office responsible for physical care and maintenance of St. Peter’s Basilica. Michelangelo, Donato Bramante, Raphael, Carlo Maderno, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini’s surviving handwritten notes, instructions, reports and requests are all housed in the archives.

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St. Ann Catholic School going to two state competitionsSubmitted by Angela de Jong, development director St. Ann Catholic School in Bartlett had two teams compete in the Destination Imagination Regional Tournament. R2-D2 was managed by Stacey Griffith and competed in the Scientific Challenge. Sparks of the Century was managed by Kris Crews and competed in the Fine Arts Challenge. Congratulations to both teams for a job well done. R2-D2 qualified for the State Tournament and will be heading to Nashville in April to compete.

St. Ann Catholic School in Bartlett had three students win the West TN Regional Free Throw Championship. They will now head to Nashville to compete in state. Congratulations to Miranda Loeffel (7th Grade), Landon Willins (4th grade) and Philip Speering (7th grade). Good luck at state.

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The Christian Brothers University Department of Religion and Philosophy and the Memphis Center for Food and Faith will present Dr. Jennifer Ayres on March 26 with an address entitled “Come to the Table: Faith and Our Food System.” Dr. Ayres’ lecture will take place in CBU’s University Theater at 7:00 p.m. The table around which Christians regularly gather—the Lord’s table—stands as a witness to God’s abundance, God’s presence in the material gifts of the earth, and God’s delight in the nourishment and enlivening of earthly bodies. Each time we share the bread and cup, we testify to God’s presence in the simple acts of eating and drinking together. What does this action mean, however, in the midst of a food system faced with such serious challenges as food insecurity, obstructed access to healthy and affordable food, community instability, environmental degradation, and the disenfranchisement of people? This presentation explores the relationship between the sacrament of the Eucharist and practices of resistance such as growing food, supporting farmers and workers, re-visioning agriculture, and relationship-building. Jennifer Ayres’ research interests include religious environmental education; social activism and religious identity; faith formation in the context of popular culture; and feminist practical theology. She is the author of two books: Waiting for a Glacier to Move: Practicing Social Witness (2011, Wipf and Stock), and Good Food: Grounded Practical Theology (2013, Baylor University Press). Her current research investigates the educational task of cultivating Christian faith that is deeply rooted in our ecological context, with attention to the kinds of religious leaders needed for this work. A frequent speaker on the topics of faith formation, religion and food, and Christian ecological theology and practice, Dr. Ayres also serves on the steering committee of the Green Seminaries Initiative and the Emory University Sustainable Food Committee. She has been awarded research grants from the Association of Theological Schools Lilly Research Grants and the Louisville Institute. Professor Ayres is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). A reception and book-signing will follow the lecture, which is free and open to the public.

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A cookbook featuring favorite dishes of the three most-recent popes and their elite military corps will be available this summer in English. Buon Appetito, Swiss Guard, was written by 24-year-old David Geisser, who had worked as a chef and published two popular cookbooks in his native Switzerland before joining the Swiss Guard nearly two years ago. “Many people do not know about the Swiss Guard,” said Geisser, whose commander conceived of the coffee-table-size book as a means to make the Guard better known. T h e b o o k s e r v e s a s a fascinating and unlikely point of entry into the daily life, history and tradition of one of the world’s most enigmatic military corps. Sgt. Erwin Niederberger, 36, wrote the accompanying account of this history and tradition. He, too, was a pastry chef before joining the Guard 15 years ago. The book’s more than 70 recipes are organized into nine main sections, including everyday meals, holiday dishes and desserts, recipes from the guards’ two favorite Roman restaurants, and dishes from three towns on the outskirts of Rome where the guards often go on days off. A section on the traditional menu served at swearing-in ceremonies lets readers into a key moment of a guard’s life. The truth of the old adage, when in Rome do as the Romans do, comes to life in the section on everyday meals. The soldiers are all Swiss, but the Polish sisters who run the kitchen cook mostly Italian cuisine, said Geisser. Daily meals tend to the richer side, with lots of cheese, creams and butter, and include pastas, soups, meat

Swiss Guard recruits stand at attention during a swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Papal palates: Swiss Guard cookbook to hit shelves by summerBy Laura Ieraci, Catholic News Service

and fish. While the Swiss Guard keeps the traditional practice of Friday abstinence from meat, soldiers are not required to fast, even during Lent. “Fasting is optional because of the needs of the work,” Geisser said.

None of the guards, mostly young men in their 20s, worry about calories, the author said, and there are no restrictions on their diet, as they burn lots of energy in training and on the job. The Guard is a military corps that shares a life of faith, and the book includes guards’ mealtime prayers. Another section features recipes that pay tribute to the Swiss Guards’ three patron saints, all of whom were soldiers. The roasted goose dish in honor of St. Martin of Tours is the traditional dish for his feast day in Switzerland. With no set traditional meal for St. Sebastian, Geisser chose a breaded veal and saffron risotto, typical of the saint’s native Milan. Swiss patron St. Nicholas von Flue, who spent the last years of his life in a mountain cave, where

he consumed only the Eucharist, posed more of a challenge, the young chef admitted. Geisser settled on a simple herb omelet to honor the hermit. Perhaps the book’s biggest draw is the section of regional menus based on the tastes of the

three most-recent pontiffs. The menu inspired by Pope Francis consists of Argentine classics: “empanadas” (dough pockets stuffed with meat, cheese or vegetables), a beef dish called “colita de cuadril” and the milk-based “dulce de leche” for dessert. German sausage salad, a roast pork dish called “schweinsbraten” and baked cherries with whipped cream are on the menu inspired by retired Pope Benedict XVI. And Polish “pierogi” (stuffed potato dumplings), a stuffed beef roll and beets, and apple tart are included as having been among St. John Paul II’s favorites. The book also includes foods that please the palates of three of the pope’s closest collaborators. The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, likes “gnocch i” ( I t a l i an po ta to

dumplings). A favorite for Swiss-born Cardinal Kurt Koch, who heads the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, is the traditional German “wiener schnitzel” (deep-fried breaded veal) with fries. And German-born Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the papal household, is the only one to veer from his native cuisine to tag “saltimbocca” (veal cooked with cured Italian ham in a wine sauce) as his preferred dish. T h e S w i s s G u a r d ’ s commanding officers get a section to themselves, with their favorite recipes, a portrait photo and a short biography. A cookbook would not be complete without full-color and glossy images, and Vatican photographer Katarzyna Artymiak delivers with larger-than-life, mouth-watering photos. Geisser cautioned, however, that the elegant presentation of the dishes should not mislead readers into thinking the guards enjoy fine dining. Meals are self-served cafeteria style in their refectory, which is only accessible to guards; no outside guests are allowed. “Good food is important” for an army to stay “motivated and ready,” said Geisser, whose term with the Swiss Guard was due to end at the end of February. He will return to Switzerland, where he said he has a few projects simmering, including plans for a new cookbook. An extensive book tour for Buon Appetito, Swiss Guard will take him to Philadelphia during the World Meeting of Families in September. The original German hardcover edition was released in October. French and Italian translations are expected by Easter.


A homeless man who faithfully attended Mass at a church inside Vatican City for decades was buried in a Vatican cemetery after it was discovered he had died and was left unidentified in a hospital morgue. Willy Herteleer was well-known by the Swiss Guards keeping watch at St. Anne’s Gate, by local business owners and a number of clergy who brought him food, took him to lunch or treated him to his morning cappuccino, according to news reports. “He attended 7 o’clock Mass every day for more than 25 years,” Father Bruno Silvestrini, the pastor of the Vatican’s Church of St. Anne, told Vatican Radio. Though Herteleer lived on the streets with all of his belongings packed in a folding grocery cart, “he was a rich person of great faith,” the priest said. “He was very, very open and had made many friends,” Father Silvestrini said. “He spoke a lot with young people, he spoke to them of the Lord, he spoke about the pope, he would invite them to the celebration of the Eucharist,” which Herteleer always said was “his medicine.” Msgr. Americo Ciani, a canon at St. Peter’s Basilica was another friend of Herteleer, and he told Vatican Radio that the elderly man -- thought to be about 80 -- would lean against a lamppost along the road that led tourists and city residents to and from St. Peter’s Square and talk to them about their faith. “Very often he would engage with someone, asking, ‘Do you go to confession every now and then? Look, going to confession is necessary because if you don’t, you won’t go to heaven!’” the monsignor recalled. He was such a regular at St. Anne’s that Father Silvestrini paid homage to Herteleer by including a figurine of a homeless man among the shepherds in the church’s annual Nativity scene. Those who looked after Herteleer became worried when he seemed to have vanished in

A homeless person sleeps outside the Vatican press office near St. Peter’s Square. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Homeless man of deep faith given funeral, burial in Vatican CityBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

mid-December, reported the Italian daily, Il Messaggero, Feb. 25. It turned out Herteleer had collapsed one cold December night and was brought to a nearby hospital after a passersby saw he needed help and called an ambulance. He died at the hospital Dec. 12, but his body had remained unidentified and unclaimed at the hospital morgue until friends tracked him down, the newspaper reported. Msgr. Ciani led the funeral Mass together with the canons of St. Peter’s Basilica in the chapel of the Vatican’s Teutonic cemetery Jan. 9. Permission was granted to have Herteleer, who was Flemish and Catholic, buried in the small Germanic cemetery where Swiss, German and Flemish nobility and church benefactors had been laid to rest. The cemetery was founded 1,200 years ago for German pilgrims who died in Rome. In his homily, Msgr. Ciani said he thanked God for letting them get to know Herteleer, “a man who appeared to be alone, but who never felt alone because God’s grace was present in him.” The casket was adorned with floral wreaths and two portraits of Herteleer -- one a watercolor, the other a pastel -- that the Italian monsignor had made of him. Msgr. Ciani sa id g iv ing Herteleer his final resting place in the Vatican cemetery was “in perfect harmony with Pope Francis’ incisive messages in which he always talks about the excluded, those who do not count in our society ... but instead are held dear by, not just the pope, but by the Lord Jesus, who always loved and preferred the poorest.” Msgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti, adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, told reporters Feb. 26 that the huge amount of media attention surrounding the man’s burial at the Vatican was further proof of the “throwaway culture” and the inverted values Pope Francis often speaks about.

“The death of an elderly man on the streets made the news, not because he died, but only because he was buried in the Vatican,” he said. “The burial was more important than the death of the man.”

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Is the Shroud of Turin real, as many Catholics believe? Or is it a product of the 14th century, as suggested by tests conducted of strips taken from the shroud? Does it matter at all -- and, if it does, how much does it matter? Those are the kinds o f questions addressed in a new CNN series, “Finding Jesus,” which airs at 9 p.m. EDT Sundays through Easter, April 5. Jesuit Father James Martin, one of a host of scholars and scientists interviewed for the series, said for the series that “in my gut” the shroud is real. Why? “The most persuasive argument is that even if it dates from the 1400s, there’s no way the creators could have known about the qualities of photographic negatives which the shroud demonstrates,” he told Catholic News Service in a March 5 telephone interview from New York. “It’s not unreasonable to think Jesus’ burial cloth would have been treasured by his disciples and the early church. That’s perfectly reasonable to imagine.” On the other hand, Father Martin said, “what argues against it is that it appears only in the Middle Ages. You think there would have been a record of it or mentions of it.” T h e 1 4 - f o o t - b y - 4 - f o o t linen cloth has a full-length photonegative image of a man, front and back, bearing signs of wounds that correspond to the Gospel accounts of the torture Jesus endured in his passion and death. The church has never officially ruled on the shroud’s authenticity, but Pope Francis is to visit the Shroud of Turin during its public display in Turin’s cathedral later this year. Pope Benedict XVI and St. John Paul II likewise visited the shroud. Wha t wou ld he lp w i th authentication of the cloth, Father Martin added, is a “smoking gun” of sorts that gives “a record of where it has been. That would be the smoking gun. A record from

A reproduction of the Shroud of Turin is seen near the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, in this April 27, 2010, file photo. The shroud will be on public display in the cathedral for two months beginning April 19. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Relics can be key to understanding life in Jesus’ time, Jesuit saysBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service

some monastery that links it from Jerusalem to Turin. ... Something that situates it in a monastery. That would be great to find -- with pictures of it, drawings, and it would have to be dated.” Even with al l that said, according to Father Martin, “If I get up to heaven and Jesus says, ‘That shroud is the shroud that covered my body,’ I’ll say fine. And if he says, ‘That shroud is not real, it’s just an invention,’ then I’ll say fine.” Father Martin also appears in a “Finding Jesus” installment dealing with the life of -- and relics associated with -- John the Baptist. “Finding Jesus” reports there are more bone relics attributed to John than one body could possibly have had. One test finds a purported relic as dating from about seven centuries after John’s time, but tests on another relic fixes the year of death of the person from whom the bone came at 30 A.D. Relics, even if they weren’t initially thought of as such, have existed “since the earliest days of the church,” Father Martin told CNS. “Anything that was associated with Jesus or the apostles or the early saints would have been treasured much as we treasure our grandmother’s bracelets or a favorite photo of an uncle.” The shroud, he noted, would have been just such a treasured item. One does not need to have a relic to believe in the holiness or heroic virtue of a saint or saintly person, added Father Martin, who said he has a relic of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, and also a relic of the “true cross” believed to be the one used to crucify Jesus. Of the latter, he said, “He was just another criminal -- why would they have saved that? But you know what? You never know.” But “the same culture that makes fun of relics also sells Marilyn Monroe’s coats and dresses on eBay,” he said. “It’s that same desire for a physical connection.”

Other Catholic scholars on “Finding Jesus” include Candida Moss of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and Timothy Gray of St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver. Father Martin said he was asked to appear on “Finding Jesus” because he had just written the best-seller Jesus: A Pilgrimage,” and they reached out to me.” By virtue of his books, his writing for America magazine and his occasional role as official chaplain for the now-defunct “Colbert Report,” the Jesuit is frequently asked to give his “impri-Martin,” as it were, to a variety of projects. Father Martin said he finds “I am in a fair amount of demand. I’m happy to help, you know, preach the good news anywhere I can.” Hourlong installments of Finding Jesus, based on the book by Religion News Service journalist David Gibson, debut each Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on CNN. (Check local listings for repeats of the program.)


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Come celebrate and “. . . s trengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:32) by attending the 10th annual Men’s Morning of Spirituality at the Catholic Church of the Incarnation, 360 Bray Station Rd., Collierville, Tenn. This milestone event on Saturday, March 21, 2015, is open to all men seeking a deeper relationship with Christ and greater unity with other men of faith. We invite grandfathers, fathers and sons to come worship, experience the love of Christ and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Register at www.mensmorning.com. A d e c a d e o f l o v e h a s strengthened our resolve to provide a day that uplifts and inspires through the sacraments and personal witness. Fishers of Men, our primary sponsor, and Lumen Civitatis, our presenting sponsor, are helping to bring two great speakers to this year’s encounter. To help prepare for this special day, let’s look at Luke 22:32. The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 22, retells the story of the Last Supper when Jesus foretold Peter’s denial. Jesus said to Peter “... but

MMOS X – Strengthen your brothersBy Philip Erstine, Incarnation Parishioner

I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” I don’t know what God plans for you, but as Jesus prayed for Peter, come and pray that your faith will not fail. Come, pray that your brothers may be strengthened. Our keynote speaker and a former Memphian, is the Most Reverend J. Peter Sartain, D.D., S.T.L., archbishop of Seattle. Ordained in the Catholic Diocese of Memphis in 1978, his studies were completed in Rome. His many pastoral assignments include time at St. Louis Catholic Church, Memphis. According to Alan Gates, a St. Louis parishioner, Archbishop Sartain is a compassionate prayer warrior and teaches through his humble leadership. You will find comfort in him and guidance in his books. Of the books written by him, the following are highly recommended: Strengthen Your Brothers – Letters of Encouragement from an Archbishop to His Priests and Of You My Heart Has Spoken, a collection of his weekly writings. His most recent book, A Journey

to the Heart of Jesus – Guideposts along the Way , is a must-read on your pilgrimage to MMOS X. Our witness speaker, Peter Herbeck, is actively involved in global evangelization. He is well-known to EWTN fans as a co-host of “The Choices We Make” and “Crossing the Goal.” He also hosts the daily radio show “Fire on the Earth.” His television and radio programs are heartily recommended by the Fishers of Men. Mr. Herbeck is vice president and director of missions for Renewal Ministries. His pamphlet The New Evangelization: What’s Our Message, is recommended reading before MMOS X. The Most Reverend J. Terry Steib, SVD., bishop of the Diocese of Memphis, will celebrate Mass for MMOS X. Well-known for his wonderful prayer of the Sacred Liturgy and homilies, Bishop Steib

will encourage you to grow in your faith by making Christ the center of your life. His usual departing statement — “God is goodall the time, and all the time God is good” — will comfort you in your journey home. Opportunities for fellowship and refreshments will be offered. Reconciliation will be available. Our sponsors are bringing you an inspirational day to strengthen your faith and the faith of your brothers at MMOS X, Saturday, March 21, 2015. To find out more about MMOS X, here are a few links:YouTube video:www.youtu.be/hLK3ZHuJcekTwit ter : www.twi t ter.com/MensMornMEMFacebook: www.www.facebook.com/mensmorning Herbeck’s ministry website is www.renewalministries.net

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Coming up is Friday the 13th. Have fun with your children by joking about frivolous unlucky things that have happened in your life. Then turn it around and talk about times when you were really lucky.


HIGGINSA Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 2 for Theresa S. Higgins, 98, at St. Louis Church by Rev. Richard Cortese, concelebrant, Rev. Msgr. John B. McArthur. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Barbara Migliara, Betty Gush and Kay French; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

KESTNERA graveside service was conducted March 3 for Charles Kestner, 67, at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery by Rev. Mr. Michael Blome. Burial was at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. Survivors include sister, Charlotte Kirsch.

KRETZERA Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated February 27 for Lucille Ricca Kretzer, 83, at St. Louis Church by Rev. Msgr. John B. McArthur. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Lucy Fox and Cindy Pagliari; sons, Lou Kretzer and Frank Kretzer; brothers, Frank P. Ricca, Jr. and Edison Ricca; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

MERCERA Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated February 28 for Jane Frances Mercer, 84, at St. Louis Church by Rev. Msgr. John B. McArthur. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include daughter, Leigh Kalb; sons, Rick Mercer, John Mercer and Jim Mercer; and seven grandchildren.

STYERSA Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated February 23 for James Edward Styers, 71, at Church of the Nativity by Rev. Russ Harbaugh, concelebrants, Rev. Msgr. Victor Ciaramitaro, Rev. J. Keith Stewart, Rev. William Burke and Rev. David Orsak. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery. Survivors include sisters, Cathy Freres and Nancy Forget; and brothers, Danny Styers, Bill Styers and Larry Styers.

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Cardinal Egan, retired archbishop of New York, dies at age 82By Catholic News Service

Cardinal Edward M. Egan, who retired as archbishop of New York in 2009, died March 5. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. He was 82. He was laid to rest on March 11, in the Crypt at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. After collapsing at his residence that afternoon, he was taken to NYU Langone Medical Center, where doctors pronounced him dead at 2:20 p.m. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York told Catholics of the archdiocese he was saddened to tell them “our beloved” Cardinal Egan “has gone home to the Lord.” “Join me, please, in thanking God for his life, especially his generous and faithful priesthood. Pray as well that the powerful mercy of Jesus, in which our cardinal had such trust, has ushered him into heaven,” said Cardinal Dolan, who succeeded Cardinal Egan. “My sympathy to his natural family, who will grieve for their uncle, and to you, his spiritual family here in the Archdiocese of New York,” he added. Cardinal Dolan in his statement said that Cardinal Egan “had a peaceful death, passing away right after lunch today, with the prayers and sacraments of his loyal priest secretary, Father Douglas Crawford, in his residence at the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.” He said the retired archbishop was rushed from the residence to the medical center, where he was pronounced dead. In a telegram to Cardinal Dolan, Pope Francis offered his heartfelt condolences. “I join you in commending the late cardinal’s noble soul to God, the father of mercies,” the pope said, “with gratitude for his years of episcopal ministry among Christ’s flock in Bridgeport (Connecticut) and New York, his distinguished service to the Apostolic See, and his expert contribution to the revision of the church’s law in the years following the Second Vatican Council.” Appointed an auxiliary bishop in New York April 1, 1985, he was transferred to Bridgeport Nov. 5, 1988, and named archbishop of New York May 11, 2000. He retired in May 2009 at age 77; canon law requires bishops to turn their resignation into the pope at age 75.

Cardinal Edward M. Egan, retired archbishop of New York

Immaculate Conception Union City blessing of childrenOn March 7, at Immaculate Conception Church in Union City, Tenn., three families presented their children to Fr. Robert Ponticello for a blessing and consecration to the Virgin Mary. In this predominantly Mexican tradition, a child is presented to the priest for the blessing at the end of Mass. Children presented for the blessings are either 40 days or three years old. Each child is accompanied by both parents and godparents. The priest marks the child with the sign of the cross on the forehead and again on the chest with the oil of catechumens. Finally, the priest presents the child to Mary and asks for her care and protection just as she cared for her child, Jesus. The tradition commemorates the presentation of Jesus at the temple by Mary and Joseph.


Thursday, March 19SOLEMNITY OF SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a

Friday, March 20Lenten Weekday Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22Psalm 34:17-21, 23John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Saturday, March 21Lenten Weekday Jeremiah 11:18-20Psalm 7:2-3, 9b-12John 7:40-53

Lectionary readings

Year B of the Sunday Cycle • Mar. 15-21, 2015Psalter Week IV

Sunday, March 15FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23Psalm 137:1-6Ephesians 2:4-10John 3:14-21

Monday, March 16Lenten Weekday Isaiah 65:17-21Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13bJohn 4:43-54

Tuesday, March 17Lenten Weekday; Saint Patrick, BishopEzekiel 47:1-9, 12Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9John 5:1-16

Wednesday, March 18Lenten Weekday; Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Doctor of the ChurchIsaiah 49:8-15Psalm 145:8-9, 13c-14, 17-18John 5:17-20

Reflections OnSunday's Readings

By Jeff Hedglen, Catholic News Service

March 15, Fourth Sunday of Lent

Cycle B. Readings: (1) 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23, Psalm 137:1-6 (2) Ephesians 2:4-10 (Gospel) John 3:14-21

Years ago, a student in a confirmation class I was teaching said to me, “I’m doing just fine, why do I need a savior?” His question took me by surprise. It had never occurred to me that these teenagers would have no idea of their need for a savior and, furthermore, I was not sure how to convince them of this need. After some conversation, the other leaders and I decided that the reason for this lack of understanding was that the young people did not know anything about the nature of sin -- that we all sin and that the consequence of sin is eternal death. So in the next class I gave a talk on sin. I purposely painted a dark, foreboding picture of the reality of sin and how it affects each of our lives. I offered no hope and no glimmer of light at the end of the darkness of sin in our lives. After the lesson, I gave everyone a piece of paper that simply said, “I sin.” I asked them to take the paper home and put it someplace where they would see it every day, and when they saw it, to think about the sins they had committed. The next week I told the rest of the story of salvation and how, as we read in this week’s Gospel, “God so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” At the end of the class, I gave them another sheet of paper that said, “I sin, Jesus loves.” These four words hold the nucleus of the Gospel message. It is a simple truth that is not always easy to grasp. In a world where we like to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps, it is hard to admit that we stand in need of anything or anyone. In the case of sin, our need has never been greater, but the love of God has never been stronger.

Father Theodore Hesburgh, higher education leader, diplomat, dies at 97Catholic News Service

Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, who led the University of Notre Dame through a period of dramatic growth during his 35 years as president and held sway with political and civil rights leaders, died Feb. 26 at the age of 97. As the longest serving president of Notre Dame, from 1952 to 1987, Father Hesburgh built the university from a small college primarily known for its prowess on the football field into one of the nation’s premier higher education institutions. In announcing the highly regarded priest’s death, the university did not cite a specific cause. A funeral Mass for Father Hesburgh was to be celebrated the afternoon of March 4 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the Notre Dame campus, with the Mass also streamed on the university’s homepage: www.nd.edu. Following the funeral a procession was planned from the basilica to the Holy Cross Community Cemetery for his burial. The university also planned to hold a tribute ceremony that evening in Purcell Pavilion

Fr. Theodore Hesburgh

Notre Dame law professor emeritus Charles Rice dies at 83Catholic News Service

Charles E. Rice, professor emeritus of law at the University of Notre Dame Law School died Feb. 25 at the University of Chicago Medical Center following an illness. He was 83. A member of the Notre Dame law faculty since 1969, Rice specialized in constitutional law and jurisprudence. His funeral Mass was celebrated March 2 at St. Joseph Church in Mishawaka, Indiana, where he and his wife, Mary, moved in 1969.

Charles E. Rice

at the Joyce Center. “We mourn today a great man and faithful priest who transformed the University of Notre Dame and touched the lives of many,” Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, Notre Dame’s current president, said in a statement. “With his leadership, charism and vision, he turned a relatively small Catholic college known for football into one of the nation’s great institutions for higher learning. In his historic service to the nation, the church and the world, he was a steadfast champion for human rights, the cause of peace and care for the poor.”


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20 Immaculate Conception Cathedral School to Honor Re-tired Principal Sally Hermsdorfer with First “Spirit of Mercy Award” 6 p.m., Archbishop J. Peter Sartain will be our special guest. Please contact Vicki Irwin Sampietro ’64 for ticket infor-mation at (901) 435-5252 or visit www.myiccs.org.

21 Men’s Morning of Spirituality. 8 a.m., Church of the Incarna-tion, 360 Bray Station Road, Collierville.

22 Fletcher Youth Hoops Classic 15’ Basketball Tournament. Holy Rosary Catholic School, 4841 Park Avenue. For girls and boys in 3rd and 4th grades. $50 entry fee includes tournament t-shirts and guaranteed 2 games. Deadline for entry is March 17, 2015. For entry information, please contact Kent Hansom @ [email protected].

22 Sunday Social for People with Special Needs. 2-4 p.m., St. Peter Catholic Church, 190 Adams Avenue, Memphis. For more information call office of Pastoral Life Office: 373-1237.

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25 Matt Maher in Concert - St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Ascension Catholic Church and Young Adult Ministries in the Diocese of Memphis are proud to welcome Matt Maher. 7 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi, 8151 Chimneyrock Boulevard, Cordova. Tickets are $20 for general admission; $40 for gold circle (lim-ited number available). Proceeds from this event support Youth Ministry at St. Francis and Ascension churches along with Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese of Memphis. For tickets, visit www.stfrancismemphis.org and click on “Matt Maher Concert.”

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