Memphis Catholic Weekly

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......

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 fundraiser......

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 drop in to talk about their work, and also share ways that others can help with this vital ministry in their own parishes.....

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 work being done by their organization, and the big evening they have planned to celebrate their anniversary....

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 Religious Life....

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.us

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 miracle......

Assistant General Agent Lance Jolly of the Knights of Columbus joins us today. The Knights of Columbus have a rich history of helping Catholic families through difficult times, as well as helping the community at large. The KOC is also a rock solid institution for Catholic families in need of Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, Retirement Annuities, or Disability Insurance. We are also very proud to welcome the Knights of Columbus as a sponsor to Memphis Catholic Radio!

We're reaching the end of the Liturgical Year, and there is ALOT happening the Catholic Diocese of Memphis! Rick Ouellette from the CDOM is in the house to talk about this action packed season, and also some of the great opportunities for non Catholics to participate with us and learn more about the Catholic Church.....

Scotty Sneed drops in to talk about the Cursillo Movement in Memphis…

Pope Leo's recent Apostolic Exhortation 'Dilexi te' is an incredible document that all Catholics and Christians would benefit from reading. George Nixon from Catholic Charities of West Tennessee, and Fr. Scott O'Brien join the program this week to explore some of the ways Pope Leo is guiding us to 'Walk Poor With The Poor'......

Head coach Mitch McDaniel joins us to talk about some of the sports programs in the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, and the great character building opportunities that participating in sports provides.…

A local Cursillo group meets at 7:00am every Wed. at their favorite breakfast place. I went along, and it was very enlightening. We discuss more about the Cursillo Movement with Steve Fracchia and George Shadroui on this episode of Memphis Catholic Weekly……

Chris Fay; president of Memphis Catholic Schools drops in to talk about just how awesome our schools are, and some of the plans underway to make them even better!

Jan Courtney and Mairead Deehan drop in to talk about the great work being done by the Respect Life Committee at Holy Rosary Church and Respect Life work being done throughout the Diocese of Memphis.

Stephanie Nichols; Co-Chair of Fall Fest Memphis drops in to talk about this HUGE month long celebration. The Fall Fest not only brings the community together, but also raises a substantial amount of money for great Mid South Charities! It's always nice when you can do good for others by simply having fun, and the Fall Fest is a LOT of fun! We'll learn all about it today on Memphis Catholic Weekly.....

Rick Ouellette sits down with Joe to talk about the origin story of the Memphis Catholic Radio Network, and about what listeners can look forward to in the weeks and months ahead....

My pastor Fr. Jeo Poulose of Holy Rosary Church in Memphis dropped by the Memphis Catholic Radio studio to bless the studio and our mission! He was also kind enough to sit down with me for a really interesting conversation discussing his vocation to the priesthood, and some of the great things taking place at Holy Rosary Church in Memphis...

Steve Fracchia, the director Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center drops in to talk about one of the crown jewels of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis. The Retreat Center really is a unique venue, and we learn all about it on this episode of Memphis Catholic Weekly....

Joe Birch from Action News 5 in Memphis has a very interesting history in the news business, and he also happens to be a very devout and active Catholic here in the Memphis Community. We're going to hear some stories about his early years in the news business, and stories about his Catholic faith, as well as his meeting with none other than St. Pope John Paul 2 in 1992!

George Nixon from Catholic Charities of West Tennessee joins us for an uplifting conversation discussing some of the great work being done by CCWT here in Memphis.....

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