There are 8 article(s) tagged St. Patrick Catholic Church:

• December 2025

  • Downtown church’s rich history is intertwined with the stories of people it served

    The present St. Patrick Catholic Church was built in 1905 but the congregation dates back to 1866 on the same property south of FedExForum.

    By Bill Dries December 14, 2025

• October 2025

  • With SNAP benefits halted, Memphis food pantries struggle to feed those in need

    “I’m seeing just continual calls at the reception desk for people asking about food pantries,” said Russell Walker of St. John’s Church. “It’s continuous. I got in this morning at 7:30, and they’ve been continuous since then.”

    By Jody Callahan October 29, 2025

• July 2022

  • Calkins: He came to Memphis for Mike Tyson. He wound up as a dad of five.

    Brian Young moved to Memphis to stage the Tyson-Lewis fight. It was a huge success. But what happened next might be the best part of the story. Without ever expecting it, Young became a dad of five.

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    By Geoff Calkins July 11, 2022

• March 2022

  • Guest column: Pope Francis wants not another church, but a different church

    In churches throughout the world, and right here in Memphis, small groups are gathering to pray and reflect on the future of the church. St. Patrick Catholic Church is trying to heed Pope Francis’ invitation to “journey together.”

    By Val Handwerker March 02, 2022

• February 2021

  • Opinion: Lent, fasting and raising the minimum wage

    During this Lent, the Prophet Isaiah’s strident call — given in God’s name — asks us to do our fasting by “releasing those bound unjustly.” May that perspective lead us in our national debate on raising, for the first time in 12 years, our federal minimum wage.

    By Val Handwerker February 23, 2021

• January 2021

  • Opinion: Christian symbols had no place at the Capitol insurrection

    Carrying Christian symbols in the midst of violent attacks and mob rule insults our Christian faith. Crosses and signs saying “Jesus Saves” are blatantly out of place as our nation faces insurgency and rebellion.

    By Val Handwerker January 14, 2021

• May 2020

  • Faces fill pews of St. Patrick’s, even when nearly empty

    St. Patrick Catholic Church has been streaming its services on Sundays due to the suspension of public mass. But parishioners' pictures are taped to the pews while they gather apart for worship. Public Mass has been suspended until May 16 by a decree of Memphis Bishop David Talley. 

    By Abigail Warren May 04, 2020

• June 2019

  • A future tied to its past in South Downtown Memphis

    The interfaith organization MICAH wants to make sure former Foote Homes residents have access to a significant number of the new units under construction on the site.

    By Val Handwerker June 09, 2019