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Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe online
The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be celebrated Saturday, Dec. 12. Normally, there are special celebrations to honor the Patroness of the Americas in parishes across Arkansas, but many have been canceled or modified to safeguard against COVID-19. Contact your parish for information about feast day events in your area. If unable to participate at your parish, the Holy Father and Knights of Columbus are offering ways to experience this feast day online from the safety of your home. In celebration of the 125th anniversary of the coronation of Our Lady of Guadalupe ... More
Bishop awaiting results of COVID-19 test
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor addressed the following message, Dec. 9, 2020, to the people of the Diocese of Little Rock. "At the advice of my doctor, I am in isolation awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test, which may be positive because since yesterday I have been experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19. At this time, I am not aware of any particular source of exposure for myself, but I got tested as a result of my symptoms and at the advice of my doctor. Although these last several days I have not had extended periods of proximate contact with the seminarians ... More
Six seminarians take steps to priesthood
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor installed six Diocese of Little Rock seminarians as lectors, acolytes and candidates during the 4 p.m. Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Little Rock on Sunday, Nov. 29. This Mass is closed to the public to safeguard against COVID-19, but it was livestreamed on the diocese's YouTube channel and is available for play at any time. Watch below. Seminarians Cody Eveld of Charleston and Duwan Booker of Conway were installed as lectors, which allows them to proclaim the Word of God during liturgies and catechize the faithful. Seminarians John Paul ... More
Bishop thanks our health care workers
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor addressed the following letter, Nov. 19, 2020, to all doctors, nurses, administrators, support staff and other co-workers in Catholic health care in Arkansas. “As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday during a time of pandemic, I thank God for many things: for God's loving presence, for the gift of faith, for family and friends (even though we can't be physically together now). I also thank God right now for the gift of life and health. Especially as COVID-19 continues to increase in our country and in much of the world, we have a reminder of how important ... More
Bishop comments on McCarrick report
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor issued the following statement Nov. 11, 2020, about the Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick, the former cardinal in Washington, D.C. "I am grateful to Pope Francis for his commitment to bringing healing to the victims of clergy sexual abuse and to preventing such cases from being mishandled in the future, regardless of the prominence of the accused perpetrator. Yesterday we received concrete proof of his commitment to transparency and to bringing the light of truth to bear on this darkest of evils that has, in the case of ex-Cardinal Theodore ... More
Bishop clarifies pope's civil union comment
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor issued the following statement, Oct. 22, 2020, to clarify Pope Francis' comment about same-sex civil unions during a brief passage in the documentary film, "Francesco," which premiered in Rome Oct. 21, 2020. "The major theme of Pope Francis’ apostolic ministry has been to call the Church to reach out with mercy to those on the margins. This is the mercy of coming close to Jesus. Mercy is the lens through which Pope Francis calls us to view and respond to situations of poverty, migration, racial and income inequality, the environment and people affected ... More
Retrouvaille to help marriages virtually
Do you feel lost, alone or bored in your marriage? Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are you constantly fighting? Or, do you simply shut down? Have you thought about separation or divorce? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille is available to help, heal and renew your troubled marriage. It consists of a weekend and 12 post-weekend sessions over a three-month period focused on communication between husband and wife. The word, "Retrouvaille" (Re-tro-vi) means ... More
Pray virtual rosary to unite America Oct. 7
Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), is inviting Catholics across the country to pray a virtual rosary on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. (central time) to unite Catholics across the country at this time when there is much unrest and uncertainty. Archbishop Gomez invited several bishops, representing the various geographical regions of the United States, to pray a part of the rosary that will premiere on the USCCB’s YouTube channel and Facebook page for everyone to participate online on Oct. 7, which is the memorial ... More
