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The following offers the latest information about events and activities happening in the Diocese of Little Rock.
Holy Land Pilgrimage to benefit schools
The Catholic Schools Office is hosting a 9-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land in February 2019. Pilgrims will visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Capernaum, the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Beatitudes, Nazareth, Cana, Jordan, Mount Tabor, Jericho, Caesarea, Jaffa and much more. Father John Marconi and Deacon John Hall will be the spiritual directors. The cost is $3,999 per person. This includes lodging, airfare from Little Rock, breakfast and dinner, air-conditioned motor coach, full-time tour manager and departure tax and current fuel charge. ... More
Bishop appeals for conscience protection
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor wrote the following letter, March 9, 2018, to the Arkansas delegation in Washington asking them to pass the Conscience Protection Act, which would protect doctors and nurses from being forced to assist with abortions. The letter reads: “I am contacting you to urge that the Conscience Protection Act (HR 644/S 301) be enacted into law as part of the final FY 2018 funding bill. “I realize that you understand the urgent need for Americans to be free from the government being able to force them to violate their deeply held convictions about the respect ... More
Need to renew DACA is urgent, agency says
Recent court decisions require the federal government to resume accepting applications to renew expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) cases. Catholic Immigration Services in Little Rock and Springdale strongly encourages all DACA recipients to renew their Employment Authorization cards as soon as possible, if their DACA has expired or will expire within the next 150 days. This will allow recipients to keep work permits and to renew driver’s licenses for another two years. Because the future status of DACA is uncertain, the need to renew is urgent. ... More
Bishop appeals for regulations on firearms
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor delivered the following letter to the Arkansas delegation in Washington, Feb. 28, to ask them to support “reasonable, life-saving regulations on firearms” in response to the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and other mass shootings. The letter reads: “I join the student survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in urging you to do what Congress has been reluctant to do for too long. Now is the time to enact reasonable, life-saving regulations on firearms that include: a civilian ban on ... More
2018 youth convention to be held in April
The 68th annual Diocese of Little Rock Catholic Youth Convention will be held April 6-8 at Robinson Center and the DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock. This year's keynote presentation will be provided by Apex Ministries with an additional special session presented by Nun and Nunner. This year's theme is: "Faith Conquers." Normally held over Mother's Day weekend in May, this year the conference was moved to April. It is open to high school youth in grades 9-12. The cost is $125 plus hotel fee per person. Scholarships are available upon request. ... More
Enter the 2019 directory photo contest
Arkansas Catholic is holding a contest to choose a photo for the cover of the 2019 Catholic Diocese of Little Rock Directory. Any professional or amateur photographer in Arkansas can enter their photo of the inside or outside of a Catholic church or institution in the diocese. March 16 is the deadline to enter the contest. For complete rules and an entry form, visit Arkansas Catholic. Jack Pruniski, of Little Rock, took the winning photo for last year's directory photo contest. His photo of St. Boniface Church in the New Dixie community was featured on the cover of 2018 directory. ... More
National Catholic Call-in Day is Feb. 26
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor is urging all Catholics to participate in the National Catholic Call-in Day for the Protection of Dreamers on Monday, Feb. 26. The U.S. Senate on Feb. 15 failed to pass three separate pieces of legislation that would have given a path to citizenship to 1.8 million undocumented immigrants, commonly called Dreamers. Please call Arkansas' U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman, and your district's U.S. house representative to urge them to pass legislation to protect Dreamers from deportation. Call the senators through the Capitol switchboard ... More
Theology Institute comes to an end in June
Because of declining enrollment, Little Rock Theology Institute will close in June after 21 years of teaching Scripture, theology and philosophy to lay Catholics. Read about its history in Arkansas Catholic. This three-year academic program for adults in the Diocese of Little Rock has offered students an opportunity for personal enrichment, catechist certification and to earn a bachelor's degree in theology. The classes, which have been offered monthly, were taught by diocesan staff and professors from various Catholic colleges and universities at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. ... More
