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Strengthen bond with Marriage Encounter
Married couples are invited to attend the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend Sept. 22-24 at Coury House Retreat Center on the grounds of Subiaco Abbey. Encuentro Matrimonial, the Spanish-language version of this program, will be held Oct. 27-29 at Mount Sequoyah Center in Fayetteville. Marriage Encounter allows married couples to spend time together, away from the distractions and tensions of everyday life, where they can focus on each other and their relationship. Couples learn a technique of loving communication that they can use for the rest of their lives. ... More
Join pilgrimage to the beatification Mass
Arkansas Catholic, the newspaper for the Diocese of Little Rock, is organizing a pilgrimage to attend the beatification Mass of Father Stanley Rother in Oklahoma City Saturday, Sept. 23. Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will be concelebrating this historic Mass for the first American-born martyr. Learn more about Father Rother. The luxury motorcoach (with WiFi) will leave at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 22 from St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock and pick up additional passengers at St. Michael Church in Van Buren. The group will return to Arkansas following the Mass. ... More
Marian feast reminds us to focus on eternal
According to St. John Paul II, the first evidence of belief in the assumption of Mary can be found in "Transitus Mariae," Latin for "The Crossing Over of Mary," an apocryphal account that dates back to the second and third centuries. By the 14th century, belief in the assumption was widespread, and when Pope Pius XII declared it a dogma of faith in 1950, "it was a truth almost universally accepted and professed by the Christian community in every corner of the world." "The definition of the dogma, in conformity with the universal faith of the people of God, definitively excludes every doubt ... More
Order the 2018 diocesan directory today
The 2018 Catholic Diocese of Little Rock Directory is coming soon. It is an invaluable resource to keep by your phone or in your car to find Mass times for another parish or to call or e-mail a parish, priest, deacon or religious in the diocese. It costs only $13. Send your check or money order to Directory, Arkansas Catholic, P.O. Box 7417, Little Rock, AR 72217. Directories will be shipped in late September. This year's cover features St. Boniface Church in the New Dixie community. Jack Pruniski, of Little Rock, won the annual contest to select the photo for the cover with this photo. ... More
Religious jubilarians to be honored Sept. 9
All are invited to celebrate this year's religious jubilarians during the annual Religious Jubilarian Day Sept. 9 at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church in Little Rock. Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate Mass at noon to honor the following men and women religious marking special anniversaries in religious life: Sister Angeline Massery, OSB, Sister Barbara Schroeder, OSB, and Sister Catherine Markey, OSB, 70 years; Sister Lenore Dust, ... More
Team, teens to apply for Búsqueda #42
Applications are now being accepted for the team to lead Búsqueda #42. Download and return the application form with fee to the address provided by Aug. 19. Team members are required to attend a team retreat in September and planning meetings in October and November. Búsqueda #42 will be held Dec. 1-3 at the Vincentian Lay Mission Center in North Little Rock. Búsqueda #42 will include Mass, talks, videos, music, skits, prayer, small group discussion and more. The cost is $95 per person, which includes lodging, food, materials and t-shirt. Youth who wish to attend this ... More
Msgr. Bernard Malone, 93, dies July 19
"With faith in eternal life I announce the death of my uncle and our brother priest, Monsignor Bernard G. Malone. Msgr. Malone, aged 93, died on July 19 at Parkway Village, Little Rock where he has resided since January. At the time of his death he was the oldest priest of the diocese, and first in seniority, having served 67 years of priestly ministry. Born in Philadelphia in 1924, he was a part of the great influx of priests from Philadelphia to Little Rock in the 1900’s. Ordained to the sacred priesthood on June 3, 1950, his assignments included ... More
Come wade in at charismatic conference
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate the closing Mass for the 2017 Arkansas Catholic Charismatic Conference at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 30 at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock. All are invited to attend. This conference, which begins July 28, includes praise and worship music, prayer, workshops, a healing service, eucharistic adoration, the sacrament of reconciliation and more. Programs are available for children, teens and adults. See full conference schedule. This year's theme is: "Come Wade in the Water," which is adapted from Revelation 22:17 and Ezekiel 47 ... More
