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Watch Priest Ordination LIVE
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will ordain five men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Little Rock at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 30 at Christ the King Church in Little Rock. They are Deacons Quinton Thomas, Duwan Booker, Joseph Nguyen, Tuan Do and Christopher Elser. This is the second time the bishop ordained five new priests at once since 2021. In all, Bishop Taylor has ordained 50 diocesan priests since he became bishop in 2008. These new priests make up 71 percent of all diocesan priests in active ministry. The night before the ordination Mass More
Feast of Corpus Christi is June 7
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, traditionally referred to by its Latin name, "Corpus Christi", is the feast day that highlights the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, — Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. This year it is celebrated June 7. The word "Eucharist" means "thanksgiving." It comes from the Greek "eucharistein" and "eulogein," which "recalls the Jewish blessings that proclaim — especially during a meal — God's works: creation, redemption and sanctification." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1328) On the night before he died, Jesus shared one More
Bishop issues clergy changes May 22
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments, May 22, 2026, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective April 29: Father John Paul Hartnedy, associate pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Smith, replacing Father Savio Arokia, who will transfer to the Diocese of Shreveport July 1. Effective July 1: Deacon Marcelino Vázquez, administrator of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Lincoln. Father Jason Tyler remains pastor and Father Martin Dara associate pastor; Father Paul F. Worm, state chaplain for the Knights of Columbus, replacing More
