One Mass for Life to be held Jan. 20

Published: January 16, 2019

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate the annual Mass for Life Sunday, Jan. 20 at noon in Robinson Performance Hall in Little Rock. The Mass is being moved back to a larger, downtown facility this year to allow for one Mass, rather than the two Masses previously held at the Cathedral of St. Andrew. The new location can accommodate up to 2,600 people. Each year, this Mass is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions that legalized abortion in the United States in 1973. It, along with the related events below More

Christ's baptism ends Christmas season

Published: January 11, 2019

The Baptism of the Lord is celebrated Sunday, Jan 13 and concludes the celebration of the Christmas season. This feast celebrates that, before starting his public ministry, Jesus allowed himself to be baptized by St. John the Baptist. The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults explains why Jesus, who was totally faithful to the Father's will and free of sin, would choose baptism. "Jesus’ immersion in the water is a sign for all human beings of the need to die to themselves to do God’s will. ... He wanted to show his solidarity with human beings in order to reconcile them to the Father. More