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Heal after abortion through Project Rachel
Published: Monday, August 21, 2017
Project Rachel ministers to anyone suffering from a past abortion. There is hope. Healing is possible. Sponsored by the diocesan Respect Life Office, Project Rachel offers support groups that meet for 11 consecutive weeks in September and February each year. Small groups of six to eight meet in various places in Arkansas, depending on the need. Meeting times and locations are only shared with participants. All communications are strictly confidential. Call or e-mail Anne Dierks at (501) 664-0340, ext. 357 for more information in English, or Catherine Phillips ... More
Pre-Cana prepares couples for marriage
Published: Monday, August 21, 2017
Are you planning to get married in a Catholic church in Arkansas? If so, find out what you need to do by reading the Getting Married Guide. Because marriage is lifelong, the Church wants to help you build a strong, lasting marriage. For this reason, couples seeking marriage in the Catholic Church are asked to spend several months in marriage preparation. As part of that preparation, couples are asked to take part in a marriage education program. One of the educational options in the Diocese of Little Rock is Pre-Cana Day, a one-day retreat for engaged couples to spend time together ... More
St. Andrew courses being offered this fall
Published: Monday, August 21, 2017
Classes in the St. Andrew School of Evangelization are being offered this fall to help participants go out into the world and proclaim the Good News. This program is offered on the parish level and is available to children 4-12, youth 13-17 and adults 18 and older. See our Calendar of Events to find details on courses, dates and locations. A diocesan team trains parish leaders to teach the courses in their own parishes in English and Spanish. Parishes in Rogers, Danville, Dardanelle, Conway, Little Rock, Siloam Springs, Berryville, Warren, El Dorado, Hamburg and Magnolia participate. ... More
Queen of heaven, earth intercedes for us
Published: Monday, August 21, 2017
The memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated Aug. 22. It is celebrated soon after the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Aug. 15.) because it follows this event. The queenship is celebrated in the fifth glorious mystery of the rosary. "Finally the immaculate virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as queen over all things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords ... More
Play golf to support charitable works
Published: Monday, August 14, 2017
The 2017 Bishop McDonald-Catholic Charities Golf Classic will be Sept. 25 at the Maumelle Country Club. It will offer a four-person scramble with tee times at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. shortgun start. This will be the 23rd year for this event, which will include continental breakfast, lunch and dinner along with complimentary beverages. Awards will be given following morning and afternoon plays. Team prizes will also be given for closest to pin, hole in one, longest drive and a putting contest. The entry fee for a four-person team is $600. Individual entry fee is $150. To register, download ... More
No new class offered in theology this year
Published: Monday, August 14, 2017
Little Rock Theology Institute, a three-year academic program for adults in the Diocese of Little Rock, will not be offered to new students during the 2017-18 academic year because of low enrollment. The registration deadline was Aug. 14. Father Erik Pohlmeier, diocesan director of faith formation, said all new students who had already enrolled will receive a refund. Those set to begin their second and third years in the program will continue to completion. "In the coming months there will be an evaluation of the theology institute for the future. The Diocese of Little Rock remains ... More
Join pilgrimage to the beatification Mass
Published: Thursday, August 10, 2017
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
Published: Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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
