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Is your marriage in trouble? Try Retrouvaille
The next Retrouvaille weekend will be held Feb. 21-23 at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. The weekend is followed by a series of 6 to 12 post-weekend sessions over a three-month period. It provides tools to help couples with troubled marriages to heal. The main emphasis of Retrouvaille is on communication in marriage between husband and wife. It gives couples the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine their lives together in a new and positive way. Separated and divorced couples are also encouraged to attend. To attend, register online at www.helpourmarriage.org. ... More
Discern religious life at Feb. 14-15 retreat
The 2020 Women's Religious Discernment Retreat will be held Feb. 14-15 at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. Single women ages 16 to 35 who want to learn about and discern a vocation to the religious life are welcome to attend. This free retreat provides insight about the vocation to the religious life as it is lived through the religious of our diocese. In an intimate setting, retreat participants learn the vocation stories and spiritual journeys experienced by members of various religious communities serving in Arkansas. Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate Mass during ... More
Pray, act to respect life in events in January
Father John Connell, vicar general, will celebrate the annual Mass for Life Sunday, Jan.19 at noon in the Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. This event, along with the Hearts for Life Conference, Weekend for Life and Eucharistic Procession for Life, are being hosted by the Diocese of Little Rock 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. Everyone is welcome to come and pray together for an end to abortion and for all life, from ... More
Bishop-elect Malone to be ordained Jan. 28
Bishop-elect Francis I. Malone, JCL, PA, will be ordained and installed as the third bishop of the Diocese of Shreveport, La., at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the Shreveport Convention Center. This is a change from the previous location of the Cathedral of St. John Berchmans. This event was moved to a larger space to allow more people to attend. Because the convention center will allow seating for 2,500 people, no tickets are required and the event is open to the public. A reception will be held following the ordination and installation Mass on the ... More
2020 MLK Memorial Mass to be Jan. 11
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate the 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Mass at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock. He will present the Daniel Rudd Award to a black Catholic who is active in his or her parish and community during the Mass. All are invited to attend. This Mass is sponsored by the Diocesan Council for Black Catholics. For more information, contact Rosalyn Pruitt at (501) 375-9617. In 2019, the bishop presented the award to Tereze Harris, a member of St. Mary Church in McGehee. ... More
Epiphany reveals Jesus king of all nations
The wise men from the East followed the star of Bethlehem until it led them to the newborn king, Jesus Christ. They prostrated themselves and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (Matthew 2:1-12) Among Western Christians, tradition holds the names of the wise men to be Casper, Melchior and Balthasar. They are regarded as saints and their relics are enshrined in the cathedral at Cologne, Germany. We assume there were three because they presented three gifts and the belief they were kings riding camels comes from two Old Testament prophecies: ... More
Youth to apply for Búsqueda #47 team
Applications are now being accepted for the team to lead Búsqueda #47. Download and return the application form with fee to the address provided by Jan. 15. Team members are required to attend a team retreat in February and planning meetings through April. The cost to appy for the Busqueda #47 team is $65, which includes all meetings, materials, retreats, lodging, food and T-shirt. For more information, contact Sr. Patty Nava, MCP, associate director of Hispanic youth ministry, at (501) 664-0340, ext. 364. Búsqueda #47 will be held May 22-24 at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. ... More
Seminarians now candidates for ordination
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor installed 10 Diocese of Little Rock seminarians as lectors, acolytes and candidates during the 4:30 p.m. Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Little Rock on Saturday, Dec. 14. These included: John Paul Hartnedy of Little Rock and Mark Johns of Jonesboro as lectors, which allows them to proclaim the Word of God during liturgies and catechize the faithful; Nathan Ashburn and Daniel Wendel, both of Little Rock, and Jose Jaime Nieto of Springdale as acolytes, which allows them to serve at the altar during Mass, assist in the purification ... More
