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Representatives from the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine, which is being built by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, will speak at five parishes in Arkansas next month. All are welcome to attend one of these presentations to be held Oct. 1-8 in English and Spanish. Leif Ardvinson, executive director, and Jason Spoolstra, director of pilgrimages, will speak in English and Cynthia Aranda, executive assistant, will speak in Spanish about the $50 million shrine, which is set to be dedicated in February 2023. These events are sponsored by the Faith Formation Office. For more information ... More
The diocesan Hispanic Ministry Office will sponsor its Encuentros de Promoción Juvenil # 30 (Encounters of Youth Promotion) weekend for single, young men ages 18-27 at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock Sept. 29 - Oct. 2. The deadline to register is Sept. 15. The cost is $110 per person. To attend, download and return the registration form with fee to the address provided. Encuentros de Promoción Juvenil (EPJ) is a Catholic movement for youth to evangelize their peers to accept the Gospel, live their vocation and take on leadership roles in Christian groups ... More
Applications are now being accepted for Búsqueda #49, which will be held at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock Oct. 28-30. Búsqueda will be presented in Spanish and include talks, videos, music, skits, prayer, small group discussion and more. The weekend begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 and ends with Mass Sunday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. A $30 deposit is required with the application. The total cost to attend is $95, which includes lodging, meals, materials and t-shirt. Space is limited. No applications will be accepted after Oct. 11. Download and return the application form to the address ... More
This year you can attend Taste of Faith in person or watch it online. This annual event to raise money for seminarian education will be held Saturday, Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Statehouse House Convention Center in Little Rock. Watch it live on the Diocese of Little Rock Facebook page and YouTube channel beginning at 7 p.m. Subscribe to YouTube or follow us on Facebook to receive notifications when new content is posted. This event will include a new video addressing "What the People of God Need from their Priests" featuring responses from parishioners from across ... More
Deacon John “Bo” McAllister died unexpectedly at the VA Hospital in Little Rock on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at the age of 75. He served as a diocesan employee for 21 years until his retirement as chancellor for canonical affairs in 2015. McAllister, a graduate of Arkansas State University and a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, where he was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, moved his family to Little Rock in 1978, where he worked for BEI electronics as a project manager. He graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law School in 1986, was ordained a deacon in 1993 ... More
Father Elijah Owens, OSB, was elected the eighth abbot of Subiaco Abbey on Thursday, July 7. He replaced Abbot Leonard Wangler, OSB, who led the Benedictine community for the past seven years. Abbot Elijah was elected by his fellow monks. His acceptance made him the spiritual head and father of the 35 religious priests and brothers at Subiaco immediately. He took the oath of office July 7. Then Bishop Anthony B. Taylor celebrated the abbatial blessing on Saturday, July 16. Read his homily. To learn more about how monks are elected in the ancient Benedictine tradition ... More
Bishop-elect Erik Pohlmeier will be ordained and installed the 11th bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida at 1 p.m. (central time) Friday, July 22 at St. Joseph Church in Jacksonville, Fla. The episcopal ordination will be livestreamed on the Diocese of St. Augustine's Facebook page and YouTube channel. All are welcome to watch it live online. Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami will be the principal consecrator. Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock and Bishop Felipe J. Estévez, retiring bishop of St. Augustine, will be co-consecrators. ... More
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments, July 20, 2022, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Aug. 15: Rev. Gregory Pilcher, OSB, relieved of his responsibilities as pastor of St. Scholastica Church in New Blaine to return to monastic life at Subiaco Abbey; and Rev. Mark Stengel, OSB, appointed pastor of St. Scholastica Church in New Blaine. This is in addition to his current responsibilities as pastor of St. Benedict Church in Subiaco. ... More