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Faith Community Nursing training available
Catholic Charities of Arkansas (CCA) is hosting a four-day Faith Community Nursing Foundations Course this spring at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. It is open to licensed, registered nurses who want to practice holistic health for individuals and the community using nursing knowledge combined with spiritual care. The four-day course will be held April 21-22 and May 5-6 in the Biltz Room in Morris Hall. Catholic parishes that want to start a faith community nursing ministry are encouraged to send at least one representative to the training. Attendance at all four sessions ... More
Diocese releases annual audit report
Every February, Arkansas Catholic publishes the Diocese of Little Rock’s financial report to give readers information and insight into the diocese’s financial status. The audit covers the financial reports from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. In his letter that accompanies the report, Bishop Anthony Taylor wrote, "Most of our income comes from donations, program fees, bequests, parish assessments, grants and earnings from investments. Catholics all across our state support us to ensure the diocese is financially sound. Without this money, we would be unable to operate ... More
Penance readily available during Lent
The sacrament of reconciliation is readily available during Lent for Catholics in the Diocese of Little Rock. In addition to regular confession times, some parishes will host penance services through March 30. Reconciliation gives Catholics the opportunity for spiritual renewal within the Christian life. The Lenten penance services (not including each parish’s regular confession times) are scheduled as follows: Barling: Sacred Heart of Mary, Feb. 28, 6 p.m.; Bella Vista: St. Bernard, March 1, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Benton: Our Lady of Fatima, March 16, 6 p.m.; Berryville: St. Anne, March 8, 5 p.m. ... More
Pastoral appointments announced Feb. 15
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments, Feb. 15, 2023, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective April 1: Rev. Nazarus Maduba appointed associate pastor of St. Peter the Fisherman Church in Mountain Home. He is relieved of his responsibilities as administrator of St. Mary Church in Paragould and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Walnut Ridge; Rev. Aby Abraham, IMS, a priest of the Indian Missionary Society, returning to Arkansas to resume pastorate at St. Mary Church in Paragould and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Walnut Ridge. ... More
Four rites of election to be held in 2023
The Church experiences great joy in welcoming new catechumens and candidates at the Easter Vigil. A part of this process is the yearly Rite of Election, which takes place the first two weeks of Lent. During the Rite of Election, the bishop declares catechumens ready to receive the sacraments of initiation, which are baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist. Through this process, they become known as the “elect.” At the same time, he calls candidates to continuing conversion as they prepare to be confirmed and receive first Communion. Catechumens are those who ... More
World Marriage Day is Sunday, Feb. 12
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops partners with other organizations to promote World Marriage Day each year on the second Sunday of February. This year's observance is on Sunday, Feb. 12 as a part of National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14). World Marriage Day "honors husband and wife as the foundation of the family — the basic unit of society. It salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life" according to its sponsor Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME). Consider the gift of time to strengthen your marriage this Valentine's Day, which can be far ... More
Pastoral appointments announced Jan. 28
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments, Jan. 27-28, 2023, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Jan. 26: Rev. Irudaya Raj Nalazala Augustine, a priest of the Diocese of Nellore, India, appointed associate pastor of St. Joseph Church in Conway, St. Boniface Church in Bigelow (New Dixie) and St. Oscar Romero Catholic Community in Greenbrier; Rev. Divya Nathan Paulin Raj Vatakali, a priest of the Diocese of Nellore, India, appointed associate pastor of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock; Rev. Manikyaraju Kotha, a priest of the Diocese of Nellore ... More
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remembered
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor concelebrated a special liturgy Jan. 4 to remember Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio. Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS, of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, was the presider at the memorial Mass, with concelebrants comprised of the bishops of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, who were meeting in San Antonio for their annual retreat, according to Arkansas Catholic. The prelates are members of Region X, one of 14 geographic regions in which the archdioceses and dioceses are divided for purposes ... More
