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Count your blessings this Thanksgiving
As we prepare to gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, we take part in a tradition that began in 1621 when Gov. Bradford of the Plymouth colony called for a day of public praise and prayer to celebrate the first harvest. This came after many setbacks and hardships had plagued the first settlers of the New World. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that in addition to prayers of petition and intercession, we can also offer prayers of blessing and adoration, praise and thanksgiving to God. (No. 2623-2649) During this season of thanksgiving, we invite ... More
Teens: Come, focus on Christ at Search 155
Applications are now being accepted for Search #155. It will be held at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock Dec. 13-15. Search is a faith formation program for high school juniors and seniors designed to help them get to know themselves better, deepen their relationship with Christ and find support in living out their faith in the world. The fee to attend is $150 per person. Scholarships are available. The deadline to apply is Nov. 25. (If spots are still available after the deadline, late registrations may be accepted.) To register, download and return the registration form ... More
Nearly 110,000 kids need a home in U.S.
November is National Adoption Month. The Children's Bureau, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, created this initiative through a partnership with AdoptUSKids and Child Welfare Information Gateway, to raise awareness of the need for adoption. This awareness might happen by examining our understanding of adoption, learning about the ways to adopt or discerning if God is calling us or someone we know to adopt. Adoption can be done in different ways: private, domestic or international, infant adoption through an adoption agency ... More
Bishop issues clergy changes Nov. 2
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments, Oct. 31, 2024, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Nov. 2, 2024: Rev. Martin Dara, appointed associate pastor of St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville and Our Lady of the Ozarks Shrine in Winslow. He is relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock; and Rev. Manikyaraju Kotha, appointed associate pastor of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock. He is relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor of St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville and Our Lady ... More
Pray for souls in purgatory on All Souls' Day
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, or All Souls' Day, is the feast day dedicated to praying for all those who have died and are in purgatory. Souls in purgatory "have not yet been purified" in order to enter heaven. That said, the Church teaches those in purgatory will get to heaven eventually and our prayers help them get there. "All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven." ... More
Bishop to celebrate All Souls' Mass Nov. 2
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate the annual All Souls' Day Mass at Calvary Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. It is located at the corner of Wright Avenue and South Woodrow Street in Little Rock. Get driving directions from your location. The main entrance is off of Charles Bussey Avenue. Mass will be followed by the blessing of graves and praying the rosary. All are invited. If it rains, the Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Tricia Gentry, office manager for Calvary Cemetery ... More
Bishop issues clergy changes Oct. 18.
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments, Oct. 18, 2024, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Dec. 1, 2024: Rev. Emmanuel Torres, appointed associate pastor of Christ the King Church in Little Rock and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Roland (Little Italy) through June 2025. He is relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor of St. Theresa Church in Little Rock; Rev. John Paul Hartnedy, appointed associate pastor of St. Theresa Church in Little Rock through June 2025. He is relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor ... More
All Saints' Day celebrates ultimate victory
All Saints' Day is the feast on which we celebrate those who have died and gone to heaven. Catholic teaching holds that all people in heaven are saints. This includes all saints, not just those who are known to us (those canonized by the Church). We, the faithful on earth, celebrate their triumph and seek to learn from their example in what it means to live holy lives. We also ask them to pray for us so that we go to heaven as well. This feast is so important that it is a solemnity and holy day of obligation to attend Mass. It is celebrated on Nov. 1. All Saints' Day should not ... More
