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Dedicate a weekend to your marriage
Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) will be held from 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 at Coury House Retreat Center on the grounds of Subiaco Abbey. It is designed to help married couples spend time together, away from the distractions and tensions of everyday life, where they can focus on each other and their relationship and reconnect privately. There is no group discussion. The application fee is $200 per couple with an additional donation requested during the weekend to cover costs. Apply online, email apply@arkansaswwme.org or call ... More
Online catechist training now in Spanish
The Faith Formation Office began offering a new Catechist Certification Course in February 2023 in English. On Aug. 1, it became available in Spanish as well. The 20-lesson, free online program offers video instruction presented by Arkansas clergy, religious and laity at Learn.DOLR.org. It is designed for adults who teach the Catholic faith in Arkansas parishes and schools to become certified as catechists. “Everything we do is offered in both English and Spanish,” Jeff Hines, faith formation director, told Arkansas Catholic. “It took us longer to do (the catechist ... More
The gift of freedom to always be protected
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and issued a Declaration of Independence, announcing "that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." The colonists fought Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War and eventually won independence to form our nation. Each year, we celebrate this independence on July 4. In addition to fireworks and picnics, this is a good day to thank God for our freedom because, as our Declaration of Independence explains, he is the author of it. “We hold these truths to be ... More
Immigration Office to families: Prepare now
Catholic Immigration Services, with offices in Little Rock and Springdale, issued the following statement, June 28, 2024, regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. "On June 18, in honor of the 12th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), President Joe Biden announced an upcoming executive order designed to keep families together during the immigration process. Under our current laws, people who entered the United States without inspection may not become legal permanent residents until they leave the country and legally return with inspection ... More
Bishop releases liturgical updates June 26
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor released the following "Liturgical Updates in the Light of the Eucharistic Revival," June 26, 2024, to all priests, deacons and parish secretaries in Arkansas. These policies are effective June 29, 2024, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles, in the Diocese of Little Rock. "We are now in the third and final year of the Eucharistic Revival called for by the United States bishops to increase our people’s understanding of and reverence for the Eucharist in the light of CARA research that indicates declining faith in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist ... More
Bishop issues clergy changes June 25
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments, June 25, 2024, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective June 17: Rev. Peter Le-Thanh Quang, relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor and his ministry to the Vietnamese community of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Barling to serve in the Diocese of Kamloops, Canada, with the Missionaries of Reparation (contrary to the previous announcement.) He remains incardinated in the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective July 1: Dcn. Greg Donaldson, assigned to serve as deacon at Sacred Heart Church ... More
Sts. Peter, Paul united in preaching Gospel
The Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles is celebrated on June 29. Though it is a solemnity, it is not a holy day of obligation. The tradition of honoring these saints on the same day goes back to the early Church. “Both apostles share the same feast day, for these two were one; and even though they suffered on different days, they were as one. Peter went first and Paul followed. And so we celebrate this day made holy for us by the apostles’ blood. Let us embrace what they believed, their life, their labors, their sufferings, their preaching and their confession of faith.” ... More
John the Baptist prophesied from womb
Besides the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. John the Baptist is the only other saint with a feast day celebrating his birth. Though it is a solemnity, the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist is not a holy day of obligation. That being said, the mysteries of his birth and the prominent role he played in the life of Christ hold special significance in the Church. His feast has been observed by the Church as early as the fourth century. From the moment of conception, a relationship was established between Jesus and John. An angel appeared to an elderly Zechariah and told him his wife ... More
