Lenten retreat offers silence with God

Allow your friendship with the Lord to deepen in the sacred stillness and quiet of the 2015 Ignatian Silent-Directed Retreat at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. This faith formation program for adults will begin with registration 4:30 p.m. in Fletcher Hall on Thursday, March 19 and conclude Sunday, March 22 with lunch. Participants will learn about silent prayer and how to seek God and his plan for their lives in the silence. The retreat fee of $300 includes nine meals, accommodations for three nights and daily spiritual direction. Limited space is available. The deadline to register is March 9. This event is sponsored by the Office of Faith Formation. Learn more by downloading the retreat flyer. More

Register by March 30 for Search #136

Applications are being accepted for Search #136 through March 30. This event will be held at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock on April 17-19. 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 retreat team is made up of teens and adults who have already attended Search. Though it is a Catholic program, Search is open to teens of all faiths. The fee to attend Search is $120. Scholarships are available. To register, download and return the registration form with the fee by March 30. Search is sponsored by the diocese's Catholic Youth Ministry Office. More

Apply for CCHD grant on our website

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the U.S. Catholic bishops' domestic anti-poverty and social justice program. CCHD has provided more than 7,000 grants, many in Arkansas, to self-help projects developed by grassroots groups of those in need. The projects' successes and the relationships developed have significantly changed the lives of the poor in our country. The program owes its success to parishioners who contribute to the annual appeal in November. Twenty-five percent of the annual collection stays in the Diocese of Little Rock to fund small, local projects. The diocese has received more than $750,000 in the past 10 years to distribute as grants throughout the state More