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Ash Wednesday 2025
Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return, but also remember that you have been saved by Jesus and to heaven you shall ascend. |
25th Anniversary of Perpetual Adoration in Benton
If God knows everything, why do we have to ask him for what we need? |
2025 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
To love our enemies, all three are needed: good deeds, helpful words and prayer. |
Giving alms through CRS Rice Bowl can make a global difference for millions of our sisters and brothers experiencing the greatest need. Plus, it is a great way for families to experience the fruits of Lent together. This Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Lenten project encourages participants to perform a simple sacrifice by substituting a low-cost meatless meal for more expensive dining once a week, and put the money saved in the cardboard "rice bowl." If you didn't get a rice bowl at church or school, you can download the materials to make one for free. More
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor issued the following letter to Catholics in Arkansas, Feb. 25, 2025, regarding a death penalty bill being debated by the Arkansas General Assembly. "Arkansas lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would enable our state to execute people with nitrogen gas. Adding another method of carrying out the death penalty equates with a desire to kill people who are already incarcerated and no longer pose a threat to society. This is unnecessary and contrary to our faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church gives us an explanation of the Church’s More
Ash Wednesday, one of the most popular and important days in the liturgical year, begins our Lenten journey toward the "victory of Easter." This year Ash Wednesday is March 5. Though it is not a holy day of obligation, it is a day of fast and abstinence. On this day, Catholics are marked with ashes, in the form of a cross, on their heads during special Masses worldwide. Why? "The prayer that is said as ashes are given explains it very well. The words are a reminder of our origins, 'Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.' The ashes and the whole season More
July 21, 2024 - June 8
Year of Going Out On Mission
Dec. 24, 2024 - Jan. 6, 2026
Jubilee Year 2025
Feb. 27 - May 1
2025 Project Rachel Virtual Bible Study
Ash Wednesday 2025
Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return, but also remember that you have been saved by Jesus and to heaven you shall ascend. |
25th Anniversary of Perpetual Adoration in Benton
If God knows everything, why do we have to ask him for what we need? |
2025 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
To love our enemies, all three are needed: good deeds, helpful words and prayer. |