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Bishop Taylor Homilies

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.

Prayer Book

Recently I underwent few tests advised by doctor. More...

Por la conversión de Fernando. Por el perdón, la reconciliación entre ambos y la restauración de nuestro matrimonio. More...

Memorial Mass for Pope Francis April 27

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate a memorial Mass for Pope Francis at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock on Sunday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to come and pray for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis. The Mass for Hope and Healing originally scheduled at that time, has been canceled. Pope Francis, 88, died April 21, one day after Easter. He served as spiritual leader for the Catholic Church worldwide for 12 years. His funeral Mass will be Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter’s Square at 10 a.m. (3 a.m. central time). The funeral begins "novemdiales," More

Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday April 27

The celebration of Christ's resurrection continues with Divine Mercy Sunday, which recognizes that God's love and mercy endure forever and overcome any sin that separates us from him. This year, we celebrate this feast on April 27. St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, wrote in her diary that she witnessed a vision of Jesus on Feb. 22, 1931, while she was living at a convent in Plock, Poland. She wrote that Jesus had one hand raised in benediction and the other resting over his heart, from which emanated two rays of light. The apparitions to St. Faustina More

Bishop: Pope was messenger of hope

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor issued the following statement, April 21, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis. “The passing of Pope Francis calls us to pray for him and to reflect on our relationship with the Lord. As the spiritual leader for Catholics throughout the world, he led by word and example, always challenging himself along with us to be more Christ-like in the way we live our faith. "He sought to be a messenger of hope and mercy for Catholics and others, calling all to a deeper relationship with the Lord through prayer and good works that reflected the compassion More

Bishop Taylor Homilies

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.

Prayer Book

Recently I underwent few tests advised by doctor. More...

Por la conversión de Fernando. Por el perdón, la reconciliación entre ambos y la restauración de nuestro matrimonio. More...