Fathers have role model in St. Joseph

Published: June 14, 2018

On Sunday, June 17 we celebrate the fathers in our lives. Though it is generally expressed through cards and gifts, Father's Day gives us the chance to focus on how important fathers are in our families and communities. Given the challenges facing fathers these days, having positive role models can make all the difference. Just as Mary is the greatest role model for mothers, St. Joseph, her husband and foster father to Jesus, can guide any father down the right path. “If a person cannot find anyone to teach him how to pray, let him take this glorious saint for his guide More

Sacred Heart: God inviting us into love

Published: June 8, 2018

This year, the Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated Friday, June 8. Though it is a solemnity, it is not a holy day of obligation. Although devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goes back many centuries, it was not celebrated universally in the Church until 1856 when Pope Pius IX made it a solemnity. It is always celebrated during the octave of Corpus Christi or 19 days after Pentecost Sunday. The Sacred Heart of Jesus represents his divine love for humanity, demonstrated most tangibly by the sacrifice of his life for our sins. "Jesus knew and loved More

Youth challenged to be leaders for life

Published: June 8, 2018

The diocesan Respect Life Office is hosting its first Leaders for Life Youth Conference for high school youth July 13-14 at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. The goal is to educate and empower young Catholics to consider what it means to develop a consistent ethic of life and explore how they can build a culture of life in their own families, parishes, schools and communities. Focusing on the theme: "Be Not Afraid" from this year's national Respect Life Program, participants in grades 9-12 will be invited to engage in the pro-life work of the Church and discover how to More