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Be 'Pilgrims of Hope' in Jubilee Year 2025
Pope Francis is calling the faithful worldwide to be "Pilgrims of Hope" in the Jubilee Year 2025. He will begin the jubilee with a special rite to open the holy door of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Dec. 24, 2024. Other holy doors will be opened at the Rome basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul Outside the Walls. More than 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit the holy door along with other holy sites in Italy from Dec. 24 through the end of the jubilee year on Jan. 6, 2026. Arkansas Catholic has two pilgrimages planned next fall. Spots are still available ... More
Seek healing after abortion; attend retreat
Are you suffering from a past abortion? You are not alone. Take time to heal at this Day of Prayer and Healing Retreat for women, Saturday, Dec. 7 in Jonesboro from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This free retreat offers a safe, confidential, non-judgmental space for women to begin or continue their journey to hope and healing. The exact location is only disclosed to participants. This retreat is Catholic in nature, but all are welcome. Women who have walked this journey are ready to accompany you to new life and hope with the Lord. It is sponsored by Project Rachel, a ministry of the diocese's ... More
Veterans Day Mass to honor our vets Nov. 11
Father Bhaskar Malapolu, associate pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church in Little Rock, will celebrate the annual Veterans Day Mass at 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 11 in the pavilion at the Little Rock National Cemetery at 2523 Springer Blvd, which is about one-half mile off of Roosevelt Road and I-30. All are invited to attend. Because seating is limited, participants are encouraged to bring their own chairs. The Knights of Columbus color corps will present the colors. Patriotic songs will be sung and taps will be played following the Mass. Catholic parishes and schools across ... More
Nearly 110,000 kids need a home in U.S.
November is National Adoption Month. The Children's Bureau, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, created this initiative through a partnership with AdoptUSKids and Child Welfare Information Gateway, to raise awareness of the need for adoption. This awareness might happen by examining our understanding of adoption, learning about the ways to adopt or discerning if God is calling us or someone we know to adopt. Adoption can be done in different ways: private, domestic or international, infant adoption through an adoption agency ... More
Count your blessings this Thanksgiving
As we prepare to gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, we take part in a tradition that began in 1621 when Gov. Bradford of the Plymouth colony called for a day of public praise and prayer to celebrate the first harvest. This came after many setbacks and hardships had plagued the first settlers of the New World. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that in addition to prayers of petition and intercession, we can also offer prayers of blessing and adoration, praise and thanksgiving to God. (No. 2623-2649) During this season of thanksgiving, we invite ... More
Bishop issues clergy changes Nov. 2
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments, Oct. 31, 2024, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Nov. 2, 2024: Rev. Martin Dara, appointed associate pastor of St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville and Our Lady of the Ozarks Shrine in Winslow. He is relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock; and Rev. Manikyaraju Kotha, appointed associate pastor of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock. He is relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor of St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville and Our Lady ... More
Pray for souls in purgatory on All Souls' Day
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, or All Souls' Day, is the feast day dedicated to praying for all those who have died and are in purgatory. Souls in purgatory "have not yet been purified" in order to enter heaven. That said, the Church teaches those in purgatory will get to heaven eventually and our prayers help them get there. "All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven." ... More
Bishop to celebrate All Souls' Mass Nov. 2
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate the annual All Souls' Day Mass at Calvary Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. It is located at the corner of Wright Avenue and South Woodrow Street in Little Rock. Get driving directions from your location. The main entrance is off of Charles Bussey Avenue. Mass will be followed by the blessing of graves and praying the rosary. All are invited. If it rains, the Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Tricia Gentry, office manager for Calvary Cemetery ... More
