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Arkansas Catholic digital edition is free
Arkansas Catholic is now offering the digital version of the weekly diocesan newspaper for free, thanks to donations to Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal. The page-for-page replica of the print edition can be read anywhere you have Internet access on your desktop, laptop and most smartphones and tablets. Anyone can sign up for a free account by going to: digital.arkansas-catholic.org. Then follow these steps: At digital.arkansas-catholic.org, click on “sign up”; Provide the contact information requested and create a password. Hit “submit.”; On the next screen ... More
Hearts for Life Conference to be Jan. 18-19
The diocesan Respect Life Office will host its second Hearts for Life Conference for adults at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. This event, which will coincide with the Weekend for Life for high school youth, was created to offer participants pro-life speakers, time for prayer and inexpensive and convenient lodging prior to the eucharistic procession and Mass for Life on Jan. 19. The conference will be held from 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 to 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19. The cost is $40 per person, which includes lodging, dinner Saturday evening and ... More
Buy socks and support our seminarians
Looking for a fun way to support priestly vocations to the priesthood? The Vocations Office for the Diocese of Little Rock can help. Order socks, luggage tags or pop-sockets for your phone displaying the diocesan crest. All proceeds benefit the diocese's vocations ministry and the education of its seminarians. There are two unique fun designs of these very comfortable socks. Buy one pair for $15 or 3 for $40. Luggage tags and pop-sockets are $5 each. If you place your purchase between now and Jan. 1, 2020, get a pair free for every three purchased. Tags and pop-sockets mix ... More
Come and See about priesthood Dec. 28-29
The 2019 Come and See Retreat will be held Dec. 28-29 at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. Rooted in prayer and to consist of talks, group discussion, vocational videos and personal testimonies by priests and seminarians, this retreat is designed to help participants explore more deeply a possible calling to the diocesan priesthood. It is open to single men ages 16 and older. Activities will be offered in English and Spanish. The retreat will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 28 in Fletcher Hall and end at 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 29 after Mass. Mail the registration form ... More
Immaculate Conception is Dec. 9 this year
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, normally celebrated on Dec. 8, will be observed on Monday, Dec. 9 this year. Since Dec. 8 falls on the Second Sunday of Advent, the feast was moved to the following day. And even though it still is a solemnity, which is the highest level of feast day in the Church, the obligation to attend Mass did not transfer with the feast. Simply Catholic gives a good explanation for this exception. "According to the Church’s canon law, the obligation to attend Mass is fixed to a date, not necessarily ... More
Give to those who have given a lifetime
The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 in the Diocese of Little Rock. Coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO), the appeal benefits more than 31,000 elderly Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests whose religious congregations lack adequate retirement funding. Last year, Catholics in the Diocese of Little Rock donated $166,927.48 to this collection, and two religious communities in Arkansas received financial support from the Retirement Fund for Religious. They were: Subiaco Abbey ... More
Bishop releases pastoral change Nov. 21
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointment Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, for the Diocese of Little Rock: Effective Jan. 1, 2020: Rev. Erik Pohlmeier, appointed pastor of Christ the King Church in Little Rock. This is in addition to his current responsibilities as Diocesan Director of Faith Formation and Director of Continuing Education of the Clergy. Bishop-elect Francis I. Malone, JCL, PA, ceases to be pastor of Christ the King Church, effective Dec. 31, 2019. He was appointed by Pope Francis as bishop of the Diocese of Shreveport, La. ... More
Give to CCHD Nov. 24 to fund local grants
Each year, the Diocese of Little Rock participates in an annual collection for the benefit of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) during the weekend before Thanksgiving. This year’s collection will be held Nov. 23-24. Although most of the collection is sent on to the CCHD national office for use in a nationwide grant program, 25 percent of the collection stays in the state and is used by Catholic Charities of Arkansas to fund its CCHD local grant program In this fiscal year’s program, $17,230 in grants was distributed throughout Arkansas ... More
