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Three Taste of Faith dinners were held in Arkansas this summer that raised more than $480,000 for seminarian education in the Diocese of Little Rock. The first was held in Jonesboro on June 10, during which $94,905 was donated by attendees from northeast Arkansas. On Aug. 5, central Arkansans contributed $303,940 in Little Rock and $82,290 was given by northwest Arkansas residents in Rogers. In addition to a dinner, guests are treated to musical entertainment by the seminarian band, testimonials and talks by Vocations director Msgr. Scott Friend and Bishop Anthony B. Taylor. ... More
The 2017 Junior High Youth Rally, formerly known as Junior High Spectacular, will be held for students in grades 6-8 on Sunday, Nov. 12 in the McCauley Center at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock. This year’s theme, "Faith Conquers Fear," will be presented by Mike Patin. The daylong event will be filled with games, praise and worship, presentations by the Mike Patin, lunch and Mass. The cost is $40 a person. Scholarships are available. Register though your parish. To register your parish, download and return the registration packet with fee to the address provided by Oct. 16. ... More
Retrouvaille, a program designed to help heal and renew troubled and hurting marriages, consists of a weekend experience followed by a series of 6 to 12 post-weekend sessions over a three-month period. It provides tools to help couples with troubled marriages to heal. The main emphasis of the program is on communication between husband and wife. It gives couples the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine their lives together in a new and positive way. Separated and divorced couples are also encouraged to attend. To attend, call (501) 834-1956. To register online, visit retrouvaille.org. ... More
The Diocese of Little Rock will host a one-day Senior High Youth Rally Sunday, Oct. 15 at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock. This year’s theme, “Faith Conquers Doubt,” will be presented by Jon Leonetti. The event will include praise and worship, presentation by Leonetti, lunch and Mass. The cost is $30 a person. Scholarships are available. Register though your parish. To register your parish, download and return the registration packet with fee to the address provided by Sept. 30. For more information, contact Tricia Gentry at (501) 664-0340, ext. 418. ... More
Catechetical Sunday will be celebrated Sept. 17 in Catholic parishes across the United States. On this day, parish religion and Catholic school teachers are commissioned to share their ministry for the 2017-2018 school year. In addition, a special collection will be taken up to support catechetical ministry in the Diocese of Little Rock. Half of the collection remains in the parish, while the other goes to support catechetical ministry needs in Catholic parishes across Arkansas. For more information, contact Dianne Brady, director of stewardship and development, at (501) 664-0340. ... More
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor released the following open letter to Gov. Asa Hutchinson Sept. 1, 2017, asking him to support the continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Dear Governor Hutchinson, Attorney General Rutledge has indicated that on behalf of the state of Arkansas, she plans to join a lawsuit led by the state of Texas to challenge the continuation of the federal policy initiative known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. I write to urge you in the strongest terms possible to support this DACA program ... More
In response to the loss of life, destruction of property and catastrophic flooding that Hurricane Harvey has unleased on south Texas and Louisiana, Bishop Anthony B. Taylor is asking parishioners in the Diocese of Little Rock to donate to a nationwide emergency collection to be taken up at all Masses this weekend, Sept. 2-3. The Category 4 hurricane made landfall Aug. 25 with heavy rains and winds of 130 miles per hour in the Rockport, Texas area, northeast of Corpus Christi. The National Weather Service said Aug. 27 that the rainfall after the hurricane and storm ... More
The memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated Aug. 22. It is celebrated soon after the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Aug. 15.) because it follows this event. The queenship is celebrated in the fifth glorious mystery of the rosary. "Finally the immaculate virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as queen over all things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords ... More