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Applications are being accepted for Búsqueda #39 through March 28. This event will be held at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock on April 8-10. Búsqueda (Search) is a faith formation program for Spanish-speaking youth ages 14-17. It is designed to awaken the desire for youth to be messengers of the Good News of Jesus Christ to others. It is a method, used by other movements in the Catholic Church, to guide young people to a mature, Christian human growth, gaining knowledge of themselves and their relationships with God and others. The weekend includes talks ... More
Do you have an old car or boat collecting dust? If so, donate it to the Catholic Charities of Arkansas vehicle donation program. Cars, trucks, boats, jet skis, fourwheelers and even planes can be donated. The proceeds of the sale of the donated vehicle go to help Catholic Charities continue to serve the poor in the state. You can donate online or by calling (844) 534-4483. The steps for donating are easy. If calling in your donation, be sure to have the vehicle information at hand, such as the Vehicle Identification Number and other data on the title. The call representative will guide ... More
Our Father beckons: "Return to me with your whole heart." Each Lent the Church offers us a 40-day retreat designed to help us respond to God's call. Lent is the primary penitential season of the liturgical year. We partake in Lent with prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends with the Easter Triduum — Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. The Triduum is the liturgical celebration to help us embrace the ultimate act of love: Jesus' passion, death and resurrection, the foundation of the Christian faith. We offer the following resources to help you ... More
For more than 40 years, CRS Rice Bowl has been Catholic Relief Services' (CRS) Lenten program to help those in need in developing countries around the world.... More
Here is one way you can grow in your family of faith. Subscribe to Arkansas Catholic and stay connected to your Catholic family each week. Arkansas Catholic, the award-winning weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Little Rock, offers complete print and digital subscriptions. Subscribe through one of the following ways: The print edition is delivered to your mailbox every week. Subscriptions are only $26 a year ($24 for seniors). Subscription envelopes are available at the church or by calling (501) 664-0125. Or you can get Arkansas Catholic Digital the same day it’s published ... More
The 2016 Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal (CASA) begins Feb. 6-7 in parishes across Arkansas. A recorded homily from Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will be played at all Masses in English and Spanish and pledge envelopes will be handed out asking parishioners to meet this year's $2 million goal. CASA supports various diocesan, parish and school ministries. This year's theme focuses on the extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, which continues through Nov. 20. "This is the first jubilee in history in which holy doors are to be opened in all dioceses, not just in Rome. Ours is at Our Lady of Good Counsel parish in Little Rock. Access to our holy door is available every day, but starting this weekend, the first Saturday of every month ... More
National Marriage Week will be celebrated Feb. 7-14. In addition to being Valentine's Day, the week's celebration concludes with World Marriage Day on Feb. 14. These events provide an opportunity "to celebrate the gift and blessing of marriage and to affirm and support engaged and married couples," said Bishop Richard Malone, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth. The diocesan Family Life Office is sponsoring several events this month to provide marriage enrichment, support for troubled marriages and education for couples preparing for marriage. These include: Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a weekend experience ... More
In 1997, Pope John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached to the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Feb. 2. This feast, traditionally called Candlemas Day, is celebrated 40 days after Christmas and recalls when Mary and Joseph presented Jesus to God in the temple. During this Mass, candles are blessed symbolizing Christ, the light of the world. So too, those in consecrated life are called to reflect the light of Christ to all people. The celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life is transferred to the following Sunday ... More