• In message for World Sick Day, pope calls for health care for all
    In message for World Sick Day, pope calls for health care for all
    January 14, 2021
    by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Praising those who help the sick and praying for those who are sick, Pope Francis called on Christians to practice what they preach, including by guaranteeing equal access to health care for all people.
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  • Bishops call for an end to the federal death penalty
    Bishops call for an end to the federal death penalty
    January 14, 2021
    by Catholic News Service
    WASHINGTON (CNS) — A joint statement from two U.S. bishops who head different committees of the U.S. bishops called for an end to the federal use of the death penalty as “long past time.”
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  • “Catholic schools shaped who I am”
    “Catholic schools shaped who I am”
    January 14, 2021
    by Sally Linhart, the Sooner Catholic.
    As a senior in high school, Kat Joyce knew she wanted to become a teacher. Now, halfway through her first-year teaching, Joyce leads her second-grade class at Christ The King Catholic School in prayer every day. Those prayers are the cornerstone that led to her vocation as a Catholic school teacher.
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  • A message from the Catholic Schools Superintendent …
    A message from the Catholic Schools Superintendent …
    January 14, 2021
    by Diane Floyd, Superintendent of Catholic Schools
    Catholic Schools Week, the annual celebration of what makes Catholic education special, will begin Sunday, Jan. 31 and end Saturday, Feb. 6. Nationally, schools observe the celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members.
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  • Oklahoma Catholic Men’s Conference goes in-person, virtual
    Oklahoma Catholic Men’s Conference goes in-person, virtual
    January 14, 2021
    by John Helsley, For the Sooner Catholic
    When COVID-19 created a flood of concerns for organizers of the “In The Father’s Footsteps” Oklahoma Catholic Men’s Conference, Jim Beckman registered a plea.
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  • From the Archives
    From the Archives
    January 14, 2021
    by George Rigazzi, archdiocesan archivist
    The second of three priest brothers, Charles Albert Van Hulse was born Aug. 16, 1874, in Sint-Jan-in-Eremo, Belgium. His two brothers, Joseph and Theophile, also were missionaries to Oklahoma. All three served with fervor and excellence and are viewed as ecclesiastical royalty in the annuls of the history of the Church in Oklahoma.
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  • Bishop McGuinness pom team wins state jazz competition
    Bishop McGuinness pom team wins state jazz competition
    January 14, 2021
    The Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School pom team, coached and choreographed by Jamie Lane, was crowned the 2020 Class 5A Jazz Division Title winners. The team competed virtually at the Oklahoma State Dance Team Directors' Association annual competition on Dec. 12.
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  • Real Life Disciples: Get in the game!
    January 14, 2021
    by Jim Beckman, Executive Director of the Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis
    Years ago, I remember hearing about a football coach who ran off the sidelines to tackle an opposing player as he was returning a kickoff. Western New England College’s Jim Brown had eluded every other Fairfield University player and was on his way to a field-length touchdown run.
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  • The “Rosca de Reyes” (King Cake)
    January 14, 2021
    by Luis Soto, Assistant Executive Director of the Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis
    Every Jan. 6 in the Latin American tradition, not only is the liturgical feast of the Epiphany celebrated, but so is the coming of the Magi. Jokingly, in Mexico, it is said that on Dec. 12, a festival that lasts almost a month called Guadalupe-Reyes begins. That is, it begins on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dec. 12) and ends on the day of the Three Kings (Jan. 6).
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  • Book Review: The Adaptive Teacher
    Book Review: The Adaptive Teacher
    January 14, 2021
    by John H. Dolezal, the Sooner Catholic
    “The Adaptive Teacher: Faith-Based Strategies to Reach and Teach Learners with Disabilities” is a great resource for learning how to maximize the effectiveness of teaching students with learning disabilities.
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  • Archbishop Coakley Statement on U.S. Capitol Violence
    January 7, 2021
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  • Dioceses across USA participating in Nationwide Prayer Vigil for Life
    January 7, 2021
    by USCCB
    WASHINGTON – Catholics across the country are encouraged to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday, Jan. 28 to Friday, Jan. 29, marking the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions legalizing abortion through nine months of pregnancy. Since those decisions, over 60 million abortions have been performed legally in the United States.
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  • Pew report: Catholics, at 20% of population, make up 30% of Congress
    Pew report: Catholics, at 20% of population, make up 30% of Congress
    January 7, 2021
    by Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service
    WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics, although they make up about 20% of the U.S. population, remain at 30% of the new Congress, according to a Jan. 4 report issued by the Pew Research Center.
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