• OKCR Fall Radiothon
    OKCR Fall Radiothon
    October 20, 2021
    The Fall Radiothon for Oklahoma Catholic Radio is Nov 11-13. The radiothon will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 8 a.m. to Noon on Saturday. 
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  • U.S. bishops’ pro-life chairman on rescinding of “Protect Life Rule”
    October 20, 2021
    WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration has published a new rule rescinding the “Protect Life Rule” governing the Title X family planning program. That rule had the commendable effect of ensuring compliance with federal law by stipulating that Title X projects may not share office space or financing with abortion facilities and are not required to refer for abortion. The rescission becomes effective on Nov. 8. 
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  • Archbishop Coakley issues a Call To Prayer for an end to abortion, death penalty in Oklahoma
    October 20, 2021
    Archbishop Coakley issued a Call To Prayer for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City on Wednesday for a renewed respect for all life, and an end to abortion and the death penalty in Oklahoma. The Call To Prayer comes during Respect Life Month, the Month of the Rosary and with the first of seven Oklahoma executions over the next five months scheduled to be carried out Oct. 28.
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  • Bishops call attacks on U.S. Catholic sites ‘acts of hate’ that must stop
    Bishops call attacks on U.S. Catholic sites ‘acts of hate’ that must stop
    October 19, 2021
    by Catholic News Service
    WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Oct. 10 vandalization of Denver’s cathedral basilica that resulted in satanic and other “hateful graffiti” being scrawled on its doors and at least one statue brought to 100 the number of incidents of arson, vandalism and other destruction that have taken place at Catholic sites across the United States since May 2020.
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  • Pope: Church must respect other cultures, not impose itself
    Pope: Church must respect other cultures, not impose itself
    October 14, 2021
    by Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christian freedom means respecting other cultures and traditions rather than finding ways to impose “one’s own model of life as though it were the most evolved and the most appealing,” Pope Francis said.
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  • Initiatives on Eucharist aim to give Catholics better understanding
    Initiatives on Eucharist aim to give Catholics better understanding
    October 14, 2021
    by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
    WASHINGTON (CNS) — This past June at their annual meeting, the U.S. bishops spoke about helping Catholics come to a deeper understanding and appreciation for the Eucharist through an upcoming eucharistic revival and a document on the Eucharist.
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  • Las ejecuciones apresuradas dañan la cultura de la vida
    October 7, 2021
    by Arzobispo Pablo S. Coakley
    Los funcionarios del gobierno de Oklahoma planean llevar a cabo siete ejecuciones en los próximos cinco meses. Serán las primeras ejecuciones en el estado de Oklahoma en los últimos siete años.
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  • Rush to execute harms culture of life
    October 7, 2021
    by Archbishop Paul S. Coakley
    Oklahoma state officials plan to carry out seven executions over the next five months. They will be the first executions in Oklahoma in nearly seven years.
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  • Pope, religious leaders, thank world’s teachers for their dedication, sacrifice
    Pope, religious leaders, thank world’s teachers for their dedication, sacrifice
    October 7, 2021
    by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A former educator himself, Pope Francis and other religious leaders helped celebrate World Teachers’ Day by promoting a global alliance aimed at creating an “open and inclusive” education for everyone.
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  • “I was crying tears of joy”
    “I was crying tears of joy”
    October 7, 2021
    by Eliana Tedrow, the Sooner Catholic
    Twenty-seven deacon candidates from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City will be ordained to the permanent diaconate by Archbishop Coakley on Nov. 5 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help after spending four years in formation.
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  • Saint Joseph: A father who said “yes” by his actions
    Saint Joseph: A father who said “yes” by his actions
    October 7, 2021
    by Charles Albert, the Sooner Catholic 
    In December 2020, Pope Francis declared 2021 as the Year of Saint Joseph
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  • Cristo Rey teacher awarded Catholic Educator of the Year
    Cristo Rey teacher awarded Catholic Educator of the Year
    October 7, 2021
    OKLAHOMA CITY – Katie Trivitt Beam, a teacher at Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School, was named the 2021 recipient of the Archbishop Paul S. Coakley Educator or the Year Award. Beam is a math teacher.
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  • Hobart RE director awarded Religious Educator of the Year
    Hobart RE director awarded Religious Educator of the Year
    October 7, 2021
    Amy Rudkins, director of religious education at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Hobart, recently was named the Archbishop Paul S. Coakley Religious Educator of the Year at a ceremony in Oklahoma City. 
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  • From the Archives
    From the Archives
    October 7, 2021
    by George Rigazzi, archdiocesan archivist
    The story of the Catholic presence in Prague reflects the fluid nature of communities and townships in early Oklahoma. It began at the settlement of Keokuk Falls, approximately six miles to the south, which was the hub for Polish and Czech farmers.
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  • Catholic Charities assists Afghan refugees
    Catholic Charities assists Afghan refugees
    October 7, 2021
    OKLAHOMA CITY – Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and CAIR Oklahoma have welcomed the first group of Afghan refugees to Oklahoma City.
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  • Cristo Rey OKC welcomes new chairman
    Cristo Rey OKC welcomes new chairman
    October 7, 2021
    OKLAHOMA CITY – Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School recently named a new chairman, vice chairman and members of the board.
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  • Book Review: “Single & Raising Saints”
    Book Review: “Single & Raising Saints”
    October 7, 2021
    by John H. Dolezal, the Sooner Catholic
    Raising children can be challenging. The daily demands and tasks require resources and a lot of energy. Being single and raising children has its special challenges. And, raising children as saints requires you go beyond the normal day-to-day caregiving and devote additional time and effort leading your children in their Catholic faith formation.
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  • Daughters honor parents with endowment
    Daughters honor parents with endowment
    October 7, 2021
    by Owen Canfield, associate director for gift planning for the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma
    BISON – Like so many people who lived through the Great Depression, Emil and Mary Fuksa placed great value on hard work and thriftiness. Devout Catholics in rural Oklahoma, the Fuksas also had a great appreciation for the priests who served their small church. An endowment fund in their name at the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma is a testament to that appreciation.
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  • The Catholic Difference: Catholic “beliefs” and the abortion debate
    October 7, 2021
    by George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center
    Do Catholics “believe that human life begins at conception” – a formulation that’s become ubiquitous in recent weeks?
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  • Synodal process looks to hear from voices on the margins of the Church
    Synodal process looks to hear from voices on the margins of the Church
    October 7, 2021
    by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service
    Pope Francis is inviting Catholics both in the mainstream of church life and on the margins to voice their dreams, ideas and concerns in preparation for the Synod of Bishops in 2023.
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