SHAWNEE – In an ancient ritual rich with symbolism, Brother John Michael Nguyen, O.S.B., professed Solemn Vows as a monk of Saint Gregory’s Abbey on Sept. 3, the feast of the Abbey’s patron, Saint Gregory the Great.

Faith and dance joining in harmony, presenting stirring tradition and color is coming to the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine.

Nestled in the small, quaint town of Madill stands Holy Cross Catholic Church, now the new and improved Holy Cross Catholic Church.

The Council of Catholic Women groups from Oklahoma City and Tulsa hosted the 2024 NCCW Convention Aug. 13-17 at the OMNI Hotel in Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health recently gifted the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine a unique relic – a delayed birth certificate signed by Blessed Stanley himself. This document, now a second-class relic, was issued before his mission to Guatemala and has been entrusted to the shrine as it ages out of the state’s system.

Art elevated: BMCHS raises its AP offerings As the first month school comes to a close, the Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School environment remains bustling with students thriving both academically and socially.

The Mount moves from Howdy to … senioritis? Now that the Mount St. Mary Catholic High School community, at the time of writing, has completed the first three weeks of the 2024-25 school year, it’s refreshing to not see as much chaos around campus compared to the first few days. With the absence of chaos, a greater atmosphere has emerged: Rocket Pride!

The Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine received a $14,494 grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation and its Parks & Public Space Initiative.

Christi Jeffreys, director of development at the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine, has been nominated for an Outstanding Fundraising Professional by the Oklahoma chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Oklahoma sent 15 delegates to the 60th Biennial National Convention, held in August in New Orleans.

Christ the King Catholic Church and School, celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2024, will continue its milestone year in November with an alumni welcome, an open house and a gala and auction.

The Center of Family Love (CFL), in partnership with the historic bourbon brand Maker’s Mark, is bringing back its beefsteak dinner to Oklahoma City. On Sept. 26, attendees will be immersed in a whiskey lover’s paradise as they are served the finest beefsteak and bourbon. The event will take place at Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, and doors open at 6 p.m.