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Catholic Relief Services is building a network of CRS Chapters to equip and empower volunteers to become champions for the families and communities that CRS serves, leading the way to a more just and peaceful world. The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City is hosting a Come and See via Zoom 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Nov. 7. This workshop will enable those attending to learn about the importance of chapters in the work of CRS, especially in support of its two major campaigns on hunger and on refugees and migration. For additional information or to learn more about it subscribe to the CRS flocknote https://archokc.flocknote.com/CatholicReliefSe.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Just hours before the sixth federal execution took place this year, and two days before the next one was scheduled, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen called on the government to end this practice.

U.S. Bishops’ pro-life chair launches Respect Life Month and invites Catholics to “Live the Gospel of Life”

En la primera carta de San Pedro, el autor nos exhorta con estas palabras: “Sean sobrios y velen. Su adversario, el diablo, ronda como león rugiente, buscando a quién devorar. Resístanle firmes en la fe” (1 Pe 5,8-9).

In the First Letter of Saint Peter, the author admonishes us in these words, “Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in faith” (1 Pt 5:8-9).

Sin duda que los hispanos y los anglosajones somos distintos, y en muchas maneras. Nuestros gustos, comidas, historia e historias, figuras, etc. Una de las maneras en que reflejamos nuestras diferencias es la manera que llegamos a descubrir la identidad de una persona.

WASHINGTON —Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued the following statement in response to the federal executions scheduled this week:

The chaplains at Oklahoma City’s three Catholic high schools come from different backgrounds, but they share a passion for encouraging young people to grow in faith.

Father Danny Grover, chaplain at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Father Alex Kroll, chaplain at Mount Saint Mary Catholic High School Father Linh Bui, chaplain at Cristo Rey Oklahoma Catholic High School 

On Sept. 12, members of the Knights on Bikes rallied in support of the Love Run to raise money for the new and exclusive 1981 Crew at The Center of Family Love in Okarche.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this year, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued an important doctrinal note alerting the Catholic Church throughout the world that baptisms were not valid if the spoken baptismal formula was changed.

WASHINGTON – On Sept. 11, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops submitted public comment on a proposed regulation modifying the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s “Equal Access Rule” for temporary and emergency shelters. Archbishop Coakley, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty, and Bishop Konderla of Tulsa, chairman of the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, issued the following statement:

Abbot Lawrence Stasyszen and the monks of Saint Gregory’s Abbey invested Brother John Michael (Ford) Nguyen as a novice in the community on Sept. 13.

Deacon Sherman “Mac” McKaskle died Sept. 8 in Mangum.

An inspirational teacher, a good priest and a faithful monk, Father Joseph Murphy, O.S.B., was the kind of man who provided the spark in young people to appreciate the joy of learning.

This is part of a series to introduce the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

Each year, the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma provides grants to support projects at parishes, schools and other Catholic institutions within the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ by creating and enriching educational and evangelizing opportunities in Catholic communities.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Thirty-eight organizations were awarded Aerospace and Aviation Education Program grants or contracts totaling more than $330,000 from the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. The record amount of funding will be used to encourage more of Oklahoma’s students to enter STEM careers, particularly those in aerospace and aviation.

Several popular myths about COVID-19 vaccines have been gaining traction on social media in recent months, particularly in regard to messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines being developed by Moderna, Sanofi, Pfizer and a handful of other companies. I would like to consider five of these myths.

Without a doubt, Hispanics and Anglo-Saxons are different in many ways. Our interests, meals, history and stories, figures, etc. One of the ways we reflect our differences is the way in which we come to discover a person's identity.