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The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City is seeking an administrative assistant for the youth, young adult and campus ministry office. Must communicate and interface in a tactful and professional manner with the clergy, Catholic Pastoral Center staff, parish and school personnel, and the public. The position requires attention to detail and accuracy, flexibility and adaptability. Knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint required. Organizational efficiency, adaptability, time management and the ability to anticipate needs required. Bilingual in Spanish preferred. Send inquiries and resumes to nlargent@archokc.org.

The Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma is seeking an administrative assistant. Must communicate and interface in a tactful and professional manner with the clergy, Catholic Pastoral Center staff, parish and school personnel, and the public. The position requires attention to detail and accuracy, flexibility and adaptability. Knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint required. Organizational efficiency, adaptability, time management and the ability to anticipate needs required. Bilingual in Spanish preferred. Send inquiries and resumes to nlargent@archokc.org.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) -- Ron Clements is a renowned animator, screenwriter and producer-director of award-winning Disney films, including the 2017 blockbuster "Moana." But at heart, he will always be a Midwesterner and grateful for his Catholic education, he told students at his alma mater.

El arzobispo Coakley anunció el martes que la campaña capital "Una Iglesia, Muchos Discípulos" ha superado su meta mínima original de $ 65 millones. La campaña está recaudando fondos en las 107 iglesias católicas de la arquidiócesis en el centro y oeste de Oklahoma para construir un santuario para el Beato Stanley Rother, fortalecer las parroquias y las escuelas, reforzar los ministerios y crear dotaciones para el futuro.

Archbishop Coakley announced on Tuesday that the “One Church, Many Disciples” capital campaign has surpassed its $65 million original minimum goal. The campaign is raising funds in the archdiocese’s 107 Catholic churches in central and western Oklahoma to build a shrine for Blessed Stanley Rother, strengthen parishes and schools, bolster ministries and create endowments for the future.

Gospel of Life Disciples and Dwellings will have a garage sale 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sept. 20, 21 and 22 at 1135 SW 42nd Street, OKC. Proceeds benefit the Gospel of Life School and world Youth Day pilgrimage. Contact Sr. Maria pf the Trinity at (405) 778-1107, srmaria@gospeloflifedisciples.org.

Holy Trinity Hermitage invites everyone to Be a Part of the “Block” Party and help make compressed earth blocks, 8 a.m. – Noon Sept. 29 and 8 a.m. – Noon and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27. Parking at Fellowship Church, 3801 Journey Parkway, Norman. The blocks will become the walls of Holy Trinity Hermitage of the Gospel of Life Disciples and Dwellings (GOLD). Contact Jim Armour at (469) 278-6659, jim@gospeloflifedisciples.org.

Holy Spirit, Mustang, will have a craft fair, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Nov 10. Contact Sherri at (405) 201-3680.

The Secretariat for Divine Worship will host a Prayer Day for the Retired 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Catholic Pastoral Center in OKC. The morning presentation is at 10 a.m. followed by Mass, lunch at 11:30 a.m. and afternoon session begins at 1 p.m. Dr. Harry Kocurek will discuss “The Call to Holiness in Today’s World” based on “Rejoice and Be Glad” by Pope Francis. For people wishing to join via videoconferencing, the hosting sites are: Altus: Prince of Peace; Ardmore: St. Mary; Clinton: St. Mary; Enid: St. Francis; Lawton: Holy Family; Woodward: St. Peter. The cost for attending at the CPC is $7, lunch included. To register for the day at the CPC, call the Office of Worship and Spiritual Life, (405) 721-5651, Ext. 158. To register for a videoconferencing site, call the Christian Leadership Development Office, (405) 721-5651, Ext. 131.

On Sept. 23, 2017, Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, celebrated the Rite of Beatification for Blessed Stanley Rother during a Beatification Mass in downtown Oklahoma City. Blessed Stanley Rother is the first martyr for the United States and the first U.S.-born priest to be beatified.

In Saint Ann Retirement Center’s grand theater, a crowd of more than 75 gathered on Aug. 13 to hear the story of a modern miracle. Father Marvin Leven, an Oklahoma retired priest, and Sandra Rother McGougan, related the 1992 story of Father Stanley Rother’s healing intercession. McGougan said on that July 3, she was stricken by a mysterious brain ailment; her mother, Kay Rother, received a call that Sandra had suddenly fallen ill and was taken to a nearby hospital.

The church of Saint James the Apostle in Guatemala houses a small chapel dedicated to Blessed Stanley Rother. Next to the chapel is a small room where residents of this poor community receive the blessing of improved eyesight.

This is the story of a Lawton denizen: a nun, a pianist, a music director, a teacher, a believer, a life-long learner, and a dear friend to many. When contacted for an interview, she was shocked. “Why would you want to write a story about me? Why don’t you write a story about Jesus? I haven’t done a lot.”

Está claro que la voluntad de Dios es que, después de nuestro amor, honor y respeto por Él, debemos honrar, amar y respetar a nuestros padres. Les debemos, al menos, nuestra vida y, si hemos tenido la bendición, también les debemos agradecimiento por haber compartido con nosotros su conocimiento y amistad con Dios.

Hace un año, el 23 de septiembre, celebramos la beatificación del Beato Stanley Rother en Oklahoma City.

One year ago, on Sept. 23, we celebrated the beatification of Blessed Stanley Rother in Oklahoma City.

On Sept. 23, 2017, Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, celebrated the Rite of Beatification for Blessed Stanley Rother during a Beatification Mass in downtown Oklahoma City. Blessed Stanley Rother is the first martyr for the United States and the first U.S.-born priest to be beatified.

In Saint Ann Retirement Center’s grand theater, a crowd of more than 75 gathered on Aug. 13 to hear the story of a modern miracle. Father Marvin Leven, an Oklahoma retired priest, and Sandra Rother McGougan, related the 1992 story of Father Stanley Rother’s healing intercession. McGougan said on that July 3, she was stricken by a mysterious brain ailment; her mother, Kay Rother, received a call that Sandra had suddenly fallen ill and was taken to a nearby hospital.

Luke 5:1-11 I have to be honest, over the years I haven’t paid much attention to this passage from Luke’s gospel other than the apostles caught a lot of fish (so much so that their nets were tearing), but only after Jesus instructed them to try again after they worked all night and caught nothing.

In a 2002 apostolic visit to Toronto, Saint John Paul II addressed the crowd by saying: “Dear young people, let yourselves be taken over by the light of Christ, and spread that light wherever you are.”