INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- Megan Davis, Elizabeth Eberhard and Allison Dible were fired up after the opening evening session Nov. 21 of the biennial National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis.
Como un niño creciendo en Kansas City, el Día de Acción de Gracias era memorable. Había, por supuesto, fútbol y la tradicional cena de Acción de Gracias que mi madre preparaba con tanto amor.
As a kid growing up in Kansas City, Thanksgiving was a memorable day. There was, of course, football and the traditional Thanksgiving dinner that my mother would so lovingly prepare.
“En diversas ocasiones y bajo diferentes formas Dios habló a nuestros padres por medio de los profetas, hasta que en estos días, que son los últimos, nos habló a nosotros por medio del Hijo, a quien hizo destinatario de todo, ya que por él dispuso las edades del mundo. Él es el resplandor de la Gloria de Dios y la impronta de su ser. Él, cuya palabra poderosa mantiene el universo, también es el que purificó al mundo de sus pecados, y luego se sentó en los cielos, a la derecha del Dios de majestad. Ahora, pues, él está tanto más por encima de los ángeles cuanto más excelente es el Nombre que recibió.” (Hebreos 1, 1-4).
OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 500 faithful joined Archbishop Coakley, Archbishop Emeritus Beltran, Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg, priests, deacons and religious men and women to rededicate The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Nov. 16 after a five-month renovation that included a new mural on the triumphal arch and a Blessed Stanley Rother Oratory.
Throughout the fourth and fifth centuries, the season of Advent was known as a season of preparation for the Epiphany of Our Lord, the celebration of God becoming human through his son, Jesus Christ.
Faithful Catholic men interested in taking their love and service of the Lord to the next level are invited to consider if God is calling them to become a deacon.
Oklahoma City’s first Catholic church turned 130 this year. Saint Joseph Old Cathedral’s parish family and guests will mark the anniversary with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Coakley at 10 a.m. Dec. 8.
The history of Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Okeene is one of persistence and dedication. Bishop Meerschaert dedicated the first church in May of 1900. The photograph reveals the dedication of the bell in 1903.
ARDMORE – Federica Aversa is living with the family of Deacon Juan Jimenez in Ardmore while she attends Lone Grove High School. She finds family life and Church life very similar in Oklahoma to her life in Rome. She only misses one thing – traditional Italian homecooked meals.
by Jim Beckman, director of the Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis
In this past issue of the Sooner Catholic, Archbishop Coakley focused his column on the upcoming Vision 2030 Archdiocesan Convocation event to be held at the Cox Convention Center on Saturday, Dec. 7. I wanted to follow up on his invitation with one of my own.
“In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word. When he had accomplished purification from sins, he took his seat at the right hand of the majesty on high, as far superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs” (Hebrews 1, 1-4).
As I began reading “The Activated Disciple,” I turned to my wife and said, “Honey, reading this book may be a big challenge for me.” My wife asked, “Why do you say that?” I responded, “Because I can’t clearly connect what I have read with the book title.”
Debbie Espinoza, CEO of The Center of Family Love, and Nellie Sanders, chief philanthropy officer, updated Catholic school principals recently on opportunities for students to visit, volunteer and even adopt a friend living with disabilities at The Center of Family Love in Okarche.
The Holiday Pop-Up Shops, an annual holiday shopping event focused on independent retail, is returning to Midtown for its seventh season. Opening the day after Thanksgiving, six heated geodesic domes will host a total of 35 local shops, selling gifts from clothing and accessories to home goods and children’s toys.
BALTIMORE – A third-party reporting system to field sexual misconduct allegations against bishops could be in place by the end of February, an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops told the bishops during their fall general assembly in Baltimore.
WASHINGTON—For over 30 years, the Retirement Fund for Religious collection has been coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) to be held in U.S. Catholic dioceses at the discretion of the local bishop. This year, the annual appeal will be held the weekend of Dec. 7-8.
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) -- With joy and thanksgiving, officials and faithful throughout the Diocese of Peoria and around the globe welcomed the announcement Nov. 18 that Pope Francis has called for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in Peoria Dec. 21.
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- During their Nov. 11-13 meeting in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops elected new officers and discussed challenges in the church and the nation. They spoke of their renewed efforts to help immigrants, youth and young adults, pregnant women and the poor as well their steps to combat gun violence and racism.