The little girl featured in an iconic photo with Bl. Stanley Rother in the 1980s in Guatemala attended the feast day Mass in Santiago Atitlan on July 28, 2019, where she met with Archbishop Coakley.
(July 22, 2019) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has proclaimed July 28, 2019, as Blessed Stanley Rother Day in Oklahoma. The day commemorates the Oklahoma priest’s Feast Day, which is celebrated every year by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, the Diocese of Tulsa and the Diocese of Little Rock in remembrance of the anniversary of his martyrdom in Guatemala.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CNS) -- As politicians around the world scrutinize how Facebook, Google and Amazon mine user data for commercial purposes, Catholic leaders are studying ways to spread the Gospel through digital media.
NORMAN – On June 29, Archbishop Coakley ordained five men to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. The Rite of Ordination was celebrated at Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Norman.
One of the signature elements of the “One Church, Many Disciples” campaign is the updating and renovation of the home parish for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City – The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Thanks to the continued generosity of parishioners at the cathedral and those who are participating in the campaign throughout the archdiocese, construction has begun.
The latest in the Saint Gregory’s Days of Reflection, “The Eucharist: The Sacrament of Transformation” was held June 22. The day started with Mass and was followed by a presentation by Father Boniface Copelin, O.S.B., the prior of the monastery and its vocations director.
Many Oklahomans may have heard the term “Vacation Bible School” but are not familiar with the term “Totus Tuus,” which is Latin for “Totally Yours.” Totally yours was a motto of Saint John Paul II, who understood the importance of educating the young.
Children require extensive support and protection to meet their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. They are uniquely dependent on their parents because they are particularly vulnerable. Often, they are unable to speak on their own behalf or effectively defend themselves from various forms of exploitation.
by Pedro A. Moreno, O.P. Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis
Mark is the smallest of the God-inspired gospels, and considered by some, but not all biblical experts, to be the first gospel written. It would take an average reader about an hour to read it from beginning to end.
by Anamaria Scaperlanda Biddick, the Sooner Catholic
“What makes people holy?” my 5-year-old asks as we fold laundry. “A special friendship with God,” I answer, without much thought to the question. “How do they become special friends of God?” she persists.
by Pedro A. Moreno, O.P. Secretariado de Evangelización y Catequesis
Marcos es el más pequeño de los evangelios inspirados por Dios, y considerado por algunos, pero no todos los expertos bíblicos, como el primer evangelio escrito. Le tomaría a un lector promedio alrededor de una hora leerlo de principio a fin.
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO – El papa Francisco nombró a seis superioras de órdenes religiosas de mujeres, una mujer laica consagrada y el superior de los Hermanos de la Doctrina Cristiana de La Salle para ser miembros de pleno derecho de la Congregación para los Institutos de Vida Consagrada y Sociedades de Vida Apostólica.