ST. MARY’S CITY, Md. (CNS) — While English colonists who arrived in the New World were looking for greater opportunities, many of the Catholic colonists who arrived in Maryland also were looking to escape religious persecution.
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic leaders were thankful that death-row inmate Melissa Lucio was granted a last-minute stay of execution April 25, but they also said her sentence shows a failure in the use of capital punishment in this country and stressed that they would continue to pray for Lucio and her family and advocate on her behalf.
El Arzobispo Paul Coakley anunció este sábado que las parroquias católicas del Sagrado Corazón y de los Santos Ángeles se convertirán en una sola y ofrecerán su ministerio desde las instalaciones del nuevo Santuario al beato Stanley Rother. Las primeras misas de la parroquia en el Santuario se celebrarán inmediatamente después de su apertura, la cual se llevará a cabo el 4 de noviembre.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Archbishop Paul Coakley announced Saturday the merging of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Holy Angels Catholic Church on the campus of the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine. The parish will celebrate weekend Masses at the shrine, which opens Nov. 4.
“Mayo es el mes de María, y me maravilla y no sé por qué”. Así comienza el poema “El Magnificat de mayo” de Gerard Manley Hopkins. Deberíamos maravillarnos también.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Durante varios meses, el Santuario del Beato Stanley Rother ha estado de color azul y salmón mientras que los equipos trabajaban para terminar de colocar tejas y ladrillos. A partir del próximo mes, la iglesia del santuario comenzará a parecerse a su estilo colonial español.
In November, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called for a National Eucharistic Revival in every U.S. diocese to renew the Church by rekindling a living relationship with Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.
OKLAHOMA CITY – For several months, the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine has been blue and salmon as crews worked to finish placing roof tiles and brick. Starting next month, the shrine church will begin to resemble its Spanish Colonial style.
On April 5 and 6, Oklahoma Catholic Radio listeners had the opportunity to hear stories from other Oklahomans about how Catholic radio changed their lives.
Spirit, mind and body – the commitment to the education of the whole person is one of the facets of Catholic education. In the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Catholic schools’ emphasis on academic excellence is rivaled only by their emphasis on service.
Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School uses the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship curriculum each year to inspire students’ creativity and technological skills.