P: Si un bebé de 3 meses, de una familia católica, fallece inesperadamente y aún no ha sido bautizado, ¿se le puede permitir una misa de funeral católica?
Mientras vivimos estos años de Avivamiento Eucarístico en los Estados Unidos, se nos invita a redescubrir los fundamentos de nuestra fe eucarística y a experimentarlos de nuevo.
As we live these years of Eucharistic Revival in the United States, we are invited to rediscover the basics of our Eucharistic faith and experience them anew.
Very Rev. Richard D. Stansberry, J.C.L. President of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City; continuing as Rector of The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Oklahoma City
The first time Jonah Beckham thought about the priesthood, he was in the perpetual adoration chapel at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edmond. He was 13.
When John Grim was a child, he spent a lot of time at his grandparents’ house where there often was a priest around, always part of the family. So, at age 8, he added “priest” to the list of things he wanted to be, along with firefighter, Olympic athlete, business tycoon and soldier.
As Christians we are called to surrender our sufferings and live as Christ. (1 Peter 4:1-2 “Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, for whoever suffers in the flesh has broken with sin.”)
As another school year winds down, students are eager to hang up their backpacks for the summer and trade learning activities for outdoor adventures. The classroom will be the last thing in many people’s thoughts for a while.
Addressing priests, Saint Teresa of Calcutta once said, “Priest of God, celebrate this Mass as if it was your first Mass, your last Mass and your only Mass.”
by Owen Canfield, director of the Catholic Schools Opportunity Fund
For the past many years, individuals and businesses have helped children attend Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City by giving to the Tax Credit Scholarship program.
The 2024 National Council of Catholic Women Convention will be held Aug. 13-17 at the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel. Keynote speakers Katie McGrady and ValLimar Jansen will address the convention theme: Called to an Encounter with Jesus. McGrady is a Catholic radio host, international speaker and author. Jansen is an inspirational/catechetical speaker, singer, composer and recording artist. Local tours of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine and the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum will be available for participants. Convention information is available on the national website nccw.org. For information about volunteering for this event, contact Becky VanPool at (405) 834-3782 or beckyvanpool@cox.net.
Holy Trinity Catholic School in Okarche has a bus route with stops at the Catholic Pastoral Center and Colony Pointe on the Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. Contact jjenkins@holytrinityok.org or call (580) 471-8140 for more information.
The success of the Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine greatly depends on volunteers who are willing to contribute their time, skills, enthusiasm and passion to evangelize in a way similar to Bl. Stanley Rother. Volunteers are needed in a variety of capacities. Visit rothershrine.org/volunteer.
Eucharistic Adoration takes place every Thursday, after the 11:30 a.m. Mass, from Noon to 3:50 p.m. in the St. Francis de Sales Chapel at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway, Oklahoma City. The period of Adoration will conclude with Benediction.
The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, the Diocese of Tulsa and St. Gregory’s Abbey have launched the Oklahoma Catholic Native Schools Project to better understand the history and experiences of native students in Oklahoma Catholic boarding schools from 1880 to 1965. To contribute documents, photographs or an oral history to the project, e-mail info@oknativeschoolsproject.org. Learn more at archokc.org/oknativeschoolsproject.