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WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a year when most meetings have switched to an online format, the fall assembly of the U.S. bishops was no exception.

“The revelations included in the report on former cardinal Theodore McCarrick are shocking and disturbing to our sense of decency.

As the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalization were rising daily around the nation, dedicated Catholic men and women within the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City were serving on the frontlines, helping others, caring for the sick, protecting and serving the communities, and educating students through it all.

Sister BJ’s Pantry has taken the ministry on the road with the use of a new “mobile meals” bus. Going mobile allows volunteers to bring meals, clothing and even prayer to their friends on the streets while helping keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the Spanish Flu 100 years ago, Pope Pius XI gave Catholics the Feast Day of Christ the King to “hasten the return of society to our loving savior.”

Cameron and Jodi Homeyer were inspired to become certified Natural Family Planning teachers five years ago so they could share with others the amazing gift NFP has been in their spiritual journey and their marriage.

Bishop Theophile Meerschaert, Bishop of Oklahoma (the state was one diocese until 1973), had decerned that the growth of the Church in Tulsa had necessitated the erection of a new church to be called Sacred Heart.

This is part of a series to introduce the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

“Sacred Journey,” written by Karen Poutabaee, appears to be an excellent resource for those wanting to experience the Advent season with “deeper faith.”

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City will hold the Retirement Fund for Religious collection Dec. 12-13. The National Religious Retirement Office coordinates this annual appeal and distributes the proceeds to assist eligible U.S. religious communities with their retirement needs. Nearly 30,000 senior sisters, brothers and religious order priests benefit.

National collection Nov. 21-22

Saint Matthew Catholic Church is preparing to celebrate the parish’s 50th anniversary in December. Archbishop Coakley will celebrate Mass on Dec. 13.

Rev. John Joseph Michalicka, a retired beloved priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, died peacefully on Nov. 13 at his residence in Oklahoma City. He was 86.

Rev. Thomas Robert Dowdell died Nov. 6 in Tulsa after a long illness. He was 75.

Deacon Jim Warnke died Nov. 10 in Sayre. He was 74. Deacon Warnke was born March 3, 1946, in Elk City to Lawrence and Bernice (Winkler) Warnke.

Sister Elena Gonzalez died Oct. 31 in Oklahoma City. She was 79.

Recently, many people have been reaching out with questions about vaccines. So, I thought it would be helpful to mention some of the most common ones and try to provide some answers.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Secretariat of State’s report on Theodore E. McCarrick provides a glimpse into how a number of witnesses and victims of the former cardinal’s abuse sought numerous ways to alert church officials and were disturbingly aware their allegations might trigger repercussions.

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November is National American Indian Heritage Month