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First paid director will let St. Joseph’s Helpers expand services
For more than 20 years, St. Joseph’s Helpers has helped pregnant women who are considering abortion or needing assistance to raise their children, all through volunteer work. (Diocese)

New study shows current state of vocations for U.S. religious
WASHINGTON (CNS) -— U.S. Catholic religious communities are attracting more ethnically and culturally diverse members now than in previous generations, according to an in-depth survey released Aug. 11. (Nation)

Brother Vincent was archivist and librarian
Brother Vincent Klein, OSB, a monk of Subiaco Abbey, died Aug. 14 of colon and liver cancer. He was 61. (Diocese)

Listening to inspired words of Old Testament with two ears
When no gospel had yet been written, before Paul had penned his first letter (First Thessalonians), Christians had a Bible, and the earliest Christian teachers steeped themselves in it because of its rich treasures. Their task was to explore this first Bible and convey from it a message bursting with faith in the risen Messiah. (Seeds of Faith, The Living Voice of the Old Testament)

Treasures in heaven, not a storage unit
“Wife have too many shoes?” The billboard on Interstate 94 caught my eye. The solution it advertised, off the next exit, was not Goodwill or a therapist, but a storage unit. Why get rid of the stilettos when you can pay $50 a month to stash them somewhere else? (Columns)

To solve the crisis in vocations
In this issue of Arkansas Catholic, we show the good and the bad in the world of vocations recruitment. In some places, like the Diocese of Little Rock and Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro, numbers are growing. (Editorial)