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Seminarian support
Parishioners from Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church in Slovak pose with seminarian Joseph Friend of Little Rock following the third annual Taste of Faith dinner in Little Rock. (Photo)
Catholic Charities supports utility help for poor residents
Catholic Charities of Arkansas pledged $500 a month to the Arkansas Energy Network to help families in Arkansas who need help with utility bills.
Pray for rain
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Hopes to get a farm bill passed before Congress went on its summer recess dried up faster than the Midwest’s cornfields.
After shooting, seeking closer ties for people of faith
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The recent shooting that claimed the lives of six members of a Sikh temple in Wisconsin and the burning of a mosque in Missouri point to the need for people of faith to develop closer ties with each other, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.
Women’s group continues dialogue
ST. LOUIS — Members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious announced Aug. 10 at the close of their four-day assembly in St. Louis that they will continue to dialogue with Church officials about the Vatican’s doctrinal assessment of their organization.
Bountiful garden takes more than planning
Sometimes the two of us have a hard time imagining that the Garden of Eden was a paradise, especially if it involved gardening. (Your Family, Seeds of Faith)
Simplest idea sometimes hard to remember: God loves you
This summer I was blessed to go to a 10-week program called the Institute of Priestly Formation. IPF is a program that is rooted in helping diocesan seminarians fall more in love with Christ, equipping them with tools to stay in love with Christ and preparing them to share this love with future parishioners. (Columns)
Changing landscape: More atheism, less faith
Religiosity is dropping dramatically across the world. Is the United States the next Western country to experience this fate? (Editorial)