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Arkansas Catholic Staff
May 12, 2025
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Pax Christi Little Rock is hosting a presentation, “Poverty & Health Care: Putting Catholic Social Teaching into Practice,” by Little Rock residents Dr. Lee and Lori Wilbur on Thursday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. in Fitzgerald Hall on the St. John Center campus in Little Rock. The Wilburs, founders of the Divine Mercy Health Center, will present how the lack of inexpensive health care hurts all of us, how health care solutions can be provided to all Arkansans, and how we can be part of this important mission. For more information, contact Al Adams at aloisjadams@gmail.com.

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