Katie Zakrzewski joined Arkansas Catholic as associate editor in 2023 after working in local media and the environmental sector. A member of St. Mary Church in North Little Rock, she recently completed her master’s degree in public service from the Clinton School.
The diocese’s Office of Youth Ministry once again handed out its St. Timothy Award to a graduating senior who is a witness to his faith and sets a positive example for his peers. Luke Parker, 18, a parishioner at Immaculate Conception Church…
« read »This year, 685 people are entering the Catholic Church in Arkansas. Several of these candidates and elect shared with Arkasas Catholic why they’re joining the Church. There were so many responses that we couldn’t fit them all in our printed paper —…
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Sometimes, when Protestant students attend parochial school, they feel the Holy Spirit lead them to enter the Catholic Church. With more than 650 Arkansans preparing to enter the Church this Easter season, three students shared their faith journeys as they prepare to…
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Soaring construction costs and supply chain issues spurred by the pandemic delayed nearly every construction project for months. Church construction projects were no exception. But finally, St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville is moving ahead with its plans after months of delays and…
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Catholic schools, churches and organizations say the total solar eclipse sweeping across Arkansas April 8 is generating a lot of excitement. With the peak zone being a diagonal swath across the state, it will be very busy with tourism and special activities. …
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Lee and Lori Wilbur let their faith serve as their compass, guiding their medical careers when they co-founded Divine Mercy Health Center. That compass led them to Southwest Little Rock, where they hope to open a physical location for the Divine Mercy…
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The wrinkled page 68 of diocesan faith formation director Jeff Hines’s 1921 copy of the Baltimore Catechism taught a generation of Catholics the following about vocations: “God, we are told, assigned to every one in this world a certain work to perform…
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Two Catholic congregations in Arkansas received grants from the Arkansas Department of Public Safety as part of their Right to Worship Safely Grant Program. Subiaco Abbey received $30,805 and St. Mary of the Springs Church in Hot Springs received $8,065. The Arkansas…
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Name: John Tí Anh Bui Age: 18 Parish: St. Patrick Church City: North Little Rock Family: Father, Chuc Bui; mother, Hanh Nguyen; brother, James, 17; and sister, Jenna, 15 Why you want to know John: John Tí Anh Bui is determined to…
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Italian rock music blared from a speaker in the Family Life Center of Christ the King Church in Little Rock on the morning of March 2. Around a dozen parishioners — with last names like Volpe, Morello and Bertasi — gathered to…
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