New holistic respect life events coming this October

PRO-LIFE EVENTS OCTOBER Oct. 1 -31: Respect Life Month Oct. 1: Respect Life Sunday Oct. 1: Respect Life Mass, Cathedral of St. Andrew, Little Rock, noon Oct. 1: Holy Hour for Life, Shrine of Divine Mercy at St. Edward Church, Little Rock,…

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God answers prayer for new organ, organist in Engelberg

Members of the choir at St. John the Baptist Church in Engelberg gather around Father Stephen Elser after performing at Mass Aug. 20. Courtesy Jane Smith. Millie Thielemier, 92, was the longtime organist at St. John the Baptist Church in Engelberg before…

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Jericho Way blesses 12th home, closer to 13 houses goal

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Interfaith Choir Camp creates harmony and community

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Ark. Catholic schools grapple with teacher shortage

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Schools prepare for 1st year with LEARNS Act in place

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Homework places church on state’s historic register

Dr. Jeannie Sitzer stands in front of St. Anthony in Weiner Aug. 13. Part of Sitzer’s doctoral dissertation included getting the parish on the state’s historic register. Dr. Jeannie Sitzer sits inside St. Anthony Church in Weiner, founded in 1906 and rebuilt…

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Papal basilica organist makes surprise visit to LR

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Arkansas’ Catholic hospitals tackle nursing shortage

Nurses in Catholic hospitals across the state, such as the perinatal nurses shown here at Mercy NWA in Rogers, are providing care in spite of the nursing shortage. Courtesy Mercy NWA Sister M. Deborah Coffey, OSB, walks with members of the Ferguson…

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Carmelites discerning the future of Marylake Monastery

A new superior and temporary conventual were named July 16 for Marylake Monastery and two other priests were reassigned to other duties in the province. Courtesy Chandler Bartel. Operated in the Diocese of Little Rock for 71 years, friars at Marylake Monastery…

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