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Maryanne Meyerriecks joined Arkansas Catholic in 2006 as the River Valley correspondent. She is a member of Christ the King Church in Fort Smith, a Benedictine oblate and volunteer at St. Scholastica Monastery.

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Deacon Charles Kuehl (left) and Robert Maestri plan for upcoming meetings of Immaculate Conception Church's Grief Support Group at the church office Dec. 13.
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Parish follows companioning approach for grief support

Zach Gramlich dressed as St. Nicholas poses with his daughter Bonnie Gramlich at Christkindl Market at St. Boniface Church in Fort Smith Dec. 2.
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Parish highlights German connection with holiday market

Members of the Eucharistic Youth Group perform in the Vietnamese Martyrs Pageant at Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Barling Nov. 23.
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Vietnamese youth group brings martyr’s story to life

Officer Henry talks with PreK 4 student Zoe Tshitenge at Christ the King School in Fort Smith in September.
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Off-duty officers patrol Christ the King in Fort Smith

New doctor Marielos Ramos-Yus takes the Hippocratic Oath in the presence of Merlin Osorio of Central University of Eastern Guatemala Medical School Aug. 16.
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Scholarships lead to nurses and lawyers for Guatemala

Seminarian Quinton Thomas teaches homeschool students and their parents about the Mass at Christ the King Church in Fort Smith July 25.
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Parishes aid homeschool families with lessons

Abbot Elijah Owens, OSB, of Subiaco Abbey, and Sister Kimberly Prohaska, OSB, prioress of St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, open a 99-year-old time capsule that had been embedded in the cornerstone of the former monastery building on Founders Day, Jan. 23.
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Opening 99-year-old time capsule doesn’t go as planned

Father Brian Cundall relaxes with his new adopted dog Videl on the Christ the King grounds in Fort Smith March 29.
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Fort Smith dog chooses priest as her new owner

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Former pro players fuel passion for Trinity’s Fútbol Club

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In the 50 years since Father Nho Duy “Dominic” In the 50 years since Father Nho Duy “Dominic” Do’s arrival, large Vietnamese Catholic communities have grown in Barling, North Little Rock, Rogers and other communities. Arkansas Catholic spoke to Vietnamese clergy, religious and laypeople to learn more about the growth of the Vietnamese Catholic community in Arkansas and the challenges they face. 

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Since the election of the first U.S.-born pope, hi Since the election of the first U.S.-born pope, his 75-year-old childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, has become a tourist attraction and even a place of pilgrimage.

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/14/pope-leo-xiv-childhood-home-renovation/
Just over half of U.S. adults, or 52 percent, say Just over half of U.S. adults, or 52 percent, say they favor allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in prayers “that refer to Jesus,” while 46 percent of adults say they oppose it, according to an analysis from the Pew Research Center in Washington.

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/02/christain-prayer-teacher-led-public-schools/
Dominican Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Su Dominican Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, who moderated the press conference, told CNS the series is a “great gift” for Catholics because it offers an opportunity for engagement and genuine conversation.

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/03/vatican-hosted-screening-the-chosen-series/
Since May, Mark Jechura has brought relics of St. Since May, Mark Jechura has brought relics of St. Damien and St. Marianne, as well as a piece of wood from a tree planted on topside Molokai by St. Damien, to sites across the mainland — from Arkansas to Washington, D.C. — on what he has named the Tree of Hope Tour.

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/10/relics-st-damien-marianne-visited/
On July 19, after months of preparation, Dr. Jim G On July 19, after months of preparation, Dr. Jim Gorman, an obstetrics and gynecology physician in Fayetteville, will leave the area he has called home for 28 years to embark on an unexpected second act in his life. 

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/11/physician-joins-military-at-63-fayetteville/
“Hope is a promise. It is not a prediction. Plac “Hope is a promise. It is not a prediction. Placing our trust in Christ’s promises helps us focus on the known," Father Joseph Friend said. "We can confess our hope without wavering. … Hope is for the poor and humble. … Hope makes you a protagonist.” he said.

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/09/jubilee-year-hope-event/
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