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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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Logan (left), Shannon, and C.J. Poppe kneel with the rosary quilts their mother made as a teaching tool to encourage their devotion to Mary.
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Parent says rosary quilt aids in teaching prayers, virtues

St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith was added to the National Register of Historic Places both for its late Gothic/Tudor Revival architecture and its contribution to the history of the region.
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Registry recognizes Catholic places for history, architecture

Nurse Forte Curtisstine (center) and Debra Allen, administrator of McAuley Convent in Barling, present Msgr. John O'Donnell with a farewell gift.
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Msgr. O’Donnell retiring from parish but will stay active

Dr. Pamela Byrd (seated) is surrounded by first graders Dario Pardetti (from left), Jacob Dunlop, Olivia White, Emma Ahlert, Megan Cernak, Joseph Sturgill, Matthew Marquette and Mary Elizabeth Byrd.
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Principal leaving Fort Smith Catholic school after 18 years

St. Boniface School Principal Karen Hollenbeck (left) laughs while sixth grader Ethan Falleur enrolls senior Yoshiko Poole on the Medicare Web site while Arkansas First Lady Janet Huckabee, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and Mrs. Bush observe.
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First Lady Laura Bush honors students’ work with Medicare

Cindy Foss talks with daughter Andrea, Janice Locknar and her son Eric at a recent Family Rosary Night in Fort Smith. Locknar is holding a Job's Tears rosary made by her son.
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Fort Smith families see blessings in monthly Rosary Nights

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Músico hispano es también líder de jóvenes adultos

Students Ashley Obana and Emma Hendricks, members of the Trinity Junior High School Technology Advisory Committee in Fort Smith, demonstrate physical science research techniques on a tablet computer.
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Classroom technology takes junior high ahead

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Fort Smith musician known as young adult leader in diocese

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Junior high to hand out
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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/
Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was issued June 24, 2022, 12 states have banned abortion, while another six limit it at some point between six to 12 weeks gestation.

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/04/abortion-laws-vary-across-us-states/
The diocese’s School of Spiritual Direction rest The diocese’s School of Spiritual Direction restarted in 2023 after a seven-year hiatus. The goal is to help students grow in their faith so they can help others do the same.

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/06/27/spiritual-direction-return/
Catholic Media Association Award-winning author Sa Catholic Media Association Award-winning author Sarah Robsdottir didn’t want to tell a historical story. She wanted to portray Joan of Arc as a modern teenager, facing the battles that 21st-century teens face. And so, “Joan of Arkansas” was published by Voyage Comics and Publishing, a Christian publisher based in Wisconsin City, Wis., in March. 

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/06/26/joan-of-arkansas-book/
“We’re trying to meet that little niche here i “We’re trying to meet that little niche here in Pine Bluff that I’m seeing right now — drugs, poverty, mental illness — trying to attack all three at once. And I see that as the only way of trying to get somebody out of the streets around here,” Chris Taylor, assistant director of Opportunity House in Pine Bluff, said. 

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/04/pine-bluff-opportunity-center/
The Diocese of Little Rock announced plans to demo The Diocese of Little Rock announced plans to demolish the historic St. Joseph Center in North Little Rock following a devastating fire on March 19. The decision, made due to prohibitive restoration costs, signifies the end of its use as an art studio and Airbnb.

Read the bishop's statement on arkansas-catholic.org.
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