1878 and 1879 were exceptional years for Catholics in Arkansas. The Diocese of Little Rock had been established in 1844, and waves of European immigrants began arriving here during the second half of the 19th century. Many were Catholic. Although parishes and…
« read »Although parishes and schools had been established prior to 1878 and 1879, those two years stand out in our history.
Subiaco Abbey was founded in 1878, as were the parishes of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Marche, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin…
Karl Frederick Wilhelm Maria Leisner, prisoner 22356, died at age 30 on Aug. 12, 1945, barely three months after the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. He had been imprisoned for five and a half years. Born at Rees, Germany, in 1915,…
« read »Karl Frederick Wilhelm Maria Leisner, prisoner 22356, died at age 30 on Aug. 12, 1945, barely three months after the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. He had been imprisoned for five and a half years. Born at Rees, Germany, in 1915,…
« read »Born at Rees, Germany, in 1915, Karl was the eldest of five children. He was bright, adventuresome, athletic, energetic and faith-filled, a natural leader. At age 12 he was asked by his pastor to head the parish youth group, and…
« read »I will never forget the sheer terror I felt the first time I was dragged onto the dance floor by a girl in my freshman class. Barely 14 years old, my buddies and I had gone to the Friday night dance, not…
« read »I will never forget the sheer terror I felt the first time I was dragged onto the dance floor by a girl in my freshman class. Barely 14 years old, my buddies and I had gone to the Friday night dance, not…
« read »My shoes seemed to be filled with concrete, and my friends punched each other on the arm. The next thing I knew I was dancing.
I don’t suppose you could truly call what I did that night "dancing. " I heard…
When the communist governments of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe fell in the late 80s and early 90s, the citizens of those countries faced immediate and critical challenges. Liberation from the tyranny and oppression they had known for so long was…
« read »When the communist governments of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe fell in the late 80s and early 90s, the citizens of those countries faced immediate and critical challenges. Liberation from the tyranny and oppression they had known for so long was…
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