The Church surprised many Catholics with an April 8 declaration on human dignity. While the declaration, released by the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and approved by Pope Francis, weighs the impact of many important contemporary topics, such as…
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Roland and Karen Ussery are a shining example of parishioners who work constantly to better their parish community. After 40 years of volunteering and helping at St. Mary Church in Paragould in various ways, the two are ready to spend more time…
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St. Bernards Healthcare announced April 12 new funds would allow them to expand pregnancy care for moms and babies in need. Founded and sponsored by the Olivetan Benedictine Sisters at Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro, St. Bernards have provided health care for…
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With just two days left to go in her senior year of high school, senior Madeline McNeill’s day is unfolding in a fashion typical of her four years at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock. In addition to wrapping up on…
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FORT SMITH — During the Church’s Eucharistic Revival, Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Smith is raising funds to relocate its Blessed Sacrament to the back altar. The parish is launching its $2.5 million campaign on the feast of Corpus Christi June 1-2.…
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Mary Ellen Drake, a member of Christ the King Church in Little Rock, who became well-known across the Catholic community in Arkansas following a car wreck when she was 16, died May 2. She was 31. Drake and her family became champions…
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Deacon Charles “Chuck” Farrar, who served as a deacon at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Little Rock and Immaculate Conception Church in North Little Rock, died April 20. He was 83. Farrar, born in Elmhurt, Ill., spent his career working…
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Dr. Karen Hollenbeck, a parishioner at St. Boniface Church in Fort Smith, pictured here at her home April 12, often wears a necklace of the Blessed Mother. Students at her public school asked about the necklace, giving her the opportunity to share…
« read »“God of all creation, through our daily work you have made us stewards of the earth and co-creators with you. As a skilled carpenter, Joseph worked in Nazareth and taught Jesus the dignity of human work and the nobility of manual labor.…
« read »Just like a person has the right to work, a person is also entitled to a “just wage” in the eyes of the Church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states in part, “A just wage is the legitimate fruit of work.…
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