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After 8 years, virgin consecrated at Cathedral Mass

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Young Arkansans explore single life amid vocations

Andrew Orr, 18, a sophomore honors civil engineering major, has served as a eucharistic minister for St. John Newman University Parish at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
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Andrew Orr: Path of Discernment

Sister Mary Clare Bezner, OSB, (left) shares a story with students from Christ the King in Little Rock during the May 2016 Vocations Day for Catholic school students. Brother Raban Heyer, OSB, (seated center) also talked about his life to this and other groups during the day along with priests, seminarians and members of other religious orders. Fifth graders in Catholic schools will get their own Vocations Day once again April 26, after a three-year pandemic break.
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Fifth graders to be introduced to religious vocations

Father Jeff Hebert smiles while hosting the virtual Taste of Faith event Aug. 7, which helps raise money for seminarian education. Father Hebert was appointed vocations director in June.
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Father Hebert: Speak to young men about priesthood

During the ordination rite May 22, Bishop Anthony B. Taylor lays his hands on Joseph Friend, receiving the strength of the Holy Spirit for the call as a deacon.
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New deacon learned about service, love in mother’s death

Father Martin Amaro was ordained by Bishop Anthony B. Taylor at Choir Chapel in St. Peter Basilica at the Vatican May 11.
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Father Martin Amaro closer to God through youth ministry

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2018 Vocations Calendar

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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