A friend in the seminary: Nephew of vocations director signs up to enter seminary in fall Joseph Friend, a senior at Catholic High School, signed a letter of intent to become a seminarian for the Diocese of Little Rock May 10. The entire student body at Catholic High School in Little Rock rose to their feet cheering as senior Joseph Friend signed a letter of intent May 10. More...

Catholics invited to make comments on HHS contraceptive mandate by June 19 Catholics can send comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on the proposed HHS mandate for insurance to cover contraception and sterilization by June 19. WASHINGTON -- Although the Obama administration's proposed "accommodation" for religious employers to the mandate that contraceptives and sterilization be included in most health plans "may create an appearance of moderation and compromise," it does not change the administration's fundamental position, attorneys for the U.S. bishops said in comments filed May 15. More...

More Top Stories From Arkansas Catholic   Evangelical Catholic igniting passion for faith at Conway colleges The last thing 21-year-old Christy Fili would have expected to be doing in college was leading a weekly Catholic Bible study. More...   Alumni, faculty, parishioners work to improve small school As one of the smaller Catholic schools in the state, St. Mary School in Paragould is proving that leaders from the school, parish and community can work together to keep the school open and viable. More... Using artificial birth control can damage marriage Recently there has been much debate regarding what is best for women. More...   No paper June 2 There will be no issue of the paper June 2, as Arkansas Catholic takes a scheduled break for Memorial Day. More...   Catholic Graduates 2012 More... Also in Arkansas Catholic's May 26 issue The following are some of the stories and columns that appeared only in the print and complete online editions of Arkansas Catholic More... Summer deadlines are early for news, ads in Arkansas Catholic If you have events or promotions scheduled early in June, July, August or September, you'll want to send your news or run your ads earlier than usual. More...   Torres named Lumen Christi Award finalist Jaime Torres, associate Hispanic ministry director for the Diocese of Little Rock, was named one of 12 finalists for the 35th Annual Lumen Christi (“Light of Christ”) Award. As a finalist, Torres will be given a $5,000 grant for his ministry. More...

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