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Recent Articles from Arkansas Catholic

New season of ‘The Chosen’ delayed on streaming sites

OSV News, Published: April 16, 2024   

"The Chosen" Season Four will face a delayed arrival on streaming platforms, series creator Dallas Jenkins announced in March. "We cannot release Season Four to streaming now," Dallas somberly informed fans of the show in a video... More 

Father Keller, oldest diocesan priest, a pro-life champion

By Arkansas Catholic Staff, Published: April 15, 2024   

Father Thomas Keller, the oldest and longest-serving diocesan priest, died April 13. He was 91.  A Little Rock native, Father Keller was the youngest of seven children born Jan. 13, 1933, to Walter and Isabelle Keller. He graduated from Catholic... More 

Vatican says abortion, surrogacy attack human dignity

By Cindy Wooden , Published: April 15, 2024   

Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new document. "We... More 

Iowa basketball superstar supported by Catholic faith

By John Knebels , Published: April 15, 2024   

Wearing scrubs en route to the hospital to begin her day, a health care specialist was asked how much she knew about Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa basketball superstar who has led her Hawkeye teammates —  and by extension, all of "Hawkeye... More 

How to honor memory of your mother, change future

Published: April 12, 2024   

Dear Dave, My mother died about a year and a half ago, and she left me and my younger sister $75,000 each. My sister is 16, and she plans on enlisting in the military after high school, then using the G.I. Bill to pay for college afterward. She won’t... More 

A Catholic You Want to Know: Joan Becker

Maryanne Meyerriecks, Published: April 12, 2024   

Name: Joan Becker Parish: Sacred Heart of Mary Church, Barling  Age: 77 Family: Twice widowed. Her first husband, Joe Becker, with whom she shared four sons and five grandchildren, died at age 45. Her second husband, Tommy Wainwright, died... More 

Teens learn value of saints, Eucharist at convention

By Katie Zakrzewski, Published: April 11, 2024      

Nearly 260 teens braved traffic across the state for the total solar eclipse to participate in religious camaraderie at the DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock April 5-7. The final statewide youth convention before schools wrap up the school year allowed... More 

Total solar eclipse brings thousands to Arkansas

By Malea Hargett, Published: April 10, 2024      

More than 100 people watched the total solar eclipse from the lawn of St. John Center in Little Rock April 8. Many people had picnic lunches while kids rode on their bikes and scooters and families walked their dogs before and after the eclipse. As the... More 

Two gifts after Jesus’ death: Virgin Mary and Eucharist

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: April 9, 2024   

On Friday afternoon, they took Jesus’ body down from the cross, and I imagine that they probably laid him gently in Mary’s arms.  Joseph of Arimathea and John and others did the things that had to be done. Every squeak of the nails... More 

Poll: Three in 10 U.S. adults regularly go to church

By Gina Christian, Published: April 9, 2024   

The pews may have been a bit more crowded at Mass this Easter — but on balance, regular church attendance in the U.S. continues to decline across the board, particularly among Catholics. Gallup poll results released March 25 show that just three... More