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Recent Articles from Arkansas Catholic

St. Bernard expands clinic to help more moms

By Katie Zakrzewski, Published: May 9, 2024   

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... More 

Paragould couple retires after 40 years in ministry

By Katie Zakrzewski, Published: May 9, 2024   

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 with... More 

Fort Smith church raising $2.5 million for security

By Maryanne Meyerriecks, Published: May 8, 2024   

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... More 

MSM senior an all-around winner in classroom and track

By Dwain Hebda, Published: May 8, 2024   

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 campus, she fields... More 

Mount St. Mary alum rallied community after wreck

By Arkansas Catholic Staff, Published: May 7, 2024   

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 for others... More 

Deacon served in two Central Arkansas parishes

Arkansas Catholic Staff, Published: May 7, 2024   

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... More 

Catholic Answers receives backlash for its AI priest

By Gina Christian, Published: May 6, 2024   

Executives from the apologetics nonprofit Catholic Answers told OSV News they remain committed to exploring artificial intelligence after the launch of the group's "Father Justin" AI project sparked intense backlash online — and resulted... More 

Faith at work: How professionals blend belief, career

By Aprille Hanson Spivey , Published: May 6, 2024      

Dr. Karen Hollenbeck spent 19 years in Catholic schools, easily seeing God in her career. But in 2022, she left her job as principal of Trinity Catholic School in Fort Smith to became a public school counselor. But there was “a tremendous amount”... More 

What is a just wage?

By Aprille Hanson Spivey , Published: May 3, 2024   

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. To refuse or... More 

A prayer for daily work

By Arkansas Catholic Staff, Published: May 3, 2024   

“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. Through... More