The Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Little Rock
New Catholics will enter the Church during the Easter vigil on Holy Saturday, April 4. These 579 people have participated in their parish’s Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
Formerly known as the catechumenate, the elect have not been baptized and have been formed in the Christian faith and life to enter the Church. During the Easter vigil, they will be baptized, confirmed and receive their first Communion.
Candidates are baptized members of other Christian churches who wish to become Catholic. At the Easter vigil, they will make a profession of faith and be confirmed and receive their first Communion.
St. Bernard
Ann Landree
Our Lady of Fatima
Elizabeth Baker
Brian Bariola
Brian “Joseph” Bariola
Hannah Bariola
Kassey Beza-Juarez
Hannah Burns
Freeman “Todd” Henderson
Shaun Nichols
Richard Perry
Karla Rivera
Wendy Rivera-Guardado
Keaunna Rummel
St. Stephen
Christina Baker
Joshua Brown
Abigail Cartaya
Daniel Cartaya
Timothy Cartaya
Charles Easterling
Daryl Easterling
Bryan McEuen
Jayden Medrano
Sophia Suchara
Megan Woodmancy
Immaculate Conception
Elizabeth Grace Brasfield
Keaton Vaughn Brasfield
Lauren Brasfield
Parker Alan Brasfield
Alexander Holifield
Daniel Holifield
Gabrielle Holifield
Amber Inez McClurg
Bryan Ethan McClurg
Julian Jacob McClurg
Nathan Bryan McClurg
St. John
Kimberly Farrell
Madisen Farrell
Sacred Heart
William Benjamin Cavitt
Holy Redeemer
Brett Elliott
St. Joseph
Lorette Adon
Emanuel Garay
Andrew Kiser
Dylan Kiser
Linda Zook
St. Barbara
Jennifer Ahumada
Vanessa Ahumanda
Lorena Elizabeth Brown
Jackie Janelle Fields
Frankie Gonzalez
Hannah Marrufo
Tristan Marrufo
Cirilo Resendiz
Erika Resendiz
Jacqueline Teposotlan
Holy Redeemer
Logan Stratton
St. Joseph
Lily Despain
Jose Diaz
Elizabeth Laguna
Isaac Martinez
Megan Marvin
Kathleen McClelland
Sophia Ryan
St. Thomas Aquinas
Jeremy McMurrian
Kaylee Presley
Brandon Steinke
Christ the King
Aden Grady
Lyrik Johnson
Higinio Martinez
Ella McEntire
Immaculate Conception
Cash Castaneda
Joanna Ibarra
Liliana Ibarra
Adrian Mancera
Jesse Nichols
Addyson Nolewajka
Johnny Ramos
Princess Ramos
Lisa Rosales
Crystal Smith
Kaliyah Smith
Lakayila Smith
James Wood Jr.
Rhonda Wood
Elizabeth Zamora
St. Boniface
Brendan Alococer
Natalie Alococer
Tara Cherry
Barry East
Suzanne White
St. Francis of Assisi
Bobbie Jolene Alsup
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Juan Martin De la Paz
Mariana Guadalupe Ortiz
St. John the Baptist
Adrian Arreola
Breanna Andrade
Felipe Andrade
Alyah Tapia
St. Mary
Brittany Halverson
Michelle Meeks
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Ted Giraud
Junior Wilken
Holy Family Parish
Peter Beyer
Lukas Cowen
Hollie Maynard
Nichole Reynolds
St. Jude
Jhery Crosby
Blessed Sacrament
Joy Anderson
April Harlan
Harold Scott
Cathedral of St. Andrew
Brett Garlton Carter
Dylan James Holsted
Kiera Ann Viger
Shane Jeffrey Weindel
Christ the King
Bryan Black
Heath Cobb
Christian Davis
Auriana “Auri” Gibbons
Anna Margaret Harbison
Ian LeCrone
Heather Maxwell
Kelly McCain
Michael McCain
Tara McCain
Kathy Parrish
Eva Rector
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Gerogia Castle
Tessa Castle
Pamela Dailey
Our Lady of the Holy Souls
Jason Brown
Daytrel Herts
Zelenka Herts
Tuyen Le
Andrew Musgrove
Alissa Phan
Grace Speight
Lindsey Wolfenbarger
St. Edward
Christofer Dominguez
Kimberli Dominguez
Natasha Gomez
Francisca Romero
St. Theresa
Fany Canales
Wladimir Delgado
Jorge Omar Garcia
Emilio Mendoza
César Monzón
Kim Sullivan
Tommy Herschel Tyler
David Zavala
St. Mark
Thomas McKeown
William Moore
William Richard Roberson
Sacred Heart
Rebekka Marshall
Dustin Massingill
Patricia Ramirez
St. Peter the Fisherman
Chace Berwold
Vincente Fernandez
Natali Fernandez
Christian Fernandez
Nicole Loyd
James Leverton
Jordan Leverton
James Leverton Jr.
Jacob Smith
St. Martin
Diana Elizabeth Dominguez
Erik Avlino Dominguez
Jenny Victory Dominguez
Jose Luis Dominguez
Orlando Avlino Dominguez Jr.
Veronica Michelle Dominguez
Joshua Jonathan Marcum
Cecelia M. Navanete
Immaculate Conception
Cross Engel
Jennifer Grant
Carly Head
Emily Head
Cassie Johnson
Carrie Kimbrell
Clarence Matthews
James Ray
Tracy Wright
Immaculate Heart of Mary (Marche)
David Buhajla
Ronnie Davis
Blake Howard
St. Anne
Guadalupe Ruiz Garcia
Brittany Morado
Sabrina Patino
St. Joseph
Parker Holland
Gene Rhodes
Mary Ruth Rhodes
Andrew Spadoni
St. Paul
Audrey Nicole Clark
Dalton Fain-Bennett
Joshua Sterling
Bryton Sterling
St. Vincent de Paul
Jacquelin Alvarado
Isaiah Bott
Joseph Bott
Erika Calderon
Gregg Eide
Alondra Giron
Angelina Hernandez
Christopher Lemus
Wesley Lomardo
Sayra Mendoza
Brian Monson
Joaquin Morales
Josue Oseguera
Leslie Oseguera
Sherly Rivas
Diego Salinas
David Schmill
Adam White
Paige White
St. John
Alexander Beck
Tina Harvey
Destiny Rojo
Anthony Salgado
Savannah Thompson
Rowdy Warren
St. James
Amanda Topich
Jacob Yates
St. Mary
Maria Elena Bastida
Elder Ariel Mancia
Jeniffer Martinez
St. Raphael
Luis Alfredo Chaves
Scott Hunter
Cameron Luper
Antonio Molgado
Fernando Morales
Maria Estela Pedraza
St. Edward
Millard Formby
Danny George
Cody Hildebrand
Carson Walthall
Jackson Walthall
St. Mary
Elaine Denney
St. Mary
James Eason
Andrew Gay
Wilma JoAnn Gay
Deana Warner
St. Bernard
Sandra Alonzo
Jessieth Aranda
Jana Columbus
Ben Haley
Susan Hamann
Douglas Henry
Our Lady of Fatima
Hannah Bariola
Rachel Beza-Juarez
Robert “Bobby” Byington
Hannah Calderon
Amanda Couto
Ashley Gonzalez
Jovani Gonzalez
Jacob Hansen
Samuel Hansen
Anahi Hernandez
Anna Kate Jordan
Ashlyn Grace Jordan
Kandy Jordan
Rachel Lang
Patricia Quilantan
Brian Resendiz
Emily Reyes
Marily Reyes
Cindy Ticas
Tiffany To
St. Stephen
Katherine Brumley
Jenny Cartaya
Susan Coughlin
Jessie Fosdick
Amy Holder
Brian Johnson
Bill Meeker
John Nessmith
Linda Peterson
Amy Sanchez
Carlos Sanchez
Michelle Stockand
Robert Stockand
Kyle Wages
Holy Redeemer
Sandi Garland
Mandy Hilton
Joel Ostendorf
St. Joseph
John Altenbaumer
Siri Briggler
Heather Cordaro
Micah Cox
Brooks Joseph
Destiny Lehman
Trey Martinez
Jay Mattox
Sarah Mayorga
Jeffrey Neal
Ashley Newman
Jackie Small
St. Barbara
Resendiz Abel
Bryan Alarcon
Luz Selene Alarcon
Hulber Antunez
Gerardo Ivan Buenrostro
Heriberto Cruz
Elmer Delgado
Jose Antonio Elizondo
Leonel Escalante
Adriana Laganda Figueroa
Yesenia Galindo
Aida Karla Gallardo
Alexis Gallardo
Alma Garcia
Katy Garcia
Silvia Garcia
Ashlen Alicia Gonzalez
Rylie Janelle Gonzalez
Lidia Hilario
Francisca Loaeza
Alex Alberto Martinez
David Karim Martinez
Miguel Martinez
Brandon Marrufo
Erika Mayorga
Holy Redeemer
Pam Reed
Larkin Wilson III
Robin Wright
St. Francis of Assisi
Douglas Nelson
Ladell Strafaci
St. Joseph
John DeLap
Jessica Ferrell
Jason McCollum
Chris Middaugh
Summer Middaugh
Peggy Ryan
Richard Ryan
Terry Taylor
James Vawter
St. Thomas Aquinas
Madelyn Blanchard
Marcus Bowles
Ellie Erwin
Amanda Fruen
Rafael Haros Jr.
Maria Lopez-Solis
Kaitlin McMurrian
Jessica Springer
Mitch Stobee
Kayla Wald
Lauren Zimmerman
Christ the King
Carrie Childers
John “Breck” Childers
Ralph “Carder” Ferguson
James Grady
Kelly Grady
Christina “Marie” Holland
Lillian Howerton
Samantha Layes
Morgan Seubold
Dawn Turner
Immaculate Conception
Meredith Akins
Nicholas “Nick” Akins
Mary Allen
Crissy Benton
Tra-Millia Calloway
Shelia Catsavis
Adelaide Coleman
Allyn Donaubauer
Natalie Donaubauer
Judith “Judy” Englehart
Michelle Kaiser
Ella Pennington
Joseph “Joe” Pennington
Neil Pennington
Neil Owen “Owen” Pennington
Karla Reedy
Richard “Rick” Reedy
Alanna Stanton
Kristen Vines
Joseph Wesley
John Williams
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Miguel Ayala
Oscar Mendoza
Alejandro Ortiz
Joan Trejo
St. John the Baptist
David Hafer
Barbara Niemerg
Judith Sullivan
Jonathan Townley
Carol Lynn Willingham
St. Mary
Beverly Gorman
Ken Kalahiki
St. John
Sabrina Rivera
Holy Family Parish
Edith “Edie” Aloway
Jason Cast
Gilbert J. Ramos
Matthew Thompson
St. Jude
Ray Benton
Katherine Chaisson
Diana Estrada
West Great
Jocelyn Kennedy
Matthew Kennedy
Mike Lehman
Janelle Noel
Blessed Sacrament
Kaitlyn Brodell
David Bufkin
Charlie Crosby
Connie Davidson
Paige Gilbert
Kathleen Taylor Gunn
Diana Howard
Anna Kaloghirou
Dean Massey
Sarah Jane Nichols
Sherrie Patrick
Cord Rapert
Kathy Scott
Michelle Strommer
Our Lady of the Lake
Courtney Danielle Bandy
Laura Elizabeth Vetrano
Cathedral of St. Andrew
Eugene “Gene” Ladner Crouch
Mona Jo Fulmer
Aaron Perry Hargis
Jamal David Hockaday
Adam Lawson Holsted
Abigail Rose Hudspeth
Blakely “Blake” Collins Johnston
Ladonna Jeanny Stogner
Michelle GloriaDawn Malchaski
Ryan Kendal Thornton
David Randall Van Den Berg II
Christ the King
Amanda Butler
Charles Davidson
Lester Frank
Lisa Gibbons
Maccall Gilmartin
Sara “Lile” Harbison
Stephen “Casey” Harbison
William “Will” Harbison
Javas “Bo” Leavy
Melissa LeCrone
Charles Lewis
Johnnie Lewis
Krista “Courtney” Marks
William Mathieu
Gala Norwood
April Null
Eliza Null
Kenneth “Clay” Null
Richard Redus
Thomas “Mark” Singleton
Matthew Smeds
Vivian Tolentino
David Wardlaw
Mary Frances Wardlaw
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Cammie Baker
Jasmine Brathwaite
Josephine Nyangweso
Clyde “Sonny” Scott
Our Lady of the Holy Souls
Chris Colclasure
Lauren Hamilton
Zelenka Herts-Gibson
Abby Hill
Theo Howard
Charles Magill
Regina Magill
Michael Marchand
Jennifer Murley
Sydney Neel
Jean Noell
John Reed
Janet Wilcox
St. Bartholomew
Sabra Miller
St. Edward
Cesar Gomez
Denisse Gonzalez
Gabriela Gonzalez
Tomas Lopez
Clarisa Velázquez
St. Theresa
Charles Terry Hilliard
St. Mark
Kelly Brown
Rob Ellis
Ken Judd
Marilyn Judd
Eric Phillips
Charlotte Jean Roberson
Howard Wells
Sacred Heart
Chelsea Andrews
St. Peter the Fisherman
Irvin DeAtley
Hope Kornegay
Olivia Wolfe
Immaculate Conception
Heather Buckaloo
Jeff Buckaloo
Jane Burton
Phillip Butterfield
Abby Carman
Grace Carman
Jackson Carman
John Carmical
Kaitlyn Carmical
Brad Cartwright
David D’Amato
Rebecca Dewstow
Michael Dupslaff
Dawn Fenton
Belinda Graves
Ray Graves
Brandy Head
Stephen Head
Taylor Head
Whitney Malham
Ricky Manous
Greg Meriwether
Michael Miller
Madison Morrissey
Marla Morrissey
Jessica Phillips
William Roberson
David Taliaferro
Immaculate Heart of Mary (Marche)
Jennifer Davis
St. Anne
Juan Alvarez
James “Jim” Barnett
St. Mary
David Ray Goodson
Lourdes Hernandez
Adam Bedford Long
St. Joseph
Michael Calvert
Charlotte England
David Holland
Suzy Holland
Jeri Holland
Tyler Mitchell
St. Paul
Bobby Wayne Blackmon
Glen Stuart Blalock
Malorie Brooke Bloyd
Scott Brown
Rhonda Difani
Daniel Honeycutt
Matthew Ammon Lamb
Aubry Lissette Lange
Karen Ann O’Gara
Jeremy Ray Stout
St. Vincent de Paul
Samantha Bott
Julie Burkhart
Mackenzie Burkhart
Owen Drish
Joey Mixon
Eric Scott
Donald Spann
Starry Taylor
St. John
Darrell Thompson
Peggy Thompson
St. James
Edward Seaton
Robert Terry
St. Mary
Fernando Sanchez
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
Tarryn Wright
St. Raphael
Mayra Alvarado
Hector Barron
Luis Enrique Casillas
Veronica Castro
Adelfa Garcia
Tania Herrera
Jacob James
Margarita Martinez
Teresa Pacheco
Jared Parr
Mishell Quintero
Miguel Salgado Jr.
Nicolas Sierra
Holy Rosary
Jonathan Bain
Sarah Berg
Kara Womack
St. Benedict
Ryan Davis
Christina Schluterman
St. Edward
Casey Jones
Alton Murray
Daniel Seiler
St. Joseph
Bryan Denton
Eric Hall
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