The Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Little Rock
Time is flexible: the same amount of time can feel long or short. Happy years fly quickly but anxious days creep by slowly. My 13 happy years so far in Arkansas seem like a single day.
This is the beginning of Advent, which has two parts because it's... More 
No one emigrated because things were going so great in the Old Country. All my immigrant ancestors had problems in their country of origin. For instance, one of my grandfather Emil Roth’s relatives told me that his parents came here due to anti-Semitic... More
Since on Oct. 15 we celebrate the feast of St. Teresa of Avila, I thought it might be good to remember her story. St. Teresa was born in Avila in 1515 to very pious parents and was raised in the faith. We are told that when she was 7 years old, she and... More
It is very disconcerting to discover that things are not as they appear. The beautiful looking orange that is all dried up inside. The car that had been ranked highly by “Consumer Reports” that turned out to be a lemon.
And this can go... More
In order to get the right answers about life, it is necessary to ask the right questions. A lot of people get the right answer to the wrong questions and end up wondering where and why they missed out on life.
For instance, a person may enter... More
Today's Gospel is Jesus' famous parable of the Wicked Tenants, which appears in all three Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) and about which you have undoubtedly heard many homilies.
A man plants a vineyard, leases it out to tenant... More
In 1521 when Cortez landed on the Gulf Coast and set out with 500 men to conquer Mexico, he ordered his soldiers to burn all their boats so they'd know there was no going back. Either they'd defeat Montezuma and his pagan gods, or they'd die... More
Pope Francis announced a two-year process of reflection beginning in Rome Oct. 10, 2021, leading up to a meeting of the Synod of Bishops to take place in October 2023. He announced that first there would be a diocesan phase of reflection between now and... More
Parents try to teach their kids all sorts of things and for our family the most difficult lesson was not to fight, or at least to do it outside. There seems to be some instinct inside children to defend their turf at all costs, for instance a kid fighting... More
Students come to this university with all sorts of hopes and dreams and problems: relationship problems, identity problems, problems with their studies, financial problems, self-esteem issues, family problems, all sorts of problems. We all need a Savior... More
Catholic school careers lead teachers, staff into faith
New immigration specialist hired for CCA
Bishop Barron criticizes synod’s report on morality