Four of Mercy’s rural hospitals in Arkansas recently were named among the top 100 critical access hospitals in the country by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Hospitals in Berryville, Booneville, Paris and Waldron are four of the seven Arkansas hospitals named to the list. The recognition is based on the Chartis Rural Hospital Strength Index, which assesses quality, outcomes, ... More ...
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs won the Large Business of the Year award from the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. The 280-bed hospital received the award at the chamber’s annual banquet and 2023 Community Service Awards Feb. 1. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs President Dr. Doug Ross and other hospital team members were on hand to accept the honor. Ross ... More ...
Two Concert Belles from Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock have been selected to the 2024 Arkansas Choral Directors Association All-State Choir, a distinction that sets them apart as some of the top high school choral performers in the state. Juniors Maya Johnson, ninth chair, and Isabella Nguyen, seventh chair, earned All-State recognition. This is the third straight year ... More ...
St. Joseph Elementary School in Conway held its Seventh Annual Family Night Feb. 28. Formerly known as the Family Literacy Night, the event now supports both literacy and social emotional learning. SEL is a process through which children, adolescents and adults learn skills to support healthy development and relationships. "We had students make sensory bottles that can help calm them ... More ...
Twenty-one women made a Cursillo weekend at Mount Eagle Retreat Center in Clinton Feb. 15-18. It was the first weekend in English for women in more than seven years. Msgr David Lesieur, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers, served as a chaplain for the weekend. The next Cursillo weekends in English will be held Feb. 20-23 for ... More ...
In the Feb. 24 issue, Arkansas Catholic challenged readers with a Lenten quiz. The answers are 1. C; 2. A; 3. B; 4. A; 5. B; 6. C; 7. A; 8. B; 9. C; 10. C; 11. B; 12. C; 13. B; 14. C; 15. A. The quiz and answers also can be viewed on arkansas-catholic.org.
Junktique donations to support Catholic High School in Little Rock will be accepted weekdays March 25-28 and April 1-4 from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Furniture, items for your home, clothing and shoes in good condition will be accepted. Books, mattresses and box TVs are no longer accepted. Large item pick-up in Pulaski County can be scheduled by calling (501) ... More ...
St. Edward Church in Little Rock will display a replica of the Shroud of Turin on Good Friday, March 29. Hours of display are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the gym. Veneration of the Cross will be held at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in Spanish in the church. Live Stations of the Cross will be performed in Spanish ... More ...
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