Familiarity is a comfortable aspect of life. But one only notices familiarity when things suddenly feel unfamiliar. You only notice your throat is normally not sore when it starts to become sore. You ...

TONTITOWN — Ozark Catholic Academy in Tontitown signed a long-term lease on 17 acres in November, marking a milestone in the school’s acquisition of a permanent facility. The land is near its current ...

After recently celebrating the one-year anniversary of successfully launching Arkansas’s first Maternal Life360 HOME program, St. Bernards Healthcare in Jonesboro announced the expansion of its ...

On this All Souls Day, I remember that years ago I was told that there had been a priest in Oklahoma who once began a funeral Mass saying, in effect, “We are gathered here today to pray for so-and-so ...

To borrow from a 1980s Nike ad campaign: Subiaco Academy knows Corning High School. The Trojans had never beaten the Bobcats in 8-man football; in fact, not so long ago, it was questionable they would ...

Jubilarians continue to minister through prayer, work, and community service Five Benedictine sisters and brothers marked 60 to 75 years of profession in 2025. Jubilarians continue to minister in ...

Deacon Tom Pohlmeier, who serves St. Joseph Church in Paris, was the grand marshal of the city’s Veterans Day Parade Nov. 10. Pohlmeier was born and raised in Nazareth, Texas, and enlisted in the Army ...

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor made pastoral appointments for five seminarians who are scheduled to be ordained priests in 2026. These appointments are effective Jan. 2 to June 30.

The St. Scholastica Monastery bake sale will be held Saturday, Dec. 13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Fort Smith. Bread, rolls, pies, cake and cookies will be sold as well as jellies, jams and hand-crafted ...

This Advent, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) invites Catholics to prepare their hearts for the Nativity of the Lord at Christmas with a free Advent Wreath Prayer Guide. This is an online resource on ...

The Book of Judges tells Christians the story of a strong man named Samson, whose strength came from a vow not to cut his hair. But in Russellville, Mary Corkins, parish manager of St. Leo the Great ...