Sister Maria Faulkner fully credits God for a remarkable story that has led to the creation of the Saint John Paul II Dwelling for the Dying in Moore.

ROME – On Sept. 27, 40 seminarians from the Pontifical North American College were ordained to the transitional diaconate during a celebration of the Eucharist. Among the newly ordained deacons were Jerome Krug and Will Banowsky.

The Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma recently named Denise Heard, a middle school teacher at Saint John Nepomuk in Yukon, as the 2018 Archbishop Paul S. Coakley Catholic School Educator of the Year for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

Every morning, the Bronson kids walk into school and are greeted by name. Sue Parizek, the school’s librarian, has made it her mission over the past 29 years to learn and greet every child by name.

When Stan Nnochirionye, a member of Saint Joseph in Ada, heard the shocking news from his doctor that no one wants to hear that he has lung cancer, many thoughts went through his mind. He focused on just one – his 10-year-old son.

Blessed Stanley Rother made a mud cake with his sister. They used real eggs. In his youth he also milked cows and learned to drive a tractor when he was 10. The farm life was full of adventure and hard work. His life, from birth to death, is warmly told in a new children’s book titled, “Blessed Stanley Rother: An Extraordinary Ordinary Life.” The book is written and illustrated by his cousin Susan Rother Bond.

Book Review: New York Times bestselling author Matthew Kelly again has delivered a book that will warm the hearts of devout Catholics everywhere and lead doubters to Jesus by means of a re-awakened love of Mary and the most holy Rosary.

For the first time in history, 50 percent of America is single. A staggering statistic, to be sure, but what does it mean? The Dating Project attempts to demystify today’s dating culture, by interviewing men and women in their 20s, 30s and 40s, giving the viewer a variety of perspectives on what it’s like to date – or not – in a world of dating apps and online profiles.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In response to the church abuse crisis, many parishes around the country have been bringing out the big guns in a spiritual sense -- calling on St. Michael the Archangel to help the church.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When people ask why the Vatican has an observatory, one Jesuit priest says it's because it cannot afford a particle accelerator.

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City established the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Spiritual Center of Oklahoma in 2017. The director is Deacon Roy Callison, coordinator for American Indian Catholic Outreach for the archdiocese.

His uncle mentioned the Tekakwitha Conference a few years ago as something to “check out,” but Robert Barbry II never thought it would be his “next step” in ministry. Now, three years later, Barbry is the new executive director of the Tekakwitha Conference.

SHAWNEE – The American Indian Catholic Outreach (AICO) for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City opened the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Spiritual Center of Oklahoma Aug. 28 on the campus of Saint Gregory’s University in Shawnee. The spiritual center is a ministry of the AICO.