• Book Review: “Mary in the Bible and in Our Lives”
    Book Review: “Mary in the Bible and in Our Lives”
    August 22, 2018
    by J.E. Helm, the Sooner Catholic
    Many Catholics have been challenged by members of other denominations who claim that Catholics worship Mary and that such devotion is in error and has no basis in Scripture. Anyone wishing to be better prepared to answer such questions would do well to read “Mary in the Bible and in Our Lives” by Father Wilfrid Stinissen, O.C.D.
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  • Immaculate Conception celebrates final Mass, honors Fr. Pupius
    Immaculate Conception celebrates final Mass, honors Fr. Pupius
    August 22, 2018
    by Debi Wagner, the Sooner Catholic
    July 1 marked the end of an era for one Oklahoma City parish as the final Mass was celebrated at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
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  • Beloved priest nurse to retire
    Beloved priest nurse to retire
    August 22, 2018
    by Steve Gust, the Sooner Catholic
    Mary Diane Steltenkamp, an extraordinary friend and caregiver to the clergy of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, is celebrating her friendships and successes as she prepares for retirement this month.
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  • Book review: A special kind of courage
    Book review: A special kind of courage
    August 22, 2018
    by J.E. Helm, the Sooner Catholic
    Most people are the product of the culture in which they’re raised; they follow in the footsteps pf parents and family, absorb the traditions of their community. Others seem to have been called to be something extraordinary, unusual, especially gifted and uniquely guided. Such a person was Edith Stein, a woman ahead of her time who became a recognized scholar, a Jewess who became a Carmelite nun, and a martyr who died in Auschwitz.
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  • Archdiocese Statement on Abuse Allegation
    August 22, 2018
    OKLAHOMA CITY – In the wake of the grand jury report on clergy abuse in Pennsylvania, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City received a letter from a former resident of Oklahoma who reported being abused by a priest of the archdiocese in the 1980s.
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  • Carta del Arzobispo Coakley a los fieles
    August 19, 2018
    by Arzobispo Pablo S. Coakley
    Mis queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, Los frutos amargos de la revolución sexual siguen causando estragos en la sociedad humana, la familia y la Iglesia. Hace cincuenta años, el Beato Pablo VI advirtió en su encíclica profética, Humanae Vitae, de las desastrosas consecuencias de separar la intimidad sexual de la fertilidad y su lugar divinamente ordenado dentro de la santidad del matrimonio. Advirtió sobre una creciente falta de respeto hacia las mujeres, el aumento de la infidelidad marital y una disminución general de la moral en la sociedad.
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  • The Boldt Company tapped to build Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine
    August 6, 2018
    Archbishop Paul Coakley announced Monday the selection of The Boldt Company to serve as construction manager for the building of the Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City.
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  • Cristo Rey OKC
    August 5, 2018
    by Arzobispo Pablo S. Coakley
    "El hombre no puede vivir sin esperanza, y la educación es generadora de esperanza... El verdadero educador es como un padre o una madre que transmite una vida capaz de un futuro". Papa Francisco, dirigiéndose a la sesión plenaria de la Congregación para la Educación Católica en 2017
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  • Cristo Rey Oklahoma City
    August 5, 2018
    by Archbishop Paul S. Coakley
    "Man cannot live without hope, and education is the generator of hope. … The true educator is like a father or a mother that transmits a life capable of a future.” – Pope Francis, addressing the plenary session of the Congregation for Catholic Education in 2017.
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  • Retiro del Viñedo de Raquel en Español 2018
    August 2, 2018
    El Viñedo de Raquel es una oportunidad extraordinaria para cualquier persona (hombres, mujeres, familiares o amistades) que lucha con dolor emocional y espiritual del aborto. Nov. 2-4. El retiro del Viñedo de Raquel es un retiro de fin de semana y es un proceso único y efectivo diseñado específicamente para ayudarle a sentir la misericordia y compasión de Dios. Este proceso es una magnifica oportunidad para ayudarles a los que luchan con perdonarse a sí mismos o a otros. ¡El fin de semana ayudará que su alma encuentre una voz, y transforme el dolor del pasado en esperanza! Para más información comuníquese con la Oficina de Ministerio Matrimonial y Vida Familiar al (405) 709-2708 o mande un mensaje a aromero@archokc.org. No habrá costo para asistir a este retiro pero su preinscripción es requerida. Todas las consultas son estrictamente confidenciales.
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