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May 2, 2019
Father Oby Zunmas, pastor of Holy Cross in Madill and Good Shepherd in Marietta, was presented the 2019 Blessed Stanley Rother Faithful Shepherd Award by his fellow priests April 16 during a ceremony before the Chrism Mass at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
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May 2, 2019
by Dana Attocknie, the Sooner Catholic
Before leaving for college, Deacon Zachary (Zak) Boazman and his mom Janette were in a car running errands. His mom asked if he still planned to study science and possibly enter the medical field. His response: “I think I am supposed to be a priest.”
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May 2, 2019
by Avery Holt, for the Sooner Catholic
The patron saint of priests, Saint John Vianney, once wrote “the priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus.”
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May 2, 2019
The following assignments effective July 2
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May 2, 2019
by Ray Dyer, for the Sooner Catholic
The business card is to the point: Sister BJ's Pantry; Foot Clinic; Open the 1st and 3rd Thursdays each month; 9 a.m. to Noon.
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May 2, 2019
by Jolene Schonchin, the Sooner Catholic
The Immaculate Conception Church’s Annual Seder/Passover Meal drew dozens of Christians, both local and distant, for an evening of fellowship in honor of Passover.
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May 2, 2019
by Alexander Sanchez, the Sooner Catholic
Saint Joseph the Worker has two feast days on the liturgical calendar. The first is March 19 – Joseph, the husband of Mary. The second is May 1 – Joseph, the Worker.
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May 2, 2019
by Verena Dobnik, Associated Press
NEW YORK – The 150-year-old heart of a French priest is on a U.S. tour – a Roman Catholic relic with New York City as its latest stop.
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May 2, 2019
by Jim Beckman, director of the Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis
I found myself early on Good Friday in a car repair shop, sitting in the waiting room. I glanced up and noticed the TV screen across the room. Father Price Oswalt was approaching a microphone.
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May 2, 2019
by Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk
A few years back, I gave a talk entitled “Thinking Through the Transgender Question” at a local parish. In the audience were several individuals supporting the transgender movement. During the question-and-answer session, one of them, a young woman, raised this difficulty: “If someone wants to transition, how does that hurt anybody else? If my friend wants to be transgender, how would that harm any of us?”
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May 2, 2019
by Pedro A. Moreno, O.P. Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis
There is a lot of in-depth theology throughout the Holy Scriptures. This sometimes can feel overwhelming for the average reader of the Holy Bible, but there is some good news. There are many books that are very practical and beautiful.
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May 2, 2019
by Anamaria Scaperlanda Biddick, the Sooner Catholic
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe has lived her consecrated vocation in the vein of Saint Mother Teresa, doing small things with great love.
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May 2, 2019
by Christopher Aderhold, the Sooner Catholic
As he took his final breath, passing from this life to the next, Saint Joseph was surrounded by the comforting love of his wife, Saint Mary, and the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom Saint Joseph had been entrusted to love, to protect and to mentor. His death, two millennia ago, is called a Happy Death, because he died in the loving embrace of his family.
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