Esta columna se publicó originalmente en 2016. Como esta edición de Sooner Catholic se publica el 21 de agosto, estaré nuevamente en peregrinación en el Camino de Santiago con el obispo Wall y el obispo Conley.

This column was originally published in 2016. As this edition of the Sooner Catholic is published on August 21, I will once again be on pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago with Bishop Wall and Bishop Conley.

“The Catholic Church recognizes the incalculable harm done to victims of crime and their families, and the need for justice and healing. However, the death penalty is an immoral and archaic method of addressing serious crimes ...

As she set out to get her estate plans in order, Mary Diane Steltenkamp remembered a conversation with a former colleague from several years earlier.

On March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, a group of 12 women at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lawton began a ministry of prayer for Father Phil Seeton. Together they prayed the commitment prayer and received a blessing from Father Seeton.  

Catholic men facing same-sex attractions often struggle with how they are supposed to handle their homoromantic feelings.

Lara Schuler is the Senior Director of Catholic Education for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. This position serves as the superintendent for Catholic Schools and educational outreach to the homeschool community in the archdiocese. She is relative newcomer to the archdiocese and to Oklahoma City, having relocated in October of 2021 and coming from the Diocese of Nashville. She is certified in Educational Leadership K-12. Graduate work was completed at Samford University in Homewood, AL where she earned a MS in Educational Leadership. She is also a graduate of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO where she earned a BS in Communications with a minor in Corporate Communications and Training. She completed the A+ Teachers Alternative Certification Program in Houston, TX, and is Certified in Dyslexia Intervention. Lara is an avid learner and doctoral work is soon to be in her future. She has been teaching and leading in Catholic Schools since 1993 in Alabama, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and now Oklahoma. In addition to teaching in a Catholic school, she also volunteered and taught many years in parish religious education programs in the evenings or on the weekends. She and Bill have been married 32 years and they have one son, Anthony, who lives in the Dallas area. Lara enjoys art museums, reading, painting, decorating, and the thrill of the hunt that comes from finding a treasure at a flea market or antique store.

Restringir el aborto no lo es todo. Necesitamos abrir nuestras puertas a madres y niños vulnerables.

Restricting abortion isn’t enough. We need to open our doors to vulnerable mothers and children.