From the Archives

March 13, 2024

by George Rigazzi, archdiocesan archivist

After 43 years as an employee of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, it’s time.

Summer camp offers adventure with Jesus

March 13, 2024

by Jolene Schonchin, the Sooner Catholic

If the upcoming summer camp series featured a title, it might be simply: faith and fun.

Women’s Conference rejoices in the Eucharist

March 13, 2024

by Jad Ziolkowska, the Sooner Catholic

Father Chris Alar stood before a record crowd of Oklahoma Catholic Women’s Conference attendees and emphasized the necessity of a heart transplant.

A potential new school option

March 13, 2024

A new opportunity is being studied for a new Catholic school in Edmond. Archdiocesan and Saint Monica Catholic Church leaders, in collaboration with Catholic families in the Edmond area, assisted by a professional consulting firm, Meitler, invite people to participate in a survey for families with children ages 0 to 11th grade, from March 23 to April 7.

Podcasts surged in popularity, keying surge in faith

March 13, 2024

by John Helsley, the Sooner Catholic

Jeff Cavins prepped for the Jan. 1, 2021, rollout of the Bible in a Year podcast in a peculiar way.

Ask a Priest

March 13, 2024

At Mass, should the congregation hold hands during the Our Father prayer?

Relic of St. Jude Thaddeus visiting Christ the King for Veneration

March 13, 2024

The arm of the Apostle, Saint Jude Thaddeus, one of Christ's most intimate collaborators, is touring the United States and will be exposed for veneration from 2 to 10 p.m. on April 15 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 8005 Dorset Drive in Oklahoma City.

St. Peter Julian Eymard

March 13, 2024

by Jad Ziolkowska, the Sooner Catholic

Ever Ancient, Ever New A series on Saints with a special devotion to the Eucharist

Teen Board Block Party coming to Okarche

March 13, 2024

The Center of Family Love (CFL) will feature the the Teen Board Block Party event, marking a day of celebration, inclusive community engagement and fun for all ages, set for March 30.

Scholar to speak at OU on Catholicism in world affairs

March 13, 2024

Allen Hertzke, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scholar on religion and politics, will deliver a public lecture on the University of Oklahoma campus titled “The Catholic Church on the Global Stage: Promise and Peril.”

The Catholic Difference: Two who didn’t run

March 13, 2024

by George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center

His neighbors in 1940s Oklahoma would have found it hard to imagine the boy they knew as Stanley Francis Rother as a future martyr, and the first beatified American parish priest. Young Stan did reasonably well at school, enjoyed farm work and sports, drove a tractor at age 10 and was a gifted mechanic.