Carrie Gress sought marriage in her life, and knew she had to get out of Washington D.C., where women outnumber men and the culture and power make for complicated dynamics. But where to go?

When Catholics die, what comes next? Not what’s next in terms of the deceased’s destination, but what’s next here on earth. Ideally, the Catholic funeral Mass is primary.

Father Chris Brashears, the senior pastor at Saint Benedict Catholic Church in Shawnee, maintains a simple and long-held hope for Catholic families: honor your father and mother … and their wishes.

Twenty-eight Catholic school teachers and administrators from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa, along with their families, attended a special Mass and graduation Feb. 22 at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Oklahoma City.

Most parishes in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City have Lenten programs, including Holy Cross Catholic Church in Madill. The parish is offering several unique Lenten programs during the upcoming season.

In keeping with the tradition of Lenten observation, Saint Benedict Catholic Church will conduct a three-day Lenten mission at 7 p.m., March 12-14, at 632 N. Kickapoo St. in Shawnee. The mission facilitator will be Father Jonathan P. Meyer from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

The smell of incense and the sound of bells and cantors singing filled the halls of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Feb. 25 as a Eucharistic Procession moved through in honor of Jubilee Year 2025.

After spending some time getting to know some students of Mount St. Mary Catholic High School, it is time to return to coverage of events occurring around campus in recent weeks. It has certainly been a productive month for students and staff with school-wide events becoming more prevalent now that the spring semester has come into full swing.

As the Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School students approach spring break, they have been busy with both academic and athletic achievement while winter sports conclude and spring sports begin.

Black History Month, first proposed in 1969 by Black educators and Black United Students at Kent State University, was officially recognized in 1976 by President Gerald Ford after being celebrated all across the country in different types of educational institutions.

We have begun the Jubilee Year 2025 and this book by Italians Mauro D’Amico and Giovanni Raccuia is an interesting quick introduction to what a Jubilee or Holy Year is and the history of them.