On a cool October morning, 50 Mount St. Mary Catholic High School first-year theology students stepped off their school bus into an open field. In the distance, the smell of a warm burning campfire welcomed them.

The Sooner Catholic received seven awards from the Catholic Media Association during the 2024 Catholic Media Conference held June 18-21 in Atlanta. Awards are from 2023 publications.

Shuffling into the kitchen of my Del City home one late-1970s afternoon, an item on the back page of the Sooner Catholic seized my attention.

Effective Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 (unless otherwise noted)

An exhibit of the Eucharistic miracles compiled by Blessed Carlo Acutis was recently displayed in the Frassati Chapel at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, one of several stops across the state to feature the work of Acutis. 

Men interested in the archdiocesan Permanent Diaconate Formation Program are invited to begin the application process. The multi-phase formation process spans five years, and is designed for formation in the human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral dimensions. 

The 10th National Eucharistic Congress is scheduled for July 17-21, 2024, in Indianapolis, Ind. It will serve as the launch for the fourth, and final, stage of the Eucharistic Revival initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Many men feel a call from God to serve the Church through the Sacrament of Holy Orders – to serve the Church faithfully as a priest. Others feel called to the Sacrament of Matrimony – to help their spouse get to Heaven and raise a family with Catholic values. Those who enter the married life can still serve in an ordained ministry, however, and men interested in leadership in their parish can become a deacon. Men can discern that call through the archdiocesan Permanent Diaconate Program.

Families with school-age children won a significant victory earlier this year when the Oklahoma Legislature approved the use of state income tax credits to help with education costs.

In 1971, a bright, young bishop named John Quinn arrived in Oklahoma, eager to serve Catholics in the diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Quinn, a California native, made an impact on church history in Oklahoma when he became the first archbishop of Oklahoma City the following year.

It was inevitable. The Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa had become unwieldy in its size and a more reasonable arrangement became a necessity. Since the erection of the Diocese of Oklahoma in 1905, two years before statehood, and the subsequent name change in 1930 to the Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the entire state was under the care of one bishop.

Saint Gregory’s Abbey in Shawnee will host a series of monthly Days of Reflection on the Eucharistic Revival throughout 2023. 

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City released statistics on an AI-based texting platform that provides immediate access to mental health support through a chatbot named “Hope.”

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa on Nov. 11 launched a new project to better understand the history, educational value and experiences of Native students in Oklahoma Catholic boarding schools from 1880 to 1965.