As a Catholic priest serving the southside of Oklahoma City, Father Scott Boeckman promotes the human desire that “all may be one,” in communion with one another.
The question at Christmas is not about whether God will act for us. The babe born of Mary is the answer: God has given everything. The question is really about us. Will we receive Christ?
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As Christmas approaches, three priests from the archdiocese share their favorite memories. Here is a story from Fr. Cristobal De Loera.
As a continuation of the Sesquicentennial celebration, the 150th anniversary of the Mission of the Catholic Church in Oklahoma, the monks of Saint Gregory’s Abbey looked for additional ways to reach out and involve parishioners in our state.
As a Catholic priest serving the southside of Oklahoma City, Father Scott Boeckman promotes the human desire that “all may be one,” in communion with one another.
A 90-day spiritual exercise focused on fraternity, asceticism and prayer, Exodus 90 challenges men to leave behind the distractions and temptations of the modern world. By removing those impediments that can enslave, men instead fill their lives with prayer and sacrifice, allowing them the freedom to become who God made them to be.
Holy Angels Education Center, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, has announced its 2026 spring programs, designed to educate, equip and empower students while supporting immigrant integration through education.
An ALDI grocery advertisement, showing how a family of 10 could enjoy a full Thanksgiving meal – turkey, sides and dessert – for just $40, caught the attention of Father Jim Goins and Sharon Blakely.
With Christmas approaching and preparations underway, Advent has been a season of reflection and gratitude for many in the McGuinness community. Because of this, we asked the Irish to recall and reflect on the gifts in their lives that were most meaningful.
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. It’s a time to spend with family, watch classic Christmas movies, and know of the inevitability that a perfect wrapping job will be torn to shreds in five seconds.
In recent weeks, Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School has marked a series of meaningful moments in which each are different in tone, but all tied together by the same sense of community, purpose and hope for the future.
This is a daily Catholic devotional by Father James Kubicki, S.J. He has been involved with spiritual direction and retreat houses and formation programs for the Jesuits and diocesan clergy. He is the author of “Heart of Fire” (2012) and has been on EWTN and Relevant Radio.
When it comes to the plight of the hundreds of thousands of IVF embryos frozen in the U.S. and elsewhere, it is often claimed that the Catholic Church has never definitively addressed the liceity, or moral allowability, of “embryo transfer” (also known as embryo rescue or embryo adoption).