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The Altum Institute will host a seminar series on Understanding Purgatory 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, 24 and Oct. 10 at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. Dcn. James Tucker will be the presenter. Cost. $50. Contact [email protected] or (405) 720-2759.

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Retreat Center is hosting an Ignatian three-day silent directed retreat from Sept. 10 to 13 at 4919 S. Fairgrounds in Stillwater. Cost $495 includes three nights lodging, eight home cooked meals, daily spiritual direction, Mass and reconciliation. Pre-registration required. Contact (405) 747-5035.

A Mass of Remembrance for people lost to suicide will be celebrated at 6 p.m. Sept. 11 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 1901 N.W. 18 St. in Oklahoma City. This Mass is for people of all faiths who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide, and anyone wishing to provide support. A reception will follow. Contact (405) 528-0485 or visit stfrancisokc.com/events/mor10.

The 2026 St. Kateri Tekakwitha Honor Dance will be on Sept. 12 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 47943 Abbey Rd. in Konawa. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Gourd dance is from 3 to 5:30 p.m.; supper at 6 p.m. and grand entry at 7 p.m. Take a chair. Vendor spots available; contact Kendra Lowden at (580) 399-0442.

The Council 4721 Knights of Columbus annual golf tournament is 8:30 a.m. Sept. 12 at Mohawk Golf Course, 5223 E. 41 St. N. in Tulsa. Check-in is 7 a.m. Registration $400 per team of four. Deadline is Sept. 1. Visit kofc4721.org. Contact [email protected]; (918) 984-7356.

Archbishop Coakley’s young adult cookout is on Sept. 13 at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. Visit archokc.org/okccya.

The Tulsa Catholic Women’s Conference is Sept. 18-19 at the Renaissance Hotel & Conference Center, 6808 S. 107 E. Ave. in Tulsa. Speakers include award winning chef Fr. Leo Patalinghug. Visit tulsacatholicwomen.com to register.

The annual catechetical immersion for parish catechists will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, 801 N.W. 50 St. in Oklahoma City. Contact [email protected] or (405) 720-2759.

The Knights of Columbus, St. John Nepomuk Council 6478, will host a golf tournament on Sept. 19 at Lake Hefner Golf Club, 4491 S. Lake Hefner Dr. in Oklahoma City. Lunch provided by Bubba’s 33. Proceeds support Knights projects and the Center of Family Love. Register at yukonkofc.org or (405) 805-6262.

The Altum Institute will host a seminar series on Spirituality: Our path to deep, loving relationship with God from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, 15 and 22 at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. Fr. Jonah Beckham will be the presenter. Cost. $50. Contact [email protected] or (405) 720-2759.

The Sooner Catholic and the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City office of communications received 12 awards from the Catholic Media Association during the 2026 Catholic Media Conference held June 16-19 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Awards are from 2025 publications, graphics and videos.

The Gospel of Life Disciples will host a fall fun raiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 24 at the St. John Paul II Dwelling, 4113 S. Eastern Ave. in Moore. The day includes a car show, barbecue, corn hole tournament, raffle and Tree of Life ceremony honoring GOLD residents who have died.

Resurrection Cemetery will host a Día de Los Muertos celebration from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 1 at 7801 Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. Families and the community can honor and remember loved ones through prayer, music and celebration. Food truck vendors and calavera (sugar skull) makeup artists interested in participating can contact cemetery staff at (405) 721-4191.

Join in for an evening celebrating and supporting the Broncho Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Central Oklahoma. The annual Broncho Bash will be held Nov. 6 in the Great Hall at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 900 S. Littler Ave. in Edmond.

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Marriage and Family Ministry presents Together in Christ: A Celebration of Marriage and Family at 9 a.m. Nov. 7 at OKANA Resort and Convention Center, 639 First Americans Blvd. in Oklahoma City. The one-day event features family activities, faith-based entertainment, breakout tracks for moms and dads and fun formational opportunities for children and youth. Archbishop Coakley will celebrate Mass at 4 p.m. Registrants will have the opportunity to reserve deeply discounted hotel rooms and waterpark passes. Register at archokc.org/togetherinchrist.

Archbishop Coakley invites married couples who are celebrating milestone anniversaries (25, 40, 50+) in 2026 to the Anniversary Mass at 3 p.m. Nov. 8 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 3214 N. Lake Ave. in Oklahoma City. Register by Oct. 30 at archokc.org/anniversary-mass or contact Lisa at (405) 709-2709; [email protected] or Lesli at (405) 438-0294; [email protected]. People who do not register will not receive a certificate at Mass.

Assembly of Catholic Professionals luncheon is at 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at the Petroleum Club, 100 N. Broadway Ave., Oklahoma City. The guest speaker is William Heyer, architect and leading voice in classical and sacred architecture. Visit cfook.org/acp.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered June 10-12 for their Spring Plenary Assembly in Orlando, Florida.

(OSV News) — At their spring assembly in Orlando, Florida, the U.S. bishops focused on strengthening the Church’s mission and addressing challenges while keeping the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the key to personal and public transformation in focus.

ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) — The second day of public sessions at the U.S. bishops’ spring plenary culminated with the much anticipated consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus during a late afternoon Mass June 11 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe.