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Richard Meloche, soon to be the inaugural headmaster for Saint Monica Catholic Academy in Edmond, arrives, as he describes himself: “a theologian by trade.”

Mother's Day is on May 10

(OSV News) – As the one-year anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's election to the papacy approaches, here is a selection of 12 quotes from the new pontiff on various topics, looking back over the 12 months since he became pope May 8, 2025.

“Our country, right or wrong.” So Commodore Steven Decatur famously declared his loyalty to the United States in celebration of his victory over the Barbary Pirates in 1815.

Between homeschooling, running a business and raising a growing family, Justin and Mary Louise DeMoss don’t separate the different parts of their lives. And that’s exactly the point.

In 2001, alongside their classmates, Anna Radunzel and Zakk Luttrell made history as the first graduates of All Saints Catholic School.

All Saints Catholic School opened in 1996 under the leadership of Archbishop Beltran, with the support of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church and Saint Thomas More Catholic Church in Norman, so that the light of Christ would shine upon every child.

For the third year in a row, the Mount Saint Mary speech and debate team is Class 4A state champions, crowning many individual champions, including: Claire Galloway and Thomas Suarez in policy debate, Galloway in domestic extemporaneous speaking, Suarez in original oratory, Kenneth Nguyen in informative speaking and Ella Burdette in program of oral interpretation.

The final quarter of the school year is notorious for being busy with Olympics Week, prom, ACT and SAT opportunities, AP tests, reviews for said AP tests, and finals all happening within the span of two months. Not to mention Oklahoma’s infamous unpredictable, severe weather causing further disruptions.

We monks at Saint Gregory’s Abbey listened to this book during our evening meal. The book tells the story of the Vaux sisters who hid Catholic priests in England during the rule of the Tudors and the Stuarts.

Effective date: July 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted

In 2021, Archbishop Coakley instituted the first Priest Appreciation Week in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. During this week, starting on Good Shepherd Sunday, April 26, parishioners and families are encouraged to do something to thank their priests, such as writing a thank you note or spending time in adoration or some other act of appreciation.

Jacob Gunter makes a habit of serving as a counselor at Camp Guadalupe, mixing fun and faith with youth during the summers.

Each year, Catholics across the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City join to support the ministries that keep the Church present where it is needed most. Your generosity makes a difference in parishes large and small, in classrooms and campus centers, and in lives changed every day.

WASHINGTON – “Your faith matters. Your prayers matter. Your acts of love and works of justice matter,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

On Oct. 12, 1875, two intrepid monks from the French Benedictine monastery of Saint Marie of La Pierre-qui-Vire set foot for the first time in the mission territory entrusted to them. Father Isidore Robot, O.S.B., and Brother Dominic Lambert, O.S.B., finally had arrived at a destiny and mission that was long in the making – a destiny and mission that eventually would evolve not only into Saint Gregory’s Abbey, but also into the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa.

On an October day in 1875, two intrepid monks from the French Benedictine monastery of Our Lady of La Pierre-qui-Vire set foot for the first time in the mission territory that had been entrusted to them by the Church.

The archdiocese communications department is working on a commemorative, high-quality magazine to celebrate 150 years of the Catholic Church in Oklahoma, to be distributed this fall. We are offering a limited number of advertising opportunities. If you would like to inquire about ad space in the magazine, please reach out to John Helsley, [email protected].

The Sooner Catholic and the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City office of communications received eight awards from the Catholic Media Association during the 2025 Catholic Media Conference held June 24-27 in Phoenix. Awards are from 2024 publications, graphics and videos.

Pope Francis officially declared 2025 a Jubilee Year for the Church in May 2024, with a papal bull titled “Spes Non Confudit,” which means “Hope Does Not Disappoint.”