No tickets required for vespers, ordination Everyone is invited to attend Bishop Anthony B. Taylor's June 4 vespers service and June 5 Mass of ordination and installation, and tickets aren't needed. Oklahoma City Archbishop Eusebius J. Beltran will be the consecrator for Bishop Anthony B. Taylor's ordination and installation Mass at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 5 at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. More...

Holy Mother Eight-year-old Megan LaMendola places the crown of flowers on the statue of Mary accompanied by Calob Reed, also 8 years old. Students from St. Raphael School in Springdale celebrated the May crowning ceremony Friday, May 2 at Mass. More...

More Top Stories From Arkansas Catholic   Texarkana man helps family's dogwood tree bloom again When Matthew Garrison was in seminary, he asked his father to make the chalice he would use as a priest. Gary "Butch" Garrison worked out a method to make the chalice, and then realized he could make it of the wood left from a dogwood tree beloved by two generations of his family. More...   Ballet ensemble pairs love of Catholic Church with dance Mariah Bordovsky and sisters Mary Elizabeth and Lauralee Goodwin are serious about ballet and about their faith. The three recently formed their own ensemble, Paschal Praise, and performed before fellow parishioners at St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville. More...   Donors coming forward to help rebuild two hermitage buildings Two buildings and everything in them are a complete loss for Little Portion Hermitage near Berryville after an April 28 fire. Donors, including the monks of Subiaco Abbey, have been stepping forward with help. More... Also in Arkansas Catholic's May 10 issue The following are among stories that appeared only in the print and complete online editions of Arkansas Catholic. More... Bonus magazine on new bishop will be distributed June 7 Subscribers to Arkansas Catholic will get an extra issue in 2008 for no additional charge. A full-color, glossy magazine will be published the week ending June 7 to mark the ordination and installation of Bishop-elect Anthony B. Taylor. More...

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