Posted on 02/1/2024 06:00 AM (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
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.
Posted on 11/16/2023 06:00 AM (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
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.
Posted on 10/19/2023 05:00 AM (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
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.
Posted on 08/10/2023 05:00 AM (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
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.
Posted on 06/1/2023 05:00 AM (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
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.
Posted on 02/9/2023 06:00 AM (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
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.
Posted on 01/26/2023 06:00 AM (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
Saint Gregory’s Abbey in Shawnee will host a series of monthly Days of Reflection on the Eucharistic Revival throughout 2023.
Posted on 05/5/2022 05:00 AM (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
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.”
Posted on 11/18/2021 06:00 AM (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
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.