St. Matthew Catholic Church

WASHINGTON – When the U.S. bishops gather in November for their Fall Plenary Assembly, Nov. 10-13, they will elect the next president and vice president for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

November is Native American Heritage Month. It’s a time to honor the sacrifices and contributions of American Indians to their country, their community and their faith.

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.

An interview with Fr. Joseph Jacobi

Funeral Oct. 7 at the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City

In 2020 Father Linh Bui was serving as chaplain at Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School. Below is a section of a story titled “Chaplains help guide Catholic high school students” by K.S. McNutt. The story was originally published in the Sept. 27, 2020, issue of the Sooner Catholic.

April 2018

Sesquicentennial: second of two in a series This is the second of two stories leading up to the October celebration of the sesquicentennial – 150 years – of the Catholic Church in Oklahoma.

MOST REVEREND EUSEBIUS J. BELTRAN Aug. 31, 1934 – Sept. 12, 2025

Many in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and beyond are recalling their favorite stories of Archbishop Emeritus Eusebius Beltran, who died on Sept. 12.