Happy National Vocation Awareness Week! God our Father, We thank you for calling men and women to serve in your Son’s Kingdom as priests, deacons, and consecrated persons. Send your Holy Spirit to help others to respond generously and courageously to your call. May our community of faith support vocations of sacrificial love in our youth and young adults. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. To learn more about vocations in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, visit okcvocations.com.

Happy All Saints Day! "The saints are friends with whom we can grow in friendship. We all need friends who can help us deal with life. This is the trust which enlivens us when we turn to the saints in the decisive moments of our lives." – Pope Francis #allsaintsday

The latest edition of the Sooner Catholic is now online at soonercatholic.org.

Priests from across the archdiocese have gathered for their annual fall retreat featuring, Father Simeon Gallagher O.F.M. Cap, as guest presenter. Please keep our priests in your prayers as they spend this time in retreat!

Join Archbishop Coakley as he celebrates the annual Native American Mass at 3 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine, 700 S.E. 89 St. in Oklahoma City. Rt. Rev. Lawrence Stasyszen, O.S.B., abbot of St. Gregory’s Abbey, is the concelebrant. (Photo by Chris Porter/Sooner Catholic from 2025 Native American Mass)

All are welcome to the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine ofrenda to bring your photos of your lost loved ones in commemoration of All Souls Day. The ofrenda will be up from now until Nov. 7.

Join Archbishop Coakley for a Milestone Anniversary Mass on Nov. 8 honoring couples celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries. Let us celebrate lasting love and give thanks for God’s blessings through the years. Be sure to register by Oct. 30 to guarantee you receive a certificate. Visit archokc.org/anniversary-mass. (Photo by Theresa Bragg/Sooner Catholic from 2025 Anniversary Mass)

The latest edition of the Sooner Catholic is now online at soonercatholic.org. #catholicnews #oklahomanews

In 1900s New York, a priest proposed banning sermons from Mass entirely. 😳 His argument was that they’re long, boring, and nobody could preach in all those languages anyway. It did not go well. Full episode out 10/16. #catholic #catholictiktok #churchhistory #preaching #livingcatholic

A priest tried to ban WHAT??? 🤯 In 1900s New York, a priest proposed banning sermons from Mass entirely. 😳 His argument was that they’re long, boring, and nobody could preach in all those languages anyway. It didn't go well. Full episode out on 10/16.

How can faith and science deepen our understanding of the world around us? Join the Altum Institute for an inspiring and thought-provoking lecture exploring the ways scientific discovery and religious belief complement one another. Hear from Joseph Dutkowsky, MD, GCM orthopedic surgeon and author on Oct. 23. Register today at altuminstitute.org

It rained quite a bit at the Catholic Pastoral Center today. God of all creation, we thank you for the gift of rain and for all that depends upon it. 🌧️ Help us to remember this gift after the skies have cleared and the ground has dried. As we are thankful for what we have received in abundance, grant that, being sufficiently helped with temporal gifts, we may seek with more confidence those that are eternal. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. #rain #oklahomaweather #oklahoma

Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan’s actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: ‘do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). usccb.org/news/2026/usccb-pr…