It seems like time is flying by and months are changing within days not weeks as year after year pass too quickly. However, I know every season has something that we can be grateful for if we just loo...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma has consistently lingered toward the bottom of state rankings when it comes to reading comprehension with elementary-aged students. Some leaders have offered solutions, and we...

To the Editor: I am not Native American. I am a 76-year-old retired white male who has recently learned about the crisis of missing native American women. During the Covid lockdown I was watching a do...

When Jesus talked about His own death, the disciples reacted the same way many of us do—by focusing on the part we fear most. Luke tells us Jesus said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things … and be...

What do you imagine when you think of “kings”? Something from European history? The saga of King Charles and the royal family in England? Maybe even the “NO KINGS” marches happening now in our country...

I hope that you have a blessed Thanksgiving and that you will pause remember to be thankful to God. Here are some things for which I am thankful. Thankful for – Life - In him was life, and that life w...

From the kitchen of Chef Casherchies. First, preheat the oven to 1,000 degrees. Before you cook the turkey, you will first need to cut it up. Stuff the turkey with pepr. Cook the turkey for 30 minuts....

From the womb to the grave, God has a precise plan for each and every one of our lives. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a proph...

Over the years, I have come to realize that many of my students know little about the U.S. Constitution. And even as I speak to older generations, I realize parts of the Constitution are somewhat fore...

Dear Editor, City Council Members, & City Manager of Eufaula, I am writing to express my disappointment that a letter written by one of my people, Don Herrold, to the Eufaula City Council body and the...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The work done by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA), while always rewarding, can sometimes be stressful, and occasionally downright depressing. The statistics and real- w...

This Sunday’s Gospel meets us right where many of us are living: in a world that seems fragile, uncertain, frightening and often overwhelming. Jesus is strolling through the majestic Temple complex in...

Retirement can feel like a strange season. Some people enter it expecting a permanent vacation and instead find themselves disappointed when the “endless free time” doesn’t satisfy. Others feel adrift...

OKLAHOMA CITY – In October, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) held our Fall Forum, a conference which annually assembles delegates for sharing ideas and brainstorming solutions for the ...

When the enemy tries to drown out the voice of God with all his whispers of defeat, worry, and doubt, that’s when God whispers just one word and everything falls into perspective. So many times we thi...

In June 2026, Oklahoma voters will decide on State Question 832. If passed, the minimum wage in Oklahoma will go from the federal minimum wage of $7.25 to $15 by 2029, more than doubling minimum wage ...

We often come to Scripture and to prayer with questions, and sometimes the questions we bring are not the ones we most need answered. This is one of the things we see in Jesus’ encounter with the Sadd...

Parenting adult children can feel like holding a kite in high wind— you want them to soar, but you’re scared of the crash. Jesus knew that feeling—as demonstrated in His story about a father who loved...

Yes! No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted. The Apostle Paul instructed the Church to “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave yo...

OKLAHOMA CITY – I want to start by saying “thank you” to the governor and Oklahoma’s legislative leaders for the commitment to allocate $1 million in state funds per week over the next seven weeks to ...