“Go Make Disciples” is the new, five-year vision statement of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Archbishop Paul Coakley recently announced in a pastoral letter. The vision statement is the fruit of a ...

In an Oct. 7 pastoral letter entitled "Go Make Disciples," Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City offered to the members of his archdiocese a multi-year vision of holiness and mission. "The whole ...

“I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). These are the last words of Matthew’s gospel. Jesus has completed his mission of salvation and is returning to the Father. These ...

We’ve heard the Great Commission many times. We may even be able to recite these words of Jesus. But do we believe them? By that, I mean, “Do we seek to obey Christ’s command in the Great Commission?

The crucial first step of ministry begins with the Holy Spirit. Twelve years ago, I was an energetic campus minister leading outreach to college students at Fresno State. I longed to see their lives ...

A friend reports the story of a woman, widowed from a Catholic husband with two small children. Honoring her pledge to raise her children as Catholics, she inquired whether she too might become a ...

Being and making disciples of Christ is a life-long project that requires a continued renewal of focus and recommitment to the Lord, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said in his new pastoral ...

My favorite quotes from Pope Francis: To be the people of God, “first of all means that God doesn’t belong to any particular people, because he is the one who calls us … and this invitation is ...

Jesus called the disciples to follow him and to place everything, without reserve, in the service of the reign of God. But does that mean he wanted to call all Israel to discipleship? Was it his goal ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — In an Oct. 7 pastoral letter entitled “Go Make Disciples,” Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City offered to the members of his archdiocese a multiyear vision of holiness and mission ...