Talking to some 2nd graders this morning and told them this statue of the Holy Family is from the 20s.
One of them said:
“The 2020s?”
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Father Brian O'Brien
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Father Brian O'Brien
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Priest of the @dioceseoftulsa. Rector of Holy Family Cathedral in Downtown Tulsa, OK. St. Damien of Molokai, pray for us!
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There’s Margie, the world’s newest Catholic!
Father Brian O'Brien@frobrien
Today at the midday Mass, an 80 year old woman will make a profession of faith, receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist for the first time.
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Today at the midday Mass, an 80 year old woman will make a profession of faith, receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist for the first time.
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@poyntilism @lukei4655 well, that's a complicated quesiton, but i do think there are a lot of competing senses in the Church of what the permanent diaconate is *for*
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Permanent Deacons should be required to exclusively work for the Church. If they are married, a Diocese should be required to provide a sufficient wage to him so that he can adequately support his family with a single income.
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10 years ago today, Bishop David Konderla was appointed as the 4th Bishop of the @DioceseofTulsa. He visited his cathedral that day for the first time.
We are blessed.
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A parishioner brought dinner to the rectory this week. People are awesome.
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50 years ago today, Mother Teresa visited Tulsa and came to Mass at Holy Family Cathedral.
She came the next day too. We have plaques in the two spots where she sat and we placed flowers there today to mark the occasion.
St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us!
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Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest, pray for us!
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Happy Feast Day of St. Damien of Molokai! One of the greats.
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It’s Sunday in downtown Tulsa, OK. Let’s go to Mass! Today is the 6th Sunday of Easter.
Masses today at Holy Family Cathedral:
8:00am
10:00am
Noon
5:00pm
Confessions are available:
7:30-7:50am
9:30am until the end of the homily
11:30am until the consecration
4:30-4:50pm
And a blessing for the moms at the end of all Masses!
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One year ago today, the College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th Successor of Peter. Taking the name Leo XIV, he became the first U.S.-born pope in the history of the Church. We give thanks for his ministry and continue to pray for our Holy Father.
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What young man doesn’t dream of becoming of pope and having a moth named after him?
EWTN News@EWTNews
Researchers have named a moth species “Pyralis papaleonei,” or “Pope Leo moth," in honor of the Holy Father. “The new species is dedicated to the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV,” authors Peter Huemer, Lauri Kaila, and Andreas H. Segerer wrote in a research article on the species. “The pontiff is a strong advocate of climate and environmental protection, and we hope that his voice may serve as an example for humanity.” In the journal, Nota Lepidopterologica, the entomologists said the species was discovered on the Mediterranean island of Crete. It is a medium-sized species with a 2-centimeter wingspan, gold spots, and prominent white bands. “Furthermore, due to its distinctive coloration and overall appearance, the new species belongs to a group of Pyralidae whose species names refer to high secular or ecclesiastical offices including Pyralis regalis, Pyralis imperialis, Pyralis princeps, and Pyralis cardinalis,” they wrote. Butterflies are often named after external characteristics, geographical locations, or in honor of distinguished individuals, according to a press release from Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, or the Tyrolean State Museum, located in Innsbruck, Austria. Within the Pyralis genus, a different tradition has emerged. As early as 1775, Austrian naturalists and Jesuits Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller described the first species of the group as Pyralis regalis, or "royal,” due to its coloration. This prompted similar names including Pyralis princeps and Pyralis cardinalis, which belong to the superfamily Pyraloidea comprised of 16,000 described species worldwide. In the Old Testament (Genesis 2), Adam is instructed to name all animals. According to the museum, this led to the action of taxonomy — the science of classifying, naming, and categorizing organisms — to often be considered, “in the biblical sense, the oldest task of humankind.” According to Huemer, head of studies at the Tyrolean State Museum, the naming process is more than a scientific act but a symbolic gesture. For the Pope Leo moth, it is an appeal to the head of the Catholic Church and to draw attention to humanityʼs central responsibility for the preservation of creation. “We are facing a global biodiversity crisis, yet only a fraction of the world’s species has been scientifically documented,” Huemer said in a statement. “Effective conservation of biodiversity requires that species are first recognized, described, and named.” Huemer’s call echoes the pope’s "call for conversion” at a 2025 international conference on climate justice, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si’. “It is only by returning to the heart that a true ecological conversion can take place,” the Holy Father said. “We must shift from collecting data to caring, and from environmental discourse to an ecological conversion that transforms both personal and communal lifestyles." ewtnnews.com/world/us/resea…
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St. John Catholic Student Center on the campus of Oklahoma State University in the @DioceseofTulsa. Standing room only on the weekends, hundreds of students in Bible studies, vocations, and 80+ in OCIA.
liturgicalartsjournal.com/2026/05/new-ch…
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My parishioner @FreedriftKevin (Kevin Ryan) has a podcast called FreeDrift and we sat down for an interview last week.
Kevin Ryan@FreedriftKevin
Check out my interview with @frobrien, Rector of @holyfamilycath. “Fr. Brian O’Brien Believes in You” on YouTube and Spotify. Profile on FREEDRIFT Substack. youtu.be/1xFHCqCEAvo
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The month of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Holy Family Cathedral
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