OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAMS It is commonly understood that driving under the influence can have deadly consequences for the driver, passengers and any other vehicles sharing ...

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher) Five cases wherein the defendants were charged with being drunk, all of whom either forfeited bonds or paid fines, made up the...

22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) (Sir. 3: 17 – 29 / Heb. 12: 13 – 24 / Lk. 14: 1 – 14) This Sunday’s reading from Sirach celebrates what will become the theme of today’s Gospel: Humility. Pride causes...

Breakfast Thursday, Aug. 25 – Scrambled eggs, toast and jelly, fruits galore and milk. Friday, Aug. 26 – Choice of cereal, toast and jelly, fruits galore and milk. Monday, Aug. 29 – Banana muffin, fru...

Folks, here I sit in the old blue chair. I just finished my daily treat of ice cream. I let myself have one of those wee cups every day about 3 o’clock. I eat it with one of those little teaspoons I b...

21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) (Is. 66: 18 21 / Heb. 12: 5 7, 113/ Lk. 13: 22 – 30) BY FATHER PETER PHUNG The main theme of God’s word to us this Sunday is not only the number, but the quality of th...

Descedents of the late Buster and Violet McAfee, long time residents of Henryetta, recently gathered at the home of rodeo celebrity, Bobby McAfee to reunite the family for food and fun. Some of the fa...

Aug. 5 Education Appreciation Joy In Life Ministries will host their 2nd annual Education Appreciation event on Friday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at 611 E. Trudgeon in Henryetta. This event is free and open to...

19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) (Wis. 18:6 9/Heb. 11: 12, 8 – 19/ Lk. 12: 32 – 48) In the Gospel of Luke this Sunday, Jesus tells all people that we do not know when the Lord is coming. So we must be...

18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Ecl. 1:2; 2:21-23/ Col. 3: 1-5 / Lk. 12: 13-21) The readings of this Sunday speak of the Wisdom of God. One of the greatest longings each one of us feels is the desire fo...

17th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Gen. 18: 20-32/ Col. 2:12-14/ Lk. 11:1-13) BY FATHER PETER PHUNG The reading this Sunday tells us about praying. During Jesus Christ's life on earth, one of his favorite ...

16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Gen. 18:1-10 / Col. 1:24-28 / K. 10 L: 38-42) BY FATHER PETER PHUNG The virtue of hospitality is a center theme of this Sunday reading Mass. In the first reading from the...

15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Deut. 30: 10-14/ Col. 1: 15-20/ Lk. 10: 25 -37) THE GOOD SAMARITAN BY FATHER PETER PHUNG The parable of the Good Samaritan breathes forth of bigness and yet it was by occ...

Last Sunday in the Gospel of Luke, we heard Jesus tell all listeners that he expects much from his followers. He told us that we must be prepared to undergo economic uncertainty and that we cannot let...

This Sunday we go back to the ordinary time by starting the 13th Sunday. The topic I want to share with you and me is: Not Turning Back! Luke’s Gospel today tells us that Jesus says to those who want ...

Last week we celebrated the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church. This week’s scriptures continue to explore the gift of the Holy Spirit, but this time they focus on how the gift of the Holy Spirit b...

Just before his ascension into heaven, Jesus said to his Apostles, “You will receive the power of the Holy Spirit as it comes upon you, and you are to be my witnessed in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, S...

In the early church there arose a problem about transferring Jewish regulations into new Christian community. Gentile converts to the church could not see why they had to be coerced into following pra...

5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Act. 14:21-27/Rev. 21:1-5/Jn. 13:31-35) BY FATHER PETE PHUNG This Sunday the Church invites us to hear and meditate a special thing, sometimes as human beings we are not ready to...

4th Sunday of Easter (C) (Acts. 13:14-52/ Rev. 7:9-17/ Rev. 7:9-17/ Jn. 10:27-30) Three Sundays ago, the Church invites us to hear and Meditate readings telling us about Jesus who suffered, died but r...