The last issue of the One Voice published a broad overview of the Nicene Creed’s background. With that groundwork laid, in this issue, we will delve into the opening words, taking a deeper look at the meaning behind what we profess. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/nicene-creed-1

Rare is the instance when a 5-year-old decides the path their life will take then chooses to stick with it. For Margaret Dubose, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Birmingham, the desire to become a teacher sparked with a simple invitation. onevoicebhm.org/feature-januar…

Last fall, the Catholic Schools Office set out to develop a program that would foster interest, inform, and support discernment in Catholic school leadership among teachers and staff within the diocese. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/catholic-schoo…

“Trust Me when I tell you that whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God as a child will not enter into it.” (Luke 18:17) Many have heard these words of Christ, but what do they really mean? onevoicebhm.org/cover-story-ja…

“If you are a graduate of John Carroll, you are in a big, big family.” In the past two years, members of that family have come together to renew and enhance both the facilities and the curriculum of John Carroll Catholic High School. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/transformation…

Hope was the word that kept coming to mind. When I looked at the thirteen students sitting reverently in the pews of St. Thomas as the day ended with Mass, I was filled with hope—hope for the future of those thirteen kids and their families. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/anchored-hope-0

The Office of Black Catholic Ministry traces its roots back to 1984 when Bishop Joseph Vath, the First Bishop of Birmingham, established the office to better represent the community. It is supported by the Diocesan Annual Appeal for Ministries. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/promoting-unit…

Ann Stevens, middle school science teacher at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School in Birmingham, started her teaching career working for Birmingham City Schools, but she decided to make a change back in 1987. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/i-am-here-beca…

My teacher asked us to draw a picture of Heaven and consider how we might live so as one way to be worthy of going there. Though I never met a nun, I knew they were married to Jesus, so I figured He’d have to let me into Heaven if I were married to Him. onevoicebhm.org/heart-no-earth…

Dear sisters and brothers, as you may know, every fall and spring, the bishops of the United States gather together to discuss a variety of issues for the good of the Church here in our nation. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/we-are-all-cha…

Grace and peace to you! This greeting in various iterations has been a standard salutation found in the letters of St. Paul to various young Christian communities. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/grace-peace-0

Grace is a rather pedestrian word used offhand at times, but actual grace is nothing short of magnificent. The Catechism of states, “Grace is favor, the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to His call to become children of God… .” Read: onevoicebhm.org/seeing-gods-gr…

July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The U.S. Bishops announced that this anniversary will be celebrated by consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in June of this year. Read: onevoicebhm.org/new-declaratio…

Pope St. John Paul II canonized Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, an uneducated, Polish religious sister belonging to the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy who had visions which inspired the Divine Mercy devotion. Read: onevoicebhm.org/unfathomable-a…

In the time that Jesus was on the earth the title “Lordship” meant absolute, undisputed ownership. Our profession of Jesus as “Lord” says that we believe that He is the undisputed master over our lives and is worthy of worship. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/nicene-creed-p…

A historical sketch of Sacred Heart Parish in Anniston begins along with the development of the Catholic community in North Alabama, in the late 1880s. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/sacred-heart-j…

There are so many pieces to raising a disciple, and as parents we must be concerned with both physical and spiritual needs as we help our kids form holy life habits. This month our focus is on helping our children form a strong conscience. Read: onevoicebhm.org/parenting-apri…

I believe the small seeds of my vocation to the priesthood were planted at my baptism at St. Patrick’s Church in Galveston, TX. They were nurtured by the nuns at St. Peter’s School in Laredo, Texas, then, after three years, again at St. Patrick’s School. onevoicebhm.org/journey-lifeti…

I recently became Catholic and keep hearing about all of the stuff you have that is “blessed.” Someone even gave me a holy card they said had been blessed. I like the idea, I just don’t know what it means for something to be blessed Read more: onevoicebhm.org/grow-disciple-…

The apostolate’s mission is to support children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing access to liturgy, sacramental preparation, and religious education. Read more: onevoicebhm.org/place-all-arou…