Giving thanks is embedded in our Catholic and our American DNA. Eucharist comes from the Greek word for grateful, or giving thanks, thus our “Sacrament of...Bishop Kevin Farrell
The chill winds of November are upon us reminding everyone that the happy business of the Holiday Season is just around the corner. The warmth of the spirit of...
Thursday, October 9, 20140208At the beginning of each session of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops, the Synod Fathers receive some very valuable information. It comes from one of the 12 married...
Thursday, September 18, 20140238Marriage has been described as a “journey together to God.” Pope Francis chose this image in speaking to 20 couples he married last week in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Some Catholic school students in the Diocese of Dallas begin heading back to the classroom on Tuesday, Aug. 12. That makes them among the first students in the...Bishop Kevin Farrell
Registration has already begun in many of our parishes for religious education programs that begin in the fall. I cannot emphasize too strongly the importance of...Bishop Kevin Farrell
Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the right of the owners of two corporations, Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation to refuse to...Bishop Kevin Farrell
In reflecting on Fathers’ Day I realized that no two fathers are alike. Let’s see, a father may be: a coach, a friend, a teacher, a dispenser of discipline, a...
Monday, May 12, 20140152May is the month of our mother. Those words from the familiar Marian hymn also have deep meaning when we celebrate Mothers’ Day on Sunday.