Sunday, January 16, 20220583
By Father Thomas Esposito
Special to The Texas Catholic
Near the end of March 2020, the peoples of virtually all nations were enduring the first of many months...
Friday, January 14, 20220558By Father Jacob Dankasa
Special to The Texas Catholic
In our lives there may have been times when we made a wrong decision, took a regrettable action, made the wrong...
Saturday, December 25, 20210656This special time of the year always causes me to reflect on memories of past Christmases and to remember the many blessings we have enjoyed. In particular, I am mindful...
Tuesday, December 21, 20210249In 2001, following the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, the Diocese of Dallas established a Sister Diocese relationship with Trujillo, Honduras, in an effort...
Saturday, December 18, 20210346One of the great traditions of Christianity was initiated in 1223 A.D. by the good saint, Francis of Assisi. He had been distressed by the religious indifference of his...
Friday, December 17, 20210287In my last column I reflected on how we can live out our desert experience every day. I presented John the Baptist as a model for our own type of spiritual desert. He...
Wednesday, December 15, 20210499You’ve likely heard that Bishop Burns called for a diocesan synod. You’ve probably also heard that Pope Francis called for the Church to reflect on “synodality”...
Tuesday, November 30, 20210434Greek philosophers centuries before Christ acknowledged the immense mystery of our being human. Man, they said, is a microcosm, a condensed universe, containing in...
Monday, November 15, 20210229In the Scriptures the desert is seen as a place of encounter, a place where people connect with God. The people of Israel encountered God in the desert, and he provided...