Thursday, December 27, 20180442An elderly priest recounted to me a conversation he once had with a devout Muslim. The primary topic of their friendly dialogue was the identity of Jesus. When the...
Friday, December 14, 20180199
By Father John Bayer
Special to The Texas Catholic
In the span of about two weeks I received 15 cards encouraging me as a priest. One person, who signed herself...
Thursday, November 15, 20180311Humanae Vitae is not an elegant treatise on the Church’s traditional teaching against artificial contraception. It lacks the philosophical brilliance of Pope John Paul...
Wednesday, October 31, 20180223I was sitting in the waiting area of Lambert Air Field in St. Louis Oct. 27. The plane from Pittsburgh was unloading a chattering group of travelers at Gate 16. The...
Wednesday, October 31, 20180574
By Father Jacob Dankasa
Special to The Texas Catholic
As I was growing up with my family, we didn’t always gather together to pray every morning or night. Some...
Wednesday, October 31, 20180253By Father John Bayer
Special to The Texas Catholic
I enjoy seeing religious wisdom vindicated by modern science. Let me tell you a brief story about myself.
A few...
Tuesday, October 23, 20180603For the second consecutive year, Catholic students at Southern Methodist University traveled to Mexico City during fall break, a pilgrimage and mission trip to bring...
Thursday, October 18, 20180630As many of you might know, I am a twin. I am the twin of Dr. Jonathan Cargo, an eye doctor in Las Colinas who has six beautiful children and is married to his faithful...
Thursday, October 18, 20180241Recently, I had a “throwback” day in my memory bank as the curch celebrated the feast day of St. John XXIII. It was also a day when our Salvadoran community was...