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Father Olvera: Faith and fitness through ministry

Tuesday, March 29, 20220725 By Father Ignacio Olvera Special to The Texas Catholic What happens when a priest walks into a bar? With the will of God, anything it seems. A few years ago...

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Father Bayer: Wilderness and the Dynamics of Conversion

Monday, March 28, 20220168 This Lent I’m studying the “wilderness” or “desert” in Scripture, and especially in the journey of Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land. The dangerous wild...

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Father Esposito: Exile and home in the human condition

Sunday, March 13, 20220706 A curious pattern of exile is evident in the endings of several Old Testament books. After God promises Abram the land of Canaan, the patriarch must immediately flee to...

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Father Dankasa: 'I don't believe in Lent...'

Friday, March 11, 20220478 I want you to know how much I believe in and love Lent, and I want you to know how much I wish that no one would say “I don’t believe in Lent.”

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Father Bayer: But what is diversity anyway?

Thursday, February 24, 20220237 One of the shibboleths of our times is the word diversity. Our use of the word can easily signal our social, political and philosophical sympathies. It is ubiquitous in...

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Father Esposito: The expanding heart that casts out fear

Tuesday, February 15, 20220639 St. Benedict concludes the Prologue of his Rule for monks with an uplifting exhortation: “Do not be daunted immediately by fear and run away from the road that leads...

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Father Dankasa: Fellowship on Foot: A virtue we learn from the Mystery of the Visitation

Sunday, February 13, 20220549 There is an adage in one of the Nigerian languages (Hausa) that says “Zumunci a kafa ta ke,” translated directly as “fellowship (or relationship) is on the...

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Father Gregg: Inspiring countless students to find their true callings

Thursday, February 10, 20220655 Born in 1933, Father Roch Kereszty, O. Cist., has already outlived more than one tree planted in his honor — partly an effect of the Texas soil, into which he himself...

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Father Bayer: Renewing the joyful gift of Catholic schools

Saturday, February 5, 20220492 Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 30 to Feb. 5 this year) is a time to reflect on the gift of Catholic education and to support the many men and women who work so hard to...

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