Several weeks ago, Father James George McKenna died at the home of a humble family in Ciudad Juárez in Mexico. He died as he had lived, in the midst of a people suffering pain and violence, but still full of faith and of love.
Wednesday, May 6, 20150201Great memories of the glorious Easter Vigil Mass flooded into my mind as I inspected the photo on the front of the April 24 edition of The Texas Catholic. There was the...
Friday, April 10, 20150210By now Lent and Holy Week and Easter Sunday have come and gone. But there are always remnants of what has happened in the past to remind us that maybe we didn’t sweep...
Friday, March 27, 20150208As we enter into the great days of Holy Week, preparing for the joy of Easter resurrection and newness of life in mind, spirit and body, we need to reflect on the past...
Tuesday, March 17, 20150163As we march through the weeks of Lent, it is of special significance that this year is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Merton. Merton was a monk who ...
Right after the event which was called Super Bowl XLIX there were many TV, radio and newspaper articles about what had happened during the 60 minutes of the contest....
Saturday, February 7, 20150164January 19 marked the national holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. As many stated, it was a day on rather than a day off. For me that meant that we all...
One of the interesting nights in the diocese occurs in Advent when every parish imitates the Prodigal Father, who is looking out the window and up the road to be able to...
Wednesday, December 17, 20140220It is Advent season, and we have been warned to stay awake and to keep our eyes alert for a special coming of someone who will show us the path that leads to eternal...
The old song told us that we could go to the east or go to the west, but someday we would find our happiness in our own backyard. The validity of this thought came to me...
