Monday, December 1, 20140175Devotion to Mary is an essential part of our Catholic faith. For Catholic children learning the Hail Mary is an important spiritual rite of passage. There are many traditions about the Blessed Virgin. She has revealed herself in numerous apparitions. Some, including those at Lourdes, at Fatima and Tepeyac, have been accepted by the...
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 Sacraments” is one of thanksgiving. In America, Thanksgiving as a feast celebrating thanks by sharing, is part of our earliest tradition.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 Thanksgiving and Christmas makes the cold winter more endurable…for most of us.
Friday, October 24, 20140284During an all-school Mass on Oct. 22 at John Paul II High School in Plano, Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell began celebrating the school’s 10th anniversary by drawing from the life and example of the school’s namesake to implore those in attendance to open their hearts to God and others.
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In offering a prayer of thanks for the opportunity to promote the Lord’s cause, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell on Oct. 22 called on those in attendance at the 2014 Bishop Dunne 100 Dinner to do their part in helping to provide a Catholic education to students who otherwise would not be able to afford one.
Monday, October 20, 20140217Bishop Kevin J. Farrell said on Oct. 20 that he followed the teaching of Christ and stepped in to house the fiancée of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan and three others for several weeks at a diocesan facility when no one else would.
Saturday, October 11, 20140587With a rendition of “Happy Birthday” and a special blessing from Bishop Kevin J. Farrell, hundreds of students, staffers and benefactors of Ursuline Academy of Dallas celebrated the dedication of the new lighted athletic field that was 12 years in the making.
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 couple auditors participating in this Synod who give their perspective on the pastoral needs of families based on their personal experience. It has been a course in Reality...
Tuesday, September 30, 20140442Bishop Kevin J. Farrell presided at a Sept. 30 news conference as the Catholic Diocese of Dallas formally kicked off its $125 million capital campaign, “Our Faith…Our Future,” and celebration of the diocese’s 125th anniversary at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Thursday, September 18, 20140239Marriage 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.
