Friday, September 5, 20140151On Aug. 17, in front of an eager crowd that included donors, alumni, faculty, staff and students, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell formally dedicated and blessed the newly completed Leyden Complex for Arts and Athletics, as well as 28 newly renovated classrooms now in use at Bishop Lynch High School for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Some Catholic school students in the Diocese of Dallas begin heading back to the classroom on Tuesday, Aug. 12. That makes them among the first students in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to begin the 2014-2015 school year.
Monday, July 21, 20140200Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell on July 21 cited Scripture in calling for a humane and non-partisan lens as the gateway to addressing the flow of unaccompanied minor children who have crossed the nation’s southwestern border.
Registration has already begun in many of our parishes for religious education programs that begin in the fall. I cannot emphasize too strongly the importance of registering your children early because space is limited in some parishes. I encourage you to call your parish to begin the process.
Tuesday, July 15, 20140326Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson on July 15 underscored the collaboration uniting efforts by his diocese and the Diocese of Dallas as a key element in responding to the humanitarian crisis at the nation’s southwestern border. Bishop Olson joined officials from Catholic Charities of Dallas and Catholic Charities Fort Worth during a news...
Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the right of the owners of two corporations, Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation to refuse to provide forms of contraception that they consider forms of abortion is very significant. While very narrow, the decision establishes the principle that requirements of the...
Wednesday, June 18, 20140288A vision from the past is now a reality as Catholic Charities of Dallas on June 14 held a grand opening for the Santa Clara Regional Community Center. The facility, located adjacent to Santa Clara of Assisi Catholic Academy at 321 Calumet Ave. in Dallas, will provide educational and recreational opportunities for children in West Dallas.
Wednesday, June 11, 201401084On May 31, 2014, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell ordained four new priests for the Diocese of Dallas. For deacons Martin Mwangi, Luca Simbula, Kevin Wilwert, and Juan Carlos Marin Cortes, the day of their priesthood had finally arrived. Loved ones, friends and well-wishers from the four nations represented by the new priests over-filled the...
Saturday, May 31, 20140581On Saturday, May 31, four men were ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Dallas as Bishop Kevin J. Farrell celebrated a Mass and Rite of Ordination at the Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, welcoming Father Kevin Charles Wilwert, Father Martin Mbugua Mwangi, Father Juan Carlos Marín Cortés and Father Luca Simbula. Each...
Monday, May 12, 20140153May is the month of our mother. Those words from the familiar Marian hymn also have deep meaning when we celebrate Mothers’ Day on Sunday.
