Friday, November 8, 20130207I like to write about good things. The Boy Scouts of America is one of the great treasures that is a part of many of our parishes in the Diocese of Dallas. This came to my mind as I reflected on the recent death of Lewis Duca, the father of Bishop Mike Duca who is Bishop of Shreveport and a priest of this diocese. Mr. Duca was “Mr....
Monday, October 28, 20130214The mission of the Catholic Church will continue to be centered on Christ and Catholics must open up their hearts, receive a "spiritual pacemaker" from the Holy Spirit and be more like the "good Samaritan" to carry out God's will, Honduran Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga told attendees at a ministry conference Oct. 25.
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By Cathy Harasta
The Texas Catholic
Bishop Kevin J. Farrell recently sat down with Texas Catholic reporter Cathy Harasta for a Q&A, offering his reflections on President John F. Kennedy, the first Catholic U.S. president, and what he meant to Ireland, the bishop’s homeland, and to the world.
What impression did JFK and...
Friday, October 25, 20130489Growing up under the yoke of Soviet-controlled Hungary, Cistercian monks at Our Lady of Dallas said their experience taught them harsh lessons about the fruits of communism and the political realities that made a Western confrontation with it difficult for President John F. Kennedy and the United States.
Friday, October 25, 20130259A young First Family, captivating and chipper, reinvented life in the White House during John F. Kennedy’s 34-month presidency in the early 1960s. The Rose Garden flourished with First Lady Jackie, striking in Oleg Cassini designs, endearing children named Caroline and John-John, and even a pet pony, Macaroni—a gift from Vice...
Friday, October 25, 20130225IRVING— Business is getting a major boost at the University of Dallas. On Oct. 24, university President Thomas W. Keefe announced a $12 million gift to the university’s business program, made by Dallas entrepreneurs and alumni Satish and Yasmin Gupta.
Friday, October 25, 20130478In November 1963, the Catholic community in Dallas was very different from what it is today. We were bigger, but we were also smaller; bigger in the size of the diocese, which was then known as the Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, but smaller in the number of Catholics. In 1963 there were 60 counties in the diocese with a Catholic...
Monday, October 21, 20130213Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga of Honduras, head of the council of eight special cardinals advising Pope Francis on the future of the Catholic Church, will deliver the keynote address at the seventh annual University of Dallas Ministry Conference on Friday, Oct. 25.
Wednesday, October 9, 201301095The morning announcements at John Paul II High School on a recent day resonated from the public-address system in a soothing voice that projected the themes of faith, scholarship and patriotism. Rich Gaffney, the dean of Administrative Services and director of Athletics, provided the school with a reflection on Psalm 5:3 before speaking...
Monday, September 30, 20130487More than 400 members of the John Paul II High School community got up especially early on Monday morning as they gathered to celebrate the official announcement of their namesake’s canonization next Spring. The school is working on different ways to honor its namesake in the months leading up to the canonization.
