Friday, September 27, 20130188With a new venue and record-setting participation, a sold-out field of 212 golfers helped raise an estimated $544,000 in the third annual Bishop Farrell Invitational on Sept. 16, tournament director Kris Kramer said.
Wednesday, September 18, 20130171It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the overwhelming number of Catholics (79 percent) and a majority of the general public (58 percent) view Pope Francis favorably. (Pew Research Center) His words and his actions during the past six months have witnessed to the simple truth of the Gospel…God is love!
Tuesday, September 17, 20130343New sanctuaries. New classrooms. New community centers. New gyms and ball fields. Over the past six years, parishioners throughout the Diocese of Dallas, although weathering the economic downturn that gripped the country, have contributed to their parish communities generously through numerous infrastructure, and new or renovation...
Tuesday, September 17, 20130152I have to admit that the current pope has done some impressive things during this first year of his leadership. It seems that nearly every day some article or some photo shows up in the news which brings gasps of admiration (or dismay) from the world.
To some people, young and old, purity of heart sounds like a naïve and absurd proposition, feasible only for children whose sexual passions have not yet awakened. Yet, if we are Christians we cannot excise from the Bible the sayings of Jesus on purity of heart: “ … I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already...Bishop Douglas Deshotel
When I first learned the Ten Commandments preparing for first communion and first confession, I remember wondering why God’s name was so important that there had to be a commandment for it. I could understand a commandment about murder or stealing and even disobeying my parents. But as the saying goes, “What’s in a name?”
Thursday, September 12, 20130262As Catholic schools across the Diocese of Dallas made final preparations, the Texas Catholic caught up with students and administrators to get their thoughts on the beginning of the 2013 school year. For more, be sure to pick up the August 30th print edition of the Texas Catholic.
Tuesday, September 10, 20130207Diocese of Dallas seminarian Russ Mower talks about his experience walking the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage stretching more than 400 miles from the Pyrenees Mountains to the city of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Read more about his pilgrimage in the August 30th print edition of the Texas Catholic.
Friday, September 6, 20130159Bishop Kevin J. Farrell joins the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in urging U.S. Catholics to take up Pope Francis' call to fast and pray for peace in Syria, the Middle East and the world Sept. 7. Several parishes within the Diocese of Dallas are answering that call.
Wednesday, September 4, 20130418Psalm 27:14 advises Christians to “wait for the Lord, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the Lord!” This verse briefly describes the long-awaited completion of St. Francis of Assisi Parish’s church construction on Eldorado Parkway in Frisco. After an 11-year process, the fundraising, planning, and building will come to a close...
