Wednesday, September 3, 20140397On Sept. 6, Claudette and Don Johnson, who have three sons, will attend the Diocesan Silver and Gold Anniversary Mass for couples married for 25 years, 50 years and 50-plus years. Families will join the anniversary couples for the Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Tuesday, September 2, 20140373Founding parishioners of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Plano, Gene and Joy Flynn, who have been married for 64 years, will be among those attending the inaugural Diocesan Silver and Gold Anniversary Mass on Sept. 6.
Nearly nine years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the home of her aunt and uncle in Slidell, La., Jenni Carmichael returned to New Orleans, a place she calls her second home; and for the second time, she brought a bus full of teen volunteers from St. Jude Catholic Church in Allen.Bishop Kevin Farrell
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.
Saturday, July 19, 20140257All of us are shocked and dismayed by recent reports of seemingly senseless killings. Day after day, television, radio and newspapers report seemingly random acts of violence against innocent men, women and children. Shootings at elementary, high school, and college campuses as well as drive-by attacks on people unknown to their...
Friday, July 18, 20140160As the morning haze lifted on a mid-June day, children’s banter and cheers reverberated through the tree-shrouded grounds of the Santa Clara Regional Community Center in west Dallas. A kickball game engaged one group on a hill adjacent to the buildings and sparkling swimming pool. Other children romped on playground equipment while...
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, 20140329Fort 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...
Thursday, June 19, 20140378Representatives of different denominations and leaders of Dallas Area Interfaith welcomed more than 500 people from diverse congregations to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Dallas on June 18 for a prayer vigil focusing on immigration reform. In speaking at the "A Cry for Immigration Reform and a Call to Local Action" event,...
