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.
Wednesday, September 18, 20130172It 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, 20130154I 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, August 1, 20130171There can be no doubt that Pope Francis has changed the public’s perception of the Catholic Church and reshaped the papacy in the few short months since his election. Publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and The Dallas Morning News have all taken note of this...
Wednesday, July 10, 20130541Bishop Mark J. Seitz was formally installed as the sixth bishop of the El Paso Catholic Diocese during an installation Mass on July 9 at the Judson F. Williams Civic Center in downtown El Paso. More than 4,000 were in attendance to witness the ceremony. Concelebrants of the Mass included Dallas Bishop Kevin Farrell, Theodore Cardinal...
