Tuesday, September 29, 20150146We acknowledge that the Diocese of Dallas has been around these parts as an authentic entity for 125 years. None of us who celebrates this milestone has a fraction of this longevity.
Sunday, July 19, 20150809Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Zack Martin’s rookie season suited him like a dream last year, when he earned All Pro and Pro Bowl honors. His lifelong Catholic faith and Catholic schools’ education helped him fit into the structured routine and high expectations of his National Football League initiation, Martin said at the...
Friday, July 17, 20150378Don and Theresa Bohrer, whose love story has been the foundation for a successful marriage that has spanned many years, will be among those attending the Second Annual Diocesan Silver & Gold Mass, which will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Aug. 29 by Bishop Kevin J. Farrell at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Thursday, July 16, 20150315Twenty-four women and 33 men who took part in the 26th Vocation Awareness Program at the University of Dallas on June 26-28. The three-day event was organized by the Serra Clubs of Dallas and Fort Worth, in conjunction with the vocations offices from the Dallas and Fort Worth dioceses.
Monday, June 22, 20150468The Knights of Columbus are often referred to as “the strong right arm” of the Catholic Church. Across the Diocese of Dallas, that arm often grips a power tool, a spatula or simply helps provide a warm hug. About 10,700 members of the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service group are spread across the diocese among 55 councils.
Saturday, May 9, 201502511Seven times a day, the 14 members of the Benedictine Monastery of Thien Tam, or Heavenly Heart, turn from their tasks and unite to pray in one of two chapels on their 297-acre property, located about 80 miles southeast of Dallas. At Thien Tam, prayer and work structure a life centered on a spiritual path but also rooted in a Texas-style...
The Book of Job is a treasure of the Old Testament. A salutary reminder of the limits of human wisdom, it dramatizes some of the most stirring questions of existence: Why do the innocent suffer and the unjust prosper? Why does God often appear absent from our world? Do we have any way to stand before him?
Wednesday, May 6, 20150202Great memories of the glorious Easter Vigil Mass flooded into my mind as I inspected the photo on the front of the April 24 edition of The Texas Catholic. There was the good Bishop Douglas Deshotel, flanked by his faithful deacons pouring the waters of salvation over the bowed head of a lovely catechumen. What graces were bestowed upon...
We are indeed blessed to live in a free country, but freedom is a two-sided privilege. Americans enjoy freedom of speech, freedom to worship, and for the most part, freedom from want and freedom from fear. Unfortunately, there are corollaries such as freedom to hate, freedom to disrespect, freedom to ridicule, freedom to be rude and many...
