Tuesday, November 28, 20170261The plight of the ethnic Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state was front and center in speeches by Pope Francis and Aung San Suu Kyi, but neither publicly used the word Rohingya.
Monday, November 27, 20170470Luann Nelson calls her sewing room her “chapel” for thousands of reasons. Since she started the Prayer Cover Ministry at St. Pius X Catholic Church in 2000, she and the parish volunteers who joined the ministry have made more than 15,700 prayer shawls, with no two alike.
Tuesday, November 21, 20170327A year ago, Emily Lugo began directing the new Hispanic ministry at her longtime parish, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Richardson. Soon after, the first Mass in Spanish was celebrated and a group of Hispanic parishioners founded the church’s matachines group, which performed for the first time during the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe...
Monday, November 20, 20170319 People have a basic choice in the way they live: either striving to build up treasures on earth or giving to others in order to gain heaven, Pope Francis said. "What we invest in love remains, the rest vanishes," the pope said in his homily Nov. 19, the first World Day of the Poor.
Saturday, November 18, 20170345When catechist Luz Santiago introduced “Chosen: This is your Catholic Faith” for teens at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in September, she said that she sensed some skepticism in the second-year Confirmation class for RCIA participants.
Wednesday, November 15, 20170189Mass is the highest form of prayer and not an appropriate moment for small talk, Pope Francis said. At church, Catholics should spend their time in silence before Mass, preparing "to meet with Jesus" instead of engaging in "chitchat," the pope said Nov. 15 during his weekly general audience.
Friday, November 10, 20170550Along the country roads near the northern rim of Waco, dairy farms and horse ranches abound on the way to the clustered artists’ workshops that anchor Stanton Studios’ 25-acre property. Distinctive buildings house the creative and technical energy of owner Bryant Stanton and his 13 staff members, who work in wood, glass and metal....
Monday, November 6, 20170322Students at All Saints Catholic School were recently given a new classroom — of the spiritual sort. On Oct. 13, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, faculty, staff and benefactors formally dedicated a new Marian grotto adjacent to the school’s front door.
Sunday, November 5, 20170509
By Constanza Morales
Special to The Texas Catholic
On Nov. 18 Hispanic leaders from across the Diocese of Dallas will gather to celebrate the culmination of the first stage of V Encuentro, an initiative of the bishops of the United States, aimed to discern ways in which the Church can better respond to the needs and challenges...
Sunday, November 5, 20170271
Under the direction of Kristie Wainwright, students have erected a sustainable garden at Bishop Lynch High School. Students revamped the campus courtyard, planting vegetables, herbs and other plants while also erecting compost piles. All of the compostable materials come from the campus, including scraps from the cafeteria, recycled...
