Wednesday, October 4, 20170165Real hope lies in the proclamation of Jesus' death and resurrection, not just with one's words but also in deeds, Pope Francis said. Christians are called to be witnesses of the resurrection through "their way of welcoming, smiling and loving" instead of just "repeating memorized lines," the pope said Oct. 4 during his weekly general...
Wednesday, October 4, 201701364For more than four years, St. William Catholic Church’s parishioners and some of the faithful from far beyond Texas have gathered nightly for a 9 p.m. outdoor Bible study and rosary procession honoring Our Lady of Fatima. Father Paul Weinberger, pastor of St. William since 2004, said that he expects particularly high participation on...
Wednesday, October 4, 20170168Pope Francis has invited Christian and non-Christian young people from around the world to a meeting in preparation for the Synod of Bishops on youth in 2018. Before concluding his weekly general audience, the pope said the March 19-24, 2018, pre-synod meeting will be an opportunity for the church to listen to the hopes and concerns of...
Sunday, October 1, 20170503
By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic Staff
How to build a great marriage?
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, not in the Aretha Franklin sense, Lowell and Connie Allen say, rather in the true meaning of the word as God intended.
The Allens, members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Richardson, have been married 50 years and celebrated with the...
Sunday, October 1, 20170161Everyone, but especially young people, should have the "wonderful experience of giving" of their time and resources; giving open hearts and minds to brotherhood and sharing and is essential for building "the civilization of love," Pope Francis said. Endorsing the celebration in Italy of "Giving Day," which takes place Oct. 4, the feast...
Wednesday, September 20, 20170171In the days just before the recent catastrophic hurricanes in Texas and Florida, there were many hours of warnings about what was about to happen. What so many have just lived through happened almost exactly as had been predicted. How did the weather forecasters get their knowledge? My good sailor father had a saying which he often...
Tuesday, September 5, 20170439Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep President Kelby Woodard was anxiously awaiting word from his counterpart at Cristo Rey Jesuit in Houston on the school’s post-hurricane needs when a message finally appeared on Aug. 31. When he read it, Woodard’s heart sank. While Hurricane Harvey’s wrath largely spared Cristo Rey Jesuit’s school...
Tuesday, September 5, 20170175As I write this column, there are preparations going forward in Oklahoma City for the beatification of a priest missionary to the Central American country of Guatemala. Father Stanley Rother has been acknowledged by Pope Francis as the first recognized martyr of the Catholic Church to have been born in the United States.Since he came...
Tuesday, September 5, 20170439With only 10 followers on a Facebook page she created for Mike’s Delivery, a Palmer-based trucking company, Dianna Glenn was pessimistic about the chances of even a modest response to a call for donations she made on Aug. 28. By the end of the business day on Sept. 1, the company had filled four 18-wheelers with 95 pallets of donations...
Tuesday, September 5, 20170427As Hurricane Harvey was in its final days wrecking the Gulf Coast, students, parents and parishioners at St. Rita Catholic Community knew time was of the essence and rushed to coordinate a response. The result was overwhelming and on Sept. 1, as parents dropped off students for school, they unloaded a multitude of donations from the...
