Tuesday, September 5, 20170283Even in Texas, sometimes life can be bigger than the game of football. That proved true for Bishop Dunne Catholic School, which was expected to kick off its 2017 season on Sept. 2 against Port Arthur Memorial High School as part of the Lone Star Classic in Port Arthur. The devastation Hurricane Harvey wreaked on South Texas when it made...
Sunday, September 3, 20170481More than 300 faculty members from several Diocese of Dallas schools descended upon Bishop Lynch High School on Aug. 9 to share in faith and fellowship. Representatives from St. Philip & St. Augustine Catholic Academy, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, St. Paul the Apostle, St. Pius X and Prince of Peace Catholic schools joined Bishop Lynch for...
Friday, August 25, 20170343From Washington to Dallas, Chicago to Los Angeles and from countless other communities in El Salvador, thousands of people gathered in churches, parks and plazas to remember Blessed Oscar Romero, the archbishop of San Salvador who was assassinated in 1980 for his staunch defense of the poor during the country’s bloody civil war.
Sunday, August 20, 201701213When George Teague, 45, began as John Paul II High School’s head football coach on Jan. 3, he brought a strong portfolio as a football player on all levels and coaching experience, most recently at the June Shelton School, which made the TAPPS Division III playoffs under Teague. His nine NFL seasons included five with the Cowboys and...
Thursday, August 3, 20170273For three days in July, Bishop Edward J. Burns was all ears as nearly 700 youth and young adults from across the Diocese of Dallas gave him their thoughts on the state of the Catholic Church’s outreach to young people. Speaking to participants before the open microphone sessions began, Bishop Burns encouraged them to be open and honest...
Wednesday, July 26, 20170338
By Father Thomas Esposito
Special to The Texas Catholic
My noble efforts at maintaining a tranquil, stoic temperament fail miserably whenever I hear one particular response to the topic of reading the Bible. It comes in several variations, but they all seize on a common theme—or excuse. “Reading the Bible? C’mon, dude. I...
Friday, June 30, 20170247
By Seth Gonzales
The Texas Catholic
Having served as Dallas police officers for a combined 34 years, husband and wife Stephen and Tami Cleary understand how crucial the role of faith can be in their profession, especially when encountering life’s darker side on a daily basis.
“Faith gives you the ability to understand that...
Friday, June 30, 20170189As his family endured perhaps the most difficult period in their young lives, Aaron Hall made what he called the easiest decision in his life. He became his daughter’s kidney donor.
Monday, June 5, 20170565Juac Angoi, a refugee from Sudan in northeast Africa, was just more than a year old when his parents fled a crushing civil war in their homeland 17 years ago. He said he can’t recall the journey through Egypt to Dallas, but remembers with gratitude the way life unfolded since he started growing up in North Texas. After his graduation...
Friday, June 2, 201701440In 2003, when Thomas W. Poore and his wife, Ann, first got an eyeful of the site near what would become the John Paul II High School campus, they pledged to devote themselves to nurturing the first Dallas Diocesan Catholic high school to be built in more than 40 years. On May 11, on a campus that serves an enrollment of 740 as a landmark...
