Thursday, February 16, 20170836
By Seth Gonzales
The Texas Catholic
JUNEAU, Alaska — Twenty years after resettling his family in Juneau, Arnulfo Lamas has grown to love his adopted home — 6,700 miles north of his native city of Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico.
Today, Lamas, his wife Elena, and their six children are owners of a Mexican restaurant in Juneau and...
Wednesday, February 15, 20170726 During an emotional evening filled with tears and laughter, hundreds gathered Jan. 19 at St. Paul Catholic Church for Bishop Edward J. Burns’ farewell Mass as their bishop.
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An evening filled with fellowship, laughter and prayers welcomed out-of-town priests, family members and friends who traveled to Dallas to witness the installation of Bishop Edward J. Burns as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Dallas.
A highlight of the welcome dinner, held Feb. 8 at the Dallas offices of...
Wednesday, February 15, 20170823
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from remarks made by Bishop Edward J. Burns during Solemn Vespers on Feb. 8 at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
I have to say, being assigned here, many people have remarked about the difference between the Diocese of Juneau, Alaska and the Diocese of Dallas,...
Wednesday, February 15, 20170820
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from remarks made by Bishop Edward J. Burns, the eighth bishop for the Diocese of Dallas, during his homily at his installation Mass on Feb. 9 at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
My friends I stand before you offering thanks to Almighty God for this opportunity to...
Wednesday, February 15, 20170688For Nicholas Weiss, attending Bishop Edward J. Burns’ Mass of Installation as the eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas on Feb. 9 offered more than a chance to steep himself in a blessed, momentous day for the diocese.
Wednesday, February 15, 20170774The official decree from Pope Francis declaring that Bishop Edward J. Burns will serve as the eighth bishop of The Diocese of Dallas. It was read at Bishop Burns' installation Mass on Feb. 9 at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Wednesday, February 15, 201701091Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. there was a triple knock on the door of the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Who was knocking? It turned out to be the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, the Most Rev. Edward J. Burns, recently of the rainy slopes of Juneau, Alaska, now seeking to bring a new spirit of renewal to Texas.
Saturday, February 11, 20170758Seeking the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe and vowing to exhaust himself for Jesus Christ by working side-by-side with his new flock, Bishop Edward J. Burns was installed as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Dallas at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe Feb. 9.
Wednesday, February 8, 20170276One fruit of the president’s executive order putting a stop to immigration from seven majority Muslim countries for a period of 120 days has been confusion and chaos. The stated purpose of the order was to make our country safer, to call for a pause in the processes involved in people emigrating from these countries and fleeing as...
