Wednesday, March 23, 20160444Someone you know, whether your spouse, a pouty child, or a friend, will soon complain about the interminably long liturgies they will be subjected to this coming Holy Week. Instead of the usual icy glare or a fed-up “because I’m your parent and God expects you there” approach, you might ask them to ponder why it is that the church...
Our reflection on Mercy Week reaches its climax with the Easter Triduum, the summit of the liturgical year. Holy Thursday marks the end of Lent and the beginning of the Triduum. Our senior Catholics will recall that Lent ended at noon on Holy Saturday, but liturgical reforms that followed Vatican II established the Triduum, beginning...
Saturday, March 19, 20160321A lifetime of prayer, curiosity and learning is about to bear some major fruit for Steve Daily and his family. On March 26, Daily, his wife Becky, his daughter Natalia and son Connor will all enter the Catholic Church as a family during Easter Vigil Mass at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in McKinney.
Thursday, March 17, 20160422Jesuit senior midfielder Mabeth Diaz hasn’t let the loss of part of his leg keep him from chasing his dreams and inspiring those around him. Diaz, 17, suffered an injury to his right leg in an all-terrain vehicle accident in July 2010. Regaining athletic skills represented just one facet of the faith and resolve that he demonstrated to...
Monday, March 14, 20160535When Msgr. James Balint celebrated the first Mass for Prince of Peace Catholic Church in a now-defunct Lowe’s movie theater at Preston Park Shopping Center in 1991, he admitted it was a unique opening scene for the newly established Plano parish. Nonetheless, he knew immediately the parish would be just fine.
Saturday, March 5, 20160266One of the most commonly broken commandments is the second: “You shall not invoke the name of the Lord, your God, in vain” (Ex 20:7). Why is that? Why is it so easy to trivialize the name of God, especially when the Bible suggests this commandment, the second in its list of 10, is so important? Perhaps it is because we do not really...
Thursday, March 3, 20160524Catholic Charities of Dallas on Feb. 29 announced that the organization has named David Woodyard, a veteran international businessman and active community volunteer, as its chief executive officer to oversee the next growth chapter of the mission-focused agency.
Wednesday, March 2, 20160441Pope Francis has come and gone. He was like Halley’s Comet, which has a predicted schedule. It comes and everyone in the world has to reflect on what this celestial occurrence might predict; but then things settle down to a normal routine.
Wednesday, February 24, 20160166Wealth and power are meant to serve the poor and the well-being of everyone, not to selfishly exploit others, Pope Francis said. When power loses that sense of service, it "turns into arrogance and becomes control and subjugation," he said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square Feb. 24.
Friday, February 19, 20160583On a day of bountiful sunshine and unseasonable warmth, Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell presided as consecrator for the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Gregory “Greg” Kelly with more than 1,000 present at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Feb. 11.
