Wednesday, July 20, 20160610The aftermath of deadly shootings in downtown Dallas on July 7 left a city heartbroken as five police officers lost their lives when a lone gunman opened fire after a protest and rally. Over the course of the next week, civic and faith leaders joined the community and the nation in honoring those officers who died as well as those who...
Friday, April 29, 20160418Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel’s installation as the seventh Bishop of Lafayette on April 15 marked a homecoming for the Louisiana native that buoyed and blessed the hundreds of clergy members, family and friends present at his Celebration of the Eucharist and Rite of Installation.
Friday, April 15, 20160540Between explaining her role as an electrical engineer at Intel Corporation and helping children with the hands-on projects available for them at her table, Amanda Noe occasionally looked up and scanned the St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic School gymnasium to try to find her daughter, Allison, among the crowd of people attending the...
Thursday, April 14, 20160543The priestly calling that Bishop Gregory Kelly answered with a ‘yes’ entered a new chapter with his Episcopal Ordination Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Feb. 11.
Thursday, March 17, 20160419Jesuit 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...
Friday, February 5, 20160396For some students at the predominantly Hispanic Santa Clara of Assisi Catholic Academy in West Oak Cliff, the hope is that their introduction into a dual language immersion program will allow them to someday not only become bilingual and biliterate, but to have educational and socioeconomic opportunities that have eluded their parents or...
Monday, January 4, 20160861Msgr. Thomas W. Weinzapfel, the longest serving priest of the Diocese of Dallas, died Jan. 1, of injuries suffered in a fall on Christmas Day. Two days earlier, on Dec. 23, he had been honored on the 70th anniversary of his ordination with a Mass and reception at St. Pius X Parish, Dallas, where he had served for more than 40 years...
Wednesday, December 16, 20150584Pope Francis has named Msgr. Gregory Kelly, a priest of the Diocese of Dallas and vicar for clergy, to be an auxiliary bishop of the diocese. The appointment was announced locally by Bishop Kevin J. Farrell during a Dec. 16 news conference at the Diocese of Dallas Pastoral Center.
By Cathy Harasta
The Texas Catholic
Early on a November morning, Kenndrick Mendieta bounded from the gym at Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep toward the campus’ athletic fields as clouds lifted on a fresh new day.
The dew still dampened the bleacher seats as Mendieta snagged a pass and found a soccer teammate to get the ball...
Friday, June 19, 20150232KERENS — Worshipers gathered from all over the United States and Vietnam for the sixth annual Blessed Sacrament Day celebration June 4-7 at the Benedictine Monastery of Thien Tam (“Heavenly Heart”) in Kerens, located about 80 miles southeast of Dallas.
