Monday, July 21, 20140199Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell on July 21 cited Scripture in calling for a humane and non-partisan lens as the gateway to addressing the flow of unaccompanied minor children who have crossed the nation’s southwestern border.
Wednesday, June 11, 201401082On May 31, 2014, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell ordained four new priests for the Diocese of Dallas. For deacons Martin Mwangi, Luca Simbula, Kevin Wilwert, and Juan Carlos Marin Cortes, the day of their priesthood had finally arrived. Loved ones, friends and well-wishers from the four nations represented by the new priests over-filled the...
Friday, May 9, 20140434On a recent afternoon, Veronica Aviles turned her wheelchair into the Crime Analysis Division of the Midwest City Police Department. Officers greeted their department intern with appreciative grins as she powered her chair into position at a desk that held computers. Aviles, a 2009 graduate of Bishop Dunne Catholic School who attended...
Wednesday, March 5, 20140273Thousands of Catholics, from teachers, students and parents at Diocese of Dallas schools to workers downtown and in other areas, flocked to Masses across North Texas, initiating the Lenten season by receiving ashes on their foreheads during Ash Wednesday services.
Friday, January 31, 20140292Thousands of people converged on downtown Dallas for the 2014 March for Life Mass at the Dallas Convention Center, a venue that Bishop Kevin J. Farrell said to thunderous applause that he would like to outgrow within the next two years.
Thursday, January 30, 20140473Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic School in Irving never had welcomed back a former student wearing official Harlem Globetrotters gear. But when Globetrotters’ rookie Joyce “Sweet J” Ekworomadu visited the school on Jan. 27, posters saluting the Globetrotters adorned the gym’s walls.
Tuesday, January 21, 20140277With his eyes intently focused on graduating from St. Monica Catholic School in May, then entering high school in August, 14-year-old José Lauro Moreno carries with him the memory of his mother and an ever-increasing sense of gratitude for his new home.
Friday, November 22, 20130266November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. At the Texas Catholic, we pause to remember his life, legacy, and the hope he gave to millions of people in America and around the world.
Tuesday, November 19, 20130250On Nov. 13, history came alive for the sixth and seventh grade students of James L. Collins Catholic School, as they walked through Dealey Plaza and toured the Sixth Floor Museum in downtown Dallas.
Tuesday, November 19, 20130338As they walked through the Sixth Floor Museum on Nov. 13, history students from Bishop Lynch High School got their first tangible glimpse of what happened on Nov. 22, 1963, a day remembered as a painful part of Dallas’ history.
