IN PRINT | BISHOP'S AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE CHURCH

Bishop Kevin J. Farrell presents a Bishop's Award for Service to the Church to George Saldivar of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Grand Prairie, during a special Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Dallas. (BEN TORRES/Special Contributor)

Bishop honors volunteers for their service

Saying that they also were shepherds in their parishes, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell bestowed the Bishop’s Award for Service to the Church to about 144 people on Feb. 7 at a packed Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Read more →

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Mass celebrates Consecrated Life

A group of nuns kneels in prayer during the Mass Celebration of Consecrated Life in the Church at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Feb. 14. (JENNA TETER/The Texas Catholic)

The Lenten message and the Gospel of St. Mark 1:40-45 illuminate aspects of the exceptional commitment of those living the Consecrated Life, which is among the greatest gifts of God, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell said in his homily during the Mass Celebration of Consecrated Life in the Church at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Feb. 14. Read more →

Man’s journey of faith benefits parish

Justin Fivecoat, a parishioner at St. John The Apostle Catholic Church in Terrell, is one of the honorees who will be recognized Feb. 7 during a Mass for the annual Bishop’s Awards for Service to the Church. (DON JOHNSON/Special Contributor)

A local diner, some thoughtful questions and a priest willing to listen led Justin Fivecoat to take a leap of faith three years ago that set him on a path to become an impactful parishioner at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. Fivecoat, 36, is among the honorees to be recognized during the fourth annual Bishop’s Awards for Service to the Church on Feb. 7. Read more →

Celebrating Catholic Schools Week 2015

Father Jason Cargo talks to third-grade students in Thelma Lockwood's classroom at James L. Collins Catholic School in Corsicana. (DON JOHNSON/Special Contributor)

Catholic Schools Week is upon us once again. This year, The Texas Catholic featured five priests and the work they do in the life of Catholic school students around the Diocese of Dallas. For more on Catholic Schools Week, be sure to pick up our Jan. 23rd and Feb. 6 print editions of The Texas Catholic. Read more →

Parish donates more than 100,000 rosaries to Angola

Parishioner Micaela Olivarez, right, shows Philomena Mattingly, how to put together a holiday rosary at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Duncanville on Dec. 2. (JENNA TETER/The Texas Catholic)

Holy Spirit parishioner John Ndunduma wasn’t sure how youth ministry director Devyn Buschow would react late last year when he suggested the southwest Dallas County parish somehow donate 100,000 rosaries to his home country of Angola. Read more →

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Father Alfonse Nazzaro interacts with eighth-grade students at All Saints Catholic School on Dec. 18. (RON HEFLIN/Special Contributor)

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Bishop Kevin J. Farrell, left, waves from a Harley Davidson motorcycle at the start of the North Texas March for Life on Jan. 17. (BEN TORRES/Special Contributor)

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Jose Lauro Moreno carries with him the memory of his mother and an ever-increasing sense of gratitude for his new home.

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Life Teen members from St. Jude Catholic Church in Allen traveled to New Orleans on a mission trip to help rebuild storm-ravaged areas.

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