Tuesday, October 22, 20190836
I was standing in the parking lot of the Discalced Carmelite monastery in Dallas on a recent morning as the sun began to peak. The horizon below revealed car lights making their way across northwest Dallas and Irving. Up here, the only sounds were those of birds chirping and of a couple of dogs barking in the distance. Monarch...
Tuesday, October 22, 20190856
By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
With few exceptions, once a Carmelite nun enters a monastery and professes her solemn vows, she remains cloistered, leaving only for medical appointments or emergencies. At monasteries that have cemeteries, she will be buried there, too.
On Sept. 19, two caskets containing the bodies of two...
Tuesday, October 8, 20190260By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
VALLE DE AMARATECA, Honduras—It’s a little before 7 o’clock on another sticky September night in Honduras and Tony Melendez is standing backstage inside the open-air gym at Villa de los Niños, waiting for his cue.
A backdrop decorated with a cutout of a giant guitar, birds, flowers and...
Thursday, October 3, 20190426In 1998, Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc on El Salvador and Honduras, causing widespread damage that destroyed agricultural land, buildings, homes and infrastructure and claimed the lives of thousands of people. Not long after that devastation, the late Father Jim Balint, the founding pastor of Prince of Peace Catholic Community in Plano,...
Thursday, October 3, 20190451By David Sedeño
VALLE DE AMARATECA, Honduras—It’s a little before 7 o’clock on another sticky September night in Honduras and Tony Melendez is standing backstage inside the open-air gym at Villa de los Niños, waiting for his cue.
A backdrop decorated with a cutout of a giant guitar, birds, flowers and plants and emblazoned...
Thursday, October 3, 20190205By Deacon Charlie Stump
Special to the Texas Catholic
One of the top subjects in today’s news media is immigration, especially when it comes to “caravans” journeying out of Central America. However, this is not a new subject for the Church of Trujillo, Honduras. The relationship with our sister Diocese of Trujillo has been...
Thursday, October 3, 20190136HONDURAS - Tan pronto como entró en el área de recepción en el aeropuerto de San Pedro Sula, el guitarrista y cantante Tony Meléndez fue recibido con vítores, abrazos y solicitudes de fotos. Y la fanfarria nunca se detuvo hasta que abordó el avión de regreso a casa seis días después.
El 22 de septiembre, Meléndez y...
Thursday, October 3, 2019098
Por David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
EL PROGRESO, Honduras — En 1998 el huracán Mitch causó estragos en El Salvador y Honduras, causando daños generalizados que destruyeron tierras agrícolas, edificios, viviendas e infraestructura y que cobraron la vida de miles de personas.
No mucho después de esa...
Thursday, October 3, 20190143Por Diácono Charlie Stump
Especial para The Texas Catholic
Uno de los temas principales en los medios de comunicación de hoy es la inmigración, especialmente cuando se trata de "caravanas" que viajan fuera de Centroamérica. Sin embargo, este no es un tema nuevo para la Iglesia de Trujillo, Honduras. La relación con esta,...