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St. Teresa of Avila's life of prayer made her 'exceptional,' pope says

Monday, April 19, 2021011 While St. Teresa of Avila was outstanding in many ways, her union with Christ through prayer made her an "exceptional woman," Pope Francis said.

Nation

Eight USCCB programs now using online giving platform to receive donations

Monday, April 19, 202105 Eight programs administered by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops can now be supported through an online giving platform. Catholics can contribute to the program of their choice through #iGiveCatholic Together at https://usccb.igivecatholictogether.org.

Columnists

Father Esposito: The path of life in Psalm 16

Sunday, April 18, 2021040 The first Christian Bible study was held Easter Sunday on the road to Emmaus. Cleopas and his anonymous traveling companion are wallowing in despair about the death of Jesus, to such an extent that they are fleeing Jerusalem moments after hearing reports that the tomb was empty. Jesus, unrecognized on the road, joins the conversation and...

Bishop Edward J. Burns

Bishop urges new transitional deacons to ‘witness boldness’ of disciples of Christ

Friday, April 16, 2021025 Calling it a “very special day within the Diocese of Dallas,” Bishop Edward J. Burns ordained five men to the transitional diaconate during a diocesan ceremony held at St. Ann Catholic Church in Coppell on April 10.

Pope Francis

Faith is bolstered by prayer, not money, power, media, pope says

Thursday, April 15, 202104 Without prayer, everything crumbles and any initiatives for church reform will just be proposals by some group and not the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said.

Nation

With public rosaries, priest prays for peace, healing after shooting

Thursday, April 15, 202105 By Joe Ruff Catholic News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Father Paul Shovelain, pastor of St. John the Baptist in New Brighton, Minnesota, received the alert about a 7 p.m. curfew on his cellphone April 12 after civil unrest in wake of the police-involved death of a Black man during a traffic stop in nearby Brooklyn Center. He...

Diocese

Dallas downtown skyline turns ‘golden’ on April 5

Thursday, April 15, 2021014 In celebration of International Golden Rule Day, the lights of the downtown Dallas skyline turned gold on April 5. The Diocese of Dallas and Catholic Charities Dallas led the way in the effort as part of their #Be Golden initiative.

Columnists

Father Dankasa: Remembering our Purpose on Earth

Thursday, April 15, 2021091 I remember growing up and learning catechism using the question-and-answer format of the simple catechism of the Catholic Church, which was mainly memorization. I still remember very well many of the questions and answers because they have stayed in my head.

Diocese

Answering the call to serve

Wednesday, April 14, 2021013 On April 9, the seniors at Cistercian Preparatory School gathered with their Form Master, Fr. Lawrence, Fr. Raphael, and Mr. Dorn for a service project to plant 77 trees to replace those damaged in the October 2019 tornado.

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