The New Catechism of the Catholic Church describes human sexuality as that great and beautiful gift of God which touches the core of the human person in his body and...Bishop Douglas Deshotel
Friday, November 8, 20130134I like to write about good things. The Boy Scouts of America is one of the great treasures that is a part of many of our parishes in the Diocese of Dallas. This came...
The early Christians were being severely persecuted for their faith in Jesus as the son of God. Many of them martyred for the faith, spilling their blood as they gave...Bishop Douglas Deshotel
The third commandment of the Decalog calls us to keep God’s day holy. As Christians we observe God’s day on Sunday, the day of the resurrection, the day on which...Bishop Douglas Deshotel
When I first learned the Ten Commandments preparing for first communion and first confession, I remember wondering why God’s name was so important that there had to be...Bishop Douglas Deshotel
Time and time again in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the One, True, and Supreme God has made himself known to us. In the Old Testament, the saving deeds...Bishop Douglas Deshotel
As we reflected on earlier, in baptism we are re-created, re-born into a new life as children of God. We are brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ and heirs to the...Bishop Douglas Deshotel
We encounter the living Jesus Christ in each of the seven sacraments. This is also true in the sacrament of the anointing of the sick. Formerly called extreme unction,...