Saturday, December 25, 2021043This special time of the year always causes me to reflect on memories of past Christmases and to remember the many blessings we have enjoyed. In particular, I am mindful...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021046In 2001, following the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, the Diocese of Dallas established a Sister Diocese relationship with Trujillo, Honduras, in an effort...
Saturday, December 18, 2021049One of the great traditions of Christianity was initiated in 1223 A.D. by the good saint, Francis of Assisi. He had been distressed by the religious indifference of his...
Friday, December 17, 2021063In my last column I reflected on how we can live out our desert experience every day. I presented John the Baptist as a model for our own type of spiritual desert. He...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021089You’ve likely heard that Bishop Burns called for a diocesan synod. You’ve probably also heard that Pope Francis called for the Church to reflect on “synodality”...
Tuesday, November 30, 20210186Greek philosophers centuries before Christ acknowledged the immense mystery of our being human. Man, they said, is a microcosm, a condensed universe, containing in...
Monday, November 15, 2021092In the Scriptures the desert is seen as a place of encounter, a place where people connect with God. The people of Israel encountered God in the desert, and he provided...
Friday, November 12, 2021056One of the hot topics in political discourse today is globalization – that is, the tendency for the world population to become more integrated, or at least more...
Thursday, October 28, 20210149“On the seventh day, God completed the work He had been doing; He rested on the seventh day from all the work He had undertaken. God blessed the seventh day and made...