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Father Dankasa: A life without God: A ‘Titanic’ moment to avoid
Friday, September 20, 201905 The award winning 1997 movie, “Titanic,” was epic for many reasons. For some it was a story of young love; it reminded many of the catastrophic accident of the Titanic, the ship of dreams that led to the loss of many lives. Whichever way one...
Father Bayer: Signs of Science
Friday, September 6, 2019020 Recently, I accompanied some really awesome students to John Bunker Sands Wetlands Center, which is a beautiful water treatment facility and nature preserve southeast of Dallas. We listened to interesting presentations from the naturalists who care...
Father Esposito: The possibility and privilege of friendship with God
Friday, September 6, 20190116 Is friendship with God possible? The question might appear awkward, ideally reserved for those impractical philosopher types who muse leisurely on the mysteries of the universe. But everyone can and should reflect on such a question, because its...
Father Gollob: Stamps and Coins
Friday, September 6, 2019016 In the mid 1940s, my father purchased a small house in Tyler for his family before he cast off to the Norfolk Naval Yard to join the crew of the AKA 97, an attack cargo landing craft. He was to be involved in WWII by being in the huge flotilla of...More columnists
Father Dankasa: Senior citizens, the church community and the joy of life
At St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Richardson, there is a small gathering place called the Forum. People meet, relax and study in the Forum, with coffee, donuts, cookies and Wifi. But I am most impressed by what often takes place in the Forum...
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Father Bayer: In debate of ideologies, open dialogue needed
By Father John Bayer
Special to The Texas Catholic
One of the more disappointing things I read in the news recently was that Amazon decided, in response to a petition from LGBTQ activists, to stop selling books by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, a Catholic...
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Father Dankasa: Casting the first stone: Learn humility from unlikely characters
By Father Jacob Dankasa
Special to The Texas Catholic
In my ministry as a priest, I have the privilege and responsibility of reflecting on the scripture and sharing my thoughts with the people of God in the form of a homily or sermon....
Friday, July 19, 2019
Father Esposito: The Areopagus as the model for dialogue
For any flower to blossom fully, its roots must be nourished continuously and grounded in good soil. This simple fact of nature highlights, by analogy, the spiritual necessity of drawing constant inspiration from the first days and heroes of the...
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Vereecke: Take time to recognize accomplishments of recent graduates
Within the Diocese of Dallas, we have two very important goals for Catholic schools: we want to make sure that every student entrusted to our care has the ability to reach college and heaven. It could be argued there is no better time to assess...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Father Dankasa: Priceless Friendship -- A prototype drawn from healing of the paralytic
Reflecting on the story of the healing of the paralytic (Mk 2:1-12) brings out many lessons. It tells us about the forgiving power of God, but it also presents us with a model of an authentic act of friendship. Four men brought a paralytic to Jesus...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019