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Father Esposito: Taking the right steps on the way to graduation
Sunday, June 17, 20180230 We derive our words “graduate” and “graduation” from the Latin gradus, meaning “step” or “degree” (as in stages or metrics, not a pun connected to the granting of a diploma). The sense, of course, is that new graduates have taken a...
Vereecke: Members of Class of 2018 shine as models of faith, success
Friday, June 15, 20180133 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. These goals sum up the academic and moral metrics that...
Father Bayer: Mary shows the strength and tenderness of a mother
Friday, May 25, 2018024 This year, on May 21, we celebrated a new feast, the “Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.” About three months ago, Pope Francis decreed that this feast, which since its creation in 1975 had been only a votive mass, should...
Father Esposito: The one great thing to love on earth
Friday, May 11, 20180228 Two of the sacraments of initiation, Baptism and Confirmation, are one-time events in a Catholic’s life, not to be repeated again. They are certainly spiritual milestones, and the graces conferred through the signs of water, oil, and the laying on...More columnists
Father Bayer: Let us pray ‘with’ and not only ‘for’ the martyrs
One of my favorite musicians, Audrey Assad, once suggested we should be praying “with” the martyrs and not just “for” them. In this way, she introduced a very beautiful song, “Even Unto Death,” which was inspired by the execution of 21...
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Father Gollob: An inspiration to all who answer call to vocations
Several weeks ago, I got an eye-opening education on the life of the first Black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, Father Augustus Tolton. This came in the form of the play, “Tolton...From Slave to Priest,” which was presented as a...
Friday, April 27, 2018
To guide, not divide, toward safety and human rights
Today is the 19th anniversary of the shooting at Columbine, as you have probably heard many times today and throughout this past week. Our purpose in organizing this whole tribute is to bring us together as a school, as a family. Because even though...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Sharing God’s love in Haiti
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 As we encountered the community members on our FOCUS Greek Mission spring break trip to Haiti, these words echoed deep...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Missionaries go to Chicago, use hands, Holy Spirit to help needy
Over Spring Break, I was one of eight student missionaries sent by SMU Catholic Campus Ministry to partner with students from Southeast Missouri State University to assist the Sisters of Our Lady of Angels, located in west Chicago.
Friday, April 13, 2018
Father Gollob: Rise above all the negativity
I guarantee that the Holy Spirit worked overtime during the past Holy Week. One inspiration came via email saying that if sometimes you feel overwhelmed and are buried deep in the earth, Easter is the time to rethink that thought and consider that...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018