Sunday, May 15, 2022011
By Clare Venegas
Special to The Texas Catholic
A combined crowd of nearly 400 students, faculty, alumni, staff and friends of the University of Dallas gathered at the Irving campus on May 6 for a historic celebration and consecration of the university to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and of the Diocese of...
Saturday, March 26, 202205A standing-room crowd filled the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe March 25 as Bishop Edward J. Burns joined Pope Francis and the universal Church in the Act of Consecration for Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022053
From staff reports
On March 1, 2022, Bishop Edward J. Burns announced updates to the Phase 3 Decree outlining the Diocese of Dallas reopening plan. While the Diocese is not yet proceeding to Phase Four of the reopening process, the following important updates have been made to the Phase Three Decree:
The Sign of Peace now may...
Thursday, February 24, 2022046On Feb. 15, the final catechetical session concluded. This represented the end of one phase of the diocesan synodal process and the beginning of another. On March 26, the first public listening session will take place. Because these terms might be unclear, I thought it would be helpful to distinguish between the two and provide more...
Thursday, February 3, 20220265Perhaps the four most impactful words Barbara Landregan has said in her life are “It’s not your fault.” She has said those words many times over the 14 years she was director of the Safe Environment Program for the Dallas Diocese, up until her retirement in December.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022094On a cold, windy day as thousands gathered in downtown Dallas to march for the sanctity of life, Bishop Edward J. Burns had a message for them: “Uphold the dignity of every human life.”
Tuesday, January 11, 2022087A smile erupted across Bishop Edward J. Burns’s face as he stood before a crowd of 150 in the parish hall of St. Joseph Catholic Parish. He took a moment to answer the question on the minds of most of those in attendance: What’s next?
Saturday, December 25, 2021041This 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 of those who will be celebrating this Christmas for the first time without a loved one who may have passed, especially those who have given their lives in service for...
Thursday, December 16, 2021071Past, present and future. Signs of all were present on Dec. 12 at St. Ann Catholic Church as with the celebration of a Mass on the Third Sunday of Advent, which also recognized the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Bishop Edward J. Burns formally opened the preparatory phase of the Diocese of Dallas Synod 2024.
Sunday, December 12, 20210127On Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Bishop Edward J. Burns celebrated a Mass at St. Ann Catholic Church in Coppell that will officially mark the beginning of the preparatory phase of the Diocese of Dallas synod. While the Mass and accompanying festival in Coppell that day was one of the first public events of the multi-year...
