Wednesday, September 15, 20210267Karla J. Bellinger, M.A., DMIN, has been named founding Executive Director of the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas with the goal of improving preaching in the Catholic Church. The Institute is a collaboration of The Catholic Foundation and the University of Dallas.
Friday, September 10, 2021069For Jeanne Marie Miles, understanding the role of worship in the Catholic Church starts with knowing how to connect people with their faith.
Sunday, August 22, 20210583A familiar face to many throughout the Diocese of Dallas has been appointed as the Chair of the Synod Preparatory Commission.
Following the resignation of Jason Deuterman from the post in July to accept a position outside of the diocese, Bishop Edward J. Burns announced that Lacy de la Garza will now oversee the synod preparation with...
Monday, August 16, 2021053Youth bearing flags from several countries processed into the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe ahead of Bishop Edward J. Burns on Aug. 7. In addition to the United States flag, six of those flags represented the countries of many of the unaccompanied migrant teen boys who were housed at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention...
Friday, March 27, 20200224It is Friday, the 27th of March. The harbingers of spring are all around us as we wait out the COVID-19 pandemic. Spring comes with a gust of hope when we can see the leaves and the grass turning green. We can hear the songs of the birds and have our hearts filled with rejoicing.
Thursday, January 24, 20190488As Pope Francis was arriving in Panama Jan. 23, bishops from the United States wasted no time addressing the sex abuse scandal back home during a popular event aimed at American and other English-speaking World Youth Day pilgrims.
Wednesday, September 12, 20180598Bishop Edward J. Burns has asked Pope Francis for an Extraordinary Synod to address issues in the latest Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis, including “abuse of power, clericalism, accountability and the understanding of transparency in the Church.”
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By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
Father Tim Church has presided over countless liturgies in his more than 20 years as a Catholic priest. Baptisms, weddings, funerals. His homilies, those who have heard them say, are filled with anecdotes, humor, and reflections on scripture passages that come to life because of his ability to...
Tuesday, November 21, 20170171A year ago, Emily Lugo began directing the new Hispanic ministry at her longtime parish, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Richardson. Soon after, the first Mass in Spanish was celebrated and a group of Hispanic parishioners founded the church’s matachines group, which performed for the first time during the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe...
