Wednesday, October 5, 2022087Father Patrick O'Connor, pastor of Jesús Obrero (Jesus the Worker) Parish, northwest of downtown Fort Myers, orchestrated a familiar operation Oct. 4 as he shuffled about his parish hall stacked high with clothing.
Thursday, June 16, 2022079Donations to the annual Peter's Pence collection, which supports the work of the Roman Curia and funds the charitable activity of the pope, held steady in 2021, but the total still was significantly lower than in 2018, the Vatican said. Peter's Pence donations and income from investments totaled 46.9 million euros (about $49 million) in...
Tuesday, December 21, 20210131They wait for more financial assistance. They wait for the grocers to stock more foodstuff essentials on their shelves. They wait for the insurance people to arrive -- hopefully with a check. This is how it is for tornado victims right now and will be for a while since an outbreak of historic twisters late Dec. 10 and early Dec. 11...
Wednesday, September 29, 20210311Michael Pazzaglini will retire from his seven-year tenure as CEO of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas on Sept. 30. Prior to his employment, Pazzaglini served as a volunteer for 17 years. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul — a 60-year old, volunteer-driven service organization most known for its thrift stores and...
Monday, July 19, 20210733Communion. This word best captures my experience of collaborating with Christ in the City while encountering the poor on the streets of Dallas. For three weeks our group of seminarians and lay missionaries started and ended every day communing with God in prayer, most especially at Mass. We lived a joyful and robust community life...
Thursday, November 26, 20200330
By Amy White
Special to The Texas Catholic
For the past 20 Thanksgivings, families have offered thanks while gathered around delectable Thanksgiving spreads from St. Gabriel’s Turkey Basket Program.
The program, which offers full Thanksgiving meals to low-income families in Collin County, is headed by the Men’s Club at St....
Thursday, August 6, 20200149As Lebanon's Catholic leaders appealed for help for their country, international and U.S. organizations appealed for donations for Beirut, capital of a country already suffering from a severe economic downturn.
Monday, March 9, 2020077The Diocese of Nashville and the Catholic community are responding to the needs, both immediate and long-term, of those affected by deadly tornadoes that ripped across Middle Tennessee in the early hours of March 3, leaving at least 24 people dead.
Wednesday, March 4, 20200170
By Catholic News Service
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The historic Church of the Assumption in Nashville's Germantown neighborhood was one of a number of churches and other buildings that suffered significant damage early March 3 when a tornado cut a swath of destruction through the city that stretched for miles.
At least 24 people...
Wednesday, February 7, 20180160A woman exclaimed, "Right there, that's what I thought!" as she watched Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles throw the first touchdown of the Super Bowl Feb. 4. Watching the game on a TV at St. Olaf Church in downtown Minneapolis, she cheered all the more when the Eagles were on defense, exclaiming "don't let them get a touchdown"...
