Friday, March 29, 20130187Bishop Kevin J. Farrell joined Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, city and state officials, local celebrities and thousands of men from across the Dallas/Fort Worth area March 23 to kick off the inaugural Dallas Men Against Abuse rally, held in front of city hall in downtown Dallas.
Friday, March 29, 20130331Allie Daus, Ursuline Academy’s first-year head soccer coach, needed a week or so for everything about the Bears’ 23rd consecutive state title to crystallize. Ursuline defeated Houston St. Agnes, 2-0, at Awty International School in Houston for the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools’ Division I championship on March...
Friday, March 29, 20130204In front of a large congregation and members of the media at the Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dallas Bishop Kevin Farrell celebrated two Masses of Thanksgiving on March 17 in honor of Pope Francis.
Wednesday, March 20, 20130110A record crowd of more than 200 participants were in attendance for the 2013 Diocese of Dallas Deacon Congress, held March 2 at St. Monica Catholic Church. Participants included deacons, their wives and various members of the diocese.
Wednesday, March 20, 20130338Hundreds of people packed St. Monica Catholic Church on March 9 as Bishop Kevin J. Farrell celebrated the Mass of the Dedication, marking the completion of a $6.3 million renovation to the North Dallas parish’s sanctuary.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013071Pope Francis formally began his ministry as bishop of Rome and as pope by pledging to protect the Catholic Church, the dignity of each person and the beauty of creation, just like St. Joseph protected Mary and Jesus.
“My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.” These words were spoken by Our Blessed Lord in what is known as the discourse on “the bread of life."
Saturday, March 16, 2013098Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell lauded the March 13 election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio just hours after the Argentine Jesuit’s introduction to the world as Pope Francis, the modern era’s first non-European pontiff, the first pope from South America and the first Jesuit to become the Holy Father.
Saturday, March 16, 20130497On March 16, St. Patrick Parish will celebrate its patron saint and parish, which dates to 1872, with an old-fashioned Irish “hooley,” or lively party. The event will launch a countdown to the church’s 100th anniversary next year. The party’s proceeds will help fund the church’s restoration.
Thursday, February 28, 20130179In the final hour of his pontificate, Dallas Catholics gathered at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe at noon Feb. 28 to give thanks and offer prayers for Pope Benedict XVI. Auxiliary Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel led the Mass of Thanksgiving, welcoming Catholics and non-Catholics to pray for Pope Benedict.
