Saturday, July 19, 2014070All of us are shocked and dismayed by recent reports of seemingly senseless killings. Day after day, television, radio and newspapers report seemingly random acts of violence against innocent men, women and children. Shootings at elementary, high school, and college campuses as well as drive-by attacks on people unknown to their...
Friday, July 18, 2014061As the morning haze lifted on a mid-June day, children’s banter and cheers reverberated through the tree-shrouded grounds of the Santa Clara Regional Community Center in west Dallas. A kickball game engaged one group on a hill adjacent to the buildings and sparkling swimming pool. Other children romped on playground equipment while...
Registration has already begun in many of our parishes for religious education programs that begin in the fall. I cannot emphasize too strongly the importance of registering your children early because space is limited in some parishes. I encourage you to call your parish to begin the process.
Tuesday, July 15, 20140132Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson on July 15 underscored the collaboration uniting efforts by his diocese and the Diocese of Dallas as a key element in responding to the humanitarian crisis at the nation’s southwestern border. Bishop Olson joined officials from Catholic Charities of Dallas and Catholic Charities Fort Worth during a news...
Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the right of the owners of two corporations, Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation to refuse to provide forms of contraception that they consider forms of abortion is very significant. While very narrow, the decision establishes the principle that requirements of the...
Thursday, June 19, 20140187Representatives of different denominations and leaders of Dallas Area Interfaith welcomed more than 500 people from diverse congregations to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Dallas on June 18 for a prayer vigil focusing on immigration reform. In speaking at the "A Cry for Immigration Reform and a Call to Local Action" event,...
Friday, June 13, 2014090During their June 11-13 spring general assembly in New Orleans, the nation's Catholic bishops voted to extend their Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty and to approve work on a limited revision of their quadrennial document aimed at guiding Catholics in election decisions. They also were urged to promote and support Catholic families...
After the Sanctus, the thanksgiving prayer to the father through the son continues and leads us to the epiclesis, a solemn invocation of the Holy Spirit to consecrate the gifts of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.
Thursday, June 12, 20140214As the world peeked in at the preparations and the schedule of Pope Francis’ visit to the Holy Land, there were many speculations made concerning what impact this pilgrimage would have for peace and for unity in the Middle East.
Saturday, May 31, 20140410On Saturday, May 31, four men were ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Dallas as Bishop Kevin J. Farrell celebrated a Mass and Rite of Ordination at the Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, welcoming Father Kevin Charles Wilwert, Father Martin Mbugua Mwangi, Father Juan Carlos Marín Cortés and Father Luca Simbula. Each...
