Friday, March 5, 20210150Health and safety protocols currently in place concerning COVID-19 will remain for the Diocese of Dallas parishes and schools, Bishop Edward J. Burns announced March 5.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020023No pandemic and no kind of crisis can extinguish the light of Christ, Pope Francis said. May people let his light into their heart "and let us lend a hand to those who need it most. In this way God will be born anew in us and among us," the pope said in his remarks after praying the Angelus with visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square...
Thursday, May 14, 20200143As the diocese develops its response to the pandemic, I think we’re all very excited to get back to celebrating the sacraments!
Thursday, May 7, 20200355Sheltering in place might not look much like a dark wood, but my time in quarantine has brought Dante to the forefront of my mind. I have long been awed by the brilliance of his “Divine Comedy,” the indescribably beautiful rhythm and rhyme of his Italian, and the sheer bravado that inspired him both to locate his own contemporaries...
Wednesday, May 6, 20200499The coronavirus pandemic is a "favorable time to rediscover the need for prayer in our lives; let us open the doors of our hearts to the love of God our father, who will listen to us," Pope Francis said.
Friday, May 1, 20200117Bishops throughout the United States reconsecrated the country to Mary as the nation continues to struggle in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, April 30, 202002875Bishop Edward J. Burns has announced the start of opening up the Diocese of Dallas in four phases, beginning with scheduled confessions and the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation and religious celebrations for families that may now begin in small groups.
Wednesday, April 22, 20200254Luke begins his account of Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah with a rather curious phrase: “Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’” (Luke 9:18). Those who already know the answer might gloss over the sheer oddity of the opening...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020030Pope Francis created a new commission that will confront the challenges the world is facing in battling the coronavirus pandemic and what it will inevitably face in its aftermath, the Vatican announced.
