Friday, March 19, 20210136When we are baptized we make some promises which are known as Baptismal Promises. We promise to reject Satan and all his works and all his empty promises. And every year at Easter we renew these baptismal promises. (If we are baptized as infants, our parents make those promises on our behalf during our baptism.) As we grow to adulthood...
Saturday, January 9, 20210277In our everyday lives we find ourselves making deliberate attempts to prepare for the unforeseen future. We plan for retirement, put money in our 401k, and plan our savings. Some of us invest in the stock market and are anxious each time the market goes up or down. We do all this planning to be sure that the future is enjoyable for us,...
Thursday, November 26, 20200119
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....
Friday, November 13, 20200355As part of our spiritual exercises, priests are expected to do an annual retreat, which we usually do as a group. But this year I decided to go on a solo, private and silent five-day retreat in late October somewhere in the hills of Colorado — a retreat with no moderator, no scheduled conferences, no presentations — just me and...
Wednesday, November 11, 20200419Throughout Jim and Mary Johnsrud’s home, not far from St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, there are constant reminders of what has always been at the center of their lives for the 39 years of their marriage.
Wednesday, August 5, 20200523Technology has blessed us today with varying means of communication that can help us connect with one another and facilitate the building of relationships. Unfortunately, as with many things, this technology comes with both positives and negatives. We must recognize that technology not only cements relationships, but it can also distort...
