Monday, June 20, 20160902Retirement from priesthood can mean a to-do list featuring the likes of fishing, gardening and travel. Msgr. John F. Meyers can indeed be found at D/FW International Airport most weekends 11 years since he retired at the mandatory age of 75. But he goes there to celebrate the airport’s Sunday Mass as part of a weekly schedule that’s...
Wednesday, November 11, 20150144More than 13,500 people flocked from all over Texas to St. Monica Catholic Church in Dallas on Nov. 3 to get a glimpse of the relics of St. Maria Goretti, which were available for veneration for one day only as part of a nationwide 54-stop tour. It marked the first time St. Maria Goretti’s relics have visited the United States. The...
Tuesday, September 29, 20150116As Pope Francis made his way to Philadelphia, many Dallas Catholics did the same with the hope of catching a glimpse of the pontiff. Deacon Mike Seibold and his wife Cathie of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in McKinney accompanied six other parishioners for the trip, spending a week at the World Meeting of Families prior to the pope’s...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013085New sanctuaries. New classrooms. New community centers. New gyms and ball fields. Over the past six years, parishioners throughout the Diocese of Dallas, although weathering the economic downturn that gripped the country, have contributed to their parish communities generously through numerous infrastructure, and new or renovation...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013066A 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, 20130170Hundreds 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.