Amalia Macias, a longtime parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish, received the Bishop’s Award for Service to the Church this year, recognizing decades of faith-driven service. The honor, presented by Bishop Edward J. Burns, highlights a life shaped by devotion, sacrifice, and a commitment to others.
Despite the age difference of 19 years between the oldest and youngest of Tom and Valerie McCrary’s nine children, there was never a scene, through the years, of squeezing a party of 11 into a pew for Mass. Their volume of attendees on any given Sunday was large enough for Tom to typically leave ahead of the others to secure adequate seating.
DALLAS— Como “madre consoladora” que trae alivio a sus hijos, describió el diácono Hugo Salinas, la imagen peregrina de la Virgen de San Juan de Los Lagos que se encuentra en la Diócesis de Dallas desde el pasado 10 de abril y que permanecerá hasta el 19 de este mes, visitando al menos tres parroquias diocesanas.
La imagen inició su recorrido en la Iglesia de Santa Teresita-San Juan de los Lagos, donde el pasado 12 de abril se ofreció una misa y una procesión en la que participaron diversas danzas de matachines.
Bishop Lynch High School senior midfielder Madison Murphy was stationed in front of the Houston St. Agnes Academy net, prepared to convert a left cross struck by freshman forward Mila Van Loggerenberg near the end line into a golden goal in overtime of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division I girls state soccer final in Round Rock on March 6.
The sport with the greatest growth in participation and achievement at Saint Paul Catholic Classical School in Richardson is not football, basketball, or baseball, nor is it volleyball or tennis. No, the sport does not involve a ball at all — simply a bow and arrow and a target some distance away; it is the ancient sport of archery.
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The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, a beloved, eye-catching, and historically significant landmark in the heart of Dallas, Texas, was granted the prestigious designation of a National Shrine by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops in September 2023 in response to an initiative by Bishop Edward J. Burns, eighth bishop of the Diocese of Dallas. This significant milestone reflects the Cathedral’s enduring cultural and religious significance within the community and the broader context of the United States.
Now known as the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Cathedral is located in the heart of downtown Dallas and has long been a place of pilgrimage for Catholics, especially Catholics from Mexico and Latin America.

























