This week, as we are called to support World Mission Sunday, we do so in solidarity with all people of good will across the world. Sharing what we have with the world makes friends of strangers and creates a culture of welcome...
Each October, the Catholic Church celebrates Respect Life Month. Through Sacred Scripture and 2000 years of the Church’s Sacred Tradition, we are called to recognize and faithfully protect the sanctity of all human life.
I like actual books, and have a lot of them. I also like the power of digital resources, and have depended upon Verbum--a Catholic Bible study software package--for my weekly homily prep for over a decade.
“A voice crying out in the desert, prepare the way of the Lord.” (Matt. 3:3; Luke 3:4) At the age of 35 I converted to Catholicism. Less than two years later I entered seminary. In 1991 I was ordained a priest.
For Father Brian Eilers, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Bryan, the numbers are the motivation. The population of the Bryan/College Station area has approximately doubled in the past 20 years. Demographics suggest that about 19%, or 50,000, are Catholic. Yet, Mass attendance had not changed prior to the pandemic and has declined since.
When Father Zack Rodriquez, parochial vicar at St. Louis King of France parish in Austin, was ordained into the priesthood in Rome two years ago, he figured that he was coming home to his native Texas. Unbeknownst to Father Zack, God and Bishop Vásquez had other plans.
Por favor, únanse a mí en orar por nuestros hermanos y hermanas afligidos en Puerto Rico y México, que están experimentando inundaciones y fuertes terremotos destructivos.
Please join me in praying for our suffering brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico and Mexico who are experiencing destructive flooding and severe earthquakes.
Established in 1947, the Diocese of Austin was the seventh diocese in the state of Texas. Read more about its history, and anniversary celebration plans!
Después de consultar... he tomado la decisión de que, a partir del 14 de septiembre de 2022, todas las parroquias volverán a ofrecer la Preciosa Sangre en las Misas dominicales...
