Becky Valdez manages this website and other diocesan affiliated websites. She also maintains the diocesan social media feeds.
Becky and her family, are parishioners of St. William in Round Rock. She is on core team for both SWYM and Triumph and has worked at the Diocese of Austin for 15 years.
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The diocesan Communications Office produces and disseminates information about the Diocese of Austin.
Christian R. González is the diocesan director of Communications. He serves as the official diocesan spokesman and as assistant editor of the Catholic Spirit. Christian, his wife and their three sons attend Santa Cruz Parish in Buda. A native Austinite, he earned a bachelor's degree in News and Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. He has worked for newspapers and television stations. Christian is working on a master's of Theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. He enjoys spending time with his family and their two dogs, Rey and Chewbacca; reading; watching movies and drum corps competitions; and attending the symphony and opera. At Santa Cruz he serves as the leader of the lector ministry, an extraordinary minister of holy Communion, an eighth-grade catechist and teaches in the RCIA program. He has worked for the diocese for 10 years.
Shelley Metcalf is the editor of the Catholic Spirit, the diocese’s monthly newspaper. She also publishes The Weekly Update, which is a bulletin service for parishes that is distributed on Monday mornings.
Shelley and her children, Drew and Kayla, are parishioners of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Cedar Park. She teaches second grade religious education classes, loves to read and has worked at the Diocese of Austin for 20 years.