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During this season of Advent, our Blessed Mother is honored by two special observances: the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 and the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12.

Mañana, fieles de a través de nuestra diócesis se reunirán para inaugurar un año de celebración por el 75 aniversario de la Diócesis de Austin. Honraremos y daremos gracias...

Tomorrow, faithful from throughout our diocese will gather to open a year of celebration for the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Austin. We will honor and give thanks...

Hace un año, los obispos católicos de Estados Unidos se reunieron para la Asamblea General anual en Baltimore. Uno de los temas discutidos en la asamblea fue el resultado de un estudio de Pew Research de 2019...

A year ago, the Catholic bishops of the United States gathered for its annual General Assembly in Baltimore. A topic discussed at the assembly was the results of a 2019 Pew Research Study...

Al finalizar el mes de octubre, nos preparamos para celebrar dos importantes fiestas en la Iglesia católica: Día de Todos los Santos y de Todos los Fieles Difuntos.

As we close the month of October, we prepare to celebrate two important feast days in the Catholic Church – All Saints and All Souls Days.

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...

This week, I gathered with our priests for our annual Convocation. It was a time of personal joy for me...

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.  

As we close the month of September, we reflect on God’s many graces in our lives and in the diocese.

“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.

This week we observe National Migration Week in solidarity with the Holy Father’s World Day for Migrants and Refugees.

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.