The sounds of basketballs bouncing and sneakers squeaking were replaced by the shuffling of boxes and the clinking of cans. Students gathered in the gymnasium Feb. 2 at St. Philip & St. Augustine Catholic Academy to assist Catholic Charities Dallas in assembling 900 boxes of food.
It all started with a chalice. A few years ago, Father Stephen Ingram, parochial vicar at Prince of Peace Catholic Community in Plano, found a forgotten chalice among his things, which he realized had not yet been blessed.
A frigid, blustery wind signals the arrival of another cold front, dramatically dropping afternoon temperatures and sending most north Texans looking for the warm confines of their homes. The erratic Texas weather, though, doesn’t deter two St. Cecilia Catholic School administrators from lacing up their walking shoes and setting out for a brisk trek through the Oak Cliff school’s neighborhood on Jan. 19. That’s because with each step, the two women move closer to their goal.
