Police officers, firefighters, and emergency personnel routinely face situations most people never have to witness. At the ninth annual Diocese of Dallas Blue Mass and Blessing of the Fleet on Aug. 8, first responders gathered at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe to pray and to be recognized for their work.
DALLAS— Con uniforme y útiles escolares listos, pero sobre todo con el corazón lleno de gratitud, Daniel de Jesús García de 12 años, está listo para iniciar su sexto grado en la escuela católica de San Bernardo de Claraval (SBS, por sus siglas en inglés) al sureste de Dallas.
A simple vista su alegría podría compararse con la de cualquier niño al finalizar el verano, pero para Daniel y su familia, el regreso a SBS este otoño se siente como ‘un milagro’.
Sus padres, de origen mexicano y residentes en Dallas desde hace dos años, estaban en riesgo de retirar a Daniel del plantel a causa de dificultades económicas.
“Nunca perdí la esperanza”, narró María Guadalupe García madre de Daniel. Cuando el padre de Daniel perdió su trabajo en noviembre pasado, madre e hijo decidieron refugiarse en la devoción a San José para pedir ‘un milagro’ que permitiera al hogar solventar la matrícula del niño.
Regresamos a nuestras comunidades escolares listos para edificar el Cuerpo de Cristo. Desde la fila de vehículos hasta la cafetería, nos unimos para apoyar a nuestros hijos. Todo el profesorado, el personal, los padres, el clero y los voluntarios trabajan arduamente para crear un ambiente donde los estudiantes se sientan seguros, amados y valorados.
Roots run deep at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School for Sara Casner, whose mother, brother, aunt, multiple cousins, and two children all received their education at the school — as did Casner herself, having spent her elementary and middle school formation on the campus. So, when she was appointed principal of the STA Upper School this year, she said, it felt like being home.
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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.
























