It is something special when a Catholic school has an alum return to teach in the same halls they were educated in. It is even more unique when there are two alumni on staff. However, it is something rare and astounding when there are not one, not two, but seven alumni who have found their way back to the school they attended. That is exactly what is happening at St. Mark Catholic School in Plano— the school boasts seven alumni who have returned to teach, coach, or work.

Unbeknownst to most in north Texas, storied villains such as the Joker, Thanos and other evil-doers combined forces March 8 to take hostage some of the world’s greatest superheroes on the campus of St. Mark Catholic School. That is, until 4-year-old Beckett Butcher arrived to save the day.

Every October, as Catholics, we celebrate Respect Life Month. This month-long campaign of prayer and advocacy began in October of 1972, the year before Roe v. Wade. Fifty years later, and following the historic overruling of Roe last year, the Church continues to pray for the protection of every human life, to defend it from conception to natural death, and to witness to the dignity of each and every human person.

In the inaugural episode of “Diocese in the News,” we highlight the ordination of four men to the priesthood for…

In the August 2024 episode of “Diocese in the News,” we highlight the annual Diocese of Dallas Blue Mass celebrated by Bishop Edward J. Burns at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe as well as a Mass of Consecration to the Order of Virgins for Karen Bless, a campus minister at the University of Dallas, and the diocesan delegation’s trip to the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis.

“Diocese in the News” is a collaboration between The Texas Catholic and the Diocese of Dallas.

For Catholic Pro-Life Community’s Carmella Faillaci, youth and young adult pro-life outreach looks like joy, relationship-building, and an expansive view of respect life ministry.

The lunchtime chatter in St. Mark Catholic School’s cafeteria rose to a cheerful clamor when Judge Tom Nowak arrived in uniform on Oct. 4 to surprise his son Aleks after a 6-month deployment in Qatar.