At St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Community in McKinney, ongoing renovations aim to make the parish a spiritual home of faith, fellowship, and community for its parishioners. As part of those efforts, a newly renovated 18,400-square-foot parish community center was unveiled to the greater St. Gabriel community Feb. 10 during an open house following the 5 p.m. Mass.
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More than 40 couples gathered weekly at Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church in Irving to learn how to better pray together and be more open to God’s graces.
Life as a parish priest is a “Eucharistic adventure” that involves serving God’s people under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis told transitional deacons.
This Lent, Christians should become “seekers of light” by keeping their sights set on the light of Jesus through prayer and participating in the sacraments, Pope Francis said.
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On Jan. 31, Father Jacob Dankasa, pastor of Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church in Irving and a Diocese of Dallas police chaplain; Peter Ductrám, senior director of the Diocese of Dallas Ministries Office; and Juan Rendon, D.Min, director of Diocese of Dallas Catholic Social Ministries, met with Chief Eddie Garcia, police chief of the Dallas Police Department, at Dallas Police Department headquarters.
As Catholic priests, there are certain activities and rituals that we carry out as part of our priestly duties, functions, and ministry. These functions include celebrating the Mass, hearing confessions, giving a homily/reflection, praying the Liturgy of the Hours, etc. These are functions or activities that we carry out mostly on a daily basis. For me, as for many other priests, it is a blessing and privilege to exercise this ministry and to carry out these functions. I cannot measure the sanctifying grace it brings to me and the joy I feel when I carry out these ministerial duties.
The Catholic Church’s focus for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2024 highlights its need to walk alongside displaced persons and to convey to them God’s presence and guidance along their paths, the Vatican said.
On May 18-19, groups of eight young adults will leave San Francisco; New Haven, Connecticut; San Juan, Texas; and Itasca State Park in Minnesota.
Over a thousand youth from the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, plus hundreds of chaperones and volunteers, filled the Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel & Convention Center with the buzz of worship and fellowship during this year’s Dallas Catholic Youth Conference, Feb. 16-18.