The Catholic Diocese of Dallas is pleased to announce Tere and Javier Creixell Sr. along with Ana and Javier Creixell Jr. as the Co-Chairs for the 14th Annual Bishop’s Invitational Golf Tournament and CHRISTUS Health as the continued Title Sponsor. The Tournament will be held on Monday, October 28, 2024, at the beautiful Stonebriar Country Club in Frisco. The purpose of the Bishop’s Invitational is to provide need-based tuition assistance and scholarships for K-8th grade students attending Catholic schools in the Diocese of Dallas. We are thrilled to be working alongside the Creixells to help us continue to grow this important mission.
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With the observance of Catholic Schools Week each year, communities take time to celebrate all that endears them to their Catholic school — faith, fellowship, and academic success.
One aspect that makes Holy Trinity Catholic School special to its community is its focus on its “specials,” a term principal Kaitlyn Aguilar uses to describe the school’s co-curricular classes.
Decades after graduating from Catholic schools in the Diocese of Dallas, Black Catholic school alumni are living out the values of faith, justice, and community that they learned in school.
Each year, Catholic Schools Week offers the Diocese of Dallas an opportunity to highlight how its Catholic schools impact their communities, serving as beacons of light, faith, and hope. This year, the weeklong celebration takes on extra meaning as the diocese enters a new chapter in its educational story — a new Catholic school.
Catholic Charities Dallas hosted its 26th Annual Bishop’s Gala at the Omni Dallas Hotel on Jan. 20. Attendees participated in live and silent auctions to raise funds benefiting thousands of clients within CCD’s nine-county service area.
The concept of true collaboration, with the goal of loving support for vulnerable mothers and families, is at the heart of the Culture of Life Collaborative, a group of eight pro-life organizations partnering with the support of the Diocese of Dallas.
On a day that saw temperatures start below freezing, hundreds packed the pews at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Jan. 20 for the celebration of a pro-life Mass by Bishop Edward J. Burns.
Thousands of young Catholics filled the seats of The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo., after spending their New Year’s Day traveling to SEEK24. Held Jan. 1-5, SEEK is a five-day Catholic conference hosted by FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) for college students and young adults to encounter Jesus Christ and draw deeper into relationship with Him and His Church.
The community of St. Patrick Catholic Church of Dallas packed the sanctuary Jan. 6 as Auxiliary Bishop Greg Kelly concelebrated a 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the Epiphany of the Lord preceding a “Fond Farewell” reception for Father Josef Vollmer-König, who served as the parish’s pastor and then pastor emeritus.
Bishop Edward J. Burns on Dec. 2, 2023, celebrated a Mass at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in honor of all the couples who celebrated the sacrament of marriage in the last year.