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By Michael Gresham The Texas Catholic Pro-life advocates in the Diocese of Dallas say that while they are celebrating the…
Ayen Angoi sat front and center — literally — during Bishop Lynch’s graduation ceremony held at Garland’s Culwell Center on Sunday, May 15. It was one of the perks of alphabetical seating.
A special Mass and program were held at the St. Pius X Catholic Church’s Over 55 Club’s regular monthly meeting on May 17 to honor six couples that are celebrating their 50-plus wedding anniversaries during the past two years.
Calling it a privilege and an honor, Bishop Edward J. Burns ordained 17 men as permanent deacons for the Diocese of Dallas during a Mass celebrated May 21 at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in McKinney.
He calls it a stirring, that visceral feeling that God was calling him to do more. He first felt it 16 years ago but as he looks back to that time, he knows he wasn’t ready. Chris Schraeder of McKinney, one of the 17 candidates scheduled to be ordained to the diaconate on May 21, said he feels ready now.
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A former Southern Baptist who converted to Catholicism nearly 30 years ago is scheduled for ordination into the diaconate on May 21. Daryl Avery, a Texan since birth, is one of 17 permanent deacon candidates and calls St. Monica in Dallas his parish home.
Father Martin Castañeda of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sherman blesses a new statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary located at the entrance of St. Mary’s Catholic School on May 13.
By Clare Venegas Special to The Texas Catholic A combined crowd of nearly 400 students, faculty, alumni, staff and friends…