Few people possess enough ambition to complete a 33-year decorated military career, earn a Ph.D. and found a company in a subsequent 10-year civilian career. Even fewer people go on to lead a unique, prestigious private school. Yet that is exactly what former U.S. Navy Adm. Patrick M. Walsh did upon assuming the presidency of Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep in April.
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A heat wave wasn’t the only thing that arrived in Dallas this past July. St. Ann Catholic Church in Coppell also hosted the first-ever Divine Renovation Conference, in which more than 600 people traveled to the Diocese of Dallas from around the world to learn how to renew and revitalize their parishes.
On Saturday, Aug. 6, members of the Dallas Police Department, Dallas County Sheriff’s Department, Dallas Fire and Rescue, and other first responders joined Bishop Edward J. Burns at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe for a Blessing of the Fleet and the Diocesan Blue Mass in recognition and thanksgiving for their service.
The Neuhoff Institute for Ministry & Evangelization at the University of Dallas is hosting a one-day retreat, “Between Ourselves in Light: The Spiritual Moment of Listening” on Aug. 6.
Jack E. Pratt, Sr., founder and retired chairman and CEO of Hollywood Casino Corporation and the developer of multiple successful hotels, casinos, commercial and residential buildings and restaurant chains in the U.S., Mexico, South America, Australia and the Caribbean, has been named the 40th Catholic Foundation Award honoree.
Years of hard work, determination and prayers culminated in a celebration on May 27 for Luz Flores as her daughter Cielo Martínez walked the stage as a member of the Bishop Dunne Catholic School Class of 2022. That celebration, though, would not have been possible without a combination of a family’s perseverance and a Catholic community’s helping hand.
If the word homiletician isn’t in your personal vocabulary, maybe it should be. A homiletician could make a significant impact on your parish.
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.