I love Lent. But it was not always like that. As a kid, my whole understanding of Lent was shaped by the commandment: Thou shalt give up something that you love.
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On Feb. 4 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dallas, Scouts from Troop 719 stood before the congregation during a Scout Sunday Mass as they received recognition for their accomplishments. But Scouts were not just at the front of the church; they were also altar servers, ushers, and even after-Mass donut servers. They were everywhere in places of service, which is fitting for a troop that is so service- and church-oriented.
St. María Antonia de Paz Figueroa, known as Mama Antula, devoted herself completely to helping others experience God’s closeness and compassion, Pope Francis said after he declared the 18th-century consecrated laywoman a saint. By letting her heart and life be “touched” and “healed” by Christ, he said, “she proclaimed him tirelessly her whole life long, for she was convinced, as she loved to repeat: ‘Patience is good, but perseverance is better.'”
Christians should look to Argentina’s soon-to-be saint to learn how to live charitably in an age of individualism, Pope Francis said.
My impression is that many people today think we live in unprecedented and negative times. They feel afraid as they watch ideologies make bold moves for economic and political power. In a certain basic sense, it is hard for me to agree that our times are unprecedented. The Church must struggle in every age, and we just don’t have that divine vision which would allow us to compare, definitively or apocalyptically, our own age with any other. On the other hand, I can easily understand the feeling that things are urgent; after all, these are our times, and so we are, quite rightly, sensitive to their dramatic character.
Not everyone can run a half marathon. And it’s probably a safe bet that even fewer can do so in a habit. But in a January half marathon in Naples, among runners dressed in tank tops, short running shorts or even shirtless were two consecrated women religious in their in white, long-sleeved habits and black athletic shoes.
What first caught Ed’s attention were Linda’s eyes. When he looked into them, he felt a soul connection, like he could see himself in them. Now, forty years later, Eduardo “Ed” Torres and Herlinda “Linda” Torres have been married for more than 35 years, have three children together, and are looking forward to the birth of their first grandchild in August; and Ed still thinks Linda’s eyes are beautiful.
Father Raphael Schaner, monk and teacher at Cistercian Preparatory School in Irving, discusses the arrival of more than 150,000 bees onto the Cistercian campus and his own journey as beekeeper of these hives.
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.
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.