When I was in seminary, I decided to do something I had never done before: run a half marathon. I had run a little in high school, but never more than two miles, so I knew this was going to stretch and challenge me. I did the research, got the right shoes, and began training. I ran several times a week at a slow pace, slowly building strength and endurance.
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The Diocese of Dallas’ Community of Disciples initiative is reshaping how parishes understand belonging, disability, and the shared life of the Church. Rooted in the belief that every person is created in the image and likeness of God, the initiative works to form parish communities where people with disabilities are not only welcomed but recognized as “fully indispensable” members of the Body of Christ, said Alison Wire, associate director for the diocesan office for Persons with Disabilities.
GARLAND—Un equipo de dos maestras en la escuela católica de El Buen Pastor, viene desde hace tres años cambiando el futuro escolar de muchos niños para los que aprender a leer era un reto inalcanzable.
Pauline Stoffels y Vonda McFarling, están certificadas como terapeutas de lenguaje para el ámbito académico (CALT) y brindan intervención intensiva y multisensorial, para hacer de los niños disléxicos, lectores y escritores exitosos.
On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes — the Church’s World Day of the Sick — Bishop Stephen Jensen of Prince George called the people of northern British Columbia to prayer and penance following a mass school shooting that took place midday Feb. 10 in Tumbler Ridge.
Ignorance of sacred Scriptures is ignorance of Jesus Christ, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience.
Pope Leo XIV prayed with the sick at the Lourdes grotto in the Vatican Gardens on Feb. 11, asking Our Lady of Lourdes to accompany all those who suffer in the world.
At first, Jaden Britton’s parents had one goal: to get their son baptized; and even that seemingly simple objective sometimes felt unobtainable. At the time when his parents began their pursuit, the young boy with autism could not read, could not write, and often struggled to sit still — all qualities that made typical faith formation classes difficult. Nonetheless, on Jan. 17, through the grace of God and the efforts of Jaden, his parents, and the staff of St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Richardson, the 12 year old celebrated not only his baptism but his first Communion and confirmation too.
DALLAS— Desde hace 50 años, Jóvenes adultos hispanos tienen en la vivencia de la Jornada Juvenil la oportunidad de cultivar un encuentro con Jesús al tiempo que crean lazos de amistad que los ayudan a mejorar su relación con Dios.
Las Jornadas Juveniles se realizan actualmente en el Centro de Cursillos de Dallas y desde sus inicios en 1976, se han celebrado 210 encuentros convocando a jóvenes adultos de diversas parroquias en la Diócesis de Dallas.
Pope Leo XIV has chosen “I will never forget you” (Is 49:15) as the theme for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life announced Feb. 10.
Catholics in the U.S. are sharing their gratitude for Venerable Fulton J. Sheen following the announcement Feb. 9 that the Vatican has permitted the cause of the late American archbishop and televangelist to proceed to beatification, the final step before canonization.