It was baseball, in a sense, that first took Walker Alsobrooks away from the Mass — packing his Saturdays and Sundays so full that his parents stopped taking him to church each weekend — but it was baseball, too, that had a hand in leading him back, according to the newly baptized University of Dallas student athlete, who was initiated into the Catholic Church this Easter Vigil.
Easter Vigil
Over 20,000 catechumens in France are expected to be baptized during the Easter Vigil, marking a 20% increase compared to baptisms in 2025.
When seventeen-year-old Zoie Garcia decided she wanted to be baptized into the Church, in many ways, she brought her family with her.
On March 30, 2024, during the celebration of an Easter Vigil Mass, the fruits of several years labor to create a University Catholic Center at the UTD were on display as friends, family, and peers packed it to witness six UTD students become Catholic.