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Family celebrates triple vocation blessings of a bishop, priest and seminarian
Triple blessings are upon a Houston-based family celebrating a bishop, a priest and a seminarian among their members. Bishop Oscar Cantú, about to turn 52, was recently welcomed as coadjutor bishop of San José, California. His family traveled to witness his installation, including his nephews Father Nicolas Ramirez and Jacob Ramirez, a seminarian studying at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston.
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Adoption, foster care options for those with love to spare
David Scotton, a 24-year-old law school student in Louisiana, recently met his biological mother, who decided at the last minute while at an abortion clinic not to take his life. He was among a panel of speakers on adoption and foster care Oct. 12 hosted by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church’s Monsignor Jamail Family Center.
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Collaboration with parishes helps foster lifelong vocations
With a vision for every person in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to prayerfully discern and joyfully discover their vocation, the Office of Vocations has found that collaboration with individual parishes is the most effective at fostering lifelong vocations.
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St. John Neumann celebrates St. Óscar Romero’s Oct. 14 canonization
With prayer cards of now-St. Óscar Arnulfo Romero in hand, more than 1,500 Catholic faithful, including many from Houston’s Salvadorian-Catholic community, turned out for a special Oct. 14 Mass honoring the newly canonized Salvadorian saint at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Houston. Two members from the Consul General of El Salvador in Houston also attended.
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Cardinal DiNardo: Call to follow Jesus includes call to embrace the cross
Cardinal DiNardo addresses entire Synod of Bishops
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Eternal light: ‘In Memoria’ concert sings into its 10th year
The Archdiocesan Choir (ADC), under the direction of Dr. Rick Lopez, presents the 10th-annual “In Memoria” concert, to be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, located at 1111 St. Joseph Pkwy. in downtown Houston.
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Los Obispos de los Estados Unidos encuentran jóvenes adultos ‘honestos y esperanzados’ en el V Encuentro
El Arzobispo de San Antonio, Gustavo García-Siller declaró, “El elemento más destacado del V Encuentro Nacional fue la participación de cientos de jóvenes adultos que nos transmitieron esperanza con su entusiasmo y valor, el testimonio de su fe y compromiso con la Iglesia”.
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Cardinal DiNardo: Abuse crisis discussed at synod, will top bishops' agenda
While the clerical sexual abuse crisis did not dominate discussions at the Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said it was discussed, and everyone in the room clearly believed the crisis has to be dealt with.
Oct 23, 2018
Family celebrates triple vocation blessings of a bishop, priest and seminarian
Triple blessings are upon a Houston-based family celebrating a bishop, a priest and a seminarian among their members. Bishop Oscar Cantú, about to turn 52, was recently welcomed as coadjutor bishop of San José, California. His family traveled to witness his installation, including his nephews Father Nicolas Ramirez and Jacob Ramirez, a seminarian studying at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston.
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Archdiocesan celebration, Serra club honor clergy, religious
Two celebrations honor clergy and men and women religious for their years of service, dedication
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Adoption, foster care options for those with love to spare
David Scotton, a 24-year-old law school student in Louisiana, recently met his biological mother, who decided at the last minute while at an abortion clinic not to take his life. He was among a panel of speakers on adoption and foster care Oct. 12 hosted by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church’s Monsignor Jamail Family Center.
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5 Minutes with Father Richard McNeillie
Newly appointed director of the Office of Vocations, Father Richard McNeillie shares about his upbringing and journey to the priesthood and his current ministry in helping others discern their own vocation.
Read MoreOct 23, 2018
Collaboration with parishes helps foster lifelong vocations
With a vision for every person in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to prayerfully discern and joyfully discover their vocation, the Office of Vocations has found that collaboration with individual parishes is the most effective at fostering lifelong vocations.
Read MoreOct 23, 2018
Cardinal DiNardo: Call to follow Jesus includes call to embrace the cross
Cardinal DiNardo addresses entire Synod of Bishops
Read MoreOct 23, 2018
Missions: Helping the poorest of the poor rebuild
Hurricane Harvey hit Southeast Texas a year ago, breaking all-time U.S. rain records and damaging 135,000 homes in the Houston area. Following the flooding associated with the hurricane, many parishes in the Archdiocese organized teams that “mucked out” homes.
Read MoreOct 23, 2018
MCNEILLIE: Trusting in God during the hardest of times
The “Rich Young Man” (Mk 10:17-30) is one of my favorite parables about vocations. In it, Jesus calls this young, righteous, Jewish man to follow Him, but the young man agonizes over Jesus’ additional request: “go, sell what you have, and give to the poor.” While most of us, who are reading Jesus’ challenging words, recognize the young man’s struggle with attachment to possessions, we miss his struggle with faith.
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