The Texas Catholic Herald

January 14, 2025

Nine ways to kickstart the your year

A new year, especially a Jubilee Year, offers us more than a fresh start -- it can be an opportunity for conversion of heart – to take what we have experienced and resolve to grow more deeply as people of faith.

January 14, 2025

Steps for Students marks 20th anniversary with party of thousands, celebration of Catholic education

Celebrating Steps for Students 5K Run/Walk in downtown Houston Feb. 8, thousands of registered runners will party with an even bigger 20th-anniversary post-race fun event.

January 14, 2025

Catholic middle school students delve into Divine Mercy devotion through poetry

Many Catholic churches depict the portrait of Jesus as The Divine Mercy, but a current sacred poetry contest is encouraging Archdiocesan Catholic middle school students to write about the revelations.

January 14, 2025

Walking with ‘renewed hope’ in the Jubilee Year: Opening Masses in Houston and Galveston signal start of Jubilee

Joining Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, CRS, bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to mark the Jubilee, which is themed “Pilgrims of Hope.”

January 14, 2025

GARCIA-LUENSE: Reflecting on Word of God Sunday

On Jan. 26, the Catholic Church observes Word of God Sunday, a relatively new celebration for us as Catholics that deserves a little reflection.

January 14, 2025

SAMUELS: Acknowledging the role of racism, injustice in society

As the Church, we are called to move to a greater understanding of the role racism and injustice play in the lives of the faithful in our local Church.

January 14, 2025

RAMÓN: Saintly Saturdays... From sinner to saint

For the past several years, Special Youth Services has sought to bring a retreat experience to the youth who are currently serving time in juvenile detention centers in and around Houston.

January 14, 2025

ERICKSON: Conscience in relation to the authentic Christian identity

Continued conversion always plays a key role, but as we grow closer to Jesus, we must ask ourselves how well-formed our conscience is in its contributions to shaping our identity.

December 24, 2024

Retired clergy find care, community of faith at Fiorenza Priest Retirement residence

For many priests and deacons who have dedicated their lives to answering God’s call to serve His flock, transitioning into retirement can bring uncertainty. At the Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Priest Retirement Residence, these committed servants of Christ find not only a home but a community that honors their lifetime of service and focuses on nurturing their spiritual and pastoral hearts.

December 24, 2024

Where sound and light dance for Christmas: Co-Cathedral choir brings sacred music underground to Houston’s cistern

Since Dec. 14, the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart’s Schola Cantorum, a group of singers focused on Gregorian chant, have been hosting a series of Christmas-themed concerts in the Houston's otherworldly Cistern at Buffalo Bayou Park.