The Texas Catholic Herald

August 13, 2019

Staying sharp in the school year

School is back in session for the 2019-2020 school year for the 11 Catholic high schools and 49 Catholic primary schools in the Archdiocese.

August 13, 2019

Catholic high schools prepping students for life

Several high schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston are preparing to welcome incoming freshmen and give their seniors a worthy sendoff into adulthood.

August 13, 2019

Houston hosts biennial Peter Claver junior convention

Focused on tackling social justice issues such as bullying, at least 600 youth from the Junior Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver gathered at The Westin Oaks Hotel in the Galleria for their 23rd biennial convention July 11 to 14.

August 13, 2019

Conference prepares early childhood educators

Kathryn Bojczyk, Ph.D., associate professor of education at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., kicked off the conference themed “Let the Children Come.” The Aug. 2 meeting was hosted at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Spring.

August 13, 2019

Border shelters remind migrants of ‘human dignity’

Volunteers from Galveston-Houston have trekked down to Laredo during the summer, coming from the University of St. Thomas, Maryknoll, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Houston, the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Office of the Archdiocese and several more.

August 13, 2019

Houston Catholics create first-ever Mass journal

When Kassie Manning and Christie Peters launched their Mass journal “Every Sacred Sunday” a little over two years ago, they had no idea what was in store. They also had no idea what they were doing.

August 13, 2019

Faith, family marks space flight director’s NASA journey

Gene Kranz, NASA flight director during the 1969 landing of the first man on the moon, spoke about faith and family to more than 1,000 attending the Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast held July 30.

August 13, 2019

Faithful do good works, share resources with thousands through 2019 DSF

The faithful in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston continue to bind together to do good works and share resources with thousands in their communities by participating in the annual Diocesan Services Fund

August 13, 2019

AYC 2019: 2,400-plus reasons for joy

Thousands turned out for the 2019 Archdiocesan Youth Conference July 26 to July 28 at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel in downtown Houston.

August 13, 2019

With summer’s end, Café Catholica young adult series marks 20 years

By the end of the July, some 2,800 young adults from across the Archdiocese met together across four Mondays for Café Catholica at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Houston.