The Texas Catholic Herald

January 12, 2021

SKEANS: Family-Based Faith Formation - How’s it going in your home?

Family faith sessions in the home cannot mirror on-site religious education.

January 12, 2021

LEE: SYS adjusts to reach special youth during the pandemic

With a 65-year relationship with juvenile probation and quickly approaching 52 years of service to the community, 2020 was the most challenging for SYS.

January 12, 2021

POMETTO: Opening doors for the young to relationship, community

Our Catholic parishes will also be blessed and enriched by the presence of the young.

December 22, 2020

Filipino faith shines in ‘Simbang Gabi’ tradition

Less than five seconds into a recent Disney UK Christmas animated short, Filipinos — no matter where they are in the world — will immediately recognize iconic sounds and sights of the Philippines.

December 22, 2020

Giving the gift of mental health, wellness

Especially during the holiday season, and with 2021 around the corner, mental health advocates are encouraging the public to be mindful of their mental health when the holiday blues might bubble up as Christmas draws near.

December 22, 2020

Celebrating family life on hallowed ground

Circle Lake Retreat Center, a hidden gem available to friends and family of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, has been a place of hallowed ground where the spirit of family continues to thrive.

December 22, 2020

‘A Pattern of Hope’ event pays gift of Catholic education forward

To fully provide for the needs of students, the network of Catholic schools will be hosting A Pattern of Hope: Benefiting Catholic Schools on Feb. 5 as its inaugural virtual fundraising event during National Catholic Schools Week.

December 22, 2020

2020: A Year In Review

Maybe it’s a year we want to forget. But what wasn’t different? The unforgettable threads of resilience in every family, home, school, parish and every community working to persevere through 2020. Each wove a tapestry and story unlike any other, one connected by faith in Jesus Christ and His Church. 2020 showed the strength of an Archdiocese, and what holding fast to the Catholic faith can overcome.

December 22, 2020

Preach the promise of eternal life, cardinal tells pope, Curia officials

Anyone who thinks eternal life will be boring should ask a couple in love whether they want that love to endure forever, said the preacher of the papal household.

December 22, 2020

Be guardians of beauty in the world, pope tells Christmas concert artists

Meeting Dec. 12 with singers, songwriters, musicians and conductors performing at the Vatican’s annual Christmas concert, the pope said that “amid the anxiety provoked by the pandemic, your creativity can be a source of light.”