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October 8, 2019
Flashes of Color: Around the Archdiocese
Dozens of events are held throughout the Archdiocese and the Texas Catholic Herald is looking to feature your photos!
September 24, 2019
36 dedicated priests, religious sisters celebrate 1,250 total years of service
Now celebrating his 50-year Golden Jubilee this year, Monsignor Dan Scheel is among 36 dedicated priests and religious sisters reaching their diamond, golden and silver jubilee this year being recognized in a Mass celebrated by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo on Oct. 13 at All Saints Catholic Church.
September 24, 2019
21 years after Mitch, Archdiocese still walks with Honduras diocese
After Hurricane Mitch, the second-deadliest Atlantic hurricane, struck Honduras in 1998, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston joined the other 14 Texas dioceses in adopting the six Honduran dioceses to offer humanitarian, pastoral and financial relief.
September 24, 2019
Steps for Students 5K marks 15 years running
Steps for Students 5K Run/Walk fundraiser for Catholic school education is celebrating its quinceañera this coming year. Growing the past 15 years from a small race to now with more than 12,000 runners in downtown Houston in the shadows of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Steps for Students is set for Feb. 15.
September 24, 2019
Reaching out to Hispanic Catholics, including youth — the present and future of the Church
When considering the number of Catholics 29 years old and younger that live in the Houston Metropolitan area, 80% are of Hispanic or Latino descent with the majority born in the United States. To reach this “young Church” with the Good News of Jesus Christ requires a new perspective and collaboration between many avenues.
September 24, 2019
Month of Mission: We are a mission on this Earth
This October, Pope Francis has invited the Church to celebrate an Extraordinary Missionary Month to mark the 100th anniversary of Pope Benedict XV’s apostolic letter Maximum Illud on the activity of missionaries in the world. Its message about the centrality of mission to our lives as Christians and the life of the Church remains timely.
September 24, 2019
Parish growth prompts Houston church renovations, Kingwood chapel construction
Parishioners at Houston’s Assumption Catholic Church and St. Martha Catholic Church in Kingwood are rejoicing after welcoming their new worship spaces.
September 24, 2019
New book offers faith-based strategies to teach learners with disabilities
Charleen Katra and John Barone believe that everyone can learn. But they also realize that those who teach are sometimes challenged by those who learn differently.
September 24, 2019
SAMUELS: Ex-slave, first African-American Catholic priest in U.S. moves toward sainthood
Father Reginald Samuels, vicar for Catholics of African Descent, reflects on his 10th anniversary of his priesthood in the Archdiocese and the beatification process of Augustus Tolton, the first African-American priest in the U.S.Also in this Section
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