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April 9, 2019
CASTILLO: Confession - Frequent encounters with Christ
It is very common for good people to come to me and say, “I don’t feel very close to God, and I don’t know what to do.” My first response is usually to ask, “How long has it been since your last Confession?”
April 3, 2019
Archdiocesan Chrism Mass set for April 16
Every year during Holy Week, the faithful of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston are invited to gather for the celebration of the Chrism Mass — one of the most solemn and significant events of the liturgical year.
April 2, 2019
A closer look at Christus Vivit
The Vatican released Pope Francis's newest post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation, or a pastoral message, to young people and to the entire people of God on April 2.
April 2, 2019
12 Things Pope Francis is telling Young People (and others, too)
On March 29, Pope Francis signed his new apostolic exhortation — called “Christus Vivit,” or “Christ Lives” in English — inside of The Basilica of the Holy House during a visit to Loreto on Italy’s coastline. His reflections of the 2018 Synod of Bishops on Young people, the Faith and Vocational discernment, found in the exhortation, come nearly six months after the landmark event began.
March 26, 2019
Cardinal DiNardo recovering from stroke as efforts to bring healing continue after Co-Cathedral, parishes hold Way of the Cross services
On March 20, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo was discharged from St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston and was transferred to a rehabilitation program. Doctors expect him to make a full recovery, according to a statement from the Archdiocese released that day.
March 26, 2019
Lent: Pause, acknowledge, improve, act
Lent is not merely a season of mourning or sorrow; those words are too simplistic to capture the complexity of who we are today. Rather, this is a season of awareness — not only of what we have and have not done, but of our heritage that must give way to a renewed culture.Also in this Section
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