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April 23, 2024

Carrying the Easter spirit: How can we continue celebrating the Easter season?

Most people don’t think in terms of Easter spirit. Yet the Easter season is a time that is filled with a spirit of joy and hope.

April 23, 2024

New Archbishop Fiorenza Plaza dedicated

Gathered under the spring sun and blue skies, some 280 close family, friends and longtime collaborators of the late Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza rejoiced during the April 13 dedication and blessing of the new Archbishop Fiorenza Plaza across from the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

April 23, 2024

Not total, but still totally cool: Eclipse brings science, spirituality in focus

Though the Archdiocese did not fall in the path of totality of what was dubbed “the Great American Eclipse” on April 8, God seemed to part the cloudy skies in time for many Catholics in the Archdiocese to witness the partial phenomenon and students to conduct science experiments, Archdiocesan school officials said.

April 23, 2024

UST launches authentically Catholic women’s, gender studies program

This fall, the University of St. Thomas in Houston is launching a new graduate certificate in sexuality and gender, an online four-course program that officials believes is the first of its kind.

April 23, 2024

Synod Matters: Improving parish hospitality, equipping disciples to fulfill Church’s mission

At Prince of Peace Catholic Church and Corpus Christi Catholic Church, participants met during Lent to discuss how the Church’s structures support or hinder the faithful’s embrace of the mission to bring people closer to God.

April 23, 2024

Catholic Communication Campaign connects the faithful with Christ in Houston and beyond

On May 11 to 12, many Catholic dioceses will take up a special collection in their parishes for the Catholic Communication Campaign, which helps to spread the Gospel through print, radio, television, websites and social media.

April 23, 2024

Bringing hope to incarcerated youth

Within the confines of juvenile detention centers, where concrete walls and steel bars can cast shadows over the hopes and dreams of incarcerated youth, compassionate volunteers and staff from Special Youth Services embark on a mission of hope and love to ensure these young souls are not forgotten.

April 23, 2024

Catholic middle school students delve into mysteries of Eucharist with poetry

Writing poetry of angst entitled “While the World Burns” to the peaceful “Tranquil Harbor,” Archdiocesan Catholic middle school students received awards on April 10 for participating in the Catholic Literary Arts Sacred Poetry Contest.

April 23, 2024

DONATTO: Ministering to at-risk youth

No matter where a kid is from, all youth are at risk of something. Who is a young person in your life you can help mentor?

April 23, 2024

AUZENNE: Celebrate the gifts of Asian and Pacific Islander Catholics in May

During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, let us look at how three communities in particular have added to the spiritual riches of the Church.

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