The Texas Catholic Herald

April 25, 2016

Archdiocesan agencies offer relief as region recovers from ‘historic’ floods

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) are working together with parishes in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to offer emergency relief and recovery for our neighbors in need who have been impacted by the recent flooding.

April 25, 2016

Cardinal’s Circle making success stories for Inner City Catholic School students, families

Ariella Ortega realizes her Catholic school education shaped her into the person she is today. Just as notably, the senior at Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory acknowledges the sacrifices her parents made to make that experience a reality.

April 25, 2016

Taking the Year of Mercy mission to heart

From new outreach projects, prayer services, formation programs and ministry ideas, the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy is inspiring many parishes across the Archdiocese to be creative and ambitious in witnessing God’s steadfast love in their communities.

April 25, 2016

Catholic Schools associate superintendent retiring after 60 years of teaching ‘truths of Jesus Christ’

Following more than six decades of educating Catholic school students — as well as teachers and administrators — Sister Charles Anne Solomon, O.P., is retiring at the end of the current academic year. The associate superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese has served in the Catholic Schools Office (CSO) for the past 7 years.

April 25, 2016

Prayer Breakfast registration is open

The Prayer Breakfast is set for Thursday, July 28, at 7:30 a.m. at the Hilton Americas, located at 1600 Lamar St., Houston. Bishop Michael J. Sis, the sixth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo, is set to be the keynote speaker.

April 12, 2016

Social studies becomes a lesson in social justice

Each year, the students of St. Laurence Catholic School in Sugar Land combine social studies and social teachings to not only discuss the Catholic response to some of the big issues that confront the world, but to make a difference, as Christ teaches each of us.

April 12, 2016

Hundreds attend UST’s annual 2-mile Way of the Cross

On Good Friday, Catholics from all across Houston participated in the 16th annual Way of the Cross, emulating Christ’s walk to Calvary.

April 12, 2016

Healing spirits with a gentle presence in healthcare

Pope Francis declared this Jubilee Year of Mercy as a time for people to be close to those who are suffering “so they can feel the warmth of our presence, our friendship and our fraternity.” The Holy Father believes this is an opportune time to increase collaboration between pastors and laity in the mission of “affectionately and tenderly caring for the sick and dying.” (Vatican Radio, 8/18/15)

April 12, 2016

‘Care for Our Common Home’ connects Catholic faith, science

For all the attention Pope Francis’s encyclical “Laudato Si,’” on Care for Our Common Home” has gained, little has been made of the connection among Catholic tradition, the natural world and science that the document addresses. Technology, creation and theology are key components of the encyclical, the most recent document in the evolutionary line of Catholic social teaching dating to several popes, according to Sister Damien Marie Savino, FSE.

April 12, 2016

2,240 welcomed to Galveston-Houston Church

Laurel Devins couldn’t help but smile when she saw Ella Claffy be confirmed by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo during Easter Vigil Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston March 26.