The Texas Catholic Herald

July 12, 2016

After floods ravage region, Catholic Charities lead joint relief efforts

As many families continue to struggle in the aftermath of this spring’s devastating floods, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is helping them deal with the long road back to normal life.

July 12, 2016

Concert for Life set for Aug. 11

On Thursday, Aug. 11, the fourth annual Concert for Life will be performed at The House of Blues at 7:30 p.m. The concert is sponsored by and will benefit Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Houston and features original music by fifth-year seminarian David Michael Moses.

July 12, 2016

Living the great marriage commitment for life

When it comes to creating strong and persevering marriage commitments in a universal culture that possesses signs of crisis around marriage, parenting and families, most couples require additional support to successfully transform and strengthen this lifelong commitment.

July 12, 2016

Mission’s spiritual support part of patients’ healing

Visiting hospital patients who are ill or hurting provides comfort, but volunteers and lay chaplains at CHI St. Luke’s Health receive special training to learn to lend a listening ear.

July 12, 2016

Faith allows light to shine through life’s storms

Joy fills the faces of participants at Jubilee Mass for the Sick and Persons with Disabilities

July 12, 2016

Newest priest for Ordinariate ordained in Houston June 29

Deacon Luke Reese was ordained to the priesthood on Wednesday, June 29, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston.

July 12, 2016

Olympic Faith: Three-time medalist, Steven Lopez rolls with the punches of Olympic life

With his back to the ground, Steven Lopez’s shoulder had popped out of its socket once again. In the middle of the bronze medal match of the 2015 Pan American Games, trainers held the three-time Olympic medalist’s arm steady, pushing the dislocated arm back into place.

June 17, 2016

Unity Explosion returns to Houston in collaboration with NPM conference

For the first time in its 40-year history, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) will host a national convention in Houston, July 11-16. The milestone event will also mark a historical collaboration with another conference celebrating liturgy and culture.

June 14, 2016

Inculturing the Gospel in a multicultural Church

Current data estimates that Hispanic Catholics make up about 40 percent of Catholics in the United States. In our own Archdiocese, the percentage of Hispanic Catholics as of 2010 was a staggering 69 percent and projected to rise to 78.5 percent by the year 2030.

June 14, 2016

You are not alone; there is a great resource for young adults

I would like to start by saying that the answer is no, you are not alone. There is a specific office that responds to this need for young adults. We also have the support of a team call Pastoral de Conjunto (Pascon). These are young adults who have given themselves to God through service to Pastoral Juvenil Hispana. They are young adults trained, and still carrying a continuous and comprehensive formation.