The Texas Catholic Herald

May 28, 2013

Our Lady of Fatima: A call to conversion and repentance

On May 13, at Pope Francis’ personal request, José Cardinal Polycarpo, the patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal, consecrated the pontificate of Pope Francis to Our Lady of Fatima.

May 28, 2013

Archbishop Gomez to keynote Prayer Breakfast

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles will be the keynote speaker for the fourth annual Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast, set for Friday, July 26, at 7:30 a.m. at the Hilton Americas in downtown Houston.

May 28, 2013

Nigerian-born 'Soldier for Christ' to be ordained Archdiocesan priest on June 1

A cradle Catholic growing up in Eastern Nigeria, Deacon Sebastine Okoye said his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary dates back to when he was 4 years old.

May 14, 2013

In His Light: “What’s going on!”

Once again we, as a nation, find ourselves coming face to face with the vileness that has resulted from another unconscionable act of terror inflicted upon us at the Boston Marathon on April 15.

May 14, 2013

And the Word became flesh… The Traveling Bible

"...what is important is not how many times you have been through the Bible, but how many times the Bible has been through you.”

May 14, 2013

Cristo Rey Jesuit to host its first graduation

On August 2009, Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory High School opened its doors. On Saturday, June 1, 2013, it will host its inaugural graduation.

May 14, 2013

Café Catholica gives young adults a home faith advantage

Preparations are nearing completion for Café Catholica, an annual Archdiocesan-sponsored young adult summer series held over the course of four consecutive Monday nights.

May 14, 2013

5 Minutes with Father Pat Garrett

Before entering the seminary, Father Pat Garrett attended a vocational retreat in high school and decided to “wait until after college” to begin discernment.

May 14, 2013

Creating a spiritual home for today’s Catholic youth

With more than 18,000 high-school Catholic youth and close to 25,000 middle-school-aged Catholic youth in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, a renewed vision has led to a recent name change for the youth department, the Office of Adolescent Catechesis and Evangelization (OACE).

May 14, 2013

TMO responds to bi-partisan senate immigration bill

Gaby Nieto from St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church told her story to a group of local reporters and members of the Houston community on Tuesday, April 23, when she joined Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and other community leaders in the name of immigration reform.