The Texas Catholic Herald

September 10, 2013

Classes underway at Frassati Catholic High School

Frassati Catholic High School, the first and only Catholic high school in north Houston, opened to its founding freshman class on Aug. 22.

September 10, 2013

The new face of aging in America — Mid-Lifers

When it comes to supporting parish activities that enhance the spiritual, social and physical well-being of older adults in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, one might think this applies only to those who are age 65 or older. Not so.

August 20, 2013

Office of Worship focuses on experiencing presence of God

About 250 catechists from around the Galveston-Houston area spent much of August’s first weekend in an intensive, interactive two-day workshop on the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) — held at St. Anne Catholic Church in Houston and hosted by the Archdiocese’s Office of Worship.

August 20, 2013

Our Lady of Kibeho: Nyina wa Jambo (Mother of the Word)

This is the sixth in a series on Marian Apparitions.

August 20, 2013

Catholics of African descent meet to empower, equip, evangelize

On Saturday morning, Aug. 10, 133 Catholics of African descent from 17 parishes from across the Archdiocese gathered for a “Day of Reflection” in prayer, praise and fellowship at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in the historic third ward of Houston to address the critical issues facing their faith communities.

August 20, 2013

Archbishop Gomez addresses challenges Catholics face

A record crowd of 1,000 people heard from keynote speaker Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles at the Fourth Annual Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast July 26 at the Hilton of the Americas in downtown Houston.

August 20, 2013

Local Catholic schools continue to thrive

With the new academic year upon us, it is clear that Catholic school education in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is in demand.

August 20, 2013

More than 2,000 area youth gather to celebrate faith

More than 2,000 high school students celebrated their faith at the 57th annual Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston's Archdiocesan Youth Conference (AYC) July 19 to 21 at the Hilton Americas Hotel in downtown Houston.

August 16, 2013

Keeping the ‘Internet Generation’ safe online

Unfortunately, as the number of young people going online have increased, so have the number and intensity of negative interactions, such as cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate material and contacts from online predators.

July 16, 2013

UST student sings her way to graduate school

Taking her talents in music to Clarksville, Tenn., Opong will pursue her master of music in vocal performance at Austin Peay State University on a full tuition assistantship.