The Texas Catholic Herald

July 11, 2023

Empowering youth ministers to nurture the faith, spiritual growth of the young Church

The empowerment of youth ministry leaders plays a crucial role in fostering adolescents’ faith and spiritual growth, ultimately guiding the young Church into a full, active and conscious participation in Christ’s mission.

July 11, 2023

Loving Choice focuses on parents-to-be, Catholic faith

Leaders and volunteers at Loving Choice Pregnancy Help Center, an organization that helps both men and women needing assistance and support during an unplanned pregnancy, say the Holy Spirit and the teachings of the Catholic Church help guide their efforts in supporting parents and families through the often-challenging process.

July 11, 2023

Processions’ public witness expresses National Eucharistic Revival’s evangelistic vision, as movement begins parish year

With the feast of Corpus Christi last month in early June, the National Eucharistic Revival enters its second year and shifts its focus to parish renewal — a year organizers expect will inspire more parishes to increase the Eucharist’s visibility in their communities through Eucharistic processions.

July 11, 2023

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to pass through Houston, connect Catholics across U.S. to 2024 Congress

Thousands of Catholics from across the United States anticipate to participate in next year’s pilgrimage to the Congress, part of the U.S. bishops’ three-year National Eucharistic Revival that began in 2021. The pilgrimage has four routes, with one beginning in the north, south, east and west of the country.

July 11, 2023

How to grow in devotion to the Eucharist (during the Eucharistic Revival and beyond)

The Eucharist is the summit of our faith, in which the entire story of our salvation is made real in a miraculous and powerful way. The Roman Missal calls Holy Eucharist the “Sacred Banquet, in which Christ is received; the memory of His passion is renewed; the mind is filled with grace; and a pledge of future glory is given unto us.”

July 11, 2023

Confirmations, Baptisms held at TDCJ Ramsey prison unit

The faith and sacramental formation journey for 10 men reached a new milestone on May 27 with Daniel Cardinal DiNardo at a prison in Rosharon.

July 11, 2023

In Brief: San José Clinic receives Charity Guild of Catholic Women donation, Christian Renewal Center renovates chapel

The Charity Guild of Catholic Women recently awarded a $100,000 gift to San José Clinic. and on June 27 Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, CRS, blessed the renovated chapel at Christian Renewal Center in Dickinson.

July 11, 2023

U.S. bishops advance pastoral initiatives to strengthen Church amid discussions on Eucharist, priesthood

Meeting in Orlando for their spring assembly, the U.S. bishops, including Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, was joined by Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, CRS, moved ahead on some efforts to advance the Church’s mission in the U.S., including new pastoral initiatives aimed at activating Catholics as missionary disciples.

July 11, 2023

Pope Francis, 1.5 million youth to World Youth Day

Pope Francis will have nine events with young people, including hearing their confessions and eating lunch with them, during his Aug. 2 to 6 trip to Portugal.

July 11, 2023

ALVAREZ: Ministering to ‘all youth’

Despite our experiences, adolescence is a beautiful development stage filled with growth and zeal for belonging and learning.