The Texas Catholic Herald

October 8, 2019

VALDEZ: Called to Love - A Catholic response to immigration

In St. Pope John Paul II’s address to World Youth Day 2002, he urged the youth to become a “new generation of builders. Moved not by fear or violence but by the urgency of genuine love, they must learn to build, brick by brick, the city of God within the city of man.”

October 8, 2019

JONES: Evangelize, share encounters with others through word, deed

This year the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) chose the catechetical theme of “Stay with Us.” This theme comes from the Emmaus story which we read at Mass every Easter season (Luke 24:13-35).

October 8, 2019

HORSTMAN: Baptized and Sent - Short-term mission opportunities

As missionaries, we are called to respond to God’s love for us by sharing His love with others. Touched by God’s love, our lives should reflect God’s love in our homes, at school, at our places of work and in our communities. Mission is not a place we go; it’s who we are.

October 8, 2019

OCHOA: Baptized and Sent in this Extraordinary Mission Month

This year, we are celebrating two separate but complementary mission events. The first one is the designation of an “Extraordinary Month of Mission” by Pope Francis. He has asked us to renew our missionary awareness and commitment in prayer and action, as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud of Pope Benedict V.

October 8, 2019

Flashes of Color: Around the Archdiocese

Dozens of events are held throughout the Archdiocese and the Texas Catholic Herald is looking to feature your photos!

September 24, 2019

36 dedicated priests, religious sisters celebrate 1,250 total years of service

Now celebrating his 50-year Golden Jubilee this year, Monsignor Dan Scheel is among 36 dedicated priests and religious sisters reaching their diamond, golden and silver jubilee this year being recognized in a Mass celebrated by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo on Oct. 13 at All Saints Catholic Church.

September 24, 2019

21 years after Mitch, Archdiocese still walks with Honduras diocese

After Hurricane Mitch, the second-deadliest Atlantic hurricane, struck Honduras in 1998, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston joined the other 14 Texas dioceses in adopting the six Honduran dioceses to offer humanitarian, pastoral and financial relief.

September 24, 2019

Steps for Students 5K marks 15 years running

Steps for Students 5K Run/Walk fundraiser for Catholic school education is celebrating its quinceañera this coming year. Growing the past 15 years from a small race to now with more than 12,000 runners in downtown Houston in the shadows of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Steps for Students is set for Feb. 15.

September 24, 2019

Reaching out to Hispanic Catholics, including youth — the present and future of the Church

When considering the number of Catholics 29 years old and younger that live in the Houston Metropolitan area, 80% are of Hispanic or Latino descent with the majority born in the United States. To reach this “young Church” with the Good News of Jesus Christ requires a new perspective and collaboration between many avenues.

September 24, 2019

Month of Mission: We are a mission on this Earth

This October, Pope Francis has invited the Church to celebrate an Extraordinary Missionary Month to mark the 100th anniversary of Pope Benedict XV’s apostolic letter Maximum Illud on the activity of missionaries in the world. Its message about the centrality of mission to our lives as Christians and the life of the Church remains timely.