The Texas Catholic Herald

July 9, 2024

Summer enrichment program celebrates 30 years of excellence, wisdom and creativity

Celebrating 30 years in the Archdiocese, rising third through sixth graders from local Catholic schools were given the opportunity to spend three weeks over the summer in an intensive academic enrichment program at The DeBusk Enrichment Center for Academically Talented Scholars (DECATS Houston).

July 9, 2024

Catholic school superintendent bids farewell after 30-plus years of service in Catholic education

Debra Haney caps off three decades of service to Catholic education

July 9, 2024

More than 100 Catholic students learn ‘fearless’ writing during summer camps

Houston Catholic school students Eden Ting, whose parents are originally from Malaysia, and Carlos Martinez, with his mother from El Salvador, consider themselves “introverted” but are finding their voices through summer writing workshops.

July 9, 2024

OCHOA: Mission Cooperative Plan — ‘One in Christ’

One way the Archdiocese supports good works internationally is through the annual Mission Cooperative Plan.

July 9, 2024

BARROW: ‘If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed’

Knowing the painful history of institutionalized racism against African Americas in the nation and Mother Church, it prompts the question: What does a Black Catholic know of freedom?

July 7, 2024

A Prayer Against Storms

June 11, 2024

Servants of the Lord: Archdiocese rejoices with three new priest ordinations

An overflowing Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart witnessed Daniel Cardinal DiNardo ordain three new priests June 1, thanking them for answering God’s “paradoxically clear yet mysterious summons.”

June 11, 2024

Q&A with George Weigel: A friendship with St. John Paul II, evangelization and today’s issues

George Weigel, who is set to speak at the 2024 Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast on June 21, shares his unique perspective of being St. John Paul II's biographer and what he hopes attendees come away with from the event.

June 11, 2024

Encountering Christ, transforming lives through the RCIA journey

Embarking on the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) journey marks a pivotal moment in one’s faith life. Whether a catechumen or a ministry leader guiding others through the process, RCIA offers a profound and personal path to encounter Christ while preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist.

June 11, 2024

Incarnate Word Academy concludes 150-year celebrations

When the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament first came to Houston in April of 1873, there was no way they could know the community of faith they were about to build in downtown Houston would still be there a century and a half later.