The Texas Catholic Herald

September 10, 2019

AGUILERA: Building a home for the wounded heart

Each month the Family Life Office enjoys leading couples and watching them get prepared towards their Holy Sacrament of Matrimony.

September 10, 2019

BARAO: Discerning God’s Call... Why surrender?

Mary was conceived without sin, the rest of us weren’t, but despite our rough edges, God still calls us. He gives us a family upbringing, school, friends and our parishes. With that foundation, we discern our calling from a mature place. Our Baptism gives us our universal call to holiness.

September 3, 2019

West Texas pierced by second mass shooting, DiNardo joins bishops response with "heavy hearts"

Catholic leaders across the United States reacted with sorrow and "heavy hearts" to a mass shooting in west Texas Aug. 31 that authorities said claimed seven lives and wounded 25 others.

August 13, 2019

Staying sharp in the school year

School is back in session for the 2019-2020 school year for the 11 Catholic high schools and 49 Catholic primary schools in the Archdiocese.

August 13, 2019

Catholic high schools prepping students for life

Several high schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston are preparing to welcome incoming freshmen and give their seniors a worthy sendoff into adulthood.

August 13, 2019

Houston hosts biennial Peter Claver junior convention

Focused on tackling social justice issues such as bullying, at least 600 youth from the Junior Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver gathered at The Westin Oaks Hotel in the Galleria for their 23rd biennial convention July 11 to 14.

August 13, 2019

Conference prepares early childhood educators

Kathryn Bojczyk, Ph.D., associate professor of education at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., kicked off the conference themed “Let the Children Come.” The Aug. 2 meeting was hosted at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Spring.

August 13, 2019

Border shelters remind migrants of ‘human dignity’

Volunteers from Galveston-Houston have trekked down to Laredo during the summer, coming from the University of St. Thomas, Maryknoll, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Houston, the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Office of the Archdiocese and several more.

August 13, 2019

Houston Catholics create first-ever Mass journal

When Kassie Manning and Christie Peters launched their Mass journal “Every Sacred Sunday” a little over two years ago, they had no idea what was in store. They also had no idea what they were doing.

August 13, 2019

Faith, family marks space flight director’s NASA journey

Gene Kranz, NASA flight director during the 1969 landing of the first man on the moon, spoke about faith and family to more than 1,000 attending the Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast held July 30.