Remembering Houston’s pastor par excellence and member of the Three Amigos
Houston just suffered a major loss with the death on Sept. 19 of 91-year-old Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza, who led the archdiocese for 22 years from 1984 to 2006.
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by bcadmin | Oct 12, 2022 | Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, clerical sexual abuse, Houston, lead, News, News Analysis, Obituary | 0 |
Houston just suffered a major loss with the death on Sept. 19 of 91-year-old Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza, who led the archdiocese for 22 years from 1984 to 2006.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 23, 2021 | battle, Devil, Houston, Multiple sclerosis, News, Old red legs, Spiritual warefare, Your Heart His Home | 0 |
I was reaching for the toothpaste when a muscle in my back spasmed. I let out a shriek and my husband came running to find me contorted, only to end up laughing, because, seriously, who strains their back while reaching for the toothpaste?
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 27, 2021 | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, baseball, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Dominican Sisters, faith and sports, Houston, News, World Series | 0 |
There might be angels in the outfield, but in the Space City, the Houston Astros have Dominicans in the stands.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 28, 2021 | Houston, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul gathered in Houston for their first in-person national assembly since the pandemic began in early 2020, enabling them to reconnect with one another and the society’s three essential values: spirituality, friendship and service.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 8, 2021 | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, church vandalism, General, hate crime, Hate crimes, Houston, News, News Briefs, Texas, The Dispatch, Virgin Mary | 0 |
A priest in Texas is pointing out the increase in church vandalism in his state and the nation, after a statue of Mary was defaced at his church about a week ago. Father Adman Purdy […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 25, 2020 | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Census, Church in the US, Houston, News, Texas | 0 |
When the main worries are paying rent, keeping healthy and providing food for the family, participating in the 2020 census may not be a high priority for some Texas Catholics, but church officials say they are working hard to encourage their participation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 15, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Houston, Murder, News, US Army, violence against women | 0 |
Vanessa Guillen, who was last seen on April 22, was memorialized nearly four months after she is said to have been killed by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas. Mourners gathered at Cesar Chavez High School in Houston, where Guillen grew up playing soccer and dreaming of joining the military.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 12, 2020 | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Houston, Memorial, Murder, News, US Army | 0 |
A memorial for a slain Texas soldier has been scheduled more than three months after she was killed by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood, an attorney for the family announced Tuesday.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 30, 2020 | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Houston, News, Texas | 0 |
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is asking for prayers for those who have contracted COVID-19, including its retired archbishop and its retired auxiliary bishop living in a priest retirement home of 18 residents.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 19, 2020 | Associated Press, Church in the US, Civil war, George Floyd, Houston, News, Racial justice, Racism, Texas | 0 |
Normally religious communities mark Juneteenth with worship services, fellowship, service projects, parades and picnics. This year social distancing because of COVID-19 and unrest ignited by Floyd’s death beneath the knee of a Minneapolis police officer are changing where and how they will observe the day.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 11, 2020 | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Catholic Church, Catholic healthcare, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Elderly, Houston, News, seniors | 0 |
Life goes on for elderly residents at St. Dominic Village in Houston even amid the current pandemic.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 29, 2020 | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Black Catholics, Black History Month, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, civil rights, Houston, News | 0 |
Gertrudejane Holliday Stone, a parishioner at St. Mary of the Purification Church in Houston, was a Freedom Rider even before the term was coined.
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