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Relationship: What baptism and discipleship are all about

Relationship: What baptism and discipleship are all about

by Elizabeth Slaten | Aug 18, 2023 | Catholic East Texas

In Scripture, Jesus makes a clear connection between baptism and discipleship when he says, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit …” (Mt 28:19-20) This is the mission of the...
Relationship: What baptism and discipleship are all about

La relación: en qué consisten el Bautismo y el discipulado

by Elizabeth Slaten | Aug 18, 2023 | Catholic East Texas

En las Escrituras, Jesús establece una conexión clara entre el bautismo y el discipulado cuando dice: “Vayan y enseñen a todas las naciones bautizándolas en el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo…” (Mt 28, 19-20).  Esta es la misión de la Iglesia y es...
La Parroquia de Flint celebra la dedicación del nuevo edificio de la iglesia

La Parroquia de Flint celebra la dedicación del nuevo edificio de la iglesia

by Elizabeth Slaten | Aug 18, 2023 | Catholic East Texas, Parishes

Cuando el Obispo Joseph Strickland pidió al Padre James Rowland, párroco de Santa María Magdalena de Flint, que construyera una iglesia que fuera la “joya del este de Texas”, el sacerdote ya tenía una visión en mente, puesta en marcha por el párroco fundador de la...
It was all worth it: The journey of one man who did not want to be a priest

It was all worth it: The journey of one man who did not want to be a priest

by Elizabeth Slaten | Aug 11, 2023 | Catholic Charities

“People have asked me, ‘What do you most look forward to in the priesthood?’ The sacraments are obviously, I think the first priority,” the new priest said. After a long pause, he continued, “But very close to that, in a mysterious, absurd, mystical way, when a person...
It was all worth it: The journey of one man who did not want to be a priest

Todo valió la pena: el camino de un hombre que no quería ser sacerdote

by Elizabeth Slaten | Aug 11, 2023 | Catholic East Texas

“La gente me ha preguntado: ‘¿qué es lo que más esperas del sacerdocio?’ Los sacramentos son obviamente, creo yo, la principal prioridad”, dijo el nuevo sacerdote. Tras una larga pausa, continuó: “Pero muy cerca de eso, de un modo misterioso, absurdo, místico, cuando...
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