Stealing Past the Watchful Dragons: Jesus and the Movies
On the 7th of May, 1989, the great Pope Saint John Paul II gave a short address at the Vatican on the subject of the Church’s relationship with media. During that message he said these words: “The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man...
Pater Noster
I moved to Redwater, Texas from Hahira, Georgia in 2014, but I grew up in Syracuse, NY in the 1950s. The first time I went to Mass at Sacred Heart in Texarkana, I was pleasantly surprised that on the first Sunday of the month parts of the Mass were in Latin. The...
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Christ
As we study Christology and strive to know Christ more perfectly, let’s take it from a different angle—the Holy Spirit and His seven gifts. One Gift and Seven Gifts When giving the sacrament of confirmation, the Bishop says to the person being confirmed, “Be sealed...
Five Tips from Fr. Braun for Youth Ministry
According to James Emery White in his book Meet Generation Z: Understanding and Reaching the New Post-Christian World, the culture of Generation Z is one of unfettered access to information, radical autonomy mixed with virtual connectedness, and statistically less...
Christ and the Infused Moral Virtues
Meeting a new and interesting person fascinates us. Think of the many times you have met someone with whom you just clicked. The more that you got to know each other, the more interesting that person became. The more interesting that person became, the more you wanted...Upcoming Events
May 2026
May 23 2026
VIRTUS Recertification Training Session (English)
Crockett - St. Francis of the Tejas
May 23 2026
Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate
Tyler - Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul
May 23 2026
VIRTUS Initial Training Session (English)
Crockett - St. Francis of the Tejas
May 25 2026
Chancery Closed – Memorial Day
Tyler - Chancery
May 28 2026
VIRTUS Initial Training Session (English)
Longview - St. Mary
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