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Advent and the liturgical year
To a non-Catholic, or perhaps even to the typical Catholic, if we try to explain too much of the liturgical year, things can get confusing really quickly. For instance, how do we know if we’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day when it falls on a Friday in Lent? Is the...
El Adviento y el año litúrgico
Para un no católico, o quizá incluso para el católico típico, si intentamos explicar demasiado el año litúrgico, las cosas pueden volverse confusas muy rápidamente. Por ejemplo, ¿cómo sabemos si estamos celebrando el Día de san Patricio cuando cae en viernes de...
Qué Pasa? – November 1, 2023
Texas Needs Fatima November Rosary Rally. Please join us as we pray the Rosary for Texas, America, and the World at Saint Luke's Catholic Church, 312 West O'Neal St.Wills Point, TX. The rally will take place there on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 1:30 pm....
Faith Formation Department holds annual catechist conferences in Canton
The Faith Formation Department of the St. Philip Institute held the annual diocesan catechist conferences at St. Therese Catholic Church in Canton this year. In his homily at the Mass for the Day for Catechists in 2013, Pope Francis said catechists “are people who...
Qué Pasa? – October 1, 2023
Texas Needs Fatima October Rosary Rally. Please join us as we pray the Rosary for Texas, America, and the World at Saint Theresa of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church in Gladewater, TX. The rally will take place there on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 3 pm. Confessions...
Dr. Virgil Gonzalez Receives Herzig Award for 2023
Bishop Joseph Strickland presented the annual Bishop Charles E. Herzig Humanitarian Award to Dr. Virgil Gonzalez of Tyler during Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler on Sunday, September 10th. This year, the Diocese of Tyler welcomed Bishop...
Qué Pasa? – September 1, 2023
Texas Needs Fatima September Rosary Rally: Please Join us at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2023 as we pray a bi-lingual Rosary for Texas and America at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 1023 Corinth Rd, in Jacksonville,Tx. The Immaculate Heart of Mary statue...
Father, why is it important to baptize children?
By Father Juan Pedro Gonzalez Dear brothers and sisters, the grace of Jesus Christ, the love of the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you. Today, we have a great need in our life of faith; I speak of the importance of baptizing children. We must all...
La importancia del Sacramento del Bautismo para los niños.
Por Padre Juan Pedro González Queridos hermanos, la gracia de Jesucristo, el amor del Padre y la comunión del Espíritu Santo, estén con ustedes. Hoy tenemos una gran necesidad en nuestra vida de fe, hablo de la importancia de bautizar a los niños, todos debemos ser de...
Relationship: What baptism and discipleship are all about
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...
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