This post was originally posted at JacksonGalloway’s Blog and shared with permission. Tuesday, March 3rd was an historic day for Central Texas. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin saw the ordination of its very first Auxiliary bishop, Most Reverend Daniel Elias Garcia at St. William Catholic Church in Round Rock. The current Vicar General, previously pastor of St…. [Read More]
Meet a Saint: St. Brother André
St. Brother André Bessette, C.S.C. was a pretty amazing man who is the first saint from the Congregation of Holy Cross. He lived a life of humility, prayer, devotion to St. Joseph and comforting the sick. Through his intercessory prayers to St. Joseph, many people have received healing. Born in Quebec in 1845 as Alfred Bessette, he… [Read More]
(UPDATED: Venue Change) Interactive Catholics (Unofficial) SXSW 2012 Meetup
Are you a Catholic interested in new media? If so, come join the Austin Catholic New Media meet-up on Sunday March 11th at 7:00 – 9:00pm. We will be meeting in the Bishop’s Hall at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 203 E. 10th St., Austin, TX 78701. . The meet-up will focus on networking and discussing the role… [Read More]
On Human Life – Revisiting the Prophetic Words of Pope Paul VI in Humanae Vitae
(In light of the current assault on religious liberty) On July 25, 1968 Pope Paul VI issued an encyclical letter that changed the Catholic Church in a way that few papal documents before or since have ever done. Unfortunately, the changes were not at all positive from an institutional standpoint. After this encyclical was published,… [Read More]
The Long View (Review: “A Canticle for Leibowitz”)
I’ll admit it: I like sci-fi. My mom and I used to tease my dad endlessly about how much he liked to watch Star Trek. I finally sat down to watch an episode with him one day, though, and I was hooked. It’s not just the scientific aspects that draw me in, though, it’s the… [Read More]