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A Blue Bell Faith

Published September 3, 2015 • Written by Rita Suva Filed Under: Blog

The state of Texas’ favorite ice cream, Blue Bell, returned to shelves this week after four months of stopped production due to a Listeria problem and 3 deaths in April. Texans mourned the loss of this important dessert, especially during the summer. Memes were created, odes were written, t-shirts printed and people fasted from ice cream… [Read More]

Written by Rita Suva • Published September 3, 2015

Austin’s First Auxiliary: The Ordination of Bishop Danny Garcia

Published March 4, 2015 • Written by Michael Raia Filed Under: World and News

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]

Written by Michael Raia • Published March 4, 2015

Eucharist: God will bless Texas on the feast of Corpus Christi June 22

Published June 11, 2014 • Written by Deacon Guadalupe Rodriguez Filed Under: World and News

Download the PDF Flyer – 2014_CorpusChristi Everyone is invited to join St. Mary Cathedral for the annual Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession on June 22, the feast of Corpus Christi. This year’s procession will not only go to the steps of the State Capitol as in years past, but it will actually go inside the Rotunda of… [Read More]

Written by Deacon Guadalupe Rodriguez • Published June 11, 2014

Too good to be true? But it IS true! Guiding Star Brazos Valley

Published February 19, 2014 • Written by Lauren Gulde Filed Under: ACNM, Blog, Social Justice

Almost exactly 16 years ago to the day, I was at a very similar place in my life. And I held a meeting at my parish in Aggieland – St. Mary’s Catholic Center. Just like we did this past Sunday. With some of the same people, some of the same faces in the audience. And… [Read More]

Written by Lauren Gulde • Published February 19, 2014

What Do We Do Now That The Smoke Has Cleared?

Published June 28, 2013 • Written by Jason Elizondo Filed Under: Faith, World and News

There has been a lot of back and forth over the past few days as it relates to subjects such as the defeat of SB5 in the Texas Senate and the SCOTUS’ ruling on Prop 8 and DOMA.  In a very simplistic fashion I’ve seen people shake out into a few different categories. People of… [Read More]

Written by Jason Elizondo • Published June 28, 2013

10 Cosas Que Me Despertaron a La Realidad del Aborto

Published June 27, 2013 • Written by Maria Salazar Filed Under: En Español, La Fe

Yo siempre decía que no apoyaba el aborto.  Claro que decía que no estaba bien.  Pero de verdad no lo pensaba mucho.  Era otro mundo al cual yo nunca iba entrar, así es que no tenía que pensarlo.  Pero, hace como unos tres años empecé a despertar a la realidad del aborto.  ¿Qué fue lo… [Read More]

Written by Maria Salazar • Published June 27, 2013

Imaginary Lines; Real Problems

Published June 25, 2013 • Written by Trenton Henrichson Filed Under: Social Justice

Fun fact #1: the distance between the house where I live today and the Capitol of Texas is Approximately 13 miles. Now that I think about it that is about as close to the Texas political process as I care to reside. On the other hand the distance between the hospital where I was born… [Read More]

Written by Trenton Henrichson • Published June 25, 2013

WANTED Concerned Catholic Voters: Inquire Within

Published March 19, 2013 • Written by Trenton Henrichson Filed Under: World and News

One of the most attractive virtues of the church is our conviction to keep the word of Christ alive and relevant to our issues today. One of the most controversial virtues of the church is our conviction to keep the word of Christ alive and relevant to our issues today. Brace yourselves Catholics of Austin,… [Read More]

Written by Trenton Henrichson • Published March 19, 2013

La Placa Para Coche “Choose Life” es una Opción Excelente para Apoyar la Vida

Published November 8, 2011 • Written by Armando Basualdo Filed Under: En Español, La Fe

La campaña 40 días por la vida terminó la semana pasada. Durante este tiempo, cientos (miles) de personas se comprometieron a rezar fuera de clínicas abortivas con el objetivo de ponerle fin al aborto. El sitio de Internet de la campaña reporta que se salvaron durante este periodo 508 vidas. Gracias a las gracias del Espíritu… [Read More]

Written by Armando Basualdo • Published November 8, 2011

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