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]
Austin’s First Auxiliary: The Ordination of Bishop Danny Garcia
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]
Eucharist: God will bless Texas on the feast of Corpus Christi June 22
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]
Too good to be true? But it IS true! Guiding Star Brazos Valley
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]
What Do We Do Now That The Smoke Has Cleared?
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]
10 Cosas Que Me Despertaron a La Realidad del Aborto
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]
Imaginary Lines; Real Problems
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]
WANTED Concerned Catholic Voters: Inquire Within
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]
La Placa Para Coche “Choose Life” es una Opción Excelente para Apoyar la Vida
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]
