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Learning to Speak Spanish

Published June 8, 2016 • Written by William Rooney Filed Under: Blog

As I write this blog, I am sitting in the beautiful city of Antigua, Guatemala. I’ve been here in Guatemala for a  little over a week. The primary purpose of me coming to this ancient ciudad is to learn Spanish so that in the future I will be able to speak the language of many… [Read More]

Written by William Rooney • Published June 8, 2016

New Priest for the Diocese of Austin in 2014

Published June 12, 2014 • Written by Rita Suva Filed Under: Blog

Just last Saturday, June 7, 2014, a wonderful young man, Craig DeYoung, was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Austin. His love for God, his servants heart and his joy for life is evident from the moment you meet Craig and is splashed across his face when you see his big smile. Personally, I’ve… [Read More]

Written by Rita Suva • Published June 12, 2014

DCYC 56: Ablaze

Published January 23, 2014 • Written by Rita Suva Filed Under: World and News, Youth

The annual Austin Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference (DCYC) was last weekend, January 17-19, 2014 in Waco, Texas. Nearly 2400 teens from around the Diocese participated in DCYC, making it the largest DCYC ever. This year’s theme, Ablaze, was a fitting conclusion to the Year of Faith which ended this past November, reminding teens that, “If… [Read More]

Written by Rita Suva • Published January 23, 2014

Pope Francis Homily to Seminarians, Novices and Young People Discerning their Vocations

Published July 20, 2013 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column

“You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.” -St. Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church On Sunday July 7th, Pope Francis celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with many… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published July 20, 2013

Hollywood Never Gets It Right (Review: “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers”)

Published July 24, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family, Reviews

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about and discussing media lately. Aside from my recent post on media discernment, I had a lively discussion with some friends about the same subject, and there’s always another trashy TV show or a movie like Magic Mike to start a firestorm. It’s enough to make you want… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published July 24, 2012

Life, Detours and Trust

Published July 15, 2011 • Written by Jason Elizondo Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family

So this week has been interesting to say the least… I’ve been out of college since 1999 and by the grace of God have always been gainfully employed. I’d managed to avoid or side-step a number of lay-offs and company closings, but my streak of dodging bullets ended this week.  As to be expected I’ve… [Read More]

Written by Jason Elizondo • Published July 15, 2011

The Harvest Is Abundant But The Laborers Are Few…Or Are They?

Published July 1, 2011 • Written by Jason Elizondo Filed Under: Blog

It’s not so much that the laborers are few. It’s that they are all too busy working on their own crap… Years ago God placed it in my heart to be in media. The funny thing is, as is in most cases, I took something that God had put in my heart and instead of… [Read More]

Written by Jason Elizondo • Published July 1, 2011

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