The Texas Catholic Herald

March 26, 2024

A spiritual guide to Holy Week

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and ends at sundown on Easter Sunday. Our remembrance of the events surrounding the death and resurrection of Jesus makes Holy Week the most sacred time of the year for Catholics.

March 26, 2024

Ministry offers same-sex attracted people a place to journey in faith

As political and Church discourse continues around marriage and family life, a ministry in the Archdiocese is working to accompany same-sex attracted men and women living and worshiping in parishes around the region.

March 26, 2024

Aging conference unpacks challenges, gifts of old age

Among the many messages and presentations at a recent two-day conference on aging, Monsignor Chester Borski stood tall to echo Pope Francis’ understanding of the importance of listening to the elderly and meeting their spiritual needs.

March 26, 2024

Traveling exhibit highlights foster children’s stories

A new traveling photography exhibit spotlights stories of foster children waiting for families.

March 26, 2024

‘It could have been me’: Nurturing compassion, understanding at Angela House

At Angela House, staff and volunteers offer compassionate support to women transitioning from incarceration back into society.

March 26, 2024

NGUYEN: The Holy Triduum - A continuous Liturgy that transcends all time

For Christians, Easter is the summit of the entire liturgical year. All other feasts and solemnities in the Church’s calendar work toward the primacy of Easter.

March 26, 2024

WEBER: The seeds of vocation

What happens when we pray to grow in our vocation through discernment?

March 26, 2024

Sicilian altar devotions put spotlight on St. Joseph (PHOTOS)

Green, white and yellow ribbon tassels fluttered over the courtyard of St. Joseph Catholic Church off Kane Street near downtown Houston as parishioners gathered to celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19 with a Mass and St. Joseph altar devotion.

March 20, 2024

Texas Catholics plan march, vigil against 'dehumanizing' migration laws, policies

Texas Catholic and community groups are holding an event in El Paso called "Do Not Be Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity" the evening of March 21 in the wake of what organizers called "dehumanizing laws and policies" toward migrants in the Lone Star State.

March 12, 2024

At Rite of Election, candidates, catechumens take final steps on their journey to the Church

Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, CRS, celebrated the Rite of Election for those preparing to enter the Catholic Church at Easter.