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April 8, 2025
Polish Catholics start Easter with blessings of baskets
Święconka is an annual tradition for many Polish people around the world, including Polish Catholics living in Galveston-Houston. Learn more about this meaningful and colorful beloved event.
April 8, 2025
Office of Aging Ministry honors seniors, fosters community and dignity (VIDEO)
In a world that often overlooks the elderly, the Archdiocese’s Office of Aging Ministry ensures that seniors are not only cared for but also celebrated for their wisdom, contributions and unique gifts.
April 8, 2025
Catholic Extension honors Marek Family for serving local Church, community
A Houston Catholic family whose forebears immigrated to Texas from Czechoslovakia, lost everything in the Great Depression, experienced homelessness and went on to start what is now one of the largest companies in the Southwest was honored by the Catholic Extension Society with its eighth annual Houston Spirit of Francis Award.
April 8, 2025
ANNICCHIARICO: 40 days of detachment, fast and penance
It is only when we make more room in our lives for Christ that we truly experience the joy and peace only He can give.
April 8, 2025
VENCES: The difference in cultures when it comes to Easter
As we approach Easter, it becomes clear how much cultural diversity enriches all the cultures that coexist within a community, within a city, a state or a country.
April 8, 2025
RIOJAS: Is discernment for teens possible?
For many families, the struggle is often figuring out how to encourage our teens to discern their vocation or how much we should encourage them.
April 8, 2025
POMETTO: Marking moments of grace when entering the Jubilee doors
Entering through the four Jubilee doors at the four major Basilicas is a graced moment, but, like so many other grace-filled moments in our lives, it would have been very easy to miss the importance of this moment.
April 8, 2025
RAMÓN: Lent - Being renewed in His sacred truth
What Lent lived in a juvenile detention center taught me.
March 25, 2025
Welcoming Archbishop Vásquez
The March 25, 2025, edition of the Texas Catholic Herald is dedicated to our new Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez.
March 25, 2025
A letter of welcome from Bishop Dell'Oro
Bishop Italo Dell’oro reflects on Archbishop Vásquez's journey that has brought him back to Galveston-Houston.Also in this Section
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