News - January 2022

The faithful are encouraged to come together as one Archdiocesan family to glorify God and bring forth the presence of Christ to those in need by supporting the 56th annual Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) campaign.

Whether a multimillion-dollar company sponsoring Catholic education or a student and family registering to run in the Steps for Students 5K this Feb. 12, every bit of support helps tuition and other assistance to improve academics, school officials said.

Hard-working Catholic lay chaplains, Houston Methodist Hospital staff and priests all came together to give Christmas Day blessings to a family battling a pancreatic cancer diagnosis in the Texas Medical Center.

With a quartet of parishes ready to welcome pilgrims, local leaders are excited for the jubilee indulgence period, which runs Jan. 26 to April 26, to mark the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines.

The annual Catholic Schools Week, set for Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, unites students with faculty, staff, and parish communities.

Did you know one? Nearly 500 Catholics from 59 parishes across the Archdiocese received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Cardinal DiNardo and Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro at four separate Masses on Jan. 9.

Catholics from around the Archdiocese gathered to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 16.

Members of Christian, Jewish and Islamic faith backgrounds and a representative from the city attended a prayer vigil in Good Shepherd’s chapel.

We should take advantage of God’s plan of rest for us. This winter, take time from “doing” and allow yourself to just “be.”

Know a junior high student? Help them answer the call of Jesus Christ with other youth at the 2022 Archdiocesan Junior High Youth Rally.

In this Shepherd's Message, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo writes about the recent siege at a north Texas synagogue and the current efforts of the Pro-Life movement in the U.S.

The beloved Auxiliary Bishop George A. Sheltz was honored at his Dec. 30 visitation and vigil and prayed for at his Dec. 31 funeral Mass.

Catholic Charities will host a virtual event to help show the many faces of poverty and the trauma it can cause.

Stalwarts in Catholic school education, the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province have more than one reason to run in the upcoming Steps for Students 5K race and walk, and they want to see you racing alongside them!

Locals are preparing for a unique effort to celebrate the 2022 Week of Christian Unity, including Archdiocesan ecumenical leaders.

Three transitional deacons made a pilgrimage of sorts from the Czech Republic to the Lone Star State in December to take in both the local culture and unique-to-Texas liturgies.

Catholic Charities in Baltimore is leading efforts to bring emotional support into Catholic schools and programs that serve young people with traumatic emotional and behavioral health challenges.