News - June 2022

As we know, the Court’s decision will not end abortion in our country. In Texas, where laws protecting the unborn are relatively robust, much work will remain, as we increase our assistance to mothers and families and continue working for just laws to strengthen support for parents and children.

Father Luis Garcia, Father Christopher Meyer and Father Jacob Ramirez were ordained to the priesthood by Daniel Cardinal Dinardo at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston on June 4.

Guadalupe... Joan of Arc... Miguel Pro... These were just a few of the saints chosen by more than 1,000 Catholics across the Archdiocese as confirmation saints at several Pentecost Masses.

Since early 2022, the University of St. Thomas has hosted the larger-than-life cast bronze sculpture that depicts a veiled mother embracing a child in her womb.

Dynamic local and national speakers are headlining on July Mondays and Aug. 1 for Café Catholica. The annual event brings together young adults 18 through 39.

City of Galveston honors Archdiocese with May proclamation

As the Archdiocese recognizes its 175th anniversary this year, St. Mary’s Seminary is one of its original ministries founded in the mid-1800s.

With the world reopening after two years of quarantine and closures from the COVID-19 pandemic, so too is the world opening wide for these students in the senior class of 2022.

Barrett Station parish hosts prayer vigil for Uvalde, Buffalo shooting victims

Originally called Youth Ambassadors for Christ, or YAC for short, the youth explored ways to use their gifts and engage others throughout the Archdiocese to serve on the diocesan and parish level.

Taking on the role of being a host does not only mean welcoming but also taking care of that person for the time they are visiting, making them feel at home. With that same spirit, we must act in our spiritual home.

We love the fire and wind, the drama of Pentecost! We can imagine the roaring sound emanating from the Upper Room, reaching the ears of those gathered in Jerusalem, both drawing and confusing them.

Why don’t we, as adults, also think that our summer schedules could be opportunities for us to grow in our faith in different ways?