Jerry Klement is the longest serving deacon in the Diocese of Austin. Just how his contributions came about makes fascinating history.

Ultimately the highlight of the year for us as Catholics is Easter Sunday.

There is a moment many of us know: sitting in the pew, singing hymns of hope and renewal, carrying a weight no one around us can see.

This fall, St. Helen Catholic School in Georgetown welcomed more than 200 students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grades.

The Catholic Services Appeal (CSA) is one of the important ways we live the Gospel together as the local church.

When Father Henry Finch launches the Catholic Services Appeal each year, he focuses not on giving, but on participation.

Bishop Daniel Garcia celebrated the annual Rural Life Mass July 22 at Church of the Visitation in Westphalia.

A week to pray in a special way for men and women who are discerning a call to the priesthood and consecrated life

Offering a Classical Catholic curriculum, the school seeks to form knowledgeable and confident disciples of Christ.

I have been reacquainting myself with Central Texas and am excited to see the expansion and growth of so many ministries in our parishes.

Lisa Rosenberger, the diocesan associate director of the CSA, said the first year of the Women’s Giving Circle surpassed all expectations.

The Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting sponsored an opportunity to attend Mass while attending Lost Pines Scout Reserve.

The Diocese of Austin and Austin Public Health are strengthening emergency preparedness through a collaborative initiative with the AHA.

According to what I have seen from our parishes, the number of those coming into the faith has risen over the last couple of years.

Bishop Daniel Garcia ordained five men to the priesthood on June 6 at St. William Parish in Round Rock.

As we begin a new academic year across the Diocese of Austin, we do so with hearts full of gratitude, hope, and renewed purpose.

The diocese welcomes Fathers Solomon Akpan, Christopher Haberberger, Cameron Kologinczak, Brian McNaughton and Isaiah Minke.

Bishop Daniel Garcia celebrated Mass at the annual conference for the Austin Diocesan Council of Catholic Women in Round Rock.

Bishop Garcia dedicated the newly built church of St. Paul Parish in Austin before a standing-room-only crowd of parishioners.

St. Francis of Assisi was a man of deep faith and was inspired by God to offer great love and charity to those in need.

“No one wants to be 96 years old,” Mrs. Loris Edwards said with a German accent, “but I have to be grateful.”

Looking back, I realize the seeds of a vocation were planted when I was a small child.

With praise and thanksgiving Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia and the Diocese of Austin joyfully announce the 2026 ordination.

The four new churches in Austin’s Eastern Ring have proved that “if you build it, they will come” — and keep coming.

I am thankful to those who have helped me get my bearings, and I am enjoying getting to know our priests.