“NET is very big on community,” Grace Burke said. “You cannot be a Christian by yourself.”

Tal vez no haya una celebración más hermosa que la de los padres cuando llevan a su hijo recién nacido a las aguas del bautismo.

Every October during their annual picnic and bazaar, the 170 or so families of Visitation Parish feed more than 6,000 visitors.

From experience, Lydia knows having a relative among the clergy is a blessing. “You don’t lose a brother,” she said, “You gain a whole family.”

The shield is ensigned with external elements that identify the bearer as a bishop.

His first church experience was at Blessed Sacrament, which served the Mexican-American community in Cameron for 50 years.

No matter where we are in the journey of life, it’s never too early to start planning.

Wilson Hernandez traveled to Rome to see the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis but ended up being there during the funeral of Pope Francis.

Bishop (now Archbishop) Joe Vásquez installed 11 men into the diaconate at San José Parish in Austin on March 1.

King Louis IX of France is often looked upon as the model Christian king.

The need to minister to these broken hearts led Dan Meola to start Life-Giving Wounds.

“You are the face of the church in your lives,” Bishop Joe Vásquez said to 12 men he ordained into the diaconate on March 1.

It is important that we take the opportunity to look out for elderly people just as we do with children.

During the summer of 2000, I attended a Holy Hour at a youth conference that changed my life.

Born and raised in Fort Worth, he moved to College Station to attend Texas A&M University.

El Diácono Ladd Spears será ordenado al sacerdocio el 14 de junio en St. Vincent de Paul Parish en Austin.

This was a question that many people asked me throughout my life, and which took me a long time to answer sincerely.

El Diácono Scott Fyall será ordenado al sacerdocio el 14 de junio en St. Vincent de Paul Parish en Austin.

Born in Nigeria, he was raised in “an ardent Catholic family.”

El Diácono Michael Rhodes será ordenado al sacerdocio el 14 de junio en St. Vincent de Paul Parish en Austin.

The Vocations Ministry at Christ the King Parish in Belton began when Father Sang Quan invited a few parishioners to initiate the ministry.

The beauty and urgency of vocations

A native of Houston, he moved to Austin in 2009 to attend the University of Texas (UT).

El Diácono Kingsley Ohaeri será ordenado al sacerdocio el 14 de junio en St. Vincent de Paul Parish en Austin.

Deacon Ladd Spears will be ordained to the priesthood June 14 at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Austin.