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

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

Be present to the Eucharistic Jesus within you.

I love Acts of the Apostles. The book contains so many wonderful stories we hear during the Easter season.

The Ethics & Integrity in Ministry (EIM) Office oversees safe environment programs for children and adults within the Diocese of Austin.

Although she lost her family at a young age, St. Agnes Tsao Kou Ying carried her family’s Catholic faith with her as an orphan.

“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Lk 1:30)

The Easter season is the time to reap the fruits of our Lenten labors.

This month, we’ll examine the virtue of generosity and how it helps us conquer another “deadly” (so-called because it gives rise to other vices) sin: avarice.

In a sense angels do “attend” every Mass as well as other liturgical events, such as the Divine Office.

Jesus is alive! But do we recognize him?

Through the Eucharist, we can forever cling to Jesus, and he to us.

Pastoral Message to the Diocese of Austin

I heard that Jesus said there is a sin that cannot be forgiven. What is this sin? Why can’t God forgive it?

Be holy in thought and word. What would we look and sound like if we gave up hurtful language (for good)?

Encounter Jesus in the Songs of the Suffering Servant

Christianity isn’t the default societal norm anymore, and that means it’s time to step up.

Confident his son would follow in his footsteps as a lawyer, François de Sales de Boisy never anticipated the greatness the young Francis was to achieve.

This mini-retreat is an imaginative exercise designed to help you prepare your heart to receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

Patience, or forbearance, is the virtue we need if we are going to overcome the deadly sin of wrath.

We are not called to periodic obedience, but to a daily and often hidden consent to whatever God asks of us.

No detail in God’s plan of salvation is coincidental. In the accounts of Jesus’ birth and infancy, a variety of people (and angels, too!) show up on the scene.

St. Barbara understood that being a Christian is a gift worth the sacrifice of everything dear: exterior beauty, family relationships and even life itself.

Creating a space to pray in your home

This month, we’ll discuss how the virtue of temperance can help us overcome the “deadly” (so-called because it gives rise to other vices) sin of gluttony.