Homiletics: “There’s an elephant in the living room…”

May 11, 2013 By

How one priest does it: A local minister once likened writing a Sunday sermon to doing a school research paper every single week —— a daunting task, when viewed in that light. Fr. Joseph Levine, pastor at St. Peter Catholic Church in The Dalles, shared his process for preparing a homily, as a sermon is [...]

Filed Under: Preaching Tagged With: ,

Before and after: a Texas church reborn

March 3, 2013 By

Earlier, I posted on my visit to St. Monica’s in Dallas, which has just completed a lengthy renovation. It will be rededicated later this month.  I paid a visit to the parish Facebook page and found some truly impressive pictures of the renovation in progress.  Check ‘em out.

Filed Under: Churches Tagged With: , ,

Bishop Farrell: “Our deacons are a great gift to the church…”

January 31, 2013 By

Bishop Kevin Farrell, of the Diocese of Dallas, looks forward to some upcoming ordinations: It will give me great pleasure to ordain 27 candidates to the Order of Deacon at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the first two Saturdays of February. Fourteen of the men will receive the Sacrament of Orders [...]

Filed Under: Bishops, Deacons Tagged With: ,