St. Anne, Beaumont, was packed with folks ready to take the pro-life message to the streets Jan. 22 at the Right to Life of Southeast Texas Annual Rally and Walk. Father Sinclair Oubre, director of Apostleship of the Sea, was the keynote speaker. “This is a complex issue and that’s fine because we, as humans, [...]
Archive for January, 2012
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — A poll taken for the Knights of Columbus and Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., indicates a strong majority of Americans continue to want restrictions on abortion. According to the poll, 79 percent of those surveyed said they would not allow abortion after the first three months of pregnancy. [...]
Parishioners at St. Joseph, Beaumont, celebrated the Lunar New Year Jan. 22 with a parish festival. Folks turned out in droves for good food, live music and the traditional Dragon Dance, meant to bring good luck for the year to all who put money in the dragon’s mouth.
El sábado, 21 de enero del 2012 fue el retiro para los catequistas, <<Haced esto en conmemoración mía.>> Padre Neil Arce les ayudo a los participantes que se examinaran la acción de Dios en sus vidas. Dijo que como cristianos es importante que vivamos la encarnación de Cristo en nuestras vidas y mostrarlo a otras [...]
Editors: Adds new material after third paragraph; other minor editing. UPDATED version of HHS-CONTRACEPTIVES of Jan. 20, 2012: By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although Catholic leaders vowed to fight on, the Obama administration has turned down repeated requests from Catholic bishops, hospitals, schools and charitable organizations to revise its religious [...]
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The direction the courts will take with other cases related to religious employment is far from clear, but the Supreme Court’s Jan. 11 ruling opens a whole track of possibilities. The decision in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC held that fired teacher Cheryl Perich could not sue under [...]
Ross Waggoner is now one step closer to becoming a priest for the Diocese of Beaumont. Waggoner was ordained by Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, as a transitional deacon at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, Jan. 14. Among those in attendance included his family and friends, fellow seminarians, priests, deacons and parishioners from throughout the diocese. [...]
Several cultures representing the many faces in God’s house came together Jan. 14 to celebrate the Fifth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration at St. Pius X Church, Beaumont. The diocese invited the community to celebrate Mass with Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, and for a reception featuring a performance by the Alabama Coushatta [...]
Attending the Port Arthur Mardi Gras this year? If so, be prepared to notice an extra dose of Catholicism. For the fourth year in a row the Encounter Catholic booth will be returning to the four-day celebration in the float den offering complimentary activities for kids from age 0-100 and plenty of information on Catholicism. [...]
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the Catholic Church, it’s true that everything old can be new again, and the Vatican wants one of those things to be the art of “apologetics” — dusted off and updated to respond to new challenges, including those posed by militant atheists. The term [...]
