Archive for February, 2012
Parishioners from St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, gathered on the front steps of the church for the burning of the palms Feb. 21. Msgr. Jerry McGrath, rector of the Cathedral Basilica, led the parishioners in prayer before the palms were burned. After the palm burning parishioners gathered in the parish hall for a Fat Tuesday [...]
Students took a break from studying at the Lamar University Catholic Student Center, Beaumont, to join Father Shane Baxter, director of campus ministry, as he burned palms Feb. 21. Father Baxter led the students in prayer and each one placed palms they had brought into the fire.
The weather might have put a slight damper on the weekend but it didn’t stop the parades, bead throwing and the evangelizing. The Diocese of Beaumont set up its Encounter Catholic booth for a fourth year at Southeast Texas Mardi Gras in Port Arthur Feb. 16-19. Folks came by in droves to get their pictures [...]
Pope Names Msgr. Sheltz Auxilary Bishop of Galveston-Houston
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2012 |
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named 65-year-old Msgr. George A. Sheltz, vicar general, chancellor and moderator of the curia of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, as an auxiliary bishop of the Texas archdiocese. The appointment was publicized in Washington, February 21, by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI created 22 new cardinals from 13 countries — including three from the United States and Canada — placing red hats on their heads and calling them to lives of even greater love and service to the church. The churchmen who joined the [...]
More than 50 parishioners from throughout the Diocese of Beaumont gathered at the Pastoral Center, Beaumont, Feb. 11 for a day of reflection sponsored by the Office of African American Ministry. But this wasn’t an ordinary day of reflecting on the Catholic faith or on God. This was to prepare those planning on attending the [...]
It’s time to take the Church to the streets, and that’s exactly what’s happening at the Port Arthur Mardi Gras this year! 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 [...]
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — In an move that appears unlikely to end the controversy over a federal mandate that all health insurance plans include contraception and sterilization free of charge, President Barack Obama outlined a plan that would allow religious employers not to offer such services to their employees [...]
Bishop Curtis Guillory said today’s comments from the administration seem to indicate that Americans’ concern about the erosion of religious freedom are being heard. The U.S. bishops have called today’s movement from the White House on an earlier HHS mandate a first step in the right direction.
