The Priesthood is Still Relevant: Local Shares Vocation Story
Twelve-year-old Isaac Oviedo grinned on the Sunday he could finally ring the bells as an altar server during the consecration of the Eucharist. He sneaked a peek towards his parents, who gazed at the host and bowed their heads in veneration. Years later, Maria and...
Seminarian Shares his Pastoral Experience in Europe
By Christian Corona The Sacraments. The beach. Good country people. Homemade wine and homegrown lamb. What more could I ask for? Never did I think that pursuing a priestly vocation would bring me such a wonderful and unexpected cultural experience. As per usual...
Steven Chabarria Ordained to the Diaconate
Steven Chabarria, a seminarian of the Diocese of Tyler, was ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Joseph Strickland on May 28, 2022 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler. In his homily, Bishop Strickland said, “We must all recognize...
An Unusual Path to Holy Orders: After 39 Years of Marriage, Widower and Doctor Enters the Priesthood
“You will never guess what happened to me on my way here,” Fr. Lawrence Love said to his intrigued hosts, parishioners of his parish at St. Peter the Apostle in Mineola, Texas. “I was driving on the loop to get here when I saw an ambulance up ahead...
An Unlikely Background: The Story of A Marriage, A Priesthood and a Parish
“Wedding bells are ringing…” It was Sept. 19, 1970 and devout Catholic Patricia Thames was about to marry a Protestant. The Catholic priest who married them did not insist the future father raise his children in the Catholic faith, and so they would be raised...Upcoming Events
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