Pennie Vandenbroek’s Pro-Life Witness from Jail
It was a Saturday in May 1995. Pennie Vandenbroek prayerfully linked arms with about two dozen other men and women, blocking the entrance to what she described as a “shabby little abortion clinic” in Los Angeles run by a doctor whose license was...
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...
Learning to Love as Christ Intends: Bernice and Gerardo Robledo Share Their Journey to the Sacrament of Marriage
When we read the Gospels, we find Christ saying many difficult things. One of the challenging things he gives us is his teaching on marriage. We hear Christ say things like, “Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate” (Mk 10:9) to describe the...
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...
Following Truth Wherever He Leads Me: An Honest Conversation With Erin Mone, ICY Youth Minister
Erin Mone, Youth Minister at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Tyler. Erin Mone’s faith journey is full of vibrant life, with winding twists and forking paths that eventually lead her to East Texas today where she works as the youth minister for the...Upcoming Events
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