Roxanna Young, director of Flourishing Tree, visits with a client through a car window

Aledo pregnancy center offers help and hope

By Sandra Engelland
North Texas Catholic

May 21, 2020

ALEDO — A family recently came to Flourishing Tree Family & Pregnancy Resource Center in Aledo. The dad had lost his job and the mom had just found out she was pregnant with their sixth child.
Father Jonathan Wallis leads procession at 50th anniversary

Great opportunities: Fr. Jonathan Wallis appointed vicar general, TCU chaplain

By Juan Guajardo
North Texas Catholic

May 21, 2020

FORT WORTH — After five years in Louisiana, Father Jonathan Wallis looks forward to returning not only to his home diocese and “being able to serve in a brand-new way” but also to his alma mater, Texas Christian University.

Chrism Mass rescheduled to May 28, will be livestreamed

By Juan Guajardo
North Texas Catholic 
May 7, 2020

Wanda StryskyFORT WORTH  — After restrictions on public gatherings led to Holy Week liturgies being celebrated in front of empty pews, Bishop Michael Olson has rescheduled the diocesan Chrism Mass for May 28 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Keller.

Can St. Anthony help namesake bookstore find lost business?

By Susan Moses
North Texas Catholic
May 15, 2020

Deacon Linh NguyenFORT WORTH — Catholics around the world call on St. Anthony when they’ve misplaced something, hoping he’ll help retrieve the lost object. He is also the patron saint of lost people, some of whom amble into the Fort Worth bookstore that bears his name.

Harmonizing: the challenge of a man with two vocations

By Kiki Hayden
North Texas Catholic
May 4, 2020

deacon Kevin BagleyFORT WORTH — One evening while the kids were asleep, Kevin and Donna Bagley sat in the living room, listening to the whir of the dishwasher in the kitchen. “He looked like he was contemplating… deep in thought,” recalled Mrs. Bagley.

Identical twins with identical GPAs share valedictory honors

By Jenara Kocks Burgess
North Texas Catholic 
May 19, 2020

Andrew and Thomas KochWICHITA FALLS — As identical twins, Andrew and Thomas Koch share even more than most siblings do. Now, with the same GPA — 4.0508 — they are co-valedictorians of Notre Dame Catholic High School in Wichita Falls.

Great hardships yield great virtue: Dorothy Day's path to sainthood

By Joan Kurkowski Gillen
North Texas Catholic
May 1, 2020

wanda stryskyFORT WORTH — Whether she’s leading the Rosary before the noon Mass inside St. Patrick Cathedral or from her living room during the coronavirus stay-at-home order, Wanda Styrsky ends the devotion with the same five words — “Dorothy Day, pray for us.”

Path to the altar is slightly altered: seminarian formation in the pandemic

By Joan Kurkowski Gillen
North Texas Catholic
May 4, 2020

Deacon Linh NguyenFORT WORTH  — Years from now, when Deacon Brett Metzler looks back on preparing for the priesthood during the 2020 pandemic, there’s an image seared into his soul that he’ll never forget.