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St. Mary of the Assumption's newly renovated windows offer more than beauty

Jul 27 2012

Father David Bristow sits at his desk on a Thursday afternoon in an office filled with books and religious artwork. In his hands he holds a four-inch-long strip of lead — the material used in the construction of stained-glass windows that holds all the individual glass pieces together. But this is no ordinary piece of lead.

Sister Jo Anne Becker, SSMN, (1934-2012) remembered for musical talent, cheerful demeanor

Jul 18 2012

Sister Jo Anne Becker, a Sister of St. Mary of Namur who was known for her musical talent and cheerful demeanor, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012. The sisters gathered for a Scriptural Rosary at 4 p.m., and a Vigil service was held at 7 p.m., July 5, at Our Lady of Victory Center. Mass of Christian Burial was held at OLV Center with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery on July 6.

Bishop Kevin Vann ordains Khoi Tran and James Wilcox as transitional deacons

Jun 15 2012

Growing up a Catholic youngster in San Antonio, Albert Saenz was impressed with the group of men at the hub of his favorite parish activities. “Every year they put on the annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids and were known for their barbecue dinners. They cook the best barbecue plates around,” the 17-year-old enthused describing two popular fundraisers at his parish hosted by Knights of Columbus Council 6641. “They were good role models for the Church. I always told myself I wanted to be just like them.”

Cook Children’s patient Alexis Enriquez's classmates traveled from Clifton to be Confirmed as a Clas

Jun 15 2012

Alexis Enriquez was sitting in a hospital room at Cook Children’s Medical Center May 14 when doctors delivered some disappointing news. The 15-year-old high school freshman, undergoing treatment for a third bout of leukemia, was scheduled for a curative bone marrow transplant May 24. But troubling lab results forced her medical team to postpone the surgery.

UNT/TWU Catholic Campus Ministry to become diocese’s first university parish, Bl. John Paul II

May 21 2012

In a small building right off the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton, a group of about 50 students gather in the downstairs common area for a daily Mass as the end of the semester nears. The building is the Catholic Campus Center, affectionately known as the “C” to the students, and as of July 1, will be home to the newly established Blessed John Paul II Parish to serve the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of UNT and Texas Woman’s University, and their families.