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Q&A with Sisters of St. Mary of Namur general superior reveals work to be done

By Jerry Circelli

North Texas Catholic

June 30, 2022

FORT WORTH — Sister Immaculee Mukabugabo, general superior of the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur (SSMN) international congregation, traveled from Belgium recently to visit for several days with local sisters at Our Lady of Victory Center in Fort Worth.

"Christ will make it His Church," said Bishop Olson at Comanche groundbreaking

By Susan Moses

North Texas Catholic
June 21, 2022

COMANCHE — Imagine if half the congregation at Sunday Mass watched the sacred liturgy through a window.

Fort Worth Diocese saves lives through blood donations

By Michelle McDaniel

North Texas Catholic

June 23, 2022

FORT WORTH — Through blood drives with Carter BloodCare, Catholics in the Diocese of Fort Worth have contributed significantly toward the nonstop need for available blood supply in local communities..

Bishop Olson responds to Supreme Court's overturn of Roe

By Carol Zimmermann

Catholic News Service

June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON — In a 5-4 decision June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its nearly 50-year-old decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in this country.

Arlington parishioners cloak Uvalde survivors in warmth and prayer

By Juan Guajardo

North Texas Catholic

June 22, 2022

ARLINGTON — For longtime St. Vincent de Paul parishioner Dan Mathys, taking a 12-hour round trip drive to Uvalde was just the right thing to do.

A grateful celebrant: Father Mel Bessellieu marks 25 years of priesthood

By Susan Moses

North Texas Catholic

June 14, 2022

BURLESON — Mel Bessellieu had “no idea why” he felt called to become Catholic, but he knew one thing: “I knew the Catholics had something, and I wanted that, but I couldn’t put my finger on it,” he thought.

Hymn of love: Sister Marie Thérèse professes her solemn vows

By Kiki Hayden

North Texas Catholic

June 2, 2022

ARLINGTON – On May 31, the chapel of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington resonated with a choir of voices singing Tình Khúc, or “hymn of love,” a Vietnamese hymn inspired by St. Teresa of Avila.