National Celebrate Catholic Schools Week is Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2023. I am very proud of our four Catholic schools in the Diocese of San Angelo: Angelo Catholic School in San Angelo, St. Mary’s Central Catholic School in Odessa, St. Ann’s Catholic School in Midland, and Holy Cross Catholic High School in Midland-Odessa.
The Legion of Mary prayed the rosary inside the Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart Jan. 23, while Bishop Michael Sis, Deacon Erick Morgado, and an honor guard of the Knights of Columbus led faithful bundled against the cold wind in an outdoor rosary procession in downtown San Angelo. The prayers and procession, offered on the historic date of the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide, was preamble to the diocesan Mass for Life celebrated by Bishop Sis in the cathedral.
On January 22, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the pastoral letter Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope. This landmark document, issued jointly by the bishops of the United States and Mexico, addressed the need to manage migration between the two countries more humanely and emphasized the importance of providing pastoral care to newcomers. The letter also underscored a part of the Church’s identity that is frequently affirmed by Pope Francis: we are a Church that transcends borders, in which nobody is seen as disposable and all are welcome.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the loosening of safety requirements to allow retail pharmacies, through a simple certification process, to distribute the chemical abortion drug, mifepristone (previously commonly known as RU-486), by prescription.
Tepeyac Institute: "Presentaremos el musical de la vida de San Pedro de Jesus Maldonado en el Auditorio de Pecos High School el sábado 21 de Enero a las 5:00 PM"
Cuando los visitantes asisten a una Misa católica por primera vez, normalmente se sorprenden por la cantidad de veces que los participantes católicos cambian de postura (sentarse, pararse, sentarse, pararse, arrodillarse, pararse, arrodillarse, pararse, etc.). A veces se confunden con nuestros diversos gestos (inclinarse, santiguarse, darse la mano en señal de paz, y procesionar hacia el altar). A veces se refieren en broma a todo esto como “calistenia católica”.
When visitors come to a Catholic Mass for the first time, they are typically struck by the number of times the Catholic participants change their posture (sit, stand, sit, stand, kneel, stand, kneel, stand, etc.). They are sometimes confused by our various gestures (bowing, signing ourselves, shaking hands as a sign of peace, and processing to the altar). Sometimes they jokingly refer to all this as “Catholic calisthenics.”
WASHINGTON – In observance of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement:
Treasures of the Church, directed by Father Carlos Martins, begins with a presentation on the Catholic Church's use of relics before an opportunity to venerate the relics of over 150 relics from across Church history.
The Church celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the King on November 20, 2022. Click here for a simple novena prayer that anyone can use on November 11-19, the nine days preceding the Solemnity, to proclaim the sovereignty of Jesus Christ Our King.
For the 30th year, San Angelo will join over 1500 cities in the U.S. and Canada for Life Chain 2022, which will be held Sunday, October 30, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM.
En conversaciones con quienes no son católicos sobre nuestra fe, una de las preguntas más comunes que nos hacen es: “¿Ustedes adoran a María?” Nuestra respuesta inmediata debe ser: “No, no adoramos a María; solo adoramos a Dios.”
In conversations with non-Catholics about our faith, one of the most common questions we are asked is this: “Do you worship Mary?” Our immediate response should be, “No, we do not worship Mary; we only worship God.”
Each precious unborn in the mother's womb proclaims through the Holy Spirit of God, "I give you thanks that I am fearfully and wonderfully made," and "truly you have formed by inmost being — you knit me in my mother's womb."
“I believe that the Dobbs decision was an answer to prayer,” Bishop Michael J. Sis said during his homily July 17 at the Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart in San Angelo. The Mass was the third diocesan Mass of Thanksgiving for the decision in the Supreme Court case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, which overturned the ruling of Roe vs. Wade and ended nearly half a century of federal protection for abortion around the country. Previous Masses of Thanksgiving were held on July 9 at St. Stephen Church in Midland and July 11 at Holy Family Church in Abilene.
As part of the National Eucharistic Revival, relics of St. Manuel Gonzalez and Blessed Carlo Acutis will be available for veneration in parishes around the diocese until July 10.
The Masses will be July 9 at 5:00 p.m. at St. Stephen in Midland, July 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Family in Abilene, and July 17 at 6:00 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart in San Angelo. A reception with ministry leaders and organizations helping mothers in need will follow each Mass.
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS, of the Archdiocese of San Antonio has released a statement regarding the deaths of 46 people from human smuggling or trafficking in San Antonio.