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Advent is a time of preparing your heart for the celebration of Christ’s birth and growing in holiness, yet the hustle and... The post 7 Advent Resources The Whole Family Will Love appeared...
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Sometimes the student becomes the master. That was the case with the relationship between Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Albert... The post Albert The Great: A Saint For Our Times Who Shows That...
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This week on the Podcast we continue to talk about the last things. In the first reading we talk about... The post Persevere Through Destruction | Liturgy Live 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared...
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Throughout the month of November, we look for ways to honor our deceased family members and friends. One of the... The post Want To Request A Mass? Here’s How appeared first on Catholic Link.
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One of the joys of the Catholic faith is the celebration of feast days! There are so many to choose... The post 3 Tips To Make Celebrating Feast Days Easier appeared first on Catholic Link.
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News from the Vatican
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A negligent and selfish culture of food waste is fueling the global hunger crisis, damaging the lives of individuals and preventing the progress of all people, Pope Francis said.
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A board member of the Vatican’s financial watchdog has resigned in the wake of a Vatican police raid that resulted in the agency’s suspension from the global communications network of financial...
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The Vatican's Christmas tree will be adorned with energy-saving lights, the governing office of Vatican City said.
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Interreligious dialogue is an important way to counter fundamentalist groups as well as the unjust accusation that religions sow division, Pope Francis said.
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Although people may have different ways of praying or of serving their parish or the poor, the Catholic Church needs laity, priests, religious, parishes and lay movements to collaborate in order to...
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Chad Griffith, courtesy Jeannie Gaffigan By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jeannie Gaffigan didn't initially set out to write a book about having her brain tumor removed. It is...
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IMAGE: NS photo/ Spirt Juice Studios, c By Andrew Butler Burke Masters was a baseball player who waited years for his call up to the major leagues. But when it finally came, he was wearing a...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Samir Bol, Reuters By Paige Hanley VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A negligent and selfish culture of food waste is fueling the global hunger crisis, damaging the lives of individuals and...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Gerald Wutkowski Jr., Catholic Spirit By Marianne Zanko Komek PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (CNS) -- In 2013, while volunteering in India, Graciela Colon first heard the inner stirrings of Jesus...
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IMAGE: (CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although people may have different ways of praying or of serving their parish or the poor, the Catholic Church needs laity...
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National Catholic Register
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By Catholic News Agency | BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo has released a video statement following his recent ad limina visit to Rome with the bishops of New York. Bishop Malone used.
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By Christine Rousselle/CNA | WASHINGTON — Mary unites all of God’s children, sparking conversions among those of different faiths, said Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco on...
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By Joseph Pearce | As much as it might hate to admit it, the secular culture is greatly indebted to the Catholic Cultural Revival. From the roots of the revival in the Romantic reaction against the...
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By Courtney Mares/CNA | VENICE, Italy —The crypt of St. Mark’s Basilica was completely flooded last Wednesday, after Venice’s water levels hit the highest level in more than 50 years. Local...
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By Tito Edwards | The 2019 Catholic Gentleman Gift List – Sam Guzman at The Catholic Gentleman +1 Cardinal Sarah Marshals The Church Militant – Joseph Pearce at Crisis Magazine +1 The “Mother Church...
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SAFE ENVIRONMENT & REPORTING ABUSE
Child and Vulnerable Adult Reporting Procedures
If you witness, suspect, or know of child and/or velnerable adult abuse,YOU MUST REPORT IT WITHIN 48 HOURS!
Contact Civil Authorities:
Department of Family and Protective Services at 1-800-252-5400 or www.txabusehotline.org
If the person is in immediate danger, call 911.
If Church Personnel Is Involved In Alleged Abuse:
Step One - Contact Civil Authorities.
Step Two - Contact one of the following:
Coordinator of Pastoral Care and Outreach, Vicki L. Pyatt, LMSW at
(361) 573-0828 or email pastoralcare@victoriadioces.org
Bishop or Chancellor of the Diocese of Victoria at (361) 573-0828
Written Allegations Should Be Sent To: Office of the Bishop
P.O. Box 4070
Victoria, Texas 77903
"Mark as "Personal and Confidential"
We will also help you bring your concerns to church officials outside the diocese if the abuse occurred elsewhere and you now reside in the Diocese of Victoria. If you are unsure about bringing a complaint or would like further information, please contact Vicki L. PyattThe Safe Environment Coordinator for Holy Cross Parish is Sandra Thompson. She may be contacted at (979) 245-6379, or by email, at hc3_office@holycrossbaycity.org.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 2 Mc 6:18-31Responsorial Psalm PS 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7Gospel Lk 19:1-10
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Diocesan Counseling Center
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