Category: Church

  • the pope is still feeling bad

    The Vatican Press Office announced today that “As expected, the flu-like symptoms affecting the Holy Father persist. As a consequence, his appointments for the coming days have been postponed. In particular, the general audience scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday February 2, will not take place.”

  • the pope is a little under the weather

    The Vatican Information Service reports that the Pope cancelled his scheduled events for the day due to “flu-like” symptoms. Please keep him in your prayers that he, and all who suffer from ill health, may be spared from the pain and suffering connected to them. The last time the Pope cancelled an appointment at the…

  • archdiocese of galveston-houston

    The Vatican Information Service released today that the Holy Father made some changes involving the various dioceses of Texas. All the dioceses of Texas were “suffragan dioceses” to the Archdiocese of San Antonio. For the most part, that doesn’t mean too much to the average Catholic. More is explained below. The ecclesiastical province of San…

  • Bishop Aymond and Priestly Transfers

    Parish rallies behind priest In today’s Metro section of the Austin American-Statesman, a story ran about St. Theresa’s parish in Austin and a priestly transfer currently in progress. After a five-year term as pastor, Fr. Gregory Romanski is being transferred to St. Martin de Porres Parish. Many parishioners disagree and wish for Fr. Greg to…

  • nobody steals from god

    Priest Beats Up Would-Be Robber Found this story via the Shine of the Holy Whapping.

  • st. peter’s indian mission

    It’s been a few days since I made it back to Austin and now that I’m mostly all rested up, time to start posting again. The mission was beyond words. In short, we led a six-day jr. high retreat for some of the kids on the Gila River Indian Reservation. It was the most pastoral…