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Remade for Mission – Initiative – CCNCC
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 11/01/25
Remade for Mission – Initiative – CCNCC
As the calendar turns to November, we start the month by recalling all the saints, both those whose help we may pray for (Saint Jude, Anthony, Mother Theresa, Martha, Joseph, James, John the Baptist, etc.) and those of our family and friends ... Read More »
Remade for Mission - CCNCC
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 10/24/25
Letter from the PastorRemade for Mission – Initiative – CCNCC
Working Groups have begun to meet and plan the Listening Sessions for this Diocesan Initiative for the CCNCC. While the full schedule of dates, locations and topics/questions has not been set, the first of our planned sessions are listed ... Read More »
Kerrville, TX Flood Recovery
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 10/17/25
Pastor’s Letter/Carta Del Pastor
As I mentioned at Mass last weekend (and will again, this weekend), I sometimes consider these weeks before Advent, the “Season of Gratitude." It is also the time when many charities are seeking donations, and most people are feeling the spirit of giving! With this ... Read More »
Remade For Mission - Update
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 9/19/25
As most of you know by now, Bishop Scharfenberger called all the priests of the diocese to a special meeting and retreat this past week. This article was written on the first night of the retreat, as the retreat leader’s flight was delayed, and the presenter for Remade for ... Read More »
Safety and Security
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 9/06/25
As you may recall from the news reports of the tragic shooting in the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis recently, there was a line that stated that the doors to the church were locked before Mass began. I cannot help but wonder if the tragedy would have been ... Read More »
GOSPEL MEDITATION/ MEDITACIÓN SOBRE EL EVANGELIO 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 7/26/25
Once I went to a hospice facility to celebrate Last Rites for an elderly dying man. His family had told me that he had been uncommunicative for days. At the conclusion of the ritual, we began to recite the Our Father prayer. To everyone’s surprise, his lips moved, clearly ... Read More »
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 13, 2025
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 7/12/25
Remade for Mission! Please see the insert in this week’s bulletin for a letter detailing next steps in the diocese’s still-evolving process. For those reading this online, please see a separate posting on our website or go to the diocesan website for more information:www.rcda.org/remadeformission.The process is expected to last ... Read More »
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 6, 2025
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 7/05/25
In my first assignment, there was an elementary school attached and as the end of June approached, the teachers and students were very excited for summer vacation. I asked a number of teachers who was looking forward to the summer break more - the students or the teachers. Most, ... Read More »
Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles June 29, 2025
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 6/28/25
What’s in a Tabernacle?
Last weekend we celebrated the Solemnity of the Precious Body and Blood of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As mentioned at one or two Masses, this Feast used to be celebrated on Holy Thursday, but sometime in the history of the Church (I do ... Read More »
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 22, 2025
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 6/20/25
Pastor’s Letter/Carta del pastor
Today is the Feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ–formerly, or in Latin, Corpus Christi . As you may know, it's not only animportant feast in the life of the Universal Church, but also in my life both as a priest and a ... Read More »