The ethnic and cultural diversity of the Church in Southeast Texas has been a major part of its development and growth. This diversity of culture was woven into the liturgies and iconography of the Diocese [...]

La diversidad étnica y cultural de la iglesia en el sureste de Texas ha sido una parte importante de su desarrollo y crecimiento. Esta diversidad de la cultura fue tejida en la liturgia y la [...]

Soup kitchen miracles By Mallory Matt Wreathes hung on the walls and hot turkey dinners awaited hungry mouths. It was Christmas 1987, the day Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas Hospitality Center served its first meal. [...]

No, it’s not a hoax, please be at Mass with the pope In June 1987 Deacon Roy Cormier Sr. thought he was on the receiving end of a hoax. Back before caller ID on telephones [...]

Third decade has losses but faith stays strong – 1986-1996 The third decade of the Diocese of Beaumont had several losses that affected the Catholic faithful of the Southeast Texas. Population in the area was [...]

Teachers and good deacons By Mallory Matt The role of the deacon in the Church is to serve the needs of the diocese under the instruction of the bishop, but, naturally, they also become teachers [...]

Drummond — one of the first deacons, inspiring others By Mallory Matt It had been more than 1,000 years since the last permanent deacon ordination. After the Second Vatican Council decided to restore the permanent [...]