Pope Recognizes Growth- Two Auxiliary Bishops Named for Diocese of Dallas
March 11, 2010
DALLAS (MetroCatholic) Pope Benedict XVI has named two priests of the Diocese of Dallas to serve as auxiliary, or assistant, bishops in the diocese. The appointments of Father J. Douglas Deshotel and Monsignor Mark J. Seitz were announced today in Washington, D.C. by the papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Pietro Sambi.
The Diocese of Dallas has had only two previous auxiliary bishops that served when the boundaries of the diocese ran from Texarkana to El Paso. The last time an auxiliary served the Dallas diocese was 1969 before Rome split off the western region to create the Diocese of Fort Worth.
Expressing gratitude to Pope Benedict for naming an auxiliary bishop to the Diocese of Dallas, Bishop Farrell said, “These appointments are very significant in that they show that the Holy Father is keenly aware of the tremendous growth of the Catholic Church in Texas. In 2007, Pope Benedict made history in the American Church when he appointed the first cardinal to serve south of the Mason-Dixon Line. I am very grateful to our Holy Father for acknowledging the growth of our Catholic population here in Dallas and for appointing Bishop-elect Deshotel and Bishop-elect Seitz to help me in our ministry to the 1.2 million Catholics in the Diocese of Dallas. Their appointments are joyful news to me but also a great joy to the clergy and people who know them and hold them in very high regard. They will be a tremendous help to me and a continued blessing to the people of the diocese.”
Bishop-elect Deshotel currently serves as the Vicar General which is second only to the bishop in the administrative structure of the diocese. He was born in Basile, Louisiana on January 6, 1952 but has been in the Diocese of Dallas since 1972 when he began his seminary training at Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving. He obtained his Masters in Divinity degree at the University of Dallas in 1978. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 13, 1978. He has served as the Vice-Rector of Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving, a Vicar Forane and a member of the Presbyteral Council and College of Consultors in the diocese. In 2008, he was appointed Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Dallas.
Bishop-elect Seitz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 10, 1954 but has lived in the Diocese of Dallas since 1972 when he began his priestly formation at Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 1980. In 1985, he received a Master’s Degree in Liturgical Studies from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He also holds a Master’s in Divinity and a Master’s in Theology from the University of Dallas. He was named a Prelate of Honor (Monsignor) by His Holiness Pope John Paul II in December 2004. He has served on the diocesan Liturgical Commission and the Committee for Continuing Education of Priests. He is a member of the Presbyteral Council and the College of Consultors in the diocese.
Both priests have served in numerous parishes in the diocese. Bishop-elect Seitz is currently the pastor of St. Rita in Dallas. Bishop-elect Deshotel most recently served as the pastor of St. Monica in Dallas until 2008.
The bishops-elect will be ordained as bishops on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Dallas.
Vineyard Keepers are needed for Abortion AfterCare-Healing / The Rachel Ministries
March 8, 2010
(CPLC) – Is your heart moved to pray specifically for a special need?
Consider becoming a prayer partner, or Vineyard Keeper, for those involved in post-abortion healing ministry and for the women and men who reach out for help, healing and restoration. Abortion AfterCare-Healing / The Rachel Ministries (AAC-H) is the post-abortion ministry of the Catholic Pro-Life Committee, the Respect Life Ministry of the Diocese of Dallas, and it serves women and men suffering from the trauma of abortion. AAC-H offers pathways of healing through guidance and reconciliation, physical and mental health care, spiritual and emotional support and Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats™. As a Vineyard Keeper, you will be asked to pray daily for the ministry itself, for its volunteers and mentors, and for the wounded brothers and sisters making a pilgrimage of healing to a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat™. Whether you pray alone or in a group, at home, in church, at school, during your lunch hour . . . it doesn’t matter.
For more information or if you are interested in becoming a Vineyard Keeper, please contact Fonda Lash, AAC-H / Rachel Assistant, flash@prolifedallas.org, 972-916-0652, or Caryn Stevens, AAC-H Director, healing@racheldallas.org, or 972-310-3005.
Good resource – find Eucharistic Adoration anywhere in USA
March 3, 2010
My sweet, beautiful, wonderful wife found a good resource on the Intarwebs for Eucharistic Adoration. You know, that thing Richard McBrien says is backwards, medieval, and superstitious, where we worship Christ in our midst through the Blessed Sacrament. Eucharistic Adoration has made quite a comeback. Twenty five years ago, you’d have been hard pressed to find two or three parishes in a large diocese that had regular Adoration hours. Now, most parishes have Adoration at least weekly.
So, if you go here, you can find a list of most parishes in the US that offer Eucharistic Adoration, their location, and when they offer it. I say most parishes, because I know of a few that haven’t been added to the list, but this site should help anyone find a convenient adoration site, either near their own home or when travelling.
I should also add here, again, that St. Mark in Plano is to be commended for now offering 24 hour adoration every Friday, and 40 hour Adoration periodically. In fact, starting tomorrow (Thursday, 03/04) at 3 pm, there will be a 40 hour period of Adoration. This is wonderful, and exactly what the late Great Pope John Paul II had in mind when he exhorted pastors and bishops to make Eucharistic Adoration more widely available.
Eucharistic Adoration is a beautiful way of honoring God and meditating on his wondrous nature. There is really no better way to come closer to Jesus, than to honor and glorify him directly, in His Presence. I encourage everyone to venerate Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration weekly, if possible. It can do great wonders for you, and the Church.
St. Patrick’s up in Denison has perpetual Adoration! I’ve been meaning to take a pilgrimage to what I am told is a very beautiful Church, now I have another reason to do so!
You are invited to join Bishop Kevin Farrell as he celebrates Mass for St. Joseph’s Helpers, White Rose Women’s Center
March 1, 2010
Dallas, TX (MetroCatholic) – All are cordially invited to the Mass to be celebrated by Bishop Kevin Farrell for St. Joseph’s Helpers / The White Rose Women’s Center. The 25th Anniversary Mass will be celebrated at 7 P.M. on Wednesday, March 17 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 6306 Kenwood Ave., Dallas. A reception will follow in St. Anne’s Hall. If you would like more information about the White Rose or to find out ways you can help, please call 214-821-6292 or visit at 4313 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, Tx 75205.
See link to flyer here
TODAY!!!! Friday, February 26th – Planned Parenthood Fundraising Luncheon Protest – 11:30-12:30
February 26, 2010
Join the annual public witness against Planned Parenthood’s Awards Luncheon in Dallas today, Friday, February 26, at the Hilton Anatole, 2100 Stemmons Frwy at Market Center Blvd, from 11:30-12:30 p.m. Parking is across the street on Market Center Blvd. Signs will be furnished or you can bring your own. For more information, please contact JoAnn Murray, D-CAPP (Dallas-area Coalition Against Planned Parenthood) Coordinator, at 972-442-1127, or joannmurray@verizon.net. Planned Parenthood is the #1 provider of abortions in our country and in the world. Please pray daily for the conversion of all who work for/associate with this culture of death organization.
Bishop Farrell’s Lenten Message
February 22, 2010
Dallas, TX (MetroCatholic) – Please see Bishop Farrell’s Lenten message:
http://www.cathdal.org/img/Flash/lentenmessage2010.pdf
Planned Parenthood abortion fundraising luncheon protest
February 20, 2010
Dallas, TX (MetroCatholic) – News from the CPLC:
The annual public witness against Planned Parenthood’s Awards Luncheon will be Friday, Feb. 26, at the Anatole Hotel on Market Center Blvd. and Stemmons Exp. from 11:30 12:30 p.m. Parking is across the street on Market Center Blvd. Signs will be furnished or you can bring your own. For more info., please contact JoAnn at 972-442-1127, joannmurray@verizon.net .
Parishes bringing “New Age” Teachings to the MetroPlex?
February 17, 2010
Courtesy of Jim & Vickie Middleton
(taken from Larry Roach’s article)
A ‘women’s retreat’ is being held Feb. 20th at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in Plano. The retreat is being given by Sr. Joyce Rupp. Based on prior knowledge of these retreats, it will essentially consist of Sr. Rupp lecturing a number of women for the better part of a day.
The retreat is sponsored by five north Dallas area parishes:
- St. Mark in Plano
- St. Elizabeth in Plano
- St. Joseph in Richardson
- Our Lady of Angels in Allen
- Prince of Peace in Plano
Why is this a problem? Why would I care that a female roman catholic religious is speaking at a catholic parish in Plano? Well, unfortunately, there are many religious, male and female, whose communion with the Church, whose thoughts and practices being in accord with Church teaching, is doubtful at best. Sr. Donna Quinn of the Sinsinawa Dominicans in Chicago is one.
- http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/oct/09102302.html
- http://wdtprs.com/blog/2009/12/dominican-sister-associates-bv-mary-with-pro-choice-position-no-really/
Another is Sr. Joan Chittister. There is strong evidence that Sr. Rupp, while not as at odds with core Church doctrine as Sr.’s Chittister and Quinn (and Fr. Reese, and Fr. Drinan), is at best a pretty poor choice for a Catholic speaker in the Dallas Diocese, and at worst poses a grave threat to the souls of all those who attend this ‘retreat.’
On her own website, Sr. Rupp makes plain that she is very friendly with New Age beliefs. She constantly refers to God in the feminine with the name of ‘Sophia,’ ostensibly a ‘goddess of wisdom,’ she incorporates eastern religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism into much of her ‘theology,’ and she gives strong hints that she has been involved in, or is involved in, active homosexual relationships. The Church counsels that New Age practices, such as astrology, power crystals, dreamcatchers, and the like, pose a mortal threat to one’s soul. New Age beliefs are fundamentally self-centered, drawing on supposed mystical powers of the universe to make one have improved self-esteem, or to gain insight into the future, or to understand and contact those in ‘other dimensions.’ Much New Age belief is strongly associated with the work of Carl Jung, an Austrian psychologist who was a strong proponent of the interpretation of dreams, while at the same time a vociferous opponent of the Church. Sr. Rupp has a master’s degree in Jungian psychology, in addition to a degree from the ‘leading center of New Age’ study.
Find out more about Sr. Rupp:
- On Retreat with Sister Rupp by Ginger Hutton (New Oxford Review, June 2008)
- Orthodoxy of Sister Joyce Rupp by Johnette Benkovick (Living His Life Abundantly, January 2010)
- Further beliefs of Sister Rupp by Larry Roach
- 2004 US Catholic Award Speech (The Free Library)
*This article represents the opinions of the author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of MetroCatholic. The links provided in this article are to web sites not published by MetroCatholic and therefore we cannot attest to the accuracy of the information provided.
National Catholic Schools Week 2010, January 31- February 6
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Today We Mourn; Today We Fast; Today We Pray
January 22, 2010
(MetroCatholic) – On January 22, 1973 the United States Supreme Court legalized abortion.
Since then, MORE than FIFTY MILLION (about 50,500,000) babies have been aborted in the United States alone.
There are more abortions EACH year in the “Land of the Free” than there have been American lives lost in all wars and police actions put together.
While we boast that “all are created equal”, there are more abortions every day in this country than there were lives lost on September 11, 2001.
Today we mourn. Today we fast. Today we pray.
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