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Around the Archdiocese episodes

May 25, 2024 Getting to Know Our Future Priests with Dcn. David Ramirez, Dcn. Viet Nguyen, and Dcn. Luis Armas
Join us for a conversation with our three seminarians - Dcn. David Ramirez, Dcn. Viet Nguyen, and Dcn. Luis Armas - who are about to be ordained as priests for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on Saturday, June 1 at 10 a.m. at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston.

They shared their vocation stories, their calling to the priesthood, and how they hope God is able to use them to make his presence more fully known right here in our Archdiocese.

The Ordination Mass will be livestreamed on our website (archgh.org/live) and on our social media channels.

If you or someone you know is discerning God's call to the priesthood or religious life, they can contact the Office of Vocations online at houstonvocations.com.
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April 29, 2024 A Post-Dobbs Pro-Life Update with Julie Dumalet
Almost two years ago, with their decision in the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and officially overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States.

Since then, the decision on how abortions are handled has been relegated to each individual state, which means that the fight to protect life goes on.

Today we are joined by Julie Dumalet, Director of the Office of Pro-Life Activities, to get an update on what's been happening in the news and what is going on here in Galveston-Houston.

This episode does contain discussions about abortion, miscarriage, and in vitro fertilization (IVF), which can be sensitive topics for some listeners. If you would like assistance or are looking for help, please call the Office of Pro-Life Activities at 713-741-8728. You can also find them online at www.archgh.org/prolife.
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April 15, 2024 High School Youth Ministry and the Archdiocesan Youth Conference with Brian Henritze and Jeanette Gonzalez
We often hear about high school-age teenagers today having to deal with issues and facing challenges that many of us never had to deal with when we were their age. And the idea of working with them and accompanying them on their faith journeys can be intimidating when we think about the teen culture that can sometimes seem so foreign and inaccessible.

How are we as a Church supposed to work with teens today amid all the chaos that is going on in their lives and help them to deal with the challenges facing them as young Catholics?

To talk about that with us today, I'm joined by Brian Henrtize and Jeanette Gonzalez - two of the Associate Directors from the Office of Adolescent Catechesis and Evangelization.

We also discuss the upcoming Archdiocesan Youth Conference (AYC), taking place on July 26-28, the largest event we hold each year for Catholic teens.

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April 02, 2024 We are an Easter People! with Fr. Richard Hinkley
"We are an Easter people, and alleluia is our song!"

Happy Easter! As Catholics, we will celebrate the season of Easter for 50 days until Pentecost. But what does it mean to be an Easter people? How do we maintain that joy long after the decorations are put away and all the Easter candy has been eaten?

Fr. Richard Hinkley from St. Mary's Seminary joins us to talk about how can truly live our lives with the joy of Easter and the truth of the Resurrection, even when we face difficulties.
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March 25, 2024 The Sacred Triduum with Fr. Richard Hinkley
We have entered Holy Week, and this Thursday evening, we will leave the season of Lent and enter into the Sacred Paschal Triduum, which begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday.

These three days mark the summit of our liturgical year as we recall the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
My guest today is Fr. Richard Hinkley from St. Mary's Seminary. We discuss what happens during the Triduum and how we can enter into these days more prayerfully and intentionally so that we can fully celebrate the joy of the resurrection.
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March 18, 2024 Making Our Catholic Schools Successful - Dr. Christopher Pichon and David Garcia-Prats
As our children head back to school after Spring Break to begin the final quarter of this academic year, we wanted to take a moment to talk about what it takes to provide a Catholic education to students. In other words, what does it take to make a Catholic school a success?
Our guests today are Dr. Christopher Pichon, Assistant Superintendent of Operational Vitality, and David Garcia-Prats, the Director of Educational Technology & Resource Stewardship, from our Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Office. We talk about the real difference between Catholic and secular schools, what it takes to keep things running day to day, and how we discern the appropriate use of technology in our classrooms.
We apologize for some of the poor audio quality in this episode. We had a little problem with the recording that we didn’t realize until we got to editing our conversation, so we did our best to clean it up.

Learn more about our Catholic schools by visiting choosecatholicschools.org

Find out how you can support our Catholic schools by visiting archgh.org/ways-to-give
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March 04, 2024 Courage and EnCourage - Ministry to Persons Who Experience Same-Sex Attraction
Several months ago, the Archdiocese welcomed the Courage and EnCourage apostolates to our list of ministries. The Courage apostolate is the Church’s invitation to people who experience same-sex attractions, who desire to live in accord with the Gospel call to chastity. A confidential support group led by a priest chaplain, Courage accompanies men and women along the road to integration, freedom, and discipleship. United by friendship with Christ and one another, Courage members strive for chastity and holiness, meeting regularly for prayer and mutual support.
The EnCourage ministry welcomes parents, spouses, and other loved ones of people who experience same-sex attractions to meet regularly to support one another towards the goal of staying true to the teachings of the Church while maintaining strong, healthy family bonds.
My guest today is Fr. Luke Millette, who has been involved with bringing the Courage and Encourage apostolates to the Archdiocese. We have a frank and open discussion about what it means to minister to persons who experience same-sex attraction, what the Church’s teachings are on the subject, and we even talk about the document Fiducia Supplicans which came out a couple of months ago, on the pastoral meaning of blessings.

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February 26, 2024 Sharing the Faith with Jr. High Preteens w/ Randy Adams and Cindy Martin
A 2018 study on young adults leaving the Catholic Church conducted by St. Mary’s Press found people stopped identifying as Catholics at a median age of 13, long before they ceased attending a parish. That’s around the 7th or 8th grade.
So today, I’m going to be talking with Randy Adams, associate director in the Office of Adolescent Catechesis and Evangelization, and Cindy Martin, who is the Jr. High Youth Minister at St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land, to find out what we are doing as a diocese and in our parishes to address this situation.
Even if you don’t have Jr. High-aged children in your home or in your family right now, we encourage you to listen to this episode, because we are talking about the future of the Catholic Church in the United States, and there are great insights in this discussion that we can all use in our interactions with young Catholics.

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February 19, 2024 Pueri Cantores w/ Dr. Dan Girardot and Lizzie Cook
Pueri Cantores with Dr. Dan Girardot and Lizzie Cook
February 19, 2024
Season 02, Episode 04

The Pueri Cantores festival is coming to Houston in a couple of weeks. We’ll learn what it is, who’s involved, and how it took one local Catholic school choir all the way to Rome to sing in one of the major basilicas and celebrate Mass with Pope Francis at St. Peter’s.

Everyone is invited to join us for the closing Mass on Saturday, March 2 at 5 p.m. at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston. Make sure to arrive early to hear the beautiful prelude music sung by the choirs.

Learn more about Pueri Cantores

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February 12, 2024 Ash Wednesday and Lent w/ Fr. Richard Hinkley
Ash Wednesday and Lent with Fr. Richard Hinkley
February 12, 2024
Season 02, Episode 03

Ash Wednesday is this week, which marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Fr. Richard Hinkley joins us for a chat about how we should approach the season, how to get the most out of it, and how to start the season off properly on Ash Wednesday.

The book recommended by Fr. Richard is The Liturgical Year: Lent, the Sacred Paschal Triduum, Easter Time by Adrien Nocent, OSB. You can purchase the book on Amazon using this link.
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