St. David's, Austin, is holding Lenten Concerts at Noon every Thursday during Lent. Don't miss these upcoming concerts: Feb. 28: Britten's Abraham and Isaac: Countertenor Will Konitzer & tenor David Stevens (pictured)Mar. 7: Baroque Music for Two Trumpets and Organ: Timothy Shaffer...
I had been raised in church; we were there every time the doors were open. I tried to do what was right, so I thought I was a pretty good Christian. One day, after a visit from my cousin and his wife, I was sitting on the well talking with God. “Father, I’m supposed to be...
I’m deaf. People look at me as if I’ve lost my mind instead of my hearing, when I say becoming deaf has been a blessing. In my middle twenties I began to lose my hearing, an inherited disability. For 10 years I was able to adapt and cope, but in six months I lost the remainder...
A complimentary Lenten Study Resource designed to invite all ages to participate in the reflective nature of Lent. “Fill Me, Use Me…for the Work of Ministry” is available here. “The Lenten Study Resource has been designed upon the foundation of faith...
St. David's, Austin, set up ashes to go in downtown Austin, serving all who passed by. The Austin American-Statesman reported on the event, putting the story on the front page of the Metro section.
Click here to read the story.
I was little. Maybe I was 6. I sat with my mother in the pew at Church of the Good Shepherd.
My mother held my hand and we went in and found our pew, in the middle, the left hand side, the Gospel side. My mother knelt…I fidgeted and I slid up and down the...
Across the Diocese of Texas, churches are offering "ashes to go" to people outside of the church building this Ash Wednesday. The idea behind the offering is to meet people where they are, in the streets or even in their cars, offering the imposition of ashes in a place where they feel...
Billy Joe Shaver will perform at St. Mark's
St. Mark's, Houston, will be offering a series of free concerts by Texas singer-songwriters during Lent. The concerts will be held in the sanctuary of the church every Wednesday, starting February 20. Each night will begin with a potluck dinner at 6...
Lent need not be dreary days of devotion. The website LentMadness.org invites people to play along with a tournament of saints and learn their stories, virtues and foibles.
March Madness, meet Lent Madness.
The NCAA basketball tournament that drives millions to fill out their...
Jimmy Abbott at Holy Comforter, SpringPhoto: David Hopper
The Houston Chronicle featured Holy Comforter, Spring, in a story leading up to their drive-thru Ash Wednesday offering. Like many churches in the Diocese of Texas, Holy Comforter will offer ashes on the go for people on their way into...