The Atlantic Basin's first named storm of the 2011 hurricane season is Arlene, a slow developing tropical storm headed towards the Mexican coastline. With a hurricane season predicted to be more active than normal, the Diocese of Texas urges families and parishes to take precautions and be...

EDOT Gallery, at 1225 Texas St., opens a new exhibit by two Houston painters June 27 through August 17, 2011.

After nearly three decades of dedicated ministry -12 at St. Martin’s, Houston, and 15 with the Diocese of Texas- Sally B. Rutherford has retired from her career as an outreach coordinator.

Update: As firefighters continued to battle the Grimes County fires, the fire line came as close as 3.5 miles from Camp Allen. Today, fire crews and rain combined to tame the blazes, but not before thousands of acres were burned along with 32 homes at last report.

Fires in Grimes County, Texas have forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 homes in addition to burning 4,000 acres of land and destroying at least 26 homes according to the Houston Chronicle. The Diocese of Texas' Camp Allen is located about nine miles south of the where the current fires rage.

St. Luke's on the Lake junior warden Allen Griswold just returned from his third trip to help the tornado ravaged rural populations of Mississippi and Alabama. The Austin church has been raising money and donations since the early days after the storm.

We’re quite comfortable discussing a good book or an outstanding restaurant. Why are we not as comfortable talking about our church?

The Diocese of Texas spiritual care team spent Memorial Day weekend ministering to tornado survivors in the area around Smithville, Mississippi.