MARCH 14, 2023 • ARCHGH.ORG/TCH
ISLAND FLAVORS
Try this Filipino meatless recipe courtesy of the CRS Rice Bowl project ▪ SEE PAGE 3
LENTEN REFLECTIONS
Need a Lenten pick me up? Our columnists are here with tips and more ▪ SEE PAGES 13 & 14
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ROUMIE’S LENT
‘The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie on fasting, faith and his new film ▪ SEE PAGE 18
Proclaiming the Good News to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston since 1964
MARCH 14, 2023
PAPAL MILESTONE
VOL. 59, NO. 18
‘BE FAITHFUL TO YOUR BAPTISMAL COVENANT’
Pope from ‘ends of the earth’ brings new style to Rome March 13 marks a decade of Pope Francis’s papacy VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Right from the start, upon his election, Pope Francis presented a whole new style of being pontiff. The way he spoke to the vast crowd after his election March 13, 2013, was familial and down-to-earth, beginning with,“Brothers and sisters, good evening,” and ending with “We’ll see each other soon!” and “Have a good night and sleep well!” He repeatedly referred to himself as “bishop of Rome,”which eventually ended up being his sole title in the “Annuario Pontificio,” the Vatican yearbook, and would be another sign of his vision for renewal by promoting a more collegial and decentralized church. And his invitation to the crowd on PHOTOS BY JAMES RAMOS/HERALD
See FRANCIS, page 11
Above, at left, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo reads the names written in a Book of the Elect during the Rite of Election at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston Feb. 26. Four Rites of Election were held around the Archdiocese, with at least 1,758 set to join or enter full communion with the Catholic Church at Easter in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. FOR MORE, SEE STORY AND PHOTOS ON PAGE 5.
LENT
Cardinal DiNardo adds some spiritual ‘meat’ to St. Patrick’s Day dispensations HOUSTON (OSV News) — With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Lenten Friday this year, many U.S. bishops have joined Daniel Cardinal DiNardo in issuing dispensations from abstinence on March 17, allowing the faithful to enjoy the Irish American tradition of eating corned beef (or ham) and cabbage in good conscience. But a number of bishops have added some “meat” to those orders by commuting, rather than dispensing with entirely, the obligation — making it conditional upon performing acts of prayer and charity and giving Catholics something additional to chew on in the process. In a March 3 message to the faithful of the Archdiocese, Cardinal DiNardo decreed that on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, “all Catholics of the Archdiocese of
COMPLETING THE WALK
A ‘fitting tribute’: Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Plaza announced Texas Catholic Herald HOUSTON — After responding to numerous challenges over the last 15 years – including Hurricane Ike in 2008 and Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the 2008 financial crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic – the Archdiocese of GalvestonHouston is moving forward to complete the master plan for the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart first developed over two decades ago. The Archdiocese will redevelop the block directly south of the Co-Cathedral building across St. Joseph Parkway, renaming it The Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Plaza. The project will add new green space, new parking for 144 vehicles, as well as a public gathering and tribute area. “It is most fitting to honor Archbishop Fiorenza’s memory and create a beautiful gathering space for the parishioners of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral,” Daniel Cardinal DiNardo said. Following consultation and preparation with the See PLAZA, page 4
See ST. PATRICK, page 2
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RENDERINGS COURTESY OF STUDIO RED ARCHITECTS
A rendering depicts a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with a landscaping in a close-up view of the new Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Plaza project at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston.
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