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Oct 6, 2022 · Today four million Texas Catholics continue to face the challenges of ethnic, racial, and religious pluralism, economic and social inequality, and renewed ministerial structures, in the hope of a better society for all peoples in Texas and beyond.
- Austin
The Austin, a sloop-of-war and flagship of the Texas Navy...
- Kennedy Assassination
On November 21, 1963, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy left...
- Catholic Education
The Catholic Church, always concerned with the education and...
- Nuevo Santander
The Spanish province of Nuevo Santander, comprising the...
- Boundaries
The Greer County case had defined the Texas boundary as the...
- Padres
In San Antonio, Texas, the early meetings were hosted by a...
- Jean Marie Odin
Jean Marie (John Mary) Odin, first Catholic bishop of...
- Fort Worth
Ray Miller, Ray Miller’s Texas Forts: A History and Guide...
- Austin
Jan 1, 1996 · The six bishops of Texas legally incorporated themselves into the Texas Catholic Historical Society on April 25, 1947, for the purposes of advancing the study of the Catholic history of Texas and preserving relevant archival material.
Feb 1, 1996 · Although Protestantism has dominated the religious life of Texas since the mid-1830s, Catholicism was first to penetrate the region. Franciscans entered Texas to Christianize as well as Hispanicize the Indians.
In its history, the Church has had to deal with various concepts and systems of governance, from the Roman Empire to the medieval divine right of kings, from nineteenth- and twentieth-century concepts of democracy and pluralism to the appearance of left- and right-wing dictatorial regimes.
In 1650, the Puritans revolted against the proprietary government and set up a new government that outlawed both Catholicism and Anglicanism. The Puritan revolt lasted until 1658, when the Calvert family regained control and re-enacted the Toleration Act.
"they are the allies of government."' As de Tocqueville began his tour of Jacksonian America, hundreds of Americans far to the south and west-in Arkansas, Louisiana, Ken-tucky, and Tennessee-were deciding to renounce their native land and its religious freedom and to become citizens of Texas, in the new
Jun 5, 2024 · San Antonio took root in three eighteenth century communities: the five missions along the San Antonio River, the nearby Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, and the civilian settlement of San Fernando established by the Canary Islanders. Religious, military and civilian officials quarreled frequently but eventually developed an interdependent existence.
