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‘THE OCEAN OF MERCY’
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Proclaiming the Good News to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston since 1964
APRIL 26, 2022
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VOL. 58, NO. 22
LET MOTHER CHURCH REJOICE
IN JUSTICE
Slow justice: 45 years later Houstonians honor memory of 1977 murder victim BY JO ANN ZUÑIGA Texas Catholic Herald HOUSTON — A crowd of Houston community leaders and family of a Vietnam War veteran, severely beaten and drowned after being thrown into Buffalo Bayou by Houston police in 1977, gathered recently on the banks of the bayou to honor the memory of Jose “Joe” Campos Torres. The April 2 public ceremony dedicating a Memorial Plaza and trail near the University of Houston Downtown, now named after the former U.S. Army soldier, was a far cry from the night of May 5, 1977. That’s when six Houston police officers arrived to arrest the 23-year-old for disorderly conduct at an East End bar, its court case revealed. Instead of taking him directly to jail, See MEMORY, page 6
DIOCESAN SERVICES FUND
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San José Clinic marks 100 years of finding new ways to share Christ in action
Father Philip Wilhite baptizes a young girl during Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday April 16 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Conroe. More than 1,650 new Catholics joined the local Church during the Easter season.
BY KERRY MCGUIRE Herald Correspondent
cross many of 146 Church, especially for the 1,650-plus parishes in the who are joining the Church this Archdiocese, on Holy Easter. Saturday, a voice cried As part of the joyous Easter out to proclaim the Resurrection of celebration, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo the Lord: “Be glad, let earth be glad, as welcomed these new Catholics into glory floods her, ablaze with light the local Church of Galvestonfrom her eternal King, let all corners Houston. Thousands, many supported of the earth be glad, by their families and knowing an end to gloom friends, began the Rite of and darkness.” Christian Initiation of EMBRACING That message also Adults process in February. EASTER resounded in Catholic This RCIA process, carried communities around the out in parishes and world, from St. Peter’s dioceses across GalvestonBasilica to the Houston and the United underground churches in States, came full circle as China and the suffering the U.S. Church welcomed communities in Ukraine, thousands of new Catholics to bring forth a song of hope and a at Easter Vigil Masses April 16. brave “Alleluia” in the face of tragedy While people can become Catholic and despair. at any time of the year, the Easter Vigil For many, this Triduum was a See EASTER, page 4 return and journey to Christ and His
HOUSTON — A local healthcare services provider celebrating its 100th year of care to the underserved continues to find new and creative ways to amplify Christ’s commands for the faithful to love and take care of one another. San José Clinic, founded in 1922 by Monsignor George T. Walsh and aided by Katie Carroll and the Charity Guild of Catholic Women, continues to be a healthcare home for hardworking uninsured neighbors in the Greater Houston and surrounding areas. According to Maureen Sanders, president and CEO of San José Clinic, since the pandemic began two years ago, dedicated staff and volunteers have found new and better ways to continue providing quality care to the most See SAN JOSÉ, page 7
Alleluia! An Easter people rejoices
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PHOTO BY MICHELLE EISTERHOLD
Father Christian Bui inserts grains of incense into the Paschal candle during Easter Vigil Mass on April 16 at St. Edward Catholic Church.
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