NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ARCHGH.ORG/TCH
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FUTURE SAINTS
SPEAKING TOGETHER
Workshops explore African American saints for Black Catholic History Month
Cardinal DiNardo celebrates Opening Mass of the Synod in Houston ▪ SEE PAGE 2
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Proclaiming the Good News to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston since 1964
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
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A GOOD HABIT TO HAVE
VOL. 58, NO. 11
CCHD AT 50
CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT MARKS 50 YEARS OF JUSTICE ▪ SEE PAGE 3
CHURCH PHOTO COURTESY OF FATHER MICHAEL EARTHMAN/ST. MARY’S SEMINARY
Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province watch Game 2 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves on Oct. 27. Two Dominican sisters threw out the ceremonial first pitch in the Americal League Championship Series and the World Series.
Rally nuns pitch vocations at World Series Beloved ‘Rally Nuns’ shift spotlight to consecrated life during the Houston Astros’ spectacular World Series run BY JAMES RAMOS Texas Catholic Herald HOUSTON — There might have been angels in the outfield, but in the Space City, the Houston Astros had Dominicans in the stands. And in a sea of orange and blue, their bright white Dominican habits and black veils stood out. And it wasn’t just Dominicans, but consecrated (and to be consecrated) men and women religious from multiple congregations turned out for several games of the World Series and the American League Championship in Houston in late October.
But it was the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province, a growing Vietnamese consecrated women’s religious congregation located in Houston, who were dubbed the “Rally Nuns” and became a viral sensation when they filled a prominent section of Minute Maid Park. The sisters, alongside a group of priests, seminarians and other women religious, witnessed the Astros take on the Atlanta Braves after the hometown team beat the Boston Red Sox to punch their ticket to the World Series. Despite the unfortunate See RALLY NUNS, page 4
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Sister Mary Augustine Pham, OP, throws the ceremonial first pitch before Game six of the 2021 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves at Minute Maid Park in Houston Nov. 2.
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Red Mass panel explores race relations in the U.S. BY REBECCA TORRELLAS Texas Catholic Herald HOUSTON — The annual Red Mass gathered members of the legal profession for a night of prayer and discussion over racism. The Mass was held on Oct. 19 at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston. Afterward, attendees walked over to the Cathedral Centre, where Bishop Emeritus Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D., of the Diocese of Beaumont and Bishop Brendan Cahill of the Diocese of Victoria sat down to discuss the topic of race relations in the U.S. Bishop Guillory, one of 10 AfricanAmerican Catholic bishops, was the first African-American bishop to head a diocese in Texas. Bishop Cahill holds a Master of Theology degree with a specialization in African-American Catholic Studies from Xavier University in New Orleans. The discussion was moderated by Father Reginald Samuels, vicar for the Catholics of African Descent and pastor See RED MASS, page 6
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