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Nan Borden and Lee Gwozdz rehearse with the Cherub Choir for the Christmas Pageant.
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Bishop Drury Implemented reforms of Vatican II
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Educators Conference
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Bishop Mulvey tells teachers they are a part of Church’s mission
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Bishop Mulvey ordained 23 deacons to the Permanent Diaconate.
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St. Mary Mission
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Christmas traditions
Ground-breaking for Mother Teresa CCD Hall
Ideas for keeping Christ in Christmas
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Vatican II
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Sacred music
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Bishops agree on strategic plan
Restored Permanent Diaconate
Can attract lapsed Catholics, says Pope Benedict XVI
Urge better preaching
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Bishop Mulvey
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Thinking clearly
Where do we go from here?
About conscience and abortion
DECEMBER 2012 | SOUTH TEX AS CATHOLIC
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