Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops demanded President Donald Trump and others halt all federal executions. “‘We say to President Trump and Attorney General Barr: Enough,” the bishops wrote in a statement.
Well, my first month as our bishop has been quite a ride! I know for all of us in Southeast Texas these days in preparation and recovery from Hurricane Laura have presented great challenges. In discussion with our friends from the American Red Cross, they told me that there have been more “Level 3/Level 4 disasters in the Texas Gulf Coast Region in the last five years than anywhere else in the nation.”
On Sept. 16, Catholic Extension recognized Father Ron Foshage, MS, also known as the “Jasper Priest,” as the recipient of the 2020-21 Lumen Christi Award. The award is Catholic Extension’s most prestigious award.
This weekend, Sept. 12 and 13, the parishes and missions in the Diocese of Beaumont will be taking up a special collection for Hurricane Laura Relief. This special collection will benefit relief efforts in the Diocese of Beaumont and in the Diocese of Lake Charles which took a devastating hit from the storm.
It is not too late to have your special intentions prayed for at the 2020 Bishop’s Faith Appeal Intentions Mass. Bishop Toups will celebrate the special Mass on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont.