November 25, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“Eucharist” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. You may know the Church in America is promoting a National Eucharistic Revival. After a few years of grassroots initiatives, it culminates with a major event in July 2024. Check out eucharisticrevival.org for...
October 28, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“The Art of Dying” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. Our diocese is blessed by the presence of institutions like the Catholic Medical Guild of Dallas and the St. Basil Society. Catholic medical professionals should look up these institutions, because...
September 29, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“Discerning the will of God” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. One of the most laudable questions I receive is about how to discern God’s will. A decision is easy to make when the choice is between something right and something wrong. But a decision can...
September 4, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“Spiritual direction from God” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. Someone left copies of “Abandonment to Divine Providence” by Jean-Pierre de Caussade in the monastery one day. The edition is a paperback from Dynamic Catholic, a company that tries to make...
July 14, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“Read this book on racial reconciliation” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. For a while, I have been studying the topic of race in American and Catholic history. It is a difficult topic for obvious reasons, but it is also a rewarding one. In fact, I have...
May 23, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“Listening at the Dallas Synod” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. Plans are well underway for the 2024 Synod — that big meeting to advise the bishop about the spiritual, material and administrative situation of the Dallas Diocese. Essential to its...
