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Welcome to the Texas Catholic Conference, the Official Public Policy Voice of the Catholic Bishops of Texas.

OUR MISSION
The primary purpose of the Conference is to encourage and foster cooperation and communication among the dioceses and the ministries of the Catholic Church of Texas.
A major function of the Conference is to be the public policy arm of the Conference's Board of Directors, the bishops of Texas, before the Texas legislature, the Texas delegation in Congress, and state agencies. The public policy issues addressed by the Conference include institutional concerns of the Catholic Church as well as issues related to Catholic moral and social teachings.
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Upcoming Events
Below is a list of upcoming events from around the state. Click the event title for more information. Diocesan staff may send event information to the Texas Catholic Conference for inclusion on the events calendar.
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Initiation Experience: Beginnings Plus (with focus on adults and children)
August
19-22, 2010
Spiritual Renewal Center, Diocese of Victoria
Institute Training by North American Forum on the Catechumenate in partnership
with the Diocese of Victoria. This event is a four-day institute to understand
and experience the conversion process of the Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults through presentations, reflections, and celebrations of adapted
liturgies of initiation. Click here the event flyer. For more information contact
Chris Alvarez, Associate Director of Catechetical Ministry for the Diocese of
Victoria at 1-866-590-3688.
Theology of the Body For Teens is the
Answer to our Permissive Culture
August 21, 2010 San Antonio, TX
Theology
of the Body for Teens uses a comprehensive approach that includes stories, real-life
examples, activities, prayers, and references to the culture that teens
understand. This program presents John Paul II's compelling vision for love and
life in a way that really hits home, and it has been designed specifically as a
catechetical program which fits perfectly into Catholic Schools,
CCD, youth ministry, and home-schooling settings. For more information, click here or contact the Archdiocese of San Antonio's Office of Marriage and
Family Life at 210-734-1649.
2010 Scripture Seminar The Long Road of the Pneumatology of John: The Holy Spirit from Genesis to John October 18-21, 2010 Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX
This year's Scripture Seminar will feature Fr. George Montague, S.M., S.T.D., and Fr. Juan Alfaro, S.S.L. For more information, please visit our Scripture Seminar web page here.
Catholic Formation and Leadership Conference: Catholic Identity and the Sacramental Life of the Church October 22 - 23, 2010 San Antonio, Texas
More information to come. Visit the Catholic Formation and Leadership Conference web site for more information as it is available.
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