St. Peter, a ministry of the Diocese of Austin, opened in 1999 and launched a $10 million campaign late last month to build a new 450-seat chapel. The facility will connect to the current student center on 9th Street and, along with the new chapel, will update the current church offices and add a new narthex.
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Dr. Cindy Little explained that Christians may have a difficult time with ghosts because many people define them as the spirits of dead people, with Christianity teaching that the dead are no longer physically present on Earth.
In his life, Carlos Colón has been many things: a refugee, a musician, a Catholic, a Baptist and a Catholic again, to name a few. He has seen more hurt than most, but he’s passionately faithful. When he recounts some of his experiences, he’s drawn back to something his pastor showed him as a boy while growing up in El Salvador.
As of fall 2025, 14.24% of Baylor’s student body are self-identified Catholics, ranking as the third largest religiously-identified group on campus behind only nondenominational and Baptist. Given differing theology, what draws Catholics to a Baptist university?
When he’s not leading a Roman university or lecturing on Thomas Aquinas, Fr. Thomas Joseph White plays banjo and resonator guitar in a bluegrass band made up entirely of Dominican friars.
When Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the first American pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, on May 8, 2025, history was made at the Vatican. In his first few months as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo connected with people around the world. After watching him and listening to social media, one thing is clear: Pope Leo is the best pope for Gen Z.
With Halloween right around the corner, other holidays that occur during this season are not often in the spotlight. The day after Halloween marks the celebration of one of these holidays — Dia de los Muertos.
Something I have found helpful is to remember that God wants us to be compassionate, kind and loving individuals. There is not a black-and-white distinction between good and bad, contrary to the teachings of Catholicism that many of us grew up with.
As a first-year student at Baylor, you receive a lot of advice from upperclassmen and advisers: Go to class, find a study group and say yes to every opportunity. But the piece of advice that has been most impactful to me thus far has been finding a Christian community.
The Catholic Student Association became the first Catholic organization on campus after its official charter in 2008. Now, CSA members hope to expand their influence through new member recruitment and events held on Baylor’s campus.
Overall, seeing people eye-to-eye can help you appreciate the value of their life. No more excuses of, “Oh, they don’t believe this or that.” Life is short, and we need more people who can see someone for who they are and not what they believe in.
“‘Dining with the Saints’ brings the Catholic liturgical year to life, pairing over two hundred saints’ stories with an irresistible smorgasbord of international recipes,” the cookbook’s description reads.
