St. Thomas More Society Fort Worth
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By Matthew Smith | North Texas Catholic | October 2, 2024
FORT WORTH — An important reminder of the role faith and ethical responsibility should play in one’s professional and personal lives is how several attorneys and judges characterized the Diocese of Fort Worth's Sept. 26 Red Mass, a Mass celebrated at St. Patrick Cathedral followed by a reception at the Fort Worth Club. ... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org] [Photo gallery] [Bishop Olson's homily]
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By Susan Moses | North Texas Catholic | December 27, 2023
FORT WORTH — Robert Gieb has tomes about case law that cover an entire wall of a conference room, but that’s not unexpected for a lawyer of nearly 50 years. What might surprise you is his knowledge of construction design that can withstand termites and the rainy season in Uganda. ... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org]
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By Susan Moses | North Texas Catholic | October 16, 2023
FORT WORTH — Advance directives, disproportionate vs. proportionate treatment, do not resuscitate orders — end-of-life medical decision making is often complicated and nebulous for patients, their families, and caregivers. ... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org]
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By Matthew Smith | North Texas Catholic | October 9, 2023
FORT WORTH — The practice of law, as opposed to the exercise of one's faith life, represent not separate, unrelated spheres of activity as some might think but rather are inexorably linked, Bishop Michael Olson said during the Diocese of Fort Worth's Sept... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org] [Photo gallery] [Bishop Olson's homily]
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By Joan Kurkowski-Gillen | North Texas Catholic | July 28, 2023
FORT WORTH — During the workshop, Catholic estate planning and probate lawyers Ross Griffith and Jenna M. Lusk, both members of the St. Thomas More Society Fort Worth, shed light on the importance of wills, power-of-attorney documents, advanced directives, trusts, and beneficiary designations. ... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org]
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By Susan Moses | North Texas Catholic | March 9, 2023
FORT WORTH — Father Samuel Maul, parochial vicar of St. John the Apostle Parish in North Richland Hills, gave the St. Thomas More Society a lot to chew on when he spoke with them over lunch on March 7. ... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org]
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By Susan Moses | North Texas Catholic | October 4, 2022
FORT WORTH — When choices aren’t black and white, and the correct path is obscured in a gray fog, the Holy Spirit’s direction is essential — and that’s the purpose behind the Red Mass. On Sept. 29, Bishop Michael Olson celebrated the 16th annual Red Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral. ... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org] [Photo gallery] [Bishop Olson's homily]
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By Joan Kurkowski-Gillen | North Texas Catholic | September 27, 2021
FORT WORTH — Devin Martin never heard of the Red Mass. So when the first-year student at Texas A&M School of Law was invited to attend the annual gathering of lawyers, judges, and public officials at St. Patrick Cathedral on September 23, he was intrigued... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org] [Photo gallery]
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By Susan Moses | North Texas Catholic | September 27, 2019
FORT WORTH — Whatever vocation you serve in life, everything begins with the Eucharist, explained Robert Gieb, an early proponent of the local Red Mass. So, when the Fort Worth lawyer organized an evening for attorneys, judges, and civil servants to grow in their Catholic faith, his planning started with Mass. ... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org]
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By Michele Baker | North Texas Catholic | October 8, 2018
FORT WORTH — Everything about the Red Mass that took place at St. Patrick Cathedral on Sept. 27 suggested Pentecost — from the red vestments worn by the celebrants to the sweetness of incense filling the church as the congregation sang “Come Holy Ghost.” ... [Read more at NorthTexasCatholic.org]