Guest Lecture – February 2015
The Crash At Crush (Presented by guest Lecturer Tom Greco) [dropcaps] B [/dropcaps] usiness was slow for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (M, K & T) Railroad during the summer of […]
The Crash At Crush (Presented by guest Lecturer Tom Greco) [dropcaps] B [/dropcaps] usiness was slow for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (M, K & T) Railroad during the summer of […]
Sorry that we can’t avoid future confusion here; Daniel says both he and his father, who joined the KC’s in October 2013, simply go by the name of “Daniel.” Young […]
Leslie’s entry into our council comes only a few years after he went through Holy Spirit’s RCIA program and was confirmed in October 2012. He grew up in the Episcopal […]
Gilbert Zuñiga, Sr. Gilbert’s adult life has been dominated by trucks – first driving, then owning. But on the morning of Holy Spirit’s annual Breakfast with St. Nicholas in mid-December, […]
Al and Allen Alonzo Father and son joined our council in June 2011 and then also took their major degrees together again four months later. They quietly integrated themselves into […]
Bob and wife Patricia live in Grand Prairie. He transferred from the council at St. Michael’s parish there in December to begin his second stint in our council. His KC […]
The Magi [dropcaps] T [/dropcaps] oday, Jan. 6, is the Feast of the Epiphany of our Lord. Epiphany is defined as the manifestation of something, in this case, the presentation of […]
[dropcaps] R [/dropcaps] obert joined the council on the penultimate day of the year as another step in his personal campaign to come home to the Catholic Church. Robert grew […]
[dropcaps] T [/dropcaps] he small army of council elves provided an encore performance in preparing scrambled eggs, French toast, bacon and hash browns for what was an estimated 300 […]
Jim and Denise Richardson Jim and Denise set a mean pace in their collective involvement at Holy Spirit and in the Catholic Church. Jim is in his first year as […]
Cris Valdez When informed he’d been named Knight of the Month for December given he has been a “whirling dervish” in recent weeks, Cris laughed and said, “I don’t know […]
Dies Natalis of Sol Invicti [dropcaps] C [/dropcaps] hristmas has always been my favorite holiday, possibly stemming from the fact that I was an only child and the holiday pretty […]
[dropcaps] A [/dropcaps] search for brotherhood greatly influenced Brent to recently give up his career in sporting goods sales to pursue a new calling in law enforcement. It’s also what […]
[dropcaps] J [/dropcaps] osh recently became the third member of his family to enter the order, following father Chris (2010) and older brother Nick (2013). Josh is a senior at […]
Alberto Torreblanca is a craftsman cabinet maker and supervisor for a custom cabinet manufacturer in Dallas. His wife of 17 years, Marlen, works for the City of Irving fire department. […]
Dan and Pat Murphy Dan and Pat were here, there and everywhere during the Fall Festival. Dan was one of the Knights overseeing the grilling operation and was also involved […]
Larry Balagna David Dybala said every time he got ready to take care of something in his capacity as the logistics manager at the parish’s recent Fall Festival, Larry had […]
Fulfilling What The Order Asks of Us [dropcaps] G [/dropcaps] od works in strange and wondrous ways. I fell a little behind in my reading and finally got to the […]
“Junior” and his wife, Toni, have a young daughter, Gabryella, and are expecting their second child in February. He took over his father’s trucking business when his father retired. Junior […]
Gilbert and his son joined the council together, invited by John Espree. Gilbert was born in Kaufman but has lived in Dallas since 1946. He graduated from Crozier Tech and […]
To say Cris followed the path less taken to Knighthood is an understatement. He was hospitalized at Charlton Methodist recently. Two members of our council were among the Holy Spirit […]
Mike and Susan Fitzgerald The Fitzgeralds made Holy Spirit’s kitchen their kitchen during September’s Fall Festival for the fourth consecutive year. They served about 175 guests at the annual Saturday […]
Jack Ramsden “Keep on Truckin’ “was the theme song for Jack Ramsden in recent months. He spent 200 hours helping to prepare for the Fall Festival, much of that hauling […]
Our Roots [dropcaps] I [/dropcaps] n 1976, Alex Haley’s much acclaimed book “Roots” was released and spurred an interest in genealogy that still grips the public. The story concerned the […]
[dropcaps] J [/dropcaps] oseph and Carmen live in Cedar Hill and have been parishioners for about three years. They were married four years ago to form a blended family. He […]
Mike Moloughney Mike took both his first and major degrees early in 2005 and is scheduled to advance to the Fourth Degree on Sept. 27. “Just bought my tux,” he […]
David and Clara Dybala It’s an understatement when David politely confirms his Catholic faith is “very, very important” to him. He and Clara have been part of the Holy Spirit […]
Fort McHenry [dropcaps]I[/dropcaps] mentioned in July that I was saving my Independence Day comments until September. Since then, I have been asked to comment on another topic, so this evening […]
Allen and Linda Reitmeier The term “downtime” is relatively inaccurate whenever describing Allen and Linda. Little time passes between their various activities involving Holy Spirit. Allen joined the council in […]
James Smith We unfortunately don’t see enough of James these days because he’s wrestling with a painful knee condition. It takes something like that to slow him down. He’s been […]