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Gwen Johns, a parishioner at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Amarillo, was named the 2012 Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) Woman of the Year during the organization’s 76th annual Fall Convention at St. Anthony’s Church here.

A few decades ago Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his now famous “I have a dream!” speech. In those dark days, obscured by the lack of respect, dignity and equality for people of color, this speech spoke of a dream that he had for a society based on equality and justice.

To evangelize means to help people understand that God himself has responded to their questions, and that his response—the gift of salvation in Jesus Christ—is available to them as well, said Pope Benedict XVI.

When John the Baptist spoke out against the moral of life of Herod, Venerable Bede wrote, “Herod did not ask John to deny Christ, he only wanted John to be silent about the truth.” Too many faithful Catholics have also remained “silent” about the truth of human life.

Just over 80 years after its establishment in the Diocese of Amarillo, the name Catholic Charities will once again be prominent. A press conference is scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 10:00am at the Guyon Saunders Resource Center at 200 South Tyler to announce a name change for Catholic Family Services, Inc. to Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle.