On Friday, October 9 Bishop Placido Rodriguez attended a birthday party in celebration of his 75th birthday. His birthday is October 11.

Thanks to the generosity of its donors and to favorable earnings on its investment portfolio, The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Lubbock, Inc., has awarded a record number of annual grants, including $85,000 to the Diocese of Lubbock to use in its ministries, and another $15,000 to parishes, Catholic schools and organizations.

Any parish/parish organization or Catholic school within the Diocese of Lubbock may apply for these grants. Projects may include, but are not limited to, construction or renovation projects, youth activities, equipment or software, catechetical materials, scholarships, start-up expenses for new projects, retreats, and so on. Only one request will be funded per school or parish/parish organization and the application must include the signature of the pastor. Application forms are available for download here. Completed applications are due via email, fax, postal mail or delivery to the Catholic Foundation on or before 5 p.m. on May 15.

Thanks to a generous challenge grant from Catholic Church Extension Society, gifts to the Bishop Placido Rodriguez Seminarian Education Fund will be matched if made before December 31, 2015.

The Catholic Foundation annual Winterfest dinner honoring the 2014 grant recipients will be held Friday, January 16, 2015. RSVP Here.

As Bishop Placido Rodriguez plans for his retirement he hopes to leave a lasting gift with the Diocese of Lubbock. Thanks to the Catholic Foundation an endowment fund was established in his name. Bishop Rodriguez has asked all gifts made to this endowment be restricted to seminarian education for seminarians for the Diocese of Lubbock.

Most Revered Thomas John Paprocki, speaker at the Catholic Foundation of Lubbock 2014 Judicial Red Mass, has provided his homily per request.

Noted Theologian, Canon Lawyer to Address Legal Community at October 6 Judicial Red Mass

Catholic Foundation Awards $96,000 to Diocese, Parishes, Schools and Catholic Organizations

The 2014 Winterfest dinner was a huge success! Thank you to all who attended. Please revisit the event by viewing the online photo album. We'll see you and your prospective members next year.

During this blessed, but very busy, season, it is difficult to find time to address and mail Christmas cards; but, it is so important to remember those we love. Let the Catholic Foundation help you through its Christmas Card Tribute Program. Make a minimum $5 gift in honor of a friend, family member, or business acquaintance, and a lovely holiday greeting card will be sent promptly to them.

Thank you to all who participated, volunteered and donated to the 13th Annual Judicial Red Mass. Photos of the event can be found online.

The Catholic Foundation of Lubbock is pleased to announce donations and gifts to the foundation are now accepted ONLINE by check, debit or credit card. Read more...

Thanks to the generosity of its donors and to favorable earnings on its investment portfolio, The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Lubbock, Inc., has awarded 2013 grants totaling $95,000, including $85,000 to the Diocese of Lubbock to use in its important programs and ministries, and another $10,000 to parishes, Catholic schools and organizations. The 2013 grant recipients are as follows:

In celebration the Official Opening of the Judicial Year, the 13th Annual Judicial Red Mass will be Tuesday October 1, 2013. The Catholic Foundation of Lubbock invites all judges, attorneys and legal professionals from throughout the 25 county diocese, Catholic and non-Catholic alike, as well as all who have a concern for peace and justice. The keynote speaker for 2013 is a Lubbock local, Texas Supreme Court Justice Phil Johnson.

With your offering the Catholic Foundation will mail a beautiful gold foil stamped religious greeting card appropriate for the occasion you select and enroll the recipient in the bishop’s daily mass intentions at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel of the Catholic Pastoral Center.

Mass intentions and American flags to honor deceased veterans during annual Memorial Day Mass.

$95,500 in grants awarded to Diocese of Lubbock, two Catholic schools, 13 parishes and one Catholic organization.

Thanks to the generosity of its donors and to favorable earnings on its investment portfolio, The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Lubbock, Inc., will award a total of $10,000 in grants to parishes, Catholic schools and organizations in June. Individual grant awards will be for $500, $750 or $1,000.

Thanks to the generosity of its donors and to favorable earnings on its investment portfolio, The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Lubbock, Inc., awarded 2011 grants totaling $95,500, including $85,000 to the Diocese of Lubbock to use in its important programs and ministries, and another $10,500 to parishes, Catholic schools and organizations.