Pat Martin | People Newspapers

Publisher Grateful for Relationships

December 1, 2021November 30, 2021 Patricia Martin 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Community, D Magazine, Park Cities, Pat Martin, People Newspapers, People newspapers archives, preston hollow, Voices

As I reflect on our 40th anniversary and my journey here at People Newspapers, what comes to mind are the many people I have had the good fortune to work with and meet.

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Be Better Versions of Ourselves

February 20, 2019November 15, 2019 Patricia Martin 0 Comments Bishop Edward Burns, Column, Community, Holy Trinity Parish Leadership Council, Pat Martin, Sexual Abuse, TASC Force

Do you ever notice that sometimes a word or thought repeatedly comes up in your mind and you wonder why?

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What Comes After Righteous Indignation Over Abuse?

December 18, 2018November 15, 2019 Patricia Martin 0 Comments Abuse, Catholics, church, Column, Jesuit Preparatory School, news, Pat Martin, schools, Sexual Abuse, Word on Fire

I’m Catholic, and I’m mad as hell! I’m mad multiple occurrences of clergy sexual abuse have plagued us; I’m mad these men have violated so many children

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Reasons for Giving, Volunteering

November 23, 2018November 15, 2019 Patricia Martin 0 Comments Column, Crystal Charity Ball, Holy Trinity Center, Pat Martin, People Newspapers, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Volunteering

On a recent Sunday at church, I was appealing to the congregation to support our food pantry, the Holy Trinity Center. While practicing my talk, I concluded

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Butterflies, Africa, and Recycling

November 15, 2018November 15, 2019 Patricia Martin 0 Comments Column, Into the Okavango, Monarch Butterflies, Neil Gelinas, Pat Martin, recycling

If you read my column with any regularity, I’m sure you already think I’m a tree-hugger. If you think of me as the annoying person at a dinner party that’s

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Art and Hope for the Homeless

October 11, 2018November 15, 2019 Patricia Martin 0 Comments art, Column, Communtiy, faith, Homelessness, Pat Martin, Stewpot, The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, The Stewpot

My recent visit to the Stewpot left me filled with hope, hope for people that are homeless and hope for families that are struggling to avoid becoming homeless