I’m frustrated. I’m also full of opinions about how everything’s been handled. What’s more, I can show you the experts who share my opinions.  If you disagree with me — as many people do — you’re probably just as passionate, and you probably have experts just as big, if not bigger.

The Gulding family live out their Catholic faith every day. Steven and Kathryn Gulding are the parents of eight children, with the eldest being 19 and the youngest three. “When we were engaged, we never put a number on how many kids we wanted,” Kathryn said.

Dear Sisters and Brothers, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, I want to recognize and pray for those who have recently died in your families, parishes, and communities. I assure you that I am praying for all who have died since the pandemic began several months ago.

The ground beneath each of us trembles and crumbles under the immense weight of uncertainty and fear as well as universal suffering. The pandemic explodes with a toll of epic proportions. Even amidst the shaking ground, these ongoing health and safety struggles must be met with openness to new possibilities and ways of thinking. We must stand firm and all rise together to meet the COVID-19 challenges with mind, body and spirit. Our loving Lord never abandons. He blesses us with courage, perseverance, fortitude and vision.

CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, in collaboration with the Coastal Bend Blood Center (CBBC), is asking individuals, who have recovered from COVID-19, to donate their plasma. Although there is no approved treatment for COVID-19, research indicates that plasma from these individuals may benefit patients currently combatting the virus.

Eight seminarians from the Diocese of Corpus Christi are living out their pastoral summer assignments by accompanying parish youth ministers, volunteers, and teens in growing a personal relationship with Christ. The assignment includes hands-on small group ministry to teens.

I want to let you know that starting August 2020, the South Texas Catholic will begin publishing as a quarterly magazine with Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer issues. Each edition will focus on a theme. This new format will offer a strong emphasis on evangelization to lead the reader to an encounter with Christ and a clear understanding of the Gospel and our Catholic faith.  

For Deacon David Brokke, SOLT, family has always been an integral part of his life.  The youngest of four children, the Baltimore, Maryland native, grew up in a home filled with love and packed with a nonstop flurry of activity that comes from having three older siblings. Symbolically, it was also in this setting that seeds of spiritual growth were calling him to a vocation to the priesthood. 

The number of calls for assistance from the Corpus Christi Hope House has tripled since March due to the Covid-19 virus. Our facilities and essential services have remained open with virus safety precautions and procedures in place.

The 2020 Feast of Corpus Christi, which culminated with the Chrism Mass beautifully symbolized the importance of celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist, and the naming of our city and diocese – even during a pandemic.

Bishop Michael Mulvey blessed the newest addition to the Spirit Center, Shalom Place, on June 6. He also offered a prayer of dedication and protection against the coronavirus to all future visitors.

Join Catholics across the country June 22-29 to pray and act for the freedom to serve faithfully and with integrity

Every summer, we in the United States of America look forward to the celebration of Independence Day (Fourth of July) when we collectively take the time to appreciate the blessings of liberty and the freedom that we are fortunate to enjoy in this country. However, in this unusual year, the COVID-19 pandemic quickly became a sober reminder that many of those blessings and conveniences that we have grown accustomed to are fragile and could be so quickly lost or limited. Throughout the last few months, we found ourselves as a society grappling, perhaps more than we have in quite a while, with questions of needs versus wants, necessities versus convenience, essential versus non-essential. 

Catholic Charities and the Children & Family Services Department, Mother Teresa Shelter and Ministry & Life Enrichment for Persons with Disabilities Program are currently accepting donations for families and individuals in need. Help provide families and parents with the resources they need to keep children safe, nurtured and resilient.

In an interview with Jaime Reyna, Office of Social Ministry Director, Warren Phipps said his transition as executive director of Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi was unique due to the pandemic. His first day on the job was March 2, and on March 13, President Donald Trump declared COVID-19 a national emergency. “It was a sort of D-Day,” the retired Major General recalled.

Cada año, la Fiesta de Corpus Christi nos invita a renovar nuestro amor y compromiso con el don de la Eucaristía. La Eucaristía es la síntesis de toda la existencia de Jesús. Es el sacramento de su cuerpo y su sangre entregados para la salvación del mundo.

La Fiesta de Corpus Christi, también llamada Solemnidad del Santísimo Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo, no es tan solo un día santo de obligación, más bien es un día de gran celebración. La celebración de la presencia real de Jesucristo en la Sagrada Eucaristía, en cuyo nombre se instituyó nuestra ciudad y diócesis. La Diócesis de Corpus Christi invita a todos a participar a alguno de los eventos, del día 11 de junio, que comenzarán al mediodía en la Catedral de Corpus Christi.

Every year the Feast of Corpus Christi invites us to renew our love and commitment to the gift of the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the synthesis of the entire existence of Jesus. It is the sacrament of his body and his blood given for the salvation of the world. 

89.5 KLUX-FM, the flagship station of the Catholic Communications Network, has been navigating some rough conditions lately. On April 29, a dangerous storm with high winds sent the 1,000-foot tower that held the station’s transmitter for the last thirty years, crashing to the ground. As a result, areas outside Corpus Christi have not received the station’s programming of spiritual messages, community information and easy listening music.  

The document Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love - A Pastoral Letter Against Racism was developed by the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It was approved by the full body of bishops as a formal statement of the same at its November 2018 General Meeting and has been authorized for publication by Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield, General Secretary, USCCB.