The National Catholic Education Association's president and CEO Thomas W. Burnford, met with Bishop Michael Mulvey, superintendent Rosemary Henry and associate superintendent Nannette Quintanilla-Hatch on the morning of Sept. 21 and later toured the schools most affected by hurricane Harvey, Ss. Cyril and Methodius and Sacred Heart in Rockport.

St. John Paul II High School celebrated their 2017 Homecoming parade and football game, the burning of the 'C' and blessing of Bishop Carmody Field at their new stadium on Sept. 21.

As a commitment to the love of God and all of His creations, Incarnate Word Academy hosted a Care of Creation Expo for High School Level students on Sept. 15 in their Mother Patricia Gunning Gymnasium.

Honoring the life of renowned Mexican-American civil rights leader Dr. Hector P. Garcia, Incarnate Word Academy celebrated a memorial Mass on Sept. 20 in the Incarnate Word Academy Chapel.

On Wednesday, Sept. 20, Bishop Michael Mulvey blessed the new Newman Catholic Student Center in Beeville. The Center is conveniently located across the street from Coastal Bend College, making it an inviting place for students who live in the dorms.

When Boy Scout Troop 157 at St. Pius X Parish in Corpus Christi learned that the troops in Aransas Pass and Rockport had severe damage to their meeting locations and had lost their Scout supplies they wanted to help support the recovery of their fellow Scouts. Troop 157 decided to donate all of the profits, $2,000, from their biggest annual fundraiser.

According to Delma Trejo, executive director of The Ark, depending on the number of children living at the children’s shelter, costs can run anywhere from $4,000-$8000 per day. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services supplies about 65 percent of the operating revenue with the balance coming in the form of grants, donations and fundraisers like the annual gala held on Sept. 14.

Sister Helen Dolores Losleben, who taught at St. John School in Robstown from 1979-84, died on Sept. 12 in Mother Theodore Hall, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. She was born in Anaheim, California on Feb. 15 to George and Ida Kaiser Losleben and was baptized Helen Marie.

The Newman Center community at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will host “Pasta with A Priest”, an open Q&A with chaplains Father David Bayardo and Father Eric Chapa, on Thursday, Sept. 21. Students are asked to come prepared with any questions they may have about the Catholic faith, the priesthood or the chaplains themselves.

St. Pius X Catholic School celebrated Grandparents Day on Wednesday, Sept. 13, with Mass and a reception in the classrooms where grandparents shared stories with students and received special art projects that were made for them by the students. A large showing of grandparents, great grandparents and surrogate grandparents participated.

La Oficina del Ministerio Hispano de la Diócesis de Corpus Christi les invita al V Encuentro Diocesano en la parroquia de St. Philip localizada en el 3513 Cimarron Road en Corpus Christi. Tal junta se llevara acabo el 16 de septiembre de las 8 por la mañana hasta las 3 por la tarde.

In preparation for the Feast of Our Lady of Consolation on Sept. 16, the parish baring her name in Vattman is holding a novena with special speakers for each day of the novena, culminating with the Vicar General of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Father James Stembler, celebrating Mass at the church at 7 p.m. on the feast day. Father Stembler’s homily will be on “Our Lady of Consolation: A Role Model for us to be Comforters and Consolers.”

“Starting something from the ground up is always a challenge,” says Raul Ramon, Principal of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academy. “However, an even bigger challenge is maintaining something that you are implementing for the first time.”

Autumn is coming. Really. Even though the calendar date is set for Sept. 22, most often here in the Coastal Bend she seems to arrive a bit later, quite a bit later. When she does, we start noticing that the Chinese tallows have turned a deep red and the wind in cottonwoods is gently making itself heard.

The 18th Annual Ark Gala, "Voice for the voiceless" will be on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. at Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds in Robstown. Keynote speaker is Erin Merryn. Merryn has had more than 200 speaking engagements around the world and has given some 250 television and print interviews.

Sister Richard Bussing, 95, died on Sept. 5, in Mother Theodore Hall, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. She taught at St. John School in Robstown from 1955-59 and1966-68.

Once it was reported that several Coastal Bend communities had been devastated by the damaging winds and showers of Hurricane Harvey, Incarnate Word Academy students were quick to answer the call to action.

St. John Paul II High School welcomes students displaced by Hurricane Harvey. For grades 9-12 St. John Paul II is currently waving the registration fee and PTO fee ($230 value) and offering tuition at $100 a month (reg. $540 a month until enrollment is full. Visit us at jpiihighschool.org or call (361) 855-5744 for more information.

The Aug. 31 matchup between St. John Paul II High School and Skidmore-Tynan was loaded with "firsts" at Bishop Carmody Field.

Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi and over 100 volunteers unloaded truckloads of perishables, cleaning supplies, water, diapers and much more collected from Brownsville and McAllen on Aug. 30.